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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Springfield, MO

April 27, 2014Cherokee County, Kansas; Jasper County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2014, 5:38 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Kansas; Jasper County, Missouri. It was in force for 37 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: Apr 27, 2014, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2014, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Jasper County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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
Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Baxter Springs, KS	HEAVY DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES.
Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDT	TORNADO 2	Baxter Springs, KS	* 25 INJ * A EF-2 TORNADO DAMAGED OR DESTROYED NUMEROUS HOMES AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN BAXTER SPRINGS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 25 INJURIES WITH 9 OF THOSE HOSPITALIZED. THE TOTAL PATH OF THE TORNADO WAS AROUND 8 MILE LONG BEGINNING IN QUAPAW
Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDT	TORNADO 2	Baxter Springs, KS	* 25 INJ * A EF-2 TORNADO DAMAGED OR DESTROYED NUMEROUS HOMES AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN BAXTER SPRINGS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 25 INJURIES WITH 9 OF THOSE HOSPITALIZED. THE TOTAL PATH OF THE TORNADO WAS AROUND 8 MILES LONG BEGINNING IN QUAPA
Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDT	TORNADO	Baxter Springs, KS	* 25 INJ * A TORNADO DAMAGED OR DESTROYED NUMEROUS HOMES AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN BAXTER SPRINGS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 25 INJURIES WITH 9 OF THOSE HOSPITALIZED.
Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDT	TORNADO	Baxter Springs, KS	A TORNADO DAMAGED OR DESTROYED NUMEROUS HOMES AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN BAXTER SPRINGS.

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
Apr 27, 11:23 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 79 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1412 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -304 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 983 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 369 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 225 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

457 
WFUS53 KSGF 272238
TORSGF
KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0016.140427T2238Z-140427T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
538 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 535 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER
  SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR BAXTER      
  SPRINGS. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
  CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
  RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 225DEG 38KT 3703 9476

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BOXELL

2 follow-up statements

957 
WWUS53 KSGF 272242
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
542 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-
542 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN JASPER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 539 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER
SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  TWO TORNADOES WERE 
REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR BAXTER SPRINGS.  TAKE COVER NOW! 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 225DEG 38KT 3706 9472

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BOXELL

264 
WWUS53 KSGF 272247
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
547 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-
547 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN JASPER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 544 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR GALENA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  DAMAGE HAS BEEN 
REPORTED IN BAXTER SPRINGS BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGER.  TAKE COVER 
NOW! 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 225DEG 38KT 3710 9467

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BOXELL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cherokee	52 min
Apr 27, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon, Crawford	40 min
Apr 27, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cherokee, Crawford	49 min
Apr 27, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon	25 min
Apr 27, 5:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Bourbon	38 min
Apr 27, 5:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SGF	Cherokee	26 min
Apr 27, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon	51 min
Apr 27, 12:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Lawrence	28 min
Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	52 min
Apr 27, 12:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Taney	51 min
Apr 27, 12:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cedar, Dade	27 min
Apr 27, 1:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Dallas, Polk	25 min
Apr 27, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Douglas	31 min
Apr 27, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Morgan	47 min
Apr 27, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	31 min
Apr 27, 2:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barton	30 min
Apr 27, 3:23 PM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Shannon	11 hr
Apr 27, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair	52 min
Apr 27, 4:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	St. Clair	6 hr
Apr 27, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	34 min
Apr 27, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Texas	28 min
Apr 27, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas	38 min
Apr 27, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon, Texas	36 min
Apr 27, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas	26 min
Apr 27, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	41 min
Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	36 min
Apr 27, 6:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Newton	25 min
Apr 27, 6:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	23 min
Apr 27, 6:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Jasper	28 min
Apr 27, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton	31 min
Apr 27, 6:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	45 min
Apr 27, 6:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SGF	Vernon	26 min
Apr 27, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dade	46 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.