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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2015, 1:10 AM CDT for Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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
- May 17, 2015, 1:10 AM CDT (06:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2015, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1:11 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Wsw Neosho, MO | MEASURE AT BUSINESS 49 AND SOUTH STREET |
| May 17, 1:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Diamond, MO | TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED |
| May 17, 1:29 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | E Sarcoxie, MO | POWERLINES DOWN EAST OF SARCOXIE. |
| May 17, 1:29 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | E Sarcoxie, MO | POWERLINES DOWN EAST OF SARCOXIE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 10:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 1727 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1056 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KSGF 170610
TORSGF
MOC097-145-170645-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0021.150517T0610Z-150517T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
110 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT
* AT 109 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SAGINAW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. WHILE A TORNADO HAS NOT YET
BEEN CONFIRMED...THIS CIRCULATION HAS LIKELY RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO
POWER POLES NEAR SENECA.
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...
DIAMOND...DUENWEG...GRANBY...LEAWOOD...NEOSHO...SAGINAW...
SARCOXIE...SILVER CREEK AND SOUTHEASTERN JOPLIN.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 32 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS DANGEROUS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3698 9457 3734 9408 3729 9408 3729 9406
3728 9405 3700 9405 3695 9406 3684 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 229DEG 43KT 3698 9439
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BOXELL2 follow-up statements
011
WWUS53 KSGF 170621
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
121 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
MOC097-145-170645-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150517T0645Z/
JASPER MO-NEWTON MO-
121 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...
AT 118 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DIAMOND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DIAMOND...DUENWEG...GRANBY AND SARCOXIE.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 32 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS DANGEROUS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3709 9443 3734 9408 3729 9408 3729 9406
3728 9405 3695 9406 3688 9430
TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 229DEG 43KT 3707 9426
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BOXELL807
WWUS53 KSGF 170645
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
145 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
MOC097-145-170655-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150517T0645Z/
JASPER MO-NEWTON MO-
145 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWTON AND SOUTHEASTERN
JASPER COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3709 9443 3734 9408 3729 9408 3729 9406
3728 9405 3695 9406 3688 9430
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 229DEG 43KT 3726 9399
$$
BOXELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 55 min |
| May 17, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon | 48 min |
| May 17, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, McDonald, Newton | 37 min |
| May 17, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Cedar, Hickory, St. Clair | 46 min |
| May 17, 12:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 23 min |
| May 17, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper | 47 min |
| May 17, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton | 44 min |
| May 17, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 46 min |
| May 17, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone | 31 min |
| May 17, 1:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Polk | 29 min |
| May 17, 1:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Lawrence | 26 min |
| May 17, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 64 min |
| May 17, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence, Polk and 3 more | 52 min |
| May 17, 2:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Greene | 17 min |
| May 17, 2:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 25 min |
| May 17, 2:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Morgan | 57 min |
| May 17, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright | 61 min |
| May 17, 3:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps and 1 more | 66 min |
| May 17, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Texas, Wright | 55 min |
| May 17, 4:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 5 days |
| May 17, 4:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 4 days |
| May 17, 8:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bates, Vernon | 19 days |
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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.