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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Springfield, MO

April 15, 2012Barton County, Jasper County, Missouri; Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2012, 7:21 AM CDT for Barton County, Jasper County, Missouri; Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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: Apr 15, 2012, 7:21 AM CDT (12:21 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Jasper County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:21 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 15, 6:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 76 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: 31 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -142 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 319 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 381 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.

680 
WUUS53 KSGF 151221
SVRSGF
KSC021-037-MOC011-097-151300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0068.120415T1221Z-120415T1300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
721 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 716 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF PITTSBURG TO WEIR TO 8
  MILES WEST OF BAXTER SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
  PITTSBURG...FRONTENAC...BAXTER SPRINGS...GALENA...LAMAR...
  CARTHAGE...MULBERRY...MINDENMINES...CARL JUNCTION...LIBERAL...IRON
  GATES...AIRPORT DRIVE...ORONOGO...PURCELL...WEBB CITY...ALBA...
  DUQUESNE...CARTERVILLE...DUENWEG AND JASPER.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 32 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3751 9488 3765 9412 3764 9410 3708 9406
      3705 9443 3706 9461 3703 9462 3700 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1220Z 252DEG 41KT 3745 9474 3727 9469
          3701 9482

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

$$

LINDENBERG

2 follow-up statements

078 
WWUS53 KSGF 151238
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
738 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

KSC021-037-MOC011-097-151300-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-120415T1300Z/
CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-JASPER MO-
738 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JASPER...
BARTON...SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL
800 AM CDT...

AT 735 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM LIBERAL TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF MINDENMINES TO
GALENA...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
LAMAR...CARTHAGE...IRON GATES...AIRPORT DRIVE...WEBB CITY...
ORONOGO...DUQUESNE...PURCELL...CARTERVILLE...ALBA...DUENWEG...
JASPER...GOLDEN CITY...NASHVILLE...IANTHA...NECK CITY...OAKLAND
PARK...OAKTON...LAKESIDE AND IRWIN.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 31 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3754 9471 3765 9413 3764 9410 3708 9406
      3705 9441 3706 9461 3703 9463 3703 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 1238Z 252DEG 41KT 3757 9446 3738 9452
          3708 9460

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

$$

LINDENBERG

237 
WWUS53 KSGF 151257
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
757 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

KSC021-037-MOC011-097-151306-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-120415T1300Z/
CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-JASPER MO-
757 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JASPER...BARTON...SOUTHEASTERN
CRAWFORD AND EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 AM CDT...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR 
PROPERTY.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE 
WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 3754 9471 3765 9413 3764 9410 3708 9406
      3705 9441 3706 9461 3703 9463 3703 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 1256Z 252DEG 41KT 3763 9421 3744 9427
          3714 9436

$$

LINDENBERG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 12:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 4 more	12 hr
Apr 15, 4:13 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	SGF	Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas and 11 more	14 hr
Apr 15, 7:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	36 min
Apr 15, 8:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	St. Clair	25 min
Apr 15, 8:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	45 min
Apr 15, 8:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper, Newton	6 hr
Apr 15, 9:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Lawrence	31 min
Apr 15, 11:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Camden, Dallas	38 min
Apr 15, 12:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Jasper	36 min
Apr 15, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cedar	34 min
Apr 15, 12:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	St. Clair	25 min
Apr 15, 12:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cedar, Dade	38 min
Apr 15, 12:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair	21 min
Apr 15, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	29 min
Apr 15, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Dallas, Greene	28 min
Apr 15, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	14 min
Apr 15, 3:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Dallas, Polk	2 hr
Apr 15, 3:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Greene, Stone, Taney, Webster	2 hr
Apr 15, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Laclede	26 min
Apr 15, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Miller, Morgan	22 min
Apr 15, 4:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Douglas, Ozark, Webster, Wright	6 hr
Apr 15, 5:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	6 hr
Apr 15, 5:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Bourbon	60 min
Apr 15, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford	49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2012 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2012 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012

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.