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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Springfield, MO

June 19, 20115 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2011, 12:07 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 38 min. 5 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
Jun 19, 2011, 12:07 AM CDT (05:07 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2011, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Dallas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Polk County, MO, Webster County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:07 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
Jun 19, 12:15 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sw Fair Grove, MOTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALONG FARM ROAD 35
Jun 19, 12:15 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGFair Grove, MODAMAGE TO ROOF OF KUM AND GO IN FAIR GROVE.
Jun 19, 12:15 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 69Fair Grove, MOPASSED ON BY GREENE COUNTY OEM.
Jun 19, 12:35 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGConway, MOTREE DOWN AND BLOCKING GROVER ROAD
Jun 19, 12:38 AM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD3 N Niangua, MOPUBLIC REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD JUST NORTH OF THE CITY OF NIANGUA.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 18, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jun 18, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 2011-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4246 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4246 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1103 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.1
Supercell composite
15.1

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The text

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

355 
WFUS53 KSGF 190507
TORSGF
MOC059-077-105-167-225-190545-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0064.110619T0507Z-110619T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1207 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT.

* AT 1202 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  TORNADIC STORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  HALF WAY TO 9 MILES WEST OF FAIR GROVE TO 10 MILES WEST OF
  BASSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BASSVILLE...BUFFALO...CHARITY...
  CONWAY...ELKLAND...FAIR GROVE...FOOSE...HALF WAY...LONG LANE...
  MARCH...MARSHFIELD...NIANGUA...OLIVE AND WINDYVILLE.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BENNETT SPRING STATE PARK.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 115 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED
BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN 
EFFECT FOR GREENE AND POLK COUNTIES.

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 3772 9290 3750 9275 3730 9280 3730 9320
      3745 9321 3761 9331
TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 258DEG 39KT 3753 9334 3742 9326
          3731 9325
HAIL 1.25IN

$$

SCHAUMANN
3 follow-up statements
302 
WWUS53 KSGF 190519
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1219 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

MOC059-077-105-167-225-190545-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-110619T0545Z/
GREENE MO-LACLEDE MO-POLK MO-WEBSTER MO-DALLAS MO-
1219 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DALLAS...NORTHERN WEBSTER...SOUTHEASTERN POLK...SOUTHWESTERN LACLEDE
AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 1216 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE TORNADIC STORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES WEST OF
FOOSE TO OLIVE TO BASSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BASSVILLE...BUFFALO...CHARITY...CONWAY...
ELKLAND...FAIR GROVE...FOOSE...HALF WAY...LONG LANE...MARCH...
MARSHFIELD...NIANGUA...OLIVE AND WINDYVILLE.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BENNETT SPRING STATE PARK.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 92 AND 115 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED
BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF AVAILABLE...MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. OTHERWISE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE
WALLS.

&&

LAT...LON 3772 9290 3750 9275 3730 9280 3730 9320
      3745 9321 3761 9331
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 258DEG 39KT 3756 9315 3745 9307
          3734 9306
HAIL 1.25IN

$$

SCHAUMANN
352 
WWUS53 KSGF 190528
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1228 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

MOC077-167-190538-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-110619T0545Z/
GREENE MO-POLK MO-
1228 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN POLK AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

&&

LAT...LON 3730 9307 3747 9307 3766 9313 3772 9290
      3750 9275 3730 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0528Z 258DEG 39KT 3757 9304 3746 9296
          3735 9295

$$

MOC059-105-225-190545-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-110619T0545Z/
LACLEDE MO-WEBSTER MO-DALLAS MO-
1228 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DALLAS...NORTHERN WEBSTER AND SOUTHWESTERN LACLEDE COUNTIES...

AT 1226 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE TORNADIC STORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHARITY TO ELKLAND TO 4 MILES WEST OF MARSHFIELD...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BUFFALO...CHARITY...CONWAY...ELKLAND...
LONG LANE...MARSHFIELD...NIANGUA AND WINDYVILLE.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BENNETT SPRING STATE PARK.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 115 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED
BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF AVAILABLE...MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. OTHERWISE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE
WALLS.

&&

LAT...LON 3730 9307 3747 9307 3766 9313 3772 9290
      3750 9275 3730 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0528Z 258DEG 39KT 3757 9304 3746 9296
          3735 9295
HAIL 1.25IN

$$

SCHAUMANN
403 
WWUS53 KSGF 190544
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1244 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

MOC059-105-225-190553-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-110619T0545Z/
LACLEDE MO-WEBSTER MO-DALLAS MO-
1244 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS...NORTHERN WEBSTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN LACLEDE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 AM CDT...

HOWEVER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA 
THROUGH 100 AM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3730 9307 3747 9307 3766 9313 3772 9290
      3750 9275 3730 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0543Z 258DEG 39KT 3760 9284 3749 9276
          3738 9275

$$

SCHAUMANN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden, Miller40 min
Jun 18, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Morgan41 min
Jun 18, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBenton27 min
Jun 18, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton54 min
Jun 18, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller46 min
Jun 18, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Miller38 min
Jun 18, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Morgan18 min
Jun 18, 9:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMiller26 min
Jun 18, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller32 min
Jun 18, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Miller30 min
Jun 18, 10:06 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMaries39 min
Jun 18, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller26 min
Jun 18, 10:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMiller9 hr
Jun 18, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper66 min
Jun 18, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Lawrence67 min
Jun 18, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian, Greene, Polk26 min
Jun 18, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon49 min
Jun 18, 11:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Dallas, Greene, Polk63 min
Jun 18, 11:30 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDade, Greene, Lawrence, Polk45 min
Jun 18, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Pulaski41 min
Jun 18, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton52 min
Jun 18, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Laclede, Polk, Webster61 min
Jun 19, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Miller14 min
Jun 19, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence14 min
Jun 19, 12:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon56 min
Jun 19, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPhelps39 min
Jun 19, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Pulaski, Wright54 min
Jun 19, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Greene, Polk35 min
Jun 19, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas76 min
Jun 19, 1:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper6 hr
Jun 19, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Shannon61 min
Jun 19, 2:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFShannon30 min
Jun 19, 2:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMaries, Phelps, Pulaski4 hr
Jun 19, 3:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDallas28 min
Jun 19, 4:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDouglas38 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.