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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Springfield, MO

August 14, 2010Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2010, 11:52 PM CDT for Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 53 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
Aug 14, 2010, 11:52 PM CDT (04:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2010, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Crawford County, KS

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 14, 11:17 PM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 11:17 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 7:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
754 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-160100-
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-
754 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK LEVEL IS...LIMITED.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

 LIMITED THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK OF WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
 LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.
 LIMITED RISK OF FLOODING.

DISCUSSION...

 THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS WILL SPREAD EAST AHEAD OF A
 WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...AND ALONG A WEAK FRONT SAGGING
 SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI. THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS TONIGHT
 WILL BE MAINLY SOUTH OF A FORT SCOTT KANSAS TO HOUSTON MISSOURI
 LINE. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH WIND
 GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR
  THE ARKANSAS BORDER. STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD ACCOMPANY ANY
  THUNDERSTORMS.

  THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY...MAINLY
  ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT DUE TO THE ISOLATED
 NATURE OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER.

&&

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

Special weather statement, Aug 14, 10:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1010 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

MOZ093-101-102-150400-
NEWTON MO-BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-
1010 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEASTERN MCDONALD...NORTHWESTERN
BARRY AND SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

AT 1007 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAIRVIEW...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MONETT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE EXETER...FAIRVIEW...PURDY AND WHEATON.

FOSTER
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 11:05 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1105 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

KSZ073-097-101-150445-
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-
1105 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

AT 1101 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BRONSON TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENBUSH TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FAULKNER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BAXTER SPRINGS...BRONSON...CHEROKEE...
COLUMBUS...FORT SCOTT...FULTON...GALENA...GIRARD...HEPLER...
MCCUNE...PITTSBURG...UNIONTOWN...AND WEST MINERAL.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE
STORMS.

FOSTER
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 11:41 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1141 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

KSZ073-097-101-150545-
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-
1141 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BOURBON...CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN
CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...

AT 1137 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BRONSON TO BRAZILTON
TO SHERMAN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK
SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

FOSTER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon59 min
Aug 15, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade62 min
Aug 15, 1:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Greene, Lawrence, Polk59 min
Aug 15, 2:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster52 min
Aug 15, 2:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Laclede, Webster61 min
Aug 15, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Texas, Wright61 min
Aug 15, 12:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBourbon47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.