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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2014, 5:10 PM CDT for Douglas County, Webster County, Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 20 min. 1 report 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 8, 2014, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2014, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Douglas County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 5:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Ava, MO | A NWS SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 510 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF AVA. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTH ALONG A PATH ROUGHLY PARALLELING HIGHWAY K THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES LONG AND 100 YARDS WIDE SNAPPING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -334 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1115 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136
WFUS53 KSGF 082210
TORSGF
MOC067-225-229-082230-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0025.140508T2210Z-140508T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
510 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 509 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANSFIELD...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MANSFIELD AROUND 520 PM CDT.
ODIN AND HARTVILLE AROUND 530 PM CDT.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3732 9264 3724 9244 3696 9268 3700 9278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 205DEG 39KT 3703 9271
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HATCH2 follow-up statements
816
WWUS53 KSGF 082221
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
521 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
MOC067-225-082231-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140508T2230Z/
DOUGLAS MO-WEBSTER MO-
521 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WEBSTER AND NORTH CENTRAL
DOUGLAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3706 9259 3707 9269 3732 9264 3724 9244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 206DEG 38KT 3712 9265
$$
MOC229-082230-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140508T2230Z/
WRIGHT MO-
521 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY
UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 518 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MANSFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
HARTVILLE...MANSFIELD AND ODIN.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3706 9259 3707 9269 3732 9264 3724 9244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 206DEG 38KT 3712 9265
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
HATCH503 WWUS53 KSGF 082229 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 529 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014 MOC229-082238- /O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140508T2230Z/ WRIGHT MO- 529 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS STORM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. LAT...LON 3706 9259 3707 9269 3732 9264 3724 9244 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 206DEG 38KT 3719 9261 $$ HATCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 42 min |
| May 8, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Webster, Wright | 38 min |
| May 8, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 50 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.