Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 29, 2013, 11:16 AM CST for Benton County, Hickory County, St. Clair County, Missouri. It was in force for 29 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
- Jan 29, 2013, 11:16 AM CST (17:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2013, 11:45 AM CST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Benton County, MO, Hickory County, MO, St. Clair County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 11:20 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Gerster, MO | HIGHWAT T HAD NUMEROUS TREES DOWN SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE. TREES BLOCKING SIDE ROADS. |
| Jan 29, 11:20 AM CST | TORNADO | 4 Nne Gerster, MO | PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM SURVEY TEAM INDICATES AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCH DOWN 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF GERSTER OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF QUINCY NEAR HIGHWAY TT. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 90 TO 100 MPH. THERE WAS TREE DAMAGE AND SOME UPROOTED. TWO BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE |
| Jan 29, 11:25 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Quincy, MO | TWO TREES REPORTED DOWN AND BLOCKING ROUTE 83. POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN. SHED ALSO BLEW ACROSS THE ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 7:26 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 285 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
209
WFUS53 KSGF 291716
TORSGF
MOC015-085-185-291745-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0002.130129T1716Z-130129T1745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1116 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHERN HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1145 AM CST
* AT 1111 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF WEAUBLEAU...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE
HOMES COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR
SNAPPED. VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
IN ADDITION...DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS WAS REPORTED NEAR CEDAR SPRINGS
WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLLINS...CROSS TIMBERS...FRISTOE...GERSTER...HARPER...HERMITAGE...
PRESTON...QUINCY...VISTA...WEAUBLEAU AND WHEATLAND.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES POMME DE TERRE LAKE AND TRUMAN LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3794 9310 3783 9371 3783 9373 3796 9379
3824 9326
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 247DEG 49KT 3793 9366
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KARDELL2 follow-up statements
590
WWUS53 KSGF 291735
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1135 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013
MOC185-291745-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T1745Z/
ST. CLAIR MO-
1135 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3801 9345 3809 9346 3824 9326 3804 9316
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 247DEG 47KT 3810 9331
$$
MOC015-085-291745-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T1745Z/
BENTON MO-HICKORY MO-
1135 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL HICKORY AND
SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CST...
AT 1130 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
IN ADDITION...DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS WAS REPORTED NEAR CEDAR SPRINGS
WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRISTOE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES TRUMAN LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3801 9345 3809 9346 3824 9326 3804 9316
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 247DEG 47KT 3810 9331
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KARDELL727 WWUS53 KSGF 291744 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1144 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 MOC015-085-291754- /O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T1745Z/ BENTON MO-HICKORY MO- 1144 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HICKORY AND SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 AM CST... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3801 9345 3809 9346 3824 9326 3804 9316 TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 247DEG 47KT 3815 9317 $$ KARDELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 10:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 51 min |
| Jan 29, 10:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair | 44 min |
| Jan 29, 10:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cedar, St. Clair | 16 min |
| Jan 29, 11:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory | 49 min |
| Jan 29, 11:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Camden, Miller, Morgan | 59 min |
| Jan 29, 11:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Morgan | 39 min |
| Jan 29, 1:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Maries | 33 min |
| Jan 29, 2:21 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Greene | 3 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 48 min |
| Jan 29, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Taney | 39 min |
| Jan 29, 4:52 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Greene | 3 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 20 min |
| Jan 29, 5:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 47 min |
| Jan 29, 5:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas | 51 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.