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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2009, 9:10 AM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 65 min. 9 reports 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
- May 8, 2009, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2009, 10:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Douglas County, MO, Howell County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Texas County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 9:22 AM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 4 Ese Mountain Grove, MO | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT AN EF0 TORNADO WITH A WIDTH OF 200 YARDS AND A PATH LENGTH OF 3.5 MILES TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MOUNTAIN GROVE AND TRACKED TO 2 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF CABOOL. THE TORNADO DAMAGED SEVERAL BUILDINGS...AND UPR |
| May 8, 9:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Willow Springs, MO | 50 FOOT TALL...3 FOOT DIAMETER OAK TREE BLOWN DOWN |
| May 8, 9:35 AM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 8 W Mountain View, MO | *** 2 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT AN EF2 TORNADO WITH WINDS TO 130 MPH OCCURRED FROM EXTREME NORTHEAST HOWELL INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO SHANNON COUNTY. THE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 21 MILES LONG AND UP TO ONE MILE WIDE. THE STORM LIFTED |
| May 8, 9:35 AM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Wnw Peace Valley, MO | NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THERE WAS AN EF1 TORNADO WITH A WIDTH UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE AND AN INTERMITTENT PATH LENGTH OF 9 MILES. THE TORNADO TRACKED FROM 4 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF PEACE VALLEY NORTHEAST TO ONE AND HALF MILES EAST OF MOUNTAIN V |
| May 8, 9:40 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Willow Springs, MO | TREES DOWN |
| May 8, 9:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N West Plains, MO | HOUSE DAMAGE...POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| May 8, 9:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pomona, MO | HOUSE DAMAGE...POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| May 8, 10:00 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Pomona, MO | 1 NW POMONA HOWELL...A NWS SURVEY HAS DETERMINED THAT AN EF 3 TORNADO WITH A WIDTH OF 400 TO 800 YARDS AND ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS UP TO 165 MPH OCCURRED ALONG A 1.8 MILE TRACK FROM ONE MILE NORTHWEST OF POMONA TO 1.7 MILES NORTHEAST OF POMONA. DAMAGE INCLUDED A |
| May 8, 10:16 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pomona, MO | SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED DAMAGED AND DESTROYED. CARS OVER TURNED AND OTHER EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OUT BUILDINGS AND POWER POLES |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 3210 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.3
- Supercell composite
- 9.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 081410
TORSGF
MOC067-091-153-215-081515-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0041.090508T1410Z-090508T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
910 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
EASTERN OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT.
* AT 908 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF NORWOOD...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES SOUTH OF CABOOL BY 925 AM CDT.
WILLOW SPRINGS BY 935 AM CDT.
MOUNTAIN VIEW BY 955 AM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF CLEAR SPRINGS AND ARROLL ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADIC STORM.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3701 9242 3707 9236 3707 9226 3718 9225
3740 9166 3649 9169 3649 9236
TIME...MOT...LOC 1411Z 264DEG 42KT 3702 9233
$$
FOSTER4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KSGF 081426
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
926 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
MOC067-081436-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090508T1515Z/
DOUGLAS MO-
926 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN OZARK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9213 3705 9209 3706 9226 3718 9225
3740 9166 3649 9169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1426Z 244DEG 43KT 3713 9214
$$
MOC091-215-081515-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090508T1515Z/
TEXAS MO-HOWELL MO-
926 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR HOWELL
AND SOUTHERN TEXAS COUNTIES...
AT 926 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR CABOOL...OR 7 MILES EAST OF MOUNTAIN GROVE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF HOWELL AND
SOUTHERN TEXAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF ELK CREEK...
SIMMONS...SOLO...YUKON...EUNICE AND HARTSHORN.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9213 3705 9209 3706 9226 3718 9225
3740 9166 3649 9169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1426Z 244DEG 43KT 3713 9214
$$
FOSTER000
WWUS53 KSGF 081436
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
936 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
MOC091-215-081515-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090508T1515Z/
TEXAS MO-HOWELL MO-
936 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR HOWELL
AND SOUTHERN TEXAS COUNTIES...
AT 935 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR ELK CREEK...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF
HOUSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
DAMAGE TO A HOME JUST NORTHEAST OF CABOOL.
THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF HOWELL AND
SOUTHERN TEXAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF YUKON...EUNICE AND
HARTSHORN.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9213 3705 9209 3706 9226 3718 9225
3740 9166 3649 9169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1435Z 245DEG 44KT 3717 9198
$$000
WWUS53 KSGF 081448
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
948 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
MOC091-215-081515-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090508T1515Z/
TEXAS MO-HOWELL MO-
948 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES...
AT 947 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR EUNICE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOUSTON...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN HOWELL
AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF HARTSHORN.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9185 3678 9182 3705 9183 3729 9195
3740 9166 3649 9169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 258DEG 27KT 3723 9180
$$
FOSTER000
WWUS53 KSGF 081359
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
959 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
MOC067-081415-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090508T1415Z/
DOUGLAS MO-
959 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR DOUGLAS
COUNTY...
AT 859 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR BRUSHYKNOB...OR 9 MILES EAST OF AVA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY...
INCLUDING THE TOWN OF VANZANT.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3680 9282 3682 9291 3686 9291 3696 9279
3707 9232 3706 9226 3680 9220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1400Z 244DEG 47KT 3697 9248
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Morgan | 57 min |
| May 7, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 55 min |
| May 8, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan | 44 min |
| May 8, 5:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 56 min |
| May 8, 5:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Morgan | 53 min |
| May 8, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller | 61 min |
| May 8, 6:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Newton | 59 min |
| May 8, 6:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 63 min |
| May 8, 6:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Miller | 59 min |
| May 8, 6:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Miller, Morgan | 6 hr |
| May 8, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Vernon | 64 min |
| May 8, 6:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Hickory, St. Clair, Vernon | 6 hr |
| May 8, 6:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory and 3 more | 66 min |
| May 8, 7:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper and 3 more | 57 min |
| May 8, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede | 67 min |
| May 8, 7:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 37 min |
| May 8, 7:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade, Jasper | 24 min |
| May 8, 7:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Morgan | 67 min |
| May 8, 7:35 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 23 more | 4 hr |
| May 8, 7:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 3 more | 58 min |
| May 8, 7:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller, Pulaski | 54 min |
| May 8, 7:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Camden, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Jasper and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 7:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon | 65 min |
| May 8, 7:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory, Polk and 2 more | 62 min |
| May 8, 8:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene | 47 min |
| May 8, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller | 61 min |
| May 8, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Ozark, Taney and 3 more | 61 min |
| May 8, 8:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian | 29 min |
| May 8, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Taney | 28 min |
| May 8, 8:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas | 43 min |
| May 8, 8:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster | 42 min |
| May 8, 8:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Polk | 27 min |
| May 8, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Miller, Morgan | 66 min |
| May 8, 8:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas | 42 min |
| May 8, 8:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski | 47 min |
| May 8, 8:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Webster | 60 min |
| May 8, 8:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster | 44 min |
| May 8, 8:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 1 more | 65 min |
| May 8, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 4 more | 63 min |
| May 8, 8:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede | 62 min |
| May 8, 9:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Laclede, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 9:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 5 days |
| May 8, 9:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 5 days |
| May 8, 9:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 60 hr |
| May 8, 9:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Wright | 40 min |
| May 8, 9:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede | 49 min |
| May 8, 9:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Laclede, Ozark, Taney, Texas and 2 more | 57 min |
| May 8, 9:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Texas | 42 min |
| May 8, 9:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 52 min |
| May 8, 9:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 50 min |
| May 8, 9:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dent, Howell, Maries, Miller, Oregon and 4 more | 64 min |
| May 8, 10:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent | 43 min |
| May 8, 10:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent | 21 min |
| May 8, 12:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 6 hr |
| May 8, 12:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 20 hr |
| May 8, 12:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade and 20 more | 24 hr |
| May 8, 6:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 18 hr |
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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.