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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Springfield, MO

May 1, 2012Christian County, Greene County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2012, 3:12 AM CDT for Christian County, Greene County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 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
May 1, 2012, 3:12 AM CDT (08:12 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2012, 3:45 AM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Christian County, MO, Greene County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 1, 3:18 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 601 W Republic, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 1, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 2012-05-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 202 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2012-05-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 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
202 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1176 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 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.

381 
WUUS53 KSGF 010812
SVRSGF
MOC043-077-010845-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0095.120501T0812Z-120501T0845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
312 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 345 AM CDT

* AT 308 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM ASH GROVE TO REPUBLIC TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  CLEVER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
  BATTLEFIELD...NIXA...OZARK...STRAFFORD...CLEVER...WILLARD...FAIR
  GROVE...CAVE SPRINGS...BOAZ...GLIDEWELL...EBENEZER...FREMONT
  HILLS...GALLOWAY...LINDEN...TURNERS...BASSVILLE AND SPRINGFIELD.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 90 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 3738 9359 3741 9308 3703 9307 3699 9345
      3700 9358
TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 243DEG 49KT 3730 9347 3714 9347
          3700 9350

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

$$

GAGAN
3 follow-up statements
348 
WWUS53 KSGF 010820
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
320 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

MOC043-077-010845-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120501T0845Z/
CHRISTIAN MO-GREENE MO-
320 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GREENE AND
NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES UNTIL 345 AM CDT...

AT 318 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM WILLARD TO BATTLEFIELD TO CLEVER...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

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

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. A 60 MPH WIND GUST WAS          
REPORTED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER IN REPUBLIC.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NIXA...OZARK...STRAFFORD...FAIR GROVE...EBENEZER...FREMONT HILLS...
GALLOWAY...LINDEN...TURNERS...BASSVILLE AND SPRINGFIELD.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 90 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 3738 9359 3741 9308 3703 9307 3699 9345
      3700 9358
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 243DEG 49KT 3734 9334 3718 9334
          3704 9337

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

$$

GAGAN
876 
WWUS53 KSGF 010830
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
330 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

MOC043-077-010845-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120501T0845Z/
CHRISTIAN MO-GREENE MO-
330 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN GREENE
AND NORTH CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTIES UNTIL 345 AM CDT...

AT 327 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM FAIR GROVE TO EXTREME EAST CENTRAL SPRINGFIELD TO
NIXA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

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

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 60 MPH WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED   
IN SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY.

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


LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STRAFFORD...FAIR GROVE...LINDEN...TURNERS...BASSVILLE AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN SPRINGFIELD.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 90 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 3700 9340 3722 9337 3738 9339 3741 9308
      3703 9307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 243DEG 49KT 3738 9319 3722 9320
          3709 9323

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

$$

GAGAN
330 
WWUS53 KSGF 010842
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
342 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

MOC043-077-010852-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120501T0845Z/
CHRISTIAN MO-GREENE MO-
342 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN GREENE AND NORTH
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 AM CDT...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3700 9340 3722 9337 3738 9339 3741 9308
      3703 9307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0842Z 243DEG 49KT 3746 9299 3730 9300
          3717 9303

$$

GAGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 11:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Vernon5 hr
May 1, 12:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFJasper4 hr
May 1, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton52 min
May 1, 1:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper34 min
May 1, 2:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCedar, Dade, St. Clair6 hr
May 1, 2:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton38 min
May 1, 2:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFNewton91 min
May 1, 3:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Stone27 min
May 1, 3:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Webster, Wright35 min
May 1, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Stone, Taney34 min
May 1, 3:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Polk, Webster28 min
May 1, 4:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden, Douglas, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski, Wright43 min
May 1, 4:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDouglas, Maries, Ozark, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas50 min
May 1, 4:49 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon27 hr
May 1, 6:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFJasper44 hr
May 1, 7:49 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCedar, Dade, St. Clair8 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.