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Tornado Warning 73, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2009, 3:12 PM CDT for Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 6 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
- Jun 9, 2009, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2009, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Crawford County, KS
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 3:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 N Polk, KS | DIME SIZE HAIL |
| Jun 9, 3:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 N Polk, KS | DIME SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED. |
| Jun 9, 3:31 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 N Polk, KS | DIME SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED. |
| Jun 9, 3:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Girard, KS | |
| Jun 9, 4:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Lone Oak, KS | |
| Jun 9, 4:01 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Lone Oak, KS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KSGF 092012
TORSGF
KSC011-037-092100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0073.090609T2012Z-090609T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
312 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHERN BOURBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT.
* AT 310 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 5 MILES EAST OF HEPLER...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ENGLEVALE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THERE IS ALSO A SECOND
STORM PUSHING INTO WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY WITHIN THIS WARNING.
THESE STORMS HAVE HISTORY OF PRODUCING WALL CLOUDS WITH REPORTS OF
FUNNEL CLOUDS.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES NORTHEAST OF GIRARD BY 355 PM CDT.
ENGLEVALE AND ARMA BY 400 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF PAWNEE STATION...FARLINGTON...POLK...FRANKLIN AND RINGO
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 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 3771 9508 3781 9490 3770 9462 3743 9473
3751 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 307DEG 9KT 3767 9487
$$
WISE2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KSGF 092027 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 327 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009 KSC011-092037- /O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-090609T2100Z/ BOURBON KS- 327 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BOURBON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. && LAT...LON 3751 9509 3767 9504 3767 9463 3743 9473 TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 290DEG 21KT 3753 9500 $$ KSC037-092100- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-090609T2100Z/ CRAWFORD KS- 327 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY... AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR GREENBUSH...OR 9 MILES WEST OF GIRARD... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GIRARD BY 350 PM CDT. 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARMA AND 9 MILES SOUTH OF ENGLEVALE BY 400 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF RINGO...POLK...LONE OAK AND FRANKLIN 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. && LAT...LON 3751 9509 3767 9504 3767 9463 3743 9473 TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 290DEG 21KT 3753 9500 $$ WISE
000 WWUS53 KSGF 092037 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 337 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009 KSC037-092100- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-090609T2100Z/ CRAWFORD KS- 337 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY... AT 337 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR GREENBUSH...OR NEAR GIRARD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GIRARD BY 345 PM CDT. 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARMA BY 400 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF RINGO AND LONE OAK ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. && LAT...LON 3750 9502 3763 9495 3755 9468 3743 9473 TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 296DEG 22KT 3751 9493 $$ WISE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 2:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Crawford | 50 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, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 5:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 34 min |
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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.