Severe Thunderstorm Warning 203, NWS Springfield, MO

326 
WWUS53 KSGF 050214
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
914 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

MOC009-109-050223-
/O.CAN.KSGF.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-120805T0230Z/
BARRY MO-LAWRENCE MO-
914 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND
NORTHEASTERN BARRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.

LAT...LON 3695 9361 3710 9360 3708 9306 3676 9320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 296DEG 33KT 3688 9340

$$

MOC043-209-213-050230-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-120805T0230Z/
CHRISTIAN MO-STONE MO-TANEY MO-
914 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
TANEY...NORTHERN STONE AND WESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM
CDT...

AT 912 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF HIGHLANDVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 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.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BILLINGS...BOAZ...CHESTNUTRIDGE...CHRISTIAN CENTER...CLEVER...EXTREME
SOUTHERN SPRINGFIELD...FREMONT HILLS...HIGHLANDVILLE...HURLEY...
LINDEN...NIXA...OZARK...PONCE DE LEON...SELMORE AND SPOKANE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3695 9361 3710 9360 3708 9306 3676 9320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 296DEG 33KT 3688 9340

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

$$

KURTZ

056 
WWUS53 KSGF 050222
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
922 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

MOC043-209-213-050232-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-120805T0230Z/
CHRISTIAN MO-STONE MO-TANEY MO-
922 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TANEY...NORTHERN
STONE AND WESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
 HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3695 9361 3710 9360 3708 9306 3676 9320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 296DEG 33KT 3684 9331

$$

KURTZ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
713 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...UPDATE TO AVIATION...

...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...

.UPDATE...

TWO AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION EARLY
THIS EVENING ONE FROM KIMBERLING CITY TO ROLLA MISSOURI AND
ANOTHER ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI INTO NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. A
COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED FROM PITTSBURG KANSAS TO ELDON
MISSOURI HAS OF 7 PM. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO STEADILY
TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST AS THE STORMS THAT DEVELOPED AHEAD OF IT
TRACK TO THE EAST. THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME QUITE UNSTABLY WITH
THE HEATING OF THE DAY WHICH WILL ALLOW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS TO
OCCUR WITHIN THIS ACTIVITY. WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE UNDER THE CLOUD
BASE...DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE DRY
AIR WILL LIMITED THE HAIL RISK TO HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...BUT
WITH THE STRONGER UPDRAFTS A FEW HAIL STONES TO QUARTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. WITH ACTIVITY SHOULD BEGIN TO PUSH EAST AND SOUTH OF THE
AREA AND WEAK LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. A
SEVERE STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS
UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

WISE

&&

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...

MODELS HAVE THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. MLCAPE VALUES OF 1500-2500 J/KG CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA
BUT WITH H7 TEMPERATURES IN THE 12-14C RANGE...ATMOSPHERE REMAINS
CAPPED. WILL PROBABLY TAKE THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA TO
FINALLY BREAK THE CAP AND INITIATE STORMS. WITH INVERTED-V
SOUNDINGS AND GOOD DOWNDRAFT CAPE...PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT CONVECTION TO BE OF A
SCATTERED NATURE...SO MOST LOCATIONS WILL PROBABLY SEE NO MORE
THAN 0.50 INCHES OF RAINFALL AT BEST.

FRONT THEN MOVES THROUGH THE AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING ALLOWING
SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO MOVE OVER THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES BY MONDAY WILL BE CLOSER TO SEASONAL NORMALS WITH
LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S AND HIGHS IN THE LOW 90S.

GAEDE

&&
.LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...

UPPER LEVEL HIGH THEN RETROGRADES AND BUILDS WESTWARD ALLOWING THE
REGION TO GET INTO NORTHWEST FLOW AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES. WILL ALSO SEE SOME WAVES COME UP AND OVER THE HIGH
MID TO LATE WEEK. NOT CARRYING ANY CHANCE POPS AT THIS TIME.

GAEDE

&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 100Z KSGF...KJLN AND KBBG TAFS...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST
THIS EVENING AND IMPACT THE TAF SITES EARLY THIS EVENING.

BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY WITH SKIES CLEARING
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY
ON SUNDAY.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MOZ055>058-066>071-
     078>083-089>092-094>098-102>106.

     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MOZ077-
     088-093-101.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MOZ077-088-093-
     101.

KS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ073.

     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ097-
     101.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ097-101.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
811 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-060115-
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-
811 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  ELEVATED HAIL RISK.
  ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
  ELEVATED LIGHTNING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND TRACK EAST
ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A JOPLIN
TO ROLLA MISSOURI LINE THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE
STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL
AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY ANY
THUNDERSTORM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 90S TO THE HIGHER 90S ON
AN AFTERNOON BASIS THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF
 A JOPLIN TO ROLLA LINE.

&&

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)

WFO SGF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
828 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0827 PM     LIGHTNING        FREISTATT               37.02N 93.90W
08/04/2012                   LAWRENCE           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STRUCTURE AND FIELD FIRE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.

&&

GAEDE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
833 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     TSTM WND GST     MARSHFIELD              37.34N 92.91W
08/04/2012  E50 MPH          WEBSTER            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

GAEDE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
835 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLEASANT HOPE           37.46N 93.27W
08/04/2012                   POLK               MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FEW TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY H.

&&

GAEDE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
845 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0840 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STRAFFORD               37.27N 93.12W
08/04/2012                   GREENE             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN

&&

GAEDE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
846 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0840 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT VERNON            37.10N 93.82W
08/04/2012                   LAWRENCE           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO LARGE TREES DOWN.

&&

GAEDE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
848 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0655 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 NW EBENEZER           37.37N 93.35W
08/04/2012  E60 MPH          GREENE             MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

GAEDE