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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Springfield, MO

October 1, 2014Morgan County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 1, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT for Morgan County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 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, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2014, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Morgan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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 00:00Z on 2014-10-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1108 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 00:00Z on 2014-10-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 126 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
1108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1358 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.9

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The text

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

813 
WFUS53 KSGF 020000
TORSGF
MOC141-020030-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0029.141002T0000Z-141002T0030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 658 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  STOVER TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STOVER...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
  STOVER AND VERSAILLES.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES LAKE OF THE OZARKS. 

THIS REPLACES THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR 
MORGAN COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. DO NOT 
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN 
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3868 9283 3860 9283 3844 9263 3835 9265
      3827 9303 3869 9296 3869 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 252DEG 18KT 3858 9290 3837 9294

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

$$

BOXELL
1 follow-up statement
759 
WWUS53 KSGF 020010
SVSSGF

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

MOC141-020030-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141002T0030Z/
MORGAN MO-
710 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MORGAN COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM
CDT...

AT 707 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF VERSAILLES
TO VERSAILLES...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
BARNETT...STOVER...SYRACUSE AND VERSAILLES.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES LAKE OF THE OZARKS. 

RADAR IS INDICATING STRONG ROTATION ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF 
VERSAILLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3868 9283 3860 9283 3844 9263 3835 9265
      3827 9303 3869 9296 3869 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 252DEG 18KT 3860 9283 3839 9287

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, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller, Morgan37 min
Oct 2, 4:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFJasper34 min
Oct 2, 5:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarton, Jasper4 hr
Oct 2, 5:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBenton, Morgan3 hr
Oct 2, 7:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMorgan4 hr
Oct 2, 9:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBenton3 hr
Oct 2, 11:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFWebster29 min
Oct 2, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFWebster27 min
Oct 2, 12:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFMiller, Morgan6 hr
Oct 2, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDouglas, Wright50 min
Oct 2, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFTexas30 min
Oct 2, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFTaney53 min
Oct 2, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTaney47 min
Oct 2, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDent, Phelps30 min
Oct 2, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarry55 min
Oct 2, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Phelps52 min
Oct 2, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark, Taney47 min
Oct 2, 2:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Newton, Vernon5 hr
Oct 2, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDent31 min
Oct 2, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFJasper47 min
Oct 2, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas41 min
Oct 2, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarton24 min
Oct 2, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald37 min
Oct 2, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDade, Lawrence34 min
Oct 2, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry45 min
Oct 2, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Texas37 min
Oct 2, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade21 min
Oct 2, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Morgan38 min
Oct 2, 4:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Miller, Morgan6 hr
Oct 2, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene, Polk49 min
Oct 2, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFShannon61 min
Oct 2, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene41 min
Oct 2, 4:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarry, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence and 4 more6 hr
Oct 2, 4:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFDent, Douglas, Howell, Maries, Ozark, Phelps and 4 more14 hr
Oct 2, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas43 min
Oct 2, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Wright37 min
Oct 2, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Shannon36 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.