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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2015, 12:59 AM CDT for Howell County, Oregon County, Shannon County, Missouri. It was in force for 46 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
- Apr 3, 2015, 12:59 AM CDT (05:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2015, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Howell County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Shannon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1:26 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 S Birch Tree, MO | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 99. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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.
| 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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 194 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.
725
WFUS53 KSGF 030559
TORSGF
MOC091-149-203-030645-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0015.150403T0559Z-150403T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1259 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN OREGON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT
* AT 1258 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN VIEW...AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
BIRCH TREE...MONTIER...MOUNTAIN VIEW...PEACE VALLEY...POMONA...
TERESITA...THOMASVILLE AND WHITE CHURCH.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9140 3676 9143 3685 9195 3705 9192
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 278DEG 33KT 3693 9187
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
LINDENBERG1 follow-up statement
997
WWUS53 KSGF 030620
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
120 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015
MOC091-030631-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150403T0645Z/
HOWELL MO-
120 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HOWELL COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3680 9166 3702 9166 3700 9140 3676 9143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 278DEG 33KT 3690 9162
$$
MOC149-203-030645-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150403T0645Z/
OREGON MO-SHANNON MO-
120 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHANNON AND
NORTHWESTERN OREGON COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...
AT 118 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BIRCH TREE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40
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...
BIRCH TREE...MONTIER...TERESITA AND THOMASVILLE.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3680 9166 3702 9166 3700 9140 3676 9143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 278DEG 33KT 3690 9162
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
LINDENBERGThe 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 2, 11:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 34 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.