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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Springfield, MO

January 7, 2008McDonald County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 7, 2008, 5:18 PM CST for McDonald County, Missouri. It was in force for 72 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jan 7, 2008, 5:18 PM CST (23:18 UTC)
Expired: Jan 7, 2008, 6:30 PM CST
In force: 72 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

County McDonald County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 7, 5:50 PM CST	TORNADO	4 E Pineville, MO	EF0 TORNADO WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. SEVERAL TREES DOWN. TORNADO WAS 20 YARDS WIDE AND HAD A PATH OF 1/10 OF A MILE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 7, 4:02 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 62 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 203 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 773 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 404 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 396 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 072318
TORSGF
MOC119-080030-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0007.080107T2318Z-080108T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
518 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CST.

* AT 516 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS VERY
  DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MAYSVILLE...OR 10 MILES EAST OF
  JAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH WEST CITY BY 525 PM CST.
  NOEL BY 535 PM CST.
  PINEVILLE...6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LANAGAN AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  ANDERSON BY 540 PM CST.

THE TOWNS OF POWELL AND ROCKY COMFORT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADIC STORM.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3650 9462 3654 9462 3676 9433 3675 9432
      3675 9407 3649 9408 3649 9410 3648 9457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 233DEG 38KT 3641 9460

$$

CRAMER

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 072336
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
537 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

MOC119-080030-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080108T0030Z/
MCDONALD MO-
537 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR MCDONALD
COUNTY...

AT 535 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
PINEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF MCDONALD COUNTY...
INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF POWELL AND ROCKY COMFORT.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3649 9448 3660 9449 3676 9433 3675 9432
      3675 9407 3655 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 233DEG 49KT 3657 9434

$$

CRAMER

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 072353
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
553 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

MOC119-080030-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080108T0030Z/
MCDONALD MO-
553 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR EASTERN
MCDONALD COUNTY...

AT 550 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
WEST OF POWELL...OR NEAR PINEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN MCDONALD
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF POWELL AND ROCKY COMFORT.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3662 9435 3674 9426 3675 9424 3675 9407
      3664 9407 3664 9408 3659 9408 3655 9432
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 235DEG 32KT 3662 9426

$$

CRAMER

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 080002
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
602 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

MOC119-080030-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080108T0030Z/
MCDONALD MO-
602 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCDONALD COUNTY...

AT 600 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ROCKY COMFORT...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF PINEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
MCDONALD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF ROCKY COMFORT.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3668 9424 3675 9417 3675 9408 3675 9407
      3666 9407 3665 9411 3665 9412 3665 9415
      3664 9424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 236DEG 43KT 3668 9415

$$

CRAMER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 7, 2:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	St. Clair	20 min
Jan 7, 2:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Benton	47 min
Jan 7, 2:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Morgan	36 min
Jan 7, 4:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	McDonald	64 min
Jan 7, 4:36 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Newton	54 min
Jan 7, 5:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	70 min
Jan 7, 5:09 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Christian, Lawrence, Stone	50 min
Jan 7, 5:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Greene	64 min
Jan 7, 5:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry	73 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.