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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2015, 5:59 PM CDT for Douglas County, Ozark County, Missouri. It was in force for 19 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 24, 2015, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2015, 6:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Douglas County, MO, Ozark County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 5:59 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Wnw Theodosia, MO | A NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM FOUND THAT AN EF-1 TORNNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF THEODOSIA. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTH NORTHEAST AND LIFTED ABOUT TWO AND HALF MILES EAST OF LONGRUN. THE TORNADO CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AND DAMAGED OR DESTROYED |
| May 24, 5:59 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Theodosia, MO | A NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM FOUND THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF THEODOSIA. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTH NORTHEAST AND LIFTED ABOUT TWO AND HALF MILES EAST OF LONGRUN. THE TORNADO CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AND DAMAGED OR DESTROYED |
| May 24, 5:59 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Theodosia, MO | A NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM FOUND THAT AN EF-1 TORNNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF THEODOSIA. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTH NORTHEAST AND LIFTED ABOUT TWO AND HALF MILES EAST OF LONGRUN. THE TORNADO CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AND DAMAGED OR DESTROYED |
| May 24, 6:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Long Run, MO | TREE DAMAGE REPORTED IN THIS AREA...APPEARS TO BE COINCIDENT WITH A POSSIBLE TDS ON RADAR. |
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 24, 1:18 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
091
WFUS53 KSGF 242259
TORSGF
MOC067-153-242345-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0028.150524T2259Z-150524T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
559 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 557 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN OZARK COUNTY...AND MOVING NORTH AT
35 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...
LONG RUN...NOBLE...SQUIRES...THORNFIELD AND WASOLA.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3657 9277 3695 9273 3690 9246 3654 9270
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 200DEG 31KT 3662 9274
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GRIFFIN2 follow-up statements
161
WWUS53 KSGF 242311
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
611 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
MOC067-153-242345-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-150524T2345Z/
DOUGLAS MO-OZARK MO-
611 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN OZARK AND
SOUTH CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 609 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WEST CENTRAL
OZARK COUNTY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NOBLE...SQUIRES...THORNFIELD AND WASOLA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3666 9276 3695 9273 3690 9246 3663 9264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 206DEG 29KT 3669 9268
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GRIFFIN300 WWUS53 KSGF 242318 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 618 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 MOC067-153-242328- /O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-150524T2345Z/ DOUGLAS MO-OZARK MO- 618 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OZARK AND SOUTH CENTRAL DOUGLAS 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. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3666 9276 3695 9273 3690 9246 3663 9264 TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 206DEG 29KT 3674 9265 $$ GRIFFIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 8 days |
| May 24, 4:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, Vernon | 11 hr |
| May 24, 5:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 3 days |
| May 24, 9:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald | 70 hr |
| May 24, 9:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 57 hr |
| May 24, 12:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Benton | 18 min |
| May 24, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton | 27 min |
| May 24, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Miller | 36 min |
| May 24, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Miller | 52 min |
| May 24, 2:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Cedar, Dade, St. Clair | 4 hr |
| May 24, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Webster, Wright | 23 min |
| May 24, 3:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 56 hr |
| May 24, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Wright | 33 min |
| May 24, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Shannon, Texas | 28 min |
| May 24, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Wright | 36 min |
| May 24, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon | 48 min |
| May 24, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Ozark | 49 min |
| May 24, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski, Texas | 34 min |
| May 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Taney | 47 min |
| May 24, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 37 min |
| May 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Texas, Webster and 1 more | 35 min |
| May 24, 6:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Oregon | 38 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.