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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 366, NWS Springfield, MO

July 2, 2011Cedar County, St. Clair County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2011, 8:04 PM CDT for Cedar County, St. Clair County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2011, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2011, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cedar County, MO, St. Clair County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2011-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1547 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2011-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1547 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2317 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

957 
WUUS53 KSGF 030104
SVRSGF
MOC039-185-030145-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0366.110703T0104Z-110703T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
804 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL CEDAR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.

* AT 803 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CEDAR SPRINGS...OR 9 MILES EAST
  OF EL DORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM IS
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CEDAR SPRINGS...MONEGAW SPRINGS...ROSCOE
  AND TIFFIN.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE TRUMAN LAKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSE A VARIETY OF HAZARDS TO THOSE OUTDOORS...
INCLUDING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS THAT CAN CREATE DANGEROUS
FLYING PROJECTILES AND DEBRIS...AS WELL AS DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE INDOORS TO A
STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3799 9405 3806 9372 3785 9373 3783 9396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 174DEG 10KT 3793 9386
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

BOXELL
2 follow-up statements
008 
WWUS53 KSGF 030132
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
832 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

MOC039-030142-
/O.CAN.KSGF.SV.W.0366.000000T0000Z-110703T0145Z/
CEDAR MO-
832 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CEDAR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

&&

LAT...LON 3802 9387 3803 9387 3806 9372 3795 9373
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 174DEG 10KT 3804 9376

$$

MOC185-030145-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0366.000000T0000Z-110703T0145Z/
ST. CLAIR MO-
832 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY...

AT 827 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF MONEGAW SPRINGS...OR
18 MILES NORTHEAST OF EL DORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE MONEGAW SPRINGS.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE TRUMAN LAKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSE A VARIETY OF HAZARDS TO THOSE OUTDOORS...
INCLUDING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS THAT CAN CREATE DANGEROUS
FLYING PROJECTILES AND DEBRIS...AS WELL AS DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE INDOORS TO A
STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN SPRINGFIELD.

&&

LAT...LON 3802 9387 3803 9387 3806 9372 3795 9373
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 174DEG 10KT 3804 9376
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

BOXELL
855 
WWUS53 KSGF 030140
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
840 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

MOC185-030150-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0366.000000T0000Z-110703T0145Z/
ST. CLAIR MO-
840 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER
SEVERE...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3802 9387 3803 9387 3806 9372 3795 9373
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 174DEG 10KT 3806 9376

$$

BOXELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Hickory, St. Clair35 min
Jul 2, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon35 min
Jul 2, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCedar31 min
Jul 2, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon55 min
Jul 3, 1:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMorgan27 min
Jul 3, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMorgan25 min
Jul 3, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFWebster33 min
Jul 3, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden37 min
Jul 3, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden55 min
Jul 3, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene32 min
Jul 3, 2:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene, Webster2 hr
Jul 3, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene44 min
Jul 3, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Pulaski39 min
Jul 3, 3:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene97 min
Jul 3, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian28 min
Jul 3, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFLaclede34 min
Jul 3, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMaries25 min
Jul 3, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPulaski25 min
Jul 3, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPhelps38 min
Jul 3, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas27 min
Jul 3, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFVernon27 min
Jul 3, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon30 min
Jul 3, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Polk56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.