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Tornado Warning 73, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2008, 6:54 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 66 min. 14 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, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dent County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Texas County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 6:56 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Fort Leonard Wood, MO | REPORTED AT THE BASE |
| Mar 27, 7:08 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Nw Beulah, MO | HAIL COVERING THE GROUND RANGING FROM PEA TO GOLF BALL SIZE IN THE TOWN OF DUKE. |
| Mar 27, 7:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Edgar Springs, MO | TIME ESTIMATED |
| Mar 27, 7:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Lenox, MO | |
| Mar 27, 7:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | Edgar Springs, MO | TORNADO REPORTED NEAR EDGAR SPRINGS. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 27, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 7 N Licking, MO | |
| Mar 27, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 N Licking, MO | TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 27, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Lenox, MO | GOLFBALL SIZE COVERING THE GROUND. |
| Mar 27, 7:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Salem, MO | QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT JUNCTION OF J AND 32 HIGHWAY. |
| Mar 27, 7:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Salem, MO | |
| Mar 27, 7:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Salem, MO | |
| Mar 27, 7:51 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Se Salem, MO | POLE BARN FLATTENED. |
| Mar 27, 8:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 N Montauk, MO | TIME ESTIMATED |
| Mar 27, 8:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Gladden, MO | TORNADO NEAR HIGHWAY 19 HEADING TOWARDS TOWN OF BUNKER. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED. |
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, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
| Mar 27, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 272354
TORSGF
MOC065-161-169-215-280100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0073.080327T2354Z-080328T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
654 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT.
* AT 653 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO NEAR FORT LEONARD WOOD...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SALEM BY 730 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF BEULAH...EDGAR SPRINGS...LENOX...ANUTT...HOWES AND STONE
HILL ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. THIS ALSO INCLUDES
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 161 AND 183.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL 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 3741 9141 3745 9174 3765 9222 3789 9211
3776 9131 3771 9132 3770 9131 3742 9131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 275DEG 41KT 3769 9207
$$
WISE3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KSGF 280014
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
714 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
MOC169-280024-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080328T0100Z/
PULASKI MO-
714 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3742 9131 3741 9145 3745 9174 3758 9202
3786 9190 3776 9131
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 285DEG 40KT 3761 9184
$$
MOC065-161-215-280100-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080328T0100Z/
TEXAS MO-PHELPS MO-DENT MO-
714 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR DENT...
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHERN PHELPS COUNTIES...
AT 712 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR BEULAH...OR 17 MILES EAST OF FORT LEONARD
WOOD...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM BY 735 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF DARIEN...JADWIN...TURTLE AND GLADDEN ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL 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 3742 9131 3741 9145 3745 9174 3758 9202
3786 9190 3776 9131
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 285DEG 40KT 3761 9184
$$
WISE000
WWUS53 KSGF 280024
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
724 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
MOC065-161-215-280100-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080328T0100Z/
TEXAS MO-PHELPS MO-DENT MO-
724 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR DENT...
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN PHELPS COUNTIES...
AT 722 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR LENOX...OR 12 MILES WEST OF SALEM...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A CONFIRMED TORNADO IN THE
CITY OF EDGAR SPRINGS.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SALEM BY 740 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF DARIEN...JADWIN...GLADDEN...TURTLE AND STONE HILL ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3742 9131 3742 9149 3745 9174 3755 9194
3786 9188 3776 9131
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 279DEG 32KT 3759 9173
$$
WISE000
WWUS53 KSGF 280035
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
734 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
MOC161-215-280044-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080328T0100Z/
TEXAS MO-PHELPS MO-
734 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
PHELPS COUNTIES IS 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 3742 9131 3742 9149 3745 9174 3760 9177
3778 9170 3776 9131
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 278DEG 21KT 3758 9165
$$
MOC065-280100-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080328T0100Z/
DENT MO-
734 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR DENT
COUNTY...
AT 732 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DARIEN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SALEM...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN EDGAR
SPRINGS WITH THIS STORM. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED TO BE
COVERING THE GROUND IN THE CITY OF LENOX.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SALEM BY 745 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF DARIEN...JADWIN...TURTLE AND GLADDEN ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3742 9131 3742 9149 3745 9174 3760 9177
3778 9170 3776 9131
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 278DEG 21KT 3758 9165
$$
WISEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory, St. Clair | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Polk | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller, Morgan | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller, Morgan | 18 min |
| Mar 27, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Pulaski | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Newton | 62 min |
| Mar 27, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 73 min |
| Mar 27, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Wright | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 44 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.