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Special Weather Statement, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2012, 6:37 PM CDT for Miller County, Missouri. It was in force for 23 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
- Aug 8, 2012, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
County Miller County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2303 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 8, 6:07 PM CDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 6:07 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 347 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-092100- 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- 347 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED HAIL RISK. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. LIMITED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STRAIGHT LINE DOWNBURST WINDS AND ONE INCH HAIL POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST THREAT AREAS FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 65 ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH WELL UP INTO THE 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES TODAY. THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. DRY VEGETATION FROM DROUGHT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LOW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED RISK FOR WILDFIRES. LIGHTNING AND WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO SPARK GRASS AND BRUSH FIRES WHERE HEAVIER RAIN DOES NOT OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT MAY BRING ADDITIONAL ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS ON THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. AN ELEVATED RISK FOR WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE. ON FRIDAY...MODERATELY GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN THE NEXT THREE HOURS FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. && 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) GRIFFIN
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 8, 5:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
523 PM CDT WED AUG 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM HAIL 5 N GOLDEN CITY 37.47N 94.09W
08/08/2012 E0.88 INCH BARTON MO EMERGENCY MNGR
0523 PM HAIL BRUMLEY 38.09N 92.49W
08/08/2012 E0.50 INCH MILLER MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIME SIZED HAIL
&&
MGRIFFINSpecial weather statement, Aug 8, 5:40 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
540 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012
MOZ093-101-082330-
MCDONALD MO-NEWTON MO-
540 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MCDONALD AND
SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 535 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF SENECA...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BAXTER SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...
AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ANDERSON...GOODMAN...NEOSHO...RACINE AND
SENECA.
LAT...LON 3673 9463 3700 9463 3701 9462 3702 9461
3680 9421 3658 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 316DEG 16KT 3690 9460
KARDELLSpecial weather statement, Aug 8, 5:46 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
546 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012
MOZ055>058-068>071-080-082330-
BENTON MO-CAMDEN MO-HICKORY MO-MARIES MO-MILLER MO-MORGAN MO-
PHELPS MO-PULASKI MO-DALLAS MO-
546 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CAMDEN...EASTERN HICKORY...
MARIES...MILLER...NORTHERN DALLAS...NORTHERN PHELPS...NORTHERN
PULASKI...SOUTHEASTERN BENTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL
630 PM CDT...
AT 539 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM VIENNA TO CROSS
TIMBERS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BAGNELL...BARNUMTON...BELLE...BRANCH...
BRINKTOWN...BRUMLEY...CAMDENTON...CLIMAX SPRINGS...CROCKER...CROSS
TIMBERS...DECATURVILLE...DIXON...EDWARDS...FREEDOM...FRISTOE...GREEN
BAY TERRACE...HURRICANE DECK...IBERIA...KAISER...KNOBBY...LAKE
OZARK...LAKELAND...LAKEVIEW...LAURIE...LINN CREEK...MACKS CREEK...
MONTREAL...OLD LINN CREEK...OSAGE BEACH...PRESTON...PURVIS...ROACH...
SAINT ELIZABETH...SUNRISE BEACH...TUNAS...TUSCUMBIA...ULMAN...
URBANA...VICHY...VIENNA...VILLAGE OF FOUR SEASONS AND WET GLAIZE.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDE LAKE OF
THE OZARKS STATE PARK...LAKE OF THE OZARKS AND TRUMAN LAKE.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 187 AND 199 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED
BY THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3789 9263 3790 9285 3786 9286 3781 9321
3814 9335 3832 9219 3830 9218 3830 9165
3816 9164 3815 9151 3803 9152
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 277DEG 23KT 3816 9185 3805 9314
KARDELLLocal storm report, Aug 8, 5:47 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 25 min |
| Aug 8, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Taney | 33 min |
| Aug 8, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Stone | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas | 43 min |
| Aug 8, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 38 min |
| Aug 8, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cedar, Dade | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Newton | 50 min |
| Aug 8, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Crawford | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 39 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Missouri, 2012Every special weather statement 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.