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Tornado Warning 71, NWS Springfield, MO

March 27, 2008Maries County, Phelps County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2008, 6:39 PM CDT for Maries County, Phelps County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 6 reports 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
Mar 27, 2008, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2008, 7:11 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Maries County, MO, Phelps County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 27, 6:48 PM CDTHAIL 1.756 Nw St. James, MO
Mar 27, 6:49 PM CDTHAIL 11 Wnw Northwye, MOTIME ESTIMATED
Mar 27, 6:50 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD1 E Rolla, MOFUNNEL CLOUD NEAR INTERSTATE 44.
Mar 27, 6:50 PM CDTHAIL 0.751 E Rolla, MOPENNY SIZE HAIL ON INTERSTATE 44.
Mar 27, 6:53 PM CDTHAIL 0.88St. James, MORELAYED FROM ST. LOUIS NWS OFFICE.
Mar 27, 6:55 PM CDTTORNADO1 E St. James, MO

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 7, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC146 days
Mar 27, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 221 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2008-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 458 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2008-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 319 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-108 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
319 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
336 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 272341
TORSGF
MOC125-161-280045-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0071.080327T2339Z-080328T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
639 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARIES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.

* AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO NEAR ROLLA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES SOUTH OF ST. JAMES BY 645 PM CDT.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 175 AND 199.

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 3779 9153 3779 9155 3794 9199 3812 9181
      3808 9152
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 292DEG 44KT 3795 9174

$$

CRAMER
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 280011
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
710 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

MOC125-161-280020-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-080328T0045Z/
PHELPS MO-MARIES MO-
710 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PHELPS AND SOUTHEASTERN MARIES
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADO
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS EXITING THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3779 9153 3779 9155 3794 9199 3812 9181
      3808 9152
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 292DEG 44KT 3781 9130

$$

WISE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHickory, St. Clair63 min
Mar 27, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Polk28 min
Mar 27, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Morgan44 min
Mar 27, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede63 min
Mar 27, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton54 min
Mar 27, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Miller63 min
Mar 27, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Polk54 min
Mar 27, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Morgan18 min
Mar 27, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald58 min
Mar 27, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Laclede, Pulaski54 min
Mar 27, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLawrence37 min
Mar 27, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Newton62 min
Mar 27, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Pulaski38 min
Mar 27, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMaries, Phelps41 min
Mar 27, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede73 min
Mar 27, 6:52 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Wright44 min
Mar 27, 6:54 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas66 min
Mar 27, 6:56 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarry44 min

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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.