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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Springfield, MO

April 27, 2014Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2014, 6:34 PM CDT for Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2014, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

County Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 27, 11:23 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Apr 27, 6:26 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2014-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1412 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2014-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 369 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

638 
WFUS53 KSGF 272334
TORSGF
MOC217-280000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0023.140427T2334Z-140428T0000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 634 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEVADA...AND
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.  A TORNADO WAS        
  REPORTED SOUTHWEST OF NEVADA. 

  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...
  HARWOOD...HORTON...NEVADA...SCHELL CITY AND WALKER.

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 3805 9432 3804 9409 3804 9406 3782 9407
      3775 9440 3783 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 228DEG 36KT 3782 9434

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

$$

BOXELL
1 follow-up statement
611 
WWUS53 KSGF 272347
SVSSGF

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

MOC217-280000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
VERNON MO-
647 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 646 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WALKER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

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...
HARWOOD...HORTON...NEVADA...SCHELL CITY AND WALKER.

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 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3796 9439 3805 9432 3804 9406 3782 9407
      3780 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 228DEG 36KT 3791 9421

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BOXELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 12:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFLawrence28 min
Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLawrence52 min
Apr 27, 12:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Taney51 min
Apr 27, 12:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCedar, Dade27 min
Apr 27, 1:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDallas, Polk25 min
Apr 27, 1:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDouglas31 min
Apr 27, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Morgan47 min
Apr 27, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper52 min
Apr 27, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon31 min
Apr 27, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarton30 min
Apr 27, 3:23 PM CDTFlood WatchSGFHowell, Oregon, Shannon11 hr
Apr 27, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFSt. Clair52 min
Apr 27, 4:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFSt. Clair6 hr
Apr 27, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Ozark34 min
Apr 27, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Texas28 min
Apr 27, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Shannon, Texas38 min
Apr 27, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon, Texas36 min
Apr 27, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Shannon, Texas26 min
Apr 27, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton41 min
Apr 27, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon25 min
Apr 27, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFVernon38 min
Apr 27, 5:38 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSGFJasper37 min
Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton36 min
Apr 27, 5:49 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSGFJasper, Newton26 min
Apr 27, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFNewton25 min
Apr 27, 6:07 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarton, Jasper23 min
Apr 27, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon51 min
Apr 27, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFJasper28 min
Apr 27, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton31 min
Apr 27, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFJasper, Lawrence, Newton45 min
Apr 27, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.