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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2015, 11:41 PM CDT for Barry 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
- Apr 2, 2015, 11:41 PM CDT (04:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2015, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Barry County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:44 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 1838 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1146 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
787
WFUS53 KSGF 030441
TORSGF
MOC009-030515-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0010.150403T0441Z-150403T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1141 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1139 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WASHBURN...AND MOVING EAST 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...
EAGLE ROCK...GOLDEN...SELIGMAN...SHELL KNOB...WASHBURN AND WAYNE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ROARING RIVER STATE PARK AND TABLE ROCK
LAKE.
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.
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 A BUILDING.
IF ON OR NEAR TABLE ROCK LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SHELTER. TORNADOES CAN MOVE ACROSS WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BOATS CAN
BE SWAMPED BY LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES CAUSED BY A TORNADO...EVEN ON
SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE QUICKLY INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER
NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9407 3662 9408 3663 9405 3666 9397
3666 9391 3667 9380 3671 9366 3671 9358
3649 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 278DEG 39KT 3654 9400
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CRAMER2 follow-up statements
689
WWUS53 KSGF 030452
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1152 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
MOC009-030515-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150403T0515Z/
BARRY MO-
1152 PM CDT THU APR 2 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARRY COUNTY
UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1149 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR
SELIGMAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAGLE ROCK...GOLDEN AND SELIGMAN.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ROARING RIVER STATE PARK AND TABLE ROCK
LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
IF ON OR NEAR TABLE ROCK LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SHELTER. TORNADOES CAN MOVE ACROSS WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BOATS CAN
BE SWAMPED BY LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES CAUSED BY A TORNADO...EVEN ON
SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3649 9359 3649 9395 3652 9397 3657 9396
3659 9391 3660 9384 3660 9377 3659 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 281DEG 46KT 3651 9383
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CRAMER142
WWUS53 KSGF 030505
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1205 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015
MOC009-030515-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150403T0515Z/
BARRY MO-
1205 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARRY COUNTY
UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1204 AM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN BARRY COUNTY...AND MOVING EAST 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...
GOLDEN.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES TABLE ROCK LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
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.
IF ON OR NEAR TABLE ROCK LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SHELTER. TORNADOES CAN MOVE ACROSS WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BOATS CAN
BE SWAMPED BY LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES CAUSED BY A TORNADO...EVEN ON
SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3649 9377 3650 9377 3654 9376 3657 9372
3656 9359 3649 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 272DEG 39KT 3651 9368
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CRAMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 23 min |
| Apr 2, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Polk | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 23 min |
| Apr 2, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene, Lawrence | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 11:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 12:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 12:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 12:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 12:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 12:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 1:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Ozark | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 1:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Newton | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 2:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Newton | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 3:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone, Taney | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Stone, Taney | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 4:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, Stone | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark, Taney | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 5:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 5:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Ozark | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 7:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 39 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, Stone | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton, Stone | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Ozark and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:13 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, Stone | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Ozark, Texas, Wright | 18 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton, Stone | 18 hr |
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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.