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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 208, NWS Springfield, MO

June 10, 2009Cedar County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2009, 1:48 AM CDT for Cedar County, Missouri. It was in force for 72 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 10, 2009, 1:48 AM CDT (06:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2009, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
72 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Cedar County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:50 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
Jun 9, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 2009-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1799 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2009-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 230 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1799 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
818 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
321 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
16.4

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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 10, 12:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 12:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1211 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

...UPDATE TO AVIATION...

&&

.DISCUSSION...

MAIN FOCUS THIS FORECAST WILL BE WITH CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION CHANCES.

WARM FRONT HAS LIFTED NORTH/NORTHEAST INTO THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS TODAY AND WAS NEAR A FORT SCOTT TO EMINENCE LINE
AS OF 19Z. SURFACE BASED CAPES SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT HAVE
INCREASED TO AROUND 3000-3500 J/KG WITH BULK SHEAR ALONG THE FRONT
FROM 40 TO 70 KTS. STORMS QUICKLY BECAME SUPERCELLULAR EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE FRONT AND THIS TREND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. NOT MUCH OF A
CAP YET AT SGF AS OF 19Z SOUNDING HOWEVER AS WARM FRONT CONTINUES
TO LIFT NORTHEAST THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING
THE CAP WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN(SEE 19Z OUN SOUNDING).

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT
LATER TONIGHT WITH LOW LEVEL JET CRANKING UP AGAIN AND FEEDING
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. BULK OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL
LIKELY OCCUR NORTH OF THE CWA WITH CENTRAL MO ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE
OF THE PRECIPITATION. WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
NOW. THIS WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED FOR WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOWEVER AS FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE BACK TO THE SOUTH
INTO THE AREA.

HEAVY RAIN APPEARS LIKELY WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS FRONT MOVES
BACK TO THE SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND ANOTHER SHORTWAVE
PUSHES IN FROM THE WEST.

MAY BE A BREAK IN THE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...HOWEVER MODELS HANDLE THIS TIME FRAME DIFFERENTLY AND
WITH FRONT NOT MOVING MUCH TO THE SOUTH CAN NOT RULE IT OUT
COMPLETELY. FRONT MOVES BACK INTO THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST.

LINDENBERG

&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 06Z TAFS...CONVECTION LOOKS TO BE PULLING OFF TO THE EAST
OF BOTH AIRFIELDS EARLY THIS MORNING. CURRENT RADAR MOTIONS SHOW
THAT THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING EAST. WILL NEED TO WATCH
FURTHER REDEVELOPMENT OVER KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND UPDATE
TAFS AS NEEDED. CONVECTION RETURNS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER
ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON. BOTH AIRPORTS
WILL BE IMPACTED AS THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOST LIKELY BE OCCURRING ON
AND OFF THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

CLAYCOMB

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 10:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1053 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-110400-
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-
1053 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. COMMUNITIES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
NEOSHO TO CHRISTIAN CENTER TO WILLOW SPRINGS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED
BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY
THE THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS TONIGHT
OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI. THIS MAY LEAD TO SOME FLASH FLOODING
LATER TONIGHT.

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

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
AREA IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT. HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT STALLS OUT OVER SOUTHERN
MISSOURI.

THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THE
REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BRINGING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT FOR COMMUNITIES
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEOSHO TO CHRISTIAN CENTER TO WILLOW SPRINGS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ONCE AGAIN MOVE NORTH BY SUNRISE AND
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED NORTH OF THIS LINE.

&&

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)

CLAYCOMB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1112 PM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

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

0331 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 N POLK                37.60N  94.74W
06/09/2009  E60 MPH          CRAWFORD           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZE HAIL

&&

KARDELL
Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1122 PM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

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

1035 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CASSVILLE               36.68N  93.87W
06/09/2009                   BARRY              MO   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON FAIR STREET NEAR CROWER COLLEGE

&&

KARDELL
Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1124 PM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

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

1110 PM     TSTM WND GST     KIMBERLING CITY         36.63N  93.42W
06/09/2009  M47 MPH          STONE              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

KARDELL
Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1126 PM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

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

1000 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NNW SLEEPER           37.83N  92.62W
06/09/2009                   LACLEDE            MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE ROUTE BB CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

&&

KARDELL
Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1127 PM CDT TUE JUN 09 2009

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

1000 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SSW RICHLAND          37.80N  92.42W
06/09/2009                   LACLEDE            MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            STATE ROUTE FF CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

&&

KARDELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFShannon, Texas4 hr
Jun 9, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Shannon67 min
Jun 9, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFOregon66 min
Jun 9, 8:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Shannon5 hr
Jun 9, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper62 min
Jun 9, 8:49 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarton, Jasper42 min
Jun 9, 8:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon11 hr
Jun 9, 9:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Dallas, Dent, Hickory, Howell and 8 more11 hr
Jun 9, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton61 min
Jun 9, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald57 min
Jun 9, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton62 min
Jun 9, 10:33 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarry39 min
Jun 9, 10:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFStone53 min
Jun 9, 10:46 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFStone, Taney34 min
Jun 9, 10:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, McDonald6 hr
Jun 10, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon44 min
Jun 10, 2:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Polk86 min
Jun 10, 2:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Greene47 min
Jun 10, 3:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster48 min
Jun 10, 3:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPolk27 min
Jun 10, 3:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWright43 min
Jun 10, 3:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFPolk6 hr
Jun 10, 7:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFVernon9 hr
Jun 10, 7:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Webster and 1 more9 hr
Jun 10, 9:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFPolk7 hr
Jun 10, 11:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more18 hr
Jun 10, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Texas, Wright68 min
Jun 10, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon65 min
Jun 10, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper55 min
Jun 10, 5:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton4 hr
Jun 10, 5:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Vernon6 hr
Jun 10, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper42 min
Jun 10, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFSt. Clair, Vernon54 min
Jun 10, 5:53 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFVernon41 min
Jun 10, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence40 min
Jun 10, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton57 min
Jun 10, 6:13 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHickory, St. Clair62 min
Jun 10, 6:16 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDade35 min
Jun 10, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar31 min
Jun 10, 6:22 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMorgan53 min
Jun 10, 6:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCedar, St. Clair5 hr
Jun 10, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Shannon, Texas53 min
Jun 10, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Shannon, Texas33 min
Jun 10, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFSt. Clair40 min
Jun 10, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Jasper and 3 more39 min
Jun 10, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMiller62 min
Jun 10, 6:50 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHickory, Polk25 min
Jun 10, 6:54 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton46 min
Jun 10, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMorgan50 min
Jun 9, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBourbon, Crawford43 min
Jun 9, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCherokee, Crawford62 min
Jun 9, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCherokee56 min
Jun 10, 1:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBourbon19 min
Jun 10, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCherokee54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.