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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 413, NWS Springfield, MO

July 25, 2011Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2011, 2:41 PM CDT for Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 64 min. 2 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
Jul 25, 2011, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 25, 3:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGNevada, MOTREE DOWN. POWERLINE DOWN.
Jul 25, 3:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 593 Ene Nevada, MOKNVD AWOS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 12:00Z on 2011-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1510 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 12:00Z on 2011-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -39 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
1510 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
988 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-3 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.

714 
WUUS53 KSGF 251941
SVRSGF
KSC011-037-MOC011-217-252045-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0413.110725T1941Z-110725T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
241 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT.

* AT 235 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN BARTON COUNTY AND    
  AREAS OF VERNON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY...AND  
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ARCADIA...ENGLEVALE...FORT SCOTT...
  LIBERAL...MULBERRY...NEVADA...SHELDON...VERDELLA AND WALKER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...IF
YOU ARE IN ITS PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3750 9451 3756 9472 3775 9479 3788 9473
      3796 9464 3799 9452 3800 9429 3790 9412
      3777 9407 3761 9418 3754 9431
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 323DEG 1KT 3780 9432
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN

$$

CRAMER
3 follow-up statements
929 
WWUS53 KSGF 251957
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
257 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011

KSC011-037-MOC011-217-252045-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0413.000000T0000Z-110725T2045Z/
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-VERNON MO-
257 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR VERNON...NORTHWESTERN BARTON...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTIES...

AT 254 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER VERNON...NORTHERN 
BARTON...AND EASTERN BOURBON COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY 
STATIONARY...AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ARCADIA...ENGLEVALE...FORT SCOTT...
LIBERAL...MULBERRY...NEVADA...SHELDON...VERDELLA AND WALKER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...IF
YOU ARE IN ITS PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3750 9451 3756 9472 3775 9479 3788 9473
      3796 9464 3799 9452 3800 9429 3790 9412
      3777 9407 3761 9418 3754 9431
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 130DEG 5KT 3783 9441
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN

$$

CRAMER
456 
WWUS53 KSGF 252028
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
328 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011

KSC011-037-MOC011-217-252045-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0413.000000T0000Z-110725T2045Z/
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-VERNON MO-
328 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR VERNON...NORTHWESTERN BARTON...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTIES...

AT 323 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER 
VERNON...BOURBON...AND NORTHEAST CRAWFORD COUNTIES. THESE STORMS ARE 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ARCADIA...ENGLEVALE...FORT SCOTT...NEVADA
AND WALKER.

AT 320 PM...A 59 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE NEVADA AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...IF
YOU ARE IN ITS PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3777 9413 3770 9423 3765 9433 3758 9451
      3756 9472 3775 9479 3788 9473 3796 9464
      3799 9452 3800 9429 3790 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 130DEG 5KT 3786 9445
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN

$$

CRAMER
661 
WWUS53 KSGF 252046
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
346 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011

KSC011-037-MOC011-217-252056-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0413.000000T0000Z-110725T2045Z/
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-VERNON MO-
346 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR VERNON...NORTHWESTERN
BARTON...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...

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 3777 9413 3770 9423 3765 9433 3758 9451
      3756 9472 3775 9479 3788 9473 3796 9464
      3799 9452 3800 9429 3790 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 130DEG 5KT 3786 9445

$$

CRAMER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCherokee24 min
Jul 25, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBourbon56 min
Jul 24, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene46 min
Jul 24, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper38 min
Jul 24, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Stone26 min
Jul 24, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper, Lawrence, Newton31 min
Jul 25, 3:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFVernon110 min
Jul 25, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton63 min
Jul 25, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper, Newton55 min

Nearby

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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.