Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2012, 1:49 PM CDT for Barry County, Missouri. It was in force for 14 min. 2 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
- Apr 15, 2012, 1:49 PM CDT (18:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2012, 2:03 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Barry County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Wsw Cassville, MO | |
| Apr 15, 1:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Cassville, MO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 24 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
961
WUUS53 KSGF 151849
SVRSGF
MOC009-151915-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0072.120415T1849Z-120415T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
149 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 215 PM CDT
* AT 145 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CASSVILLE...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCDOWELL...JENKINS...PLEASANT RIDGE...MADRY AND WHEELERVILLE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ROARING RIVER STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3656 9398 3662 9397 3693 9382 3692 9362
3682 9361 3682 9357 3672 9358 3654 9382
3652 9388 3652 9395
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 212DEG 68KT 3667 9382
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50 MPH
$$
CRAMER2 follow-up statements
710
WWUS53 KSGF 151855
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
155 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
MOC009-151915-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-120415T1915Z/
BARRY MO-
155 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
BARRY COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM CDT...
AT 150 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CASSVILLE...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCDOWELL...JENKINS...PLEASANT RIDGE...MADRY AND WHEELERVILLE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ROARING RIVER STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3664 9390 3665 9392 3669 9391 3693 9382
3692 9362 3682 9361 3682 9357 3678 9358
3666 9375 3663 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 212DEG 68KT 3677 9374
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50 MPH
$$
CRAMER749
WWUS53 KSGF 151903
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
203 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
MOC009-151913-
/O.CAN.KSGF.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-120415T1915Z/
BARRY MO-
203 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BARRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 3664 9390 3665 9392 3669 9391 3693 9382
3692 9362 3682 9361 3682 9357 3678 9358
3666 9375 3663 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 212DEG 68KT 3690 9364
$$
CRAMERThe 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, 7:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 39 min |
| 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, 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 |
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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.