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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Springfield, MO

June 9, 2009Benton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2009, 12:17 PM CDT for Benton County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 9, 2009, 12:17 PM CDT (17:17 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Benton County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 9, 9:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1981 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 510 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 6.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 9, 12:04 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 12:04 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 9:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
915 AM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-101415-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
915 AM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WERE DEVELOPING NORTH OF A WARM FRONT WHICH
WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY. THESE STORMS
WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
GOLF BALLS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

LATER TODAY...AS THE INSTABILITY INCREASES ACROSS THE
AREA....STORMS MAY BECOME SURFACE BASED AND THE THREAT OF
TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL MAINLY BE
POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

WARMER AIR IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BEGIN TO
SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL DIMINISH THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT THERE BY EARLY
EVENING AS THE CAP DEVELOPS.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE NORTH
OF THE WARM FRONT AND MID LEVEL WARMING CAP TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI. LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND
DAMAGING WIND UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL INTERACT WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER THE REGION TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING
AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTH INTO THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND
INTERACTS WITH MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITY. AREAS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS THE CONVECTION EVOLVES INTO ONE OR MORE SLOW
MOVING STORM COMPLEXES OR CLUSTERS.

PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER
SOUTHERN MISSOURI...THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...BUT THE TIMING
AND EXTENT OF THE STORMS IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

LINDENBERG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 6:49 AM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
649 AM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     HAIL             DORA                    36.78N 92.22W
06/08/2009  E0.88 INCH       OZARK              MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

BARJENBRUCH

Local storm report, Jun 9, 7:22 AM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
722 AM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0649 PM     HAIL             3 NNW DORA              36.82N 92.24W
06/08/2009  E0.88 INCH       DOUGLAS            MO   PUBLIC

            HAIL LASTED FOR 2 MINUTES.

&&

BARJENBRUCH

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1029 AM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MAPLETON                38.01N 94.88W
06/08/2009                   BOURBON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS MONDAY MORNING DAMAGED A ROOF OF A
            HOUSE AND UPROOTED TREES.

&&

SRUNNELS

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1046 AM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1045 AM     HAIL             APPLETON CITY           38.19N 94.03W
06/09/2009  E0.88 INCH       ST. CLAIR          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BARJENBRUCH

Local storm report, Jun 9, 10:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1048 AM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1045 AM     HAIL             APPLETON CITY           38.19N 94.03W
06/09/2009  E1.00 INCH       ST. CLAIR          MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL FOR 5 MINUTES.

&&

BARJENBRUCH

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 10:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1055 AM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

MOZ067-091630-
ST. CLAIR MO-
1055 AM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY UNTIL
1130 AM CDT...

AT 1052 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR APPLETON CITY...OR 17 MILES EAST OF
BUTLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

HATCH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 12:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton	58 min
Jun 9, 12:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas	47 min
Jun 9, 12:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Morgan	36 min
Jun 9, 1:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede	60 min
Jun 9, 1:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Laclede	48 min
Jun 9, 1:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas	54 min
Jun 9, 2:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	40 min
Jun 9, 2:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Laclede, Pulaski	35 min
Jun 9, 2:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon	48 min
Jun 9, 2:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Pulaski	38 min
Jun 9, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, St. Clair	47 min
Jun 9, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Morgan	45 min
Jun 9, 2:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	6 hr
Jun 9, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	28 min
Jun 9, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Phelps, Pulaski	44 min
Jun 9, 2:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Vernon	24 min
Jun 9, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Hickory, St. Clair	23 min
Jun 9, 2:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Morgan	51 min
Jun 9, 2:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Shannon	47 min
Jun 9, 3:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Benton, Hickory, St. Clair	43 min
Jun 9, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	54 min
Jun 9, 3:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	6 hr
Jun 9, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan	37 min
Jun 9, 3:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps	51 min
Jun 9, 3:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton	50 min
Jun 9, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Polk	55 min
Jun 9, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Miller	49 min
Jun 9, 3:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede	49 min
Jun 9, 3:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Shannon	14 min
Jun 9, 3:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	49 min
Jun 9, 3:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	6 hr
Jun 9, 4:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton	43 min
Jun 9, 4:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Morgan	6 hr
Jun 9, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Webster, Wright	63 min
Jun 9, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Pulaski	46 min
Jun 9, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps	24 min
Jun 9, 4:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede	37 min
Jun 9, 4:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	51 min
Jun 9, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon	48 min
Jun 9, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence	46 min
Jun 9, 4:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Laclede, Pulaski	32 min
Jun 9, 5:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Laclede, Wright	26 min
Jun 9, 5:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper	6 hr
Jun 9, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade	39 min
Jun 9, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	16 min
Jun 9, 5:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	6 hr
Jun 9, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Laclede, Texas, Webster, Wright	38 min
Jun 9, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	32 min
Jun 9, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper, Newton	34 min
Jun 9, 5:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Webster, Wright	5 hr
Jun 9, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence	56 min
Jun 9, 5:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	42 min
Jun 9, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas, Wright	61 min
Jun 9, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Texas	55 min
Jun 9, 6:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	12 min
Jun 9, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Shannon, Texas	59 min
Jun 9, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dade, Greene, Lawrence, Polk	40 min
Jun 9, 1:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon	58 min
Jun 9, 1:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Bourbon	51 min
Jun 9, 2:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Bourbon, Crawford	39 min
Jun 9, 3:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Bourbon, Crawford	48 min
Jun 9, 3:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Cherokee, Crawford	50 min
Jun 9, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Crawford	53 min
Jun 9, 4:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Cherokee, Crawford	40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2009 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

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.