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Special Weather Statement, NWS Springfield, MO

June 28, 2011Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2011, 3:04 AM CDT for Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 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: Jun 28, 2011, 3:04 AM CDT (08:04 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2011, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO

County Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 24 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3014 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1146 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 8.5

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 28, 12:17 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 12:17 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 1:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
147 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-290700-
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-
147 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

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 HAIL RISK.
 LIMITED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
 LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.
 LIMITED FLOODING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT INTO
THE PREDAWN HOURS FROM EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO FAR SOUTHERN
MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT AREAS MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM PITTSBURG KANSAS TO SALEM MISSOURI. THESE STORMS MAY CONGEAL
INTO A LARGE CLUSTER AS THEY SPREAD EAST. WHILE THE RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER IS LIMITED...ANY SEVERE STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WINDS TO 60
MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS...AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE
SAME AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF U.S. 60 ON TUESDAY.
NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING
OVER FAR WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. NO SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AT THIS TIME.

ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE
MID 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE REGION. HEAT INDICES
ABOVE 100 DEGREES WILL BE COMMON ON AN AFTERNOON BASIS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE ISOLATED
 NATURE OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER THAT DEVELOPS.

&&

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, Jun 28, 1:32 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
132 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

KSZ097-101-MOZ077-088-280715-
CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-JASPER MO-
132 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...
NORTHWESTERN JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN BARTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...

AT 128 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHEROKEE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PITTSBURG BY 140 AM CDT.
  OPOLIS BY 155 AM CDT.
  ASBURY BY 200 AM CDT.
  NASHVILLE BY 215 AM CDT.

LAT...LON 3742 9448 3723 9449 3731 9483 3741 9483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 280DEG 18KT 3735 9475

GRIFFIN

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 2:23 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
223 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

MOZ077-088-089-280800-
BARTON MO-JASPER MO-DADE MO-
223 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN JASPER...
SOUTHEASTERN BARTON AND WESTERN DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...

AT 221 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF KENOMA...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LAMAR. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS
AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  KENOMA...BOSTON...6 MILES WEST OF GOLDEN CITY AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF LAMAR BY 300 AM CDT.

LAT...LON 3752 9442 3751 9391 3729 9391 3729 9406
      3732 9443
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 180DEG 0KT 3739 9421

GRIFFIN

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 2:42 AM CDT, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
242 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

MOZ090-091-280830-
GREENE MO-WEBSTER MO-
242 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN GREENE AND WEBSTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

AT 240 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NORTHEASTERN SPRINGFIELD...OR 8 MILES WEST
OF STRAFFORD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS
AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  TURNERS AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF BASSVILLE BY 300 AM CDT.
  STRAFFORD BY 305 AM CDT.
  8 MILES NORTH OF ROGERSVILLE BY 320 AM CDT.
  NORTHVIEW BY 325 AM CDT.
  6 MILES NORTH OF FORDLAND...8 MILES NORTHWEST OF DIGGINS AND 8
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARSHFIELD BY 330 AM CDT.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 102 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED
BY THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3743 9276 3707 9277 3713 9343 3734 9342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 274DEG 16KT 3725 9324

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:04 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
304 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

MOZ093-094-102-280830-
BARRY MO-NEWTON MO-LAWRENCE MO-
304 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWTON...
NORTHWESTERN BARRY AND SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM
CDT...

AT 259 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RITCHEY...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEOSHO...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WENTWORTH BY 315 AM CDT.
  PIERCE CITY BY 330 AM CDT.

LAT...LON 3704 9391 3685 9395 3690 9427 3705 9424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0804Z 282DEG 16KT 3697 9414

GRIFFIN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 8:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Shannon	24 min
Jun 28, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barton	37 min
Jun 28, 2:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Greene, Webster	48 min
Jun 28, 2:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Webster, Wright	50 min
Jun 28, 3:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Dade	49 min
Jun 28, 3:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence	50 min
Jun 28, 3:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas	47 min
Jun 28, 3:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Wright	42 min
Jun 28, 3:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Ozark	46 min
Jun 28, 4:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Ozark, Taney	41 min
Jun 28, 4:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	39 min
Jun 28, 4:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark	38 min
Jun 28, 4:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone, Taney	34 min
Jun 28, 4:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Ozark, Taney	44 min
Jun 28, 4:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Texas	50 min
Jun 28, 5:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Ozark	47 min
Jun 28, 5:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Oregon	36 min
Jun 28, 2:19 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	SGF	Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 17 more	38 hr
Jun 28, 1:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cherokee	43 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Missouri, 2011 Every special weather statement in 2011

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.