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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Springfield, MO

October 1, 2014Benton County, Missouri

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

County Benton County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 1, 6:37 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Lincoln, MO

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 1, 2:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 170 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.

760 
WFUS53 KSGF 012334
TORSGF
MOC015-020000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0028.141001T2334Z-141002T0000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 630 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLN...AND MOVING EAST
  AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
  EDMONSON...LAKEVIEW HEIGHTS...LINCOLN...PALO PINTO...WARSAW AND
  ZORA.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES LAKE OF THE OZARKS...TRUMAN LAKE AND
TRUMAN STATE PARK. 

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 3844 9307 3836 9307 3825 9308 3823 9348
      3841 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 264DEG 27KT 3833 9337

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

BOXELL
1 follow-up statement
553 
WWUS53 KSGF 012345
SVSSGF

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

MOC015-020000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-141002T0000Z/
BENTON MO-
645 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 642 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LINCOLN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
EDMONSON...LAKEVIEW HEIGHTS...LINCOLN AND ZORA.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES LAKE OF THE OZARKS. 

IN ADDITION...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR LINCOLN. 

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 3844 9307 3825 9308 3824 9334 3841 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 264DEG 27KT 3834 9326

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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, 6:26 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton, Morgan34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.