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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Springfield, MO

October 1, 2014Benton County, Morgan County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 1, 2014, 6:26 PM CDT for Benton County, Morgan County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 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
Oct 1, 2014, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Benton County, MO, Morgan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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
Oct 1, 2:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 199 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 2014-10-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 192 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 2014-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
192 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-134 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1166 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

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

025 
WFUS53 KSGF 012326
TORSGF
MOC015-141-020000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0027.141001T2326Z-141002T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
626 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 624 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF COLE
  CAMP TO COLE CAMP...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  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...
  COLE CAMP...CROCKERVILLE...FLORENCE...IONIA...MORA...STOVER AND
  SYRACUSE.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9284 3868 9283 3860 9283 3857 9280
      3844 9279 3840 9332 3851 9333 3851 9330
      3854 9329 3854 9307 3868 9307 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 254DEG 29KT 3862 9321 3845 9318

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BOXELL
1 follow-up statement
277 
WWUS53 KSGF 012347
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
647 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

MOC015-141-020000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-141002T0000Z/
BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-
647 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN MORGAN AND
NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 644 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 FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF STOVER TO STOVER...AND MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

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...
COLE CAMP...CROCKERVILLE...FLORENCE...MORA...STOVER AND SYRACUSE.

AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BENTON 
COUNTY FOR ANOTHER PORTION OF THIS THUNDERSTORM. 

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 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3869 9284 3868 9283 3860 9283 3857 9280
      3844 9279 3841 9332 3842 9332 3854 9322
      3854 9307 3868 9307 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 254DEG 29KT 3866 9301 3849 9298

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BOXELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 1, 1:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas and 11 more30 hr
Oct 1, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMorgan26 min
Oct 1, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper26 min
Oct 1, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton52 min
Oct 1, 6:34 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton26 min

Nearby

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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.