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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 2015, 6:23 PM CDT for Shannon County, Texas County, Missouri. It was in force for 37 min. 5 reports 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
- Mar 25, 2015, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 6:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Summersville, MO | TREE DOWN |
| Mar 25, 6:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Summersville, MO | TREE DOWN |
| Mar 25, 6:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 7 Ne Mountain View, MO | |
| Mar 25, 6:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Summersville, MO | BROKE WINDSHIELD |
| Mar 25, 6:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 W Alley Spring, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KSGF 252323
TORSGF
MOC203-215-260000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0002.150325T2323Z-150326T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
623 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL SHANNON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 622 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF SUMMERSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 25 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...
ALLEY SPRING...ARROLL...EMINENCE...PINE CREST...ROUND SPRING...
SUMMERSVILLE AND WEST EMINENCE.
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 3730 9142 3705 9131 3705 9177 3720 9186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 255DEG 20KT 3709 9169
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
BOXELL2 follow-up statements
375
WWUS53 KSGF 252335
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
635 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
MOC203-215-260000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150326T0000Z/
SHANNON MO-TEXAS MO-
635 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AND
CENTRAL SHANNON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 631 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF SUMMERSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS JUST
REPORTED IN SUMMERSVILLE.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALLEY SPRING...EMINENCE...PINE CREST...SUMMERSVILLE AND WEST
EMINENCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3722 9177 3730 9142 3705 9131 3705 9168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 255DEG 20KT 3711 9161
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BOXELL547
WWUS53 KSGF 252340
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
640 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
MOC215-252350-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150326T0000Z/
TEXAS MO-
640 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3705 9131 3705 9166 3723 9166 3724 9165
3730 9142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 255DEG 20KT 3712 9158
$$
MOC203-260000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150326T0000Z/
SHANNON MO-
640 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL SHANNON COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 639 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES WEST OF EMINENCE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALLEY SPRING...EMINENCE AND WEST EMINENCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3705 9131 3705 9166 3723 9166 3724 9165
3730 9142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 255DEG 20KT 3712 9158
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BOXELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Pulaski | 25 min |
| Mar 24, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Texas, Wright | 32 min |
| Mar 24, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Pulaski | 29 min |
| Mar 25, 8:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 66 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 3 days |
| Mar 25, 9:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 3 days |
| Mar 25, 12:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Lawrence | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster | 54 min |
| Mar 25, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Jasper | 31 min |
| Mar 25, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 33 min |
| Mar 25, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Vernon | 29 min |
| Mar 25, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cedar | 26 min |
| Mar 25, 2:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 59 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, McDonald, Newton | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright | 51 min |
| Mar 25, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Dade, Greene, Lawrence, Stone | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Texas, Wright | 51 min |
| Mar 25, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Webster, Wright | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Mar 25, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 5:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 5:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Greene, Stone, Webster, Wright | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Shannon, Texas | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Texas, Wright | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 55 min |
| Mar 25, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 64 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.