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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Feb 29, 2012, 12:31 AM CST for Laclede County, Phelps County, Pulaski County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 min. 3 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 29, 2012, 12:31 AM CST (06:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 1:15 AM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Laclede County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pulaski County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 12:52 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Waynesville, MO | LARGE TREE UPROOTED..CONCRETE WALL BLOWN OVER MINOR BUILDING DAMAGE |
| Feb 29, 1:06 AM CST | TORNADO | 1 Nw Edgar Springs, MO | AN EF-1 RATED TORNADO WITH A MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 90 TO 95 MPH TRACKED 19 MILES FROM JUST NORTHWEST OF EDGAR SPRINGS TO THE NORTHEAST TO HIGHWAY 68 JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY YY. THE TORNADO SEVERELY DAMAGED AND REMOVED THE ROOF OF A GAS STATION AND OF A HOME ALON |
| Feb 29, 1:10 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | Rolla, MO | HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 60 MPH WIND GUST |
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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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.
288
WFUS53 KSGF 290631
TORSGF
MOC105-161-169-290715-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0016.120229T0631Z-120229T0715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1231 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LACLEDE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
WESTERN PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 115 AM CST.
* AT 1228 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO NEAR LEBANON...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BEULAH...DEVIL'S ELBOW...DOOLITTLE...DRY
KNOB...EDGAR SPRINGS...FALCON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...JEROME...
LAQUEY...LEBANON...NEWBURG...NORTHWYE...OZARK SPRINGS...RICHLAND...
ROLLA...SLEEPER...ST. ROBERT...STOUTLAND AND WAYNESVILLE.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 122 AND 185 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED
BY THIS TORNADO.
THIS STROM HAS HAD A CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9176 3779 9181 3762 9182 3761 9224
3759 9225 3756 9269 3777 9272 3782 9257
3780 9254 3783 9249 3783 9246 3787 9241
3804 9191 3797 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 251DEG 57KT 3768 9261
HAIL 1.75IN
$$
HATCH1 follow-up statement
395
WWUS53 KSGF 290649 RRA
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1249 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
MOC105-290700-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120229T0715Z/
LACLEDE MO-
1249 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LACLEDE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9176 3779 9181 3762 9183 3761 9224
3765 9226 3770 9238 3773 9241 3787 9241
3801 9199 3801 9197 3804 9191 3797 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 254DEG 68KT 3777 9218
$$
MOC161-169-290715-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120229T0715Z/
PHELPS MO-PULASKI MO-
1249 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST FOR PULASKI
AND WESTERN PHELPS COUNTIES...
AT 1246 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR LAQUEY...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WAYNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 80 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BEULAH...DEVIL'S ELBOW...DOOLITTLE...EDGAR
SPRINGS...FORT LEONARD WOOD...JEROME...LAQUEY...NEWBURG...NORTHWYE...
OZARK SPRINGS...RICHLAND...ROLLA...ST. ROBERT AND WAYNESVILLE.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 144 AND 185 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED
BY THIS TORNADO.
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...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9176 3779 9181 3762 9183 3761 9224
3765 9226 3770 9238 3773 9241 3787 9241
3801 9199 3801 9197 3804 9191 3797 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 254DEG 68KT 3777 9218
HAIL 1.75IN
$$
HATCHThe 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 | Barton, Jasper | 54 min |
| Feb 28, 10:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton | 27 min |
| Feb 28, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Vernon | 31 min |
| 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, 11:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 42 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, 12:33 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 |
| Feb 29, 4:33 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Newton, Vernon | 13 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:43 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, Vernon | 12 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.