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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2013, 7:27 PM CDT for Barry County, Stone County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 min. 5 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
- May 20, 2013, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Barry County, MO, Stone County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 7:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 E Shell Knob, MO | AN EF-1 TORNADO UPROOTED AND DAMAGED TREES ALONG ITS 1.4 MILE LONG PATH WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 110 MPH AND PATH WIDTH OF 200 YARDS. |
| May 20, 7:59 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Branson West, MO | |
| May 20, 8:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Reeds Spring, MO | NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN IN AND NEAR REEDS SPRING. TREES ALSO REPORTED DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 413. |
| May 20, 8:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Reeds Spring, MO | AN EF-0 TORNADO 100 YARDS WIDE AND 0.6 MILES LONG CAUSED SOME TREE DAMAGE ALONG ITS PATH. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE 80 TO 85 MPH. |
| May 20, 8:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nnw Reeds Spring, MO | AN EF-1 TORNADO 100 YARDS WIDE AND 1.4 MILES LONG UPROOTED TREES ALONG ITS PATH. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE AROUND 90 MPH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 20 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
- 2135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.2
- Supercell composite
- 13.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
074
WFUS53 KSGF 210027
TORSGF
MOC009-209-210100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0022.130521T0027Z-130521T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
727 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 714 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED OVER
NORTHEAST BENTON COUNTY ARKANSAS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRANSON WEST...CASSVILLE...CRANE...EXETER...GALENA...INDIAN
POINT...KIMBERLING CITY...PURDY...REEDS SPRING...SELIGMAN AND
WASHBURN.
THIS STORM WILL MOVE DIRECTLY OVER TABLE ROCK LAKE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ROARING RIVER STATE PARK AND TABLE ROCK
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.
IF ON OR NEAR TABLE ROCK LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SHELTER. TORNADOES CAN MOVE ACROSS WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BOATS CAN
BE SWAMPED BY LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES CAUSED BY A TORNADO...EVEN ON
SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE QUICKLY INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER
NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9407 3666 9407 3693 9389 3692 9362
3700 9360 3699 9334 3682 9334 3682 9331
3650 9331
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 232DEG 57KT 3660 9403 3648 9393
3636 9388 3626 9387
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CRAMER2 follow-up statements
530
WWUS53 KSGF 210055
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
755 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
MOC009-209-210100-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130521T0100Z/
BARRY MO-STONE MO-
755 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STONE AND EASTERN BARRY
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 750 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING CASSVILLE TO BLUE EYE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRANSON WEST...CRANE...GALENA...INDIAN POINT...KIMBERLING CITY AND
REEDS SPRING.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ROARING RIVER STATE PARK AND TABLE ROCK
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.
IF ON OR NEAR TABLE ROCK LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SHELTER. TORNADOES CAN MOVE ACROSS WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BOATS CAN
BE SWAMPED BY LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES CAUSED BY A TORNADO...EVEN ON
SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN
MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3655 9367 3663 9382 3667 9383 3675 9381
3692 9361 3700 9360 3699 9334 3683 9334
3682 9334 3682 9331 3650 9332 3649 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 232DEG 57KT 3676 9367 3670 9350
3664 9343 3656 9337
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CRAMER297
WWUS53 KSGF 210058
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
758 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
MOC009-209-210108-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-130521T0100Z/
BARRY MO-STONE MO-
758 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR STONE AND EASTERN BARRY COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN
MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3655 9367 3663 9382 3667 9383 3675 9381
3692 9361 3700 9360 3699 9334 3683 9334
3682 9334 3682 9331 3650 9332 3649 9341
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 232DEG 57KT 3678 9362 3672 9345
3666 9338 3658 9332
$$
CRAMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Hickory, Polk | 27 min |
| May 20, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Polk | 37 min |
| May 20, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Hickory, Miller, Morgan | 51 min |
| May 20, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney, Webster | 62 min |
| May 20, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene, Lawrence | 41 min |
| May 20, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller, Morgan | 40 min |
| May 20, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 41 min |
| May 20, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Pulaski, Texas and 1 more | 51 min |
| May 20, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 49 min |
| May 20, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 32 min |
| May 20, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 65 min |
| May 20, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Laclede, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski | 59 min |
| May 20, 8:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Webster | 6 hr |
| May 20, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Texas | 61 min |
| May 20, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 41 min |
| May 20, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 61 min |
| May 20, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent | 29 min |
| May 20, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 45 min |
| May 20, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 43 min |
| May 20, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 39 min |
| May 20, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 65 min |
| May 21, 12:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Newton | 31 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.