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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Springfield, MO

July 8, 2012Barry County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2012, 6:04 PM CDT for Barry County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report 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 8, 2012, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2012, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Barry County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 8, 6:10 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ene Fairview, MO	TREE DOWN.

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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 16 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: 661 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -154 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -35 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.

566 
WUUS53 KSGF 082304
SVRSGF
MOC009-145-082330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0162.120708T2304Z-120708T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
604 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 602 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES 
SOUTHWEST OF MONETT...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
           DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.

ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WERE ALSO NEAR VERONA.  THIS 
STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PURDY...FAIRVIEW...WHEATON...JENKINS...NEWTONIA...PIONEER...STARK
  CITY...BUTTERFIELD AND STELLA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3674 9407 3675 9407 3676 9433 3694 9414
      3693 9394 3693 9371 3691 9361 3670 9362
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 018DEG 19KT 3689 9404

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

RUNNELS

1 follow-up statement

920 
WWUS53 KSGF 082334
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
634 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

MOC009-145-082342-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120708T2330Z/
BARRY MO-NEWTON MO-
634 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON AND
NORTHERN BARRY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE 
LIMITS...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH 
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN BARRY COUNTY...PARTICULARLY TO THE 
SOUTH OF MONETT. 

RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE EARLY 
EVENING AND SEEK SHELTER AS THEY APPROACH.

LAT...LON 3674 9407 3675 9407 3676 9433 3694 9414
      3693 9394 3693 9371 3691 9361 3670 9362
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 018DEG 19KT 3688 9404

$$

RUNNELS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 3:12 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	SGF	Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more	16 hr
Jul 8, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	St. Clair	36 min
Jul 8, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair	41 min
Jul 8, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Miller	24 min
Jul 8, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Miller	49 min
Jul 8, 2:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Miller	6 hr
Jul 8, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Taney	16 min
Jul 8, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Polk	29 min
Jul 8, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon	28 min
Jul 8, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Stone	28 min
Jul 8, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Stone, Taney	31 min
Jul 8, 6:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Dent, Douglas, Howell, Shannon, Texas, Wright	4 hr

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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.