Tornado Warning 65, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Jun 9, 2009, 2:05 PM CDT (19:05 UTC)

Expired

Jun 9, 2009, 2:45 PM CDT

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KSGF 091905
TORSGF
KSC011-037-MOC011-217-091945-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0065.090609T1905Z-090609T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
205 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT.

* AT 204 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A RAIN WRAPPED   
  TORNADO 5 SOUTH OF FORT SCOTT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARCADIA BY 235 PM CDT.
  7 MILES NORTH OF VERDELLA BY 245 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF GARLAND...MOUNDVILLE...BRONAUGH AND HANNON ARE ALSO IN
THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE TORNADO WARNING CURRENTLY EFFECT 
FOR BOURBON COUNTY KANSAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3783 9424 3748 9449 3768 9480 3800 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 304DEG 22KT 3783 9472

$$

WISE

000 
WWUS53 KSGF 091932
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
232 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

KSC011-037-MOC011-091943-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090609T1945Z/
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-
232 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...NORTHWESTERN
BARTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
CENTRAL MISSOURI.

&&

LAT...LON 3799 9462 3783 9424 3764 9437 3765 9462
      3770 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 297DEG 21KT 3780 9454

$$

MOC217-091945-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090609T1945Z/
VERNON MO-
232 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTY...

AT 231 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR DEERFIELD...OR 9 MILES EAST OF FORT SCOTT...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEVADA BY 245 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF MOUNDVILLE AND BRONAUGH ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3799 9462 3783 9424 3764 9437 3765 9462
      3770 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 297DEG 21KT 3780 9454

$$

WISE

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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.