Tornado Warning 18, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Apr 27, 2014, 5:49 PM CDT (22:49 UTC)

Expired

Apr 27, 2014, 6:15 PM CDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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295 
WFUS53 KSGF 272249
TORSGF
KSC021-MOC097-145-272315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0018.140427T2249Z-140427T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 548 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR GALENA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND NEAR         
  GALENA.  DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN BAXTER SPRINGS.

  SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  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...ALBA...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...BROOKLYN
  HEIGHTS...CARL JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...CARTHAGE...CARYTOWN...
  CRESTLINE...DENNIS ACRES...DUQUESNE...GALENA...IRON GATES...
  JASPER...JOPLIN...LAKESIDE...LAWTON...LOWELL...NECK CITY...
  NEUTRAL...OAKLAND PARK...ORONOGO...PURCELL...RIVERTON...SHOAL CREEK
  DRIVE...WACO AND WEBB CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 11 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THE TORNADO.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3734 9464 3734 9462 3736 9462 3735 9427
      3721 9417 3698 9462 3700 9463 3699 9469
      3709 9483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 221DEG 35KT 3712 9466

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

$$

BOXELL

599 
WWUS53 KSGF 272300
SVSSGF

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

MOC145-272309-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
NEWTON MO-
600 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

HOWEVER...A TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL 
NEWTON COUNTY.  THE THREAT HAS NOT ENDED FOR NEWTON COUNTY! 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3734 9464 3734 9462 3736 9462 3735 9427
      3721 9417 3708 9468 3721 9472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 221DEG 35KT 3719 9459

$$

KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-
600 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

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

AT 555 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CARL JUNCTION...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  DAMAGE WAS 
REPORTED IN BAXTER SPRINGS KANSAS.  

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...ALBA...ASBURY...BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...CARL JUNCTION...
CARTERVILLE...CARTHAGE...CARYTOWN...CRESTLINE...EXTREME NORTHERN
JOPLIN...JASPER...LAKESIDE...LAWTON...NECK CITY...ORONOGO...
PURCELL...WACO AND WEBB CITY.

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 3734 9464 3734 9462 3736 9462 3735 9427
      3721 9417 3708 9468 3721 9472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 221DEG 35KT 3719 9459

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

BOXELL

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