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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2011, 5:17 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Kansas; Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 min. 9 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
- May 22, 2011, 5:17 PM CDT (22:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cherokee County, KS, Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 5:25 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Riverton, KS | FROM MEDIA AND STORM STUDIO LIVE VIDEO |
| May 22, 5:34 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Galena, KS | |
| May 22, 5:34 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Joplin, MO | |
| May 22, 5:41 PM CDT | TORNADO 5 | Joplin, MO | *** 122 FATAL, 750 INJ *** A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY REVEALED THAT AN EF-5 TORNADO IMPACTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE CITY OF JOPLIN. WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF 200 MPH. THE PATH WIDTH WAS ESTIMATED AT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WIDE. |
| May 22, 5:41 PM CDT | TORNADO | Joplin, MO | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TORNADO ON THE GROUND WEST OF JOPIN AND POWER FLASHES |
| May 22, 5:46 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Joplin, MO | 7TH AND FLORIDA STREET |
| May 22, 5:46 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Joplin, MO | MULTIVORTEX TORNADO REPORTED NEAR 13TH AND RANGELINE RD. REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS TREES AND HOUSES. |
| May 22, 5:46 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Joplin, MO | 22ND AND BLACKCAT RD NEIGHBOHOOD MASSIVE DAMAGE BEING REPORTED TO HOUSES AND TREES WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED IN DEBRIS. |
| May 22, 6:02 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Joplin, MO | BETWEEN MILE MARKER 10 AND 12. TREES STIPED OF BARK. OVER 20 SEMITRUCKS AND CARS FLIPPED OFF I-44. ALL INTERSTATE SIGNS GONE AND DAMAGE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 2645 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 424 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 422 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 16.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
776 WFUS53 KSGF 222217 TORSGF KSC021-MOC097-145-222300- /O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0031.110522T2217Z-110522T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 517 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT. * AT 514 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR RIVERTON...OR 4 MILES NORTH OF BAXTER SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BAXTER SPRINGS...CLIFF VILLAGE...DENNIS ACRES...DIAMOND...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...FIDELITY...GALENA...IRON GATES...JOPLIN...LEAWOOD...LOWELL...REDINGS MILL...RIVERTON... SAGINAW...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...SHOAL CREEK ESTATE AND SILVER CREEK. INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 13 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. THERE IS ADDITIONAL TORNADO WARNING FOR A SEPARATE STORM ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY. 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 3716 9479 3707 9426 3697 9430 3701 9479 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 247DEG 36KT 3708 9470 HAIL 1.75IN $$ WISE
2 follow-up statements
541 WWUS53 KSGF 222230 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 530 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 KSC021-MOC097-145-222300- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110522T2300Z/ CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-NEWTON MO- 530 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN NEWTON...SOUTHWESTERN JASPER AND SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES... AT 524 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR RIVERTON...OR NEAR GALENA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS AS HISTORY OF PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD IN RIVERTON KANSAS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CLIFF VILLAGE...DENNIS ACRES...DIAMOND... DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...FIDELITY...GALENA...IRON GATES...JOPLIN... LEAWOOD...LOWELL...REDINGS MILL...RIVERTON...SAGINAW...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...SHOAL CREEK ESTATE AND SILVER CREEK. INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 13 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. && LAT...LON 3701 9472 3715 9472 3707 9426 3697 9430 TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 277DEG 17KT 3706 9464 HAIL 2.75IN $$ WISE
158 WWUS53 KSGF 222239 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 539 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 KSC021-MOC097-145-222300- /O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110522T2300Z/ CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-NEWTON MO- 539 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN NEWTON...SOUTHWESTERN JASPER AND SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES... AT 534 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR GALENA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS MOVING INTO THE CITY OF JOPLIN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CLIFF VILLAGE...DENNIS ACRES...DIAMOND... DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...FIDELITY...GALENA...IRON GATES...JOPLIN... LEAWOOD...LOWELL...REDINGS MILL...RIVERTON...SAGINAW...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...SHOAL CREEK ESTATE AND SILVER CREEK. INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 13 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. && LAT...LON 3701 9472 3715 9472 3707 9426 3697 9430 TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 267DEG 20KT 3708 9457 HAIL 2.75IN $$ WISE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Bourbon | 42 min |
| May 22, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 21 min |
| May 22, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 57 min |
| May 22, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 50 min |
| May 22, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 65 min |
| May 22, 4:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 6 hr |
| May 22, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 24 min |
| May 22, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 59 min |
| May 22, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 24 min |
| May 22, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Hickory | 25 min |
| May 22, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper | 51 min |
| May 22, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller, Morgan | 64 min |
| May 22, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 42 min |
| May 22, 5:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Newton | 6 hr |
| May 22, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 65 min |
| May 22, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan | 62 min |
| May 22, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 38 min |
| May 22, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone | 47 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.