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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Springfield, MO

May 17, 20154 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2015, 2:15 AM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 25 min. 6 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, 2:15 AM CDT (07:15 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2015, 2:40 AM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Dallas County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 17, 2:16 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 Ese Humansville, MOTREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY O NORTH OF BOLIVAR.
May 17, 2:16 AM CDTTORNADO 04 W Polk, MOA NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF-0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF POLK NEAT E 358TH ROAD AND HWY PP. IT TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF PITTSBURG NEAR HWY 64 AND EAST 318TH ROAD. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE
May 17, 2:16 AM CDTTORNADO4 W Polk, MOA NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF-0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF POLK NEAT E 358TH ROAD AND HWY PP. IT TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF PITTSBURG NEAR HWY 64 AND EAST 318TH ROAD. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE
May 17, 2:20 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Pittsburg, MOSEVERAL 3 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN
May 17, 2:30 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGPolk, MOTREE DOWNED ACROSS A ROAD. RELAYED REPORT FROM PUBLIC.
May 17, 2:38 AM CDTTORNADO 04 Nne Pumpkin Center, MOA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY REVEALED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON A FARM ALONG HIGHWAY 73 ROUGHLY 10.63 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO. DAMAGE TO A HOME...OUTBUILDINGS...AND TREES OCCURRED. THE DAMAGE LENGTH WAS 0.07 MILES AND THE WIDTH W

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 16, 10:21 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
May 17, 2:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2015-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1727 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2015-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

259 
WFUS53 KSGF 170715
TORSGF
MOC059-085-167-185-170800-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0025.150517T0715Z-150517T0800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
215 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  EAST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 300 AM CDT

* AT 212 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WEAUBLEAU TO 9 MILES NORTH
  OF BOLIVAR TO BOLIVAR...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...
  BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...HERMITAGE...URBANA...WEAUBLEAU AND WHEATLAND.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES POMME DE TERRE LAKE...POMME DE TERRE STATE
PARK AND TRUMAN 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3807 9307 3800 9306 3791 9308 3790 9305
      3757 9300 3754 9351 3801 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 0715Z 264DEG 40KT 3796 9348 3774 9340
          3757 9339

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SCHAUMANN
2 follow-up statements
269 
WWUS53 KSGF 170734
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
234 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

MOC185-170744-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150517T0800Z/
ST. CLAIR MO-
234 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3798 9306 3792 9308 3790 9305 3757 9300
      3756 9328 3803 9338 3807 9310 3806 9307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0734Z 264DEG 40KT 3798 9321 3776 9313
          3759 9313

$$

MOC059-085-167-170800-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150517T0800Z/
HICKORY MO-POLK MO-DALLAS MO-
234 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN DALLAS...
NORTHEASTERN POLK AND EASTERN HICKORY COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...

AT 231 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HERMITAGE TO 6 MILES SOUTH
OF URBANA TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUFFALO...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...
BUFFALO...CROSS TIMBERS...FOOSE...GOODSON...HALF WAY...HERMITAGE...
LOUISBURG...NEMO...PITTSBURG...POLK...PRESTON...PUMPKIN CENTER AND
URBANA.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES POMME DE TERRE LAKE...POMME DE TERRE STATE
PARK AND TRUMAN 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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3798 9306 3792 9308 3790 9305 3757 9300
      3756 9328 3803 9338 3807 9310 3806 9307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0734Z 264DEG 40KT 3798 9321 3776 9313
          3759 9313

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SCHAUMANN
531 
WWUS53 KSGF 170740
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
240 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

MOC059-085-167-170750-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-150517T0800Z/
HICKORY MO-POLK MO-DALLAS MO-
240 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN DALLAS...NORTHEASTERN POLK AND
EASTERN HICKORY COUNTIES 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 3798 9306 3792 9308 3790 9305 3757 9300
      3756 9328 3803 9338 3807 9310 3806 9307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 264DEG 40KT 3799 9312 3776 9305
          3759 9305

$$

SCHAUMANN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 11:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon55 min
May 17, 12:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon48 min
May 17, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFJasper, McDonald, Newton37 min
May 17, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Cedar, Hickory, St. Clair46 min
May 17, 12:52 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFJasper, Newton23 min
May 17, 1:10 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFJasper, Newton35 min
May 17, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper47 min
May 17, 1:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton44 min
May 17, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton46 min
May 17, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone31 min
May 17, 1:46 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Polk29 min
May 17, 1:49 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Lawrence26 min
May 17, 1:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair64 min
May 17, 2:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence, Polk and 3 more52 min
May 17, 2:10 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFGreene17 min
May 17, 2:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Morgan57 min
May 17, 2:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Webster, Wright61 min
May 17, 3:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps and 1 more66 min
May 17, 3:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Texas, Wright55 min
May 17, 4:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon5 days
May 17, 4:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon4 days
May 17, 8:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBates, Vernon19 days

Nearby

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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.