Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 77, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2008, 7:51 PM CDT for Dent County, Shannon County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 min. 4 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, 7:51 PM CDT (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2008, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dent County, MO, Shannon County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:51 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Se Salem, MO | POLE BARN FLATTENED. |
| Mar 27, 8:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Gladden, MO | TORNADO NEAR HIGHWAY 19 HEADING TOWARDS TOWN OF BUNKER. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 27, 8:20 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 10 Se Turtle, MO | TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR TOWN OF BUNKER. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 27, 8:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Jadwin, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 27, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 1283 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 280052
TORSGF
MOC065-203-280130-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0077.080328T0051Z-080328T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
751 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN DENT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT.
* AT 746 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BRIEF TORNADOES AND VERY
LARGE HAIL.
* THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL
SHANNON AND SOUTHEASTERN DENT COUNTIES.
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 3758 9117 3758 9131 3751 9131 3751 9122
3750 9121 3742 9122 3741 9117 3731 9118
3743 9161 3767 9158 3762 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 295DEG 37KT 3750 9145
$$
WISE1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS53 KSGF 280114
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
814 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
MOC065-203-280130-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-080328T0130Z/
SHANNON MO-DENT MO-
814 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SHANNON AND SOUTHEASTERN DENT COUNTIES...
AT 811 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STONE HILL...OR 19 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SALEM...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
SHANNON AND SOUTHEASTERN DENT COUNTIES.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3731 9118 3734 9127 3761 9136 3759 9127
3758 9127 3759 9131 3751 9131 3751 9122
3750 9121 3742 9122 3740 9117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 286DEG 28KT 3748 9123
$$
WISEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Texas | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 66 min |
| Mar 27, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Shannon | 19 min |
| Mar 27, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 55 min |
| Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Stone | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 61 min |
| Mar 27, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright | 81 min |
| Mar 27, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 65 min |
| Mar 27, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas | 57 min |
| Mar 27, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 11:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 30 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.