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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2012, 10:48 PM CST for Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 min. 9 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
- Feb 28, 2012, 10:48 PM CST (04:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 11:15 PM CST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:48 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 10:48 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 N Frontenac, KS | |
| Feb 28, 10:48 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 W Pittsburg, KS | |
| Feb 28, 10:52 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 Wnw Nashville, MO | AN EF-1 RATED TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 85 TO 80 MPH TRACKED 16 MILES FROM 5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MINDENMINES TO 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF LAMAR CROSSING HWY 71. THE TORNADO DAMAGED SEVERAL BARNS ALONG WITH UPROOTING TREES AND DAMAGING A ROOF OF A FARM |
| Feb 28, 10:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Pittsburg, KS | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND LOTS OF TREES DOWN NEAR 200TH AND 510TH STREET SOUTHWEST OF PITTSBURG...POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE |
| Feb 28, 10:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Pittsburg, KS | THREE TALL WOODEN POWER POLES SNAPPED AT THE BASE ON S 260TH ST ONE MILE NORTH OF E 530TH AVE. HEAVY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUSE AT SAME LOCATION. |
| Feb 28, 10:58 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Pittsburg, KS | SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED. |
| Feb 28, 11:09 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Sw Lamar, MO | |
| Feb 28, 11:14 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Lamar, MO | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN LAMAR...POSSIBLE DAMAGE WITH POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| Feb 28, 11:15 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Lamar, MO | POSSIBLE DEBRIS PATH WITH STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO HOMES NEAR HWY 71 JUST NORTH OF LAMAR |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 10:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 482 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 563 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
805
WFUS53 KSGF 290448
TORSGF
KSC037-MOC011-290515-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0010.120229T0448Z-120229T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1048 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CST.
* AT 1044 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO NEAR CHICOPEE...OR NEAR PITTSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE FRONTENAC...LAMAR...MINDENMINES AND
PITTSBURG.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3746 9478 3759 9421 3736 9416 3735 9432
3737 9462 3734 9462 3734 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 258DEG 63KT 3740 9466
HAIL 1.75IN
$$
HATCH1 follow-up statement
550
WWUS53 KSGF 290458
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1058 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
KSC037-290508-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120229T0515Z/
CRAWFORD KS-
1058 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3737 9456 3750 9461 3752 9450 3759 9421
3736 9416 3735 9432 3736 9432 3736 9442
3736 9453
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 258DEG 63KT 3743 9444
$$
MOC011-290515-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120229T0515Z/
BARTON MO-
1058 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR BARTON
COUNTY...
AT 1057 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF NASHVILLE...OR 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LAMAR...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BOSTON...IANTHA...KENOMA...LAMAR
HEIGHTS...LAMAR...MINDENMINES...NASHVILLE AND OAKTON.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING MAJOR DAMAGE IN CRAWFORD AND
CHEROKEE COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3737 9456 3750 9461 3752 9450 3759 9421
3736 9416 3735 9432 3736 9432 3736 9442
3736 9453
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 258DEG 63KT 3743 9444
HAIL 1.25IN
$$
CRAMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 10:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 54 min |
| Feb 28, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 11:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 42 min |
| Feb 29, 4:33 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 13 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:43 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 12 hr |
| Feb 28, 11:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 11:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon | 27 min |
| Feb 28, 11:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene, Polk | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 11:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Cedar, Dallas, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 46 min |
| Feb 28, 11:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Polk, Webster | 51 min |
| Feb 28, 11:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 12:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 25 min |
| Feb 29, 12:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 56 min |
| Feb 29, 12:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 24 min |
| Feb 29, 12:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski | 44 min |
| Feb 29, 12:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller | 27 min |
| Feb 29, 12:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 40 min |
| Feb 29, 12:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 47 min |
| Feb 29, 12:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Texas, Wright | 67 min |
| Feb 29, 12:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 47 min |
| Feb 29, 1:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 58 min |
| Feb 29, 1:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps | 39 min |
| Feb 29, 1:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas, Wright | 65 min |
| Feb 29, 1:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 57 min |
| Feb 29, 1:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Ozark | 54 min |
| Feb 29, 1:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 1:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas | 39 min |
| Feb 29, 2:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell | 39 min |
| Feb 29, 2:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 43 min |
| Feb 29, 2:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Ozark | 64 min |
| Feb 29, 3:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 17 min |
| Feb 29, 3:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 28 min |
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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.