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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2015, 2:10 AM CDT for Greene County, Missouri. It was in force for 17 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
- May 17, 2015, 2:10 AM CDT (07:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2015, 2:27 AM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Greene County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2:17 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Willard, MO | TREES DOWN IN WILLARD AT HWY AB/112 AS WELL AS HWY101/106. TREES REPORTED TO BE AT LEAST 3 FT IN DIAMETER. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 57 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.
446
WFUS53 KSGF 170710
TORSGF
MOC077-170745-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0024.150517T0710Z-150517T0745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
210 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 245 AM CDT
* AT 209 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLARD...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
BOIS D'ARC...EBENEZER...GLIDEWELL...NORTHERN SPRINGFIELD AND
WILLARD.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 79 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS DANGEROUS STORM.
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 3741 9330 3722 9324 3716 9355 3728 9358
TIME...MOT...LOC 0710Z 241DEG 27KT 3722 9350
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BOXELL2 follow-up statements
500
WWUS53 KSGF 170720
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
220 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
MOC077-170745-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150517T0745Z/
GREENE MO-
220 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY
UNTIL 245 AM CDT...
AT 217 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WILLARD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHWESTERN SPRINGFIELD AND WILLARD.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 71 AND 79 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS DANGEROUS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3721 9341 3735 9343 3741 9330 3726 9325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0720Z 241DEG 27KT 3726 9342
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BOXELL447 WWUS53 KSGF 170727 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 227 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015 MOC077-170737- /O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150517T0745Z/ GREENE MO- 227 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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 3721 9341 3735 9343 3741 9330 3726 9325 TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 241DEG 27KT 3729 9336 $$ BOXELL
The 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, 1:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 35 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, 2:15 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.