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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2009, 10:03 PM CDT for 5 counties in 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
- Apr 9, 2009, 10:03 PM CDT (03:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2009, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dent County, MO, Maries County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Shannon County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -201 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 440 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 474 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 Apr 9, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 830 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION... .UPDATE... STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED INTO A COMMA SHAPED LINE FROM EAST CENTRAL KS INTO SOUTHWEST MO. STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHERN MO WITH THE LINE WITH FROM BOLIVAR SOUTH TO THE AR LINE. 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS JUST THROUGH THE AIRPORT AREA AT KSGF. THREAT HAS EVOLVED INTO MAINLY A WIND THREAT WITH BRIEF SPIN UPS ALONG THE LINE WITH WIND BACKED AHEAD OF THE LINE/HIGH HELICITY. CONVECTION IS LOW TOPPED AND IS STRENGTHENING IN RESPONSE TO STEEPENING MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES. WATCH CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN MO OZARKS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. && .DISCUSSION... CURRENTLY...SURFACE LOW SITUATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...NEAR ENID. WARM FRONT STILL TO OUR SOUTH...LYING ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS NEAR THE STATE LINE. BEHIND THIS FRONT...DEW POINTS IN THE MID AND UPPER 50S RESIDE. WHILE NORTH OF THE FRONT OVER THE OZARKS...DEW POINTS REMAIN IN THE REMAIN IN THE LOW TO MID 40S. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW FROM PNC...TO JUST WEST OF OKC...BACK INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT...A GULF SURGE IN DEW POINTS FROM MID 60S IN NORTHERN TEXAS...TO LOW 60S IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA...TO LOW 50S IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS EXISTS. PROFILER WINDS AT 850 AND 925MBS HAVE REALLY BEGUN TO INCREASE OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND HAVE SHIFTED TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 30-40KTS. SHOULD START TO SEE THESE HIGHER DEW POINTS ADVECT INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BY LATE AFTERNOON AS THE WARM FRONT FINALLY MAKES ITS WAY INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI. LASTLY...BACK EDGE OF UPPER CLOUDINESS JUST NOW MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE WESTERN MISSOURI STATE LINE. BEHIND THESE CLOUDS...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOW 70S ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS...TO THE UPPER 70S ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. WE SHOULD SEE TEMPERATURES INCREASING ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CLEARING LINE MOVES EAST. ALL THESE FACTORS CONTINUE TO POINT TOWARDS SEVERE WEATHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOOKS LIKE MOST FAVORABLE SPOT FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONTINUES TO BE EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...JUST AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW THAT CONTINUES TO TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. WRF CAPES ALONG THE MISSOURI/ARKANSAS LINE FORECAST NEAR 800 TO 900 J/KG. BY LATE THIS EVENING...SURFACE LOW FORECAST TO BE CENTERED NEAR CASSVILLE...WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING NORTHEAST TO VICHY. LOOKS LIKE PREDOMINANT RAINFALL WILL BE ALONG THE WARM FRONT...WITH WRAP AROUND MOISTURE IN NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. SEVERE THREAT WOULD BE OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW FOR OUR SOUTHWEST COUNTIES AT THAT TIME. BY FRIDAY MORNING...SURFACE LOW FORECAST NEAR THE BOOT HEEL AREA AND SEVERE THREAT WOULD BE OVER FOR OUR CWA. MAY STILL SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN IN THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FRIDAY MORNING. ALL RAIN LOOKS TO COME TO AN END BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HIGH MOVES SOUTH INTO IOWA. NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN LOOKS TO BE SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY AS ANOTHER STRONG SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...THEN INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GOOD GULF MOISTURE RETURN WITH THIS SYSTEM AND MODELS FORECASTING A FAIRLY DECENT SOAKING RAIN EVENT WITH THIS SYSTEM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF COULD FALL ACROSS THE CWA WITH THIS SYSTEM AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. BUT SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD REMAIN EAST AND SOUTH OF THE SURFACE LOW IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...INTO THE GULF STATES. ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. && .AVIATION... THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL BY 03Z. SHOWERS WILL THEN REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI. MVFR CIELINGS WILL PREVAIL WITH LOCALIZED IFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN. IFR CIELINGS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST AND WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. IFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FOSTER && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 7:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 746 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-110100- 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- 746 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: THUNDERSTORMS WITH SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING: HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ISOLATED TORNADOES. AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CONCENTRATED ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60 THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BUT STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. DISCUSSION: THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA EAST ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI. THE GREATEST INSTABILITY AND HIGHEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. GIVEN THE STRONG WIND SHEAR...ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. TO THE NORTH...HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST. AT THIS TIME...STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SPRINGFIELD TO EMINENCE. && 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) FOSTER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 9, 9:17 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
917 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0852 PM HAIL 2 W CONWAY 37.50N 92.86W
04/09/2009 E1.00 INCH DALLAS MO EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
KARDELLLocal storm report, Apr 9, 9:25 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
925 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM TSTM WND GST 6 N HARTVILLE 37.34N 92.51W
04/09/2009 E70 MPH WRIGHT MO PUBLIC
&&
KARDELLLocal storm report, Apr 9, 9:28 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
928 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0919 PM TSTM WND DMG MANSFIELD 37.11N 92.58W
04/09/2009 WRIGHT MO EMERGENCY MNGR
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES IN MANSFIELD AND MACOMB
&&
GCLAYCOMBLocal storm report, Apr 9, 9:29 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
929 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0919 PM TSTM WND GST MANSFIELD 37.11N 92.58W
04/09/2009 E64 MPH WRIGHT MO AMATEUR RADIO
&&
GCLAYCOMBLocal storm report, Apr 9, 9:42 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
942 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0938 PM HAIL STOUTLAND 37.81N 92.51W
04/09/2009 E2.75 INCH LACLEDE MO EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
GCLAYCOMBLocal storm report, Apr 9, 9:58 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Greene, Lawrence, Polk | 61 min |
| Apr 9, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Webster | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene, Lawrence | 21 min |
| Apr 9, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 8:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Polk | 26 min |
| Apr 9, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Webster | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark, Taney | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Webster | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede, Webster and 1 more | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Ozark | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Wright | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Webster | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Ozark, Phelps and 3 more | 56 min |
| Apr 9, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Ozark | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Pulaski | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 3:27 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 22 more | 29 hr |
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.