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Tornado Warning 87, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2008, 10:57 AM CDT for Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 63 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
- Mar 31, 2008, 10:57 AM CDT (15:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 10:59 AM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Mulberry, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
| Mar 31, 8:44 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 640 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 596 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 10.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KSGF 311558 TORSGF KSC037-MOC011-217-311700- /O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0087.080331T1557Z-080331T1700Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1057 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... NORTHERN BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... * UNTIL NOON CDT. * AT 1055 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR MULBERRY...OR 7 MILES EAST OF ARMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... VERDELLA BY 1105 AM CDT. SHELDON BY 1115 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF HANNON...IANTHA...IRWIN AND MONTEVALLO 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...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR BARTON COUNTY. 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 3790 9408 3754 9409 3736 9494 3748 9507 TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 241DEG 52KT 3754 9454 $$ SCHAUMANN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KSGF 311612 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1111 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 KSC037-MOC011-217-311700- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-080331T1700Z/ CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-VERNON MO- 1111 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR CRAWFORD... NORTHERN BARTON AND SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTIES... AT 1110 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR VERDELLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. A SECOND AREA OF ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR GIRARD. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SHELDON BY 1120 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF IRWIN...MILFORD AND MONTEVALLO ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3790 9408 3754 9409 3736 9494 3748 9507 TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 247DEG 50KT 3758 9442 $$ SCHAUMANN
000 WWUS53 KSGF 311628 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1126 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 KSC037-MOC011-217-311700- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-080331T1700Z/ CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-VERNON MO- 1126 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR CRAWFORD... NORTHERN BARTON AND SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTIES... AT 1120 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF GIRARD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. RADAR ALSO INDICATED ANOTHER AREA OF ROTATION NEAR SHELDON. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LIBERAL BY 1135 AM CDT. VERDELLA BY 1140 AM CDT. SHELDON BY 1150 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF OSKALOOSA...HANNON...BRONAUGH...IRWIN...MILFORD AND MONTEVALLO ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. 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 3790 9408 3754 9409 3738 9488 3752 9497 TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 258DEG 47KT 3757 9470 $$ SCHAUMANN
000 WWUS53 KSGF 311649 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1150 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 KSC037-311700- /O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-080331T1700Z/ CRAWFORD KS- 1150 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3790 9408 3761 9409 3756 9462 3767 9462 TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 258DEG 47KT 3767 9441 $$ MOC011-217-311700- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-080331T1700Z/ BARTON MO-VERNON MO- 1150 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR NORTHERN BARTON AND SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTIES... AT 1145 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR BRONAUGH...OR NEAR VERDELLA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SHELDON BY 1155 AM CDT. THE TOWN OF MILO IS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3790 9408 3761 9409 3756 9462 3767 9462 TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 258DEG 47KT 3767 9441 $$ SCHAUMANN
000 WWUS53 KSGF 311658 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1157 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 MOC011-217-311707- /O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-080331T1700Z/ BARTON MO-VERNON MO- 1157 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BARTON AND SOUTHERN VERNON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT NOON CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN BARTON AND VERNON COUNTIES UNTIL 1 PM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3790 9408 3761 9409 3756 9462 3767 9462 TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 258DEG 47KT 3768 9430 $$ SCHAUMANN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 7:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 12 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 9:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Crawford | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 10:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 65 min |
| Mar 31, 10:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Crawford | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 11:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 71 min |
| Mar 31, 6:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 38 hr |
| Mar 30, 7:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas | 9 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon | 53 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, St. Clair, Vernon | 63 min |
| Mar 31, 9:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 9:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 9:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence | 66 min |
| Mar 31, 9:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene, Polk | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 10:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 10:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Benton, Camden, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 10:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 71 min |
| Mar 31, 11:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk, Webster | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 11:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Webster | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 12:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede | 21 min |
| Mar 31, 12:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 55 min |
| Mar 31, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory, St. Clair | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan, St. Clair | 81 min |
| Mar 31, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 1:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Newton | 70 min |
| Mar 31, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cedar, Polk | 21 min |
| Mar 31, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Polk and 1 more | 75 min |
| Mar 31, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Jasper, Lawrence | 73 min |
| Mar 31, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Stone | 75 min |
| Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 2:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 44 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 5 days |
| Mar 31, 2:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 22 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Oregon, Ozark and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 71 min |
| Mar 31, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 77 min |
| Mar 31, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede | 68 min |
| Mar 31, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 77 min |
| Mar 31, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 72 min |
| Mar 31, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 80 min |
| Mar 31, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 78 min |
| Mar 31, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 66 min |
| Mar 31, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Ozark | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 81 min |
| Mar 31, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 76 min |
| Mar 31, 5:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps, Pulaski | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski | 39 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 63 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.