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Tornado Warning 98, NWS Springfield, MO

April 10, 2008Lawrence County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2008, 6:53 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 13 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2008, 6:53 AM CDT (11:53 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2008, 7:06 AM CDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Lawrence County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 19 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 00:00Z on 2008-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2008-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 315 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
615 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
315 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
393 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 101153
TORSGF
MOC109-101230-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0098.080410T1153Z-080410T1230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
653 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 730 AM CDT.

* AT 649 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO NEAR VERONA...OR 6 MILES WEST OF AURORA...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MARIONVILLE BY 700 AM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF CHESAPEAKE AND HALLTOWN ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADIC STORM. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
46 AND 58.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
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 3693 9397 3728 9365 3728 9362 3709 9361
      3708 9362 3696 9362 3693 9376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1153Z 229DEG 44KT 3699 9378

$$

CRAMER
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 101206
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
706 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

MOC109-101216-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0098.000000T0000Z-080410T1230Z/
LAWRENCE MO-
706 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM THAT
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3693 9397 3728 9365 3728 9362 3709 9361
      3708 9362 3696 9362 3693 9376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1206Z 229DEG 44KT 3709 9363

$$

CRAMER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 7:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon6 days
Apr 9, 7:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFStone55 hr
Apr 9, 7:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFPulaski3 days
Apr 9, 9:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper and 6 more14 hr
Apr 9, 10:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFMcDonald42 hr
Apr 9, 11:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 21 more12 hr
Apr 10, 1:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFLaclede20 hr
Apr 10, 1:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFPhelps4 days
Apr 10, 2:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFJasper54 hr
Apr 10, 2:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFJasper3 days
Apr 10, 2:52 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Oregon68 min
Apr 10, 3:04 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGFBarry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 20 more16 hr
Apr 10, 4:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFJasper, Newton23 hr
Apr 10, 6:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Stone, Taney49 min
Apr 10, 7:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark61 min
Apr 10, 7:30 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark49 min
Apr 10, 7:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Texas54 min
Apr 10, 8:09 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Texas31 min
Apr 10, 8:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFOzark19 hr
Apr 10, 8:25 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Shannon50 min
Apr 10, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon, Shannon61 min
Apr 10, 8:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFShannon23 hr
Apr 10, 9:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon28 min
Apr 10, 11:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more4 days

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.