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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2015, 9:51 PM CDT for Benton County, Hickory County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 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
- Jul 1, 2015, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2015, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Benton County, MO, Hickory County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 9:56 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Nw Warsaw, MO | NWS STORM SURVEY CONCLUDED THAT A EF1 TORNADO WITH A ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 94 MPH TOUCHED DOWN 3 MILES NW OF WARSAW. IT HAD A PATH WIDTH OF 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE WIDE AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 3.25 MILES. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. A META |
| Jul 1, 9:56 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 4 Nw Warsaw, MO | NWS STORM SURVEY CONCLUDED THAT A EF1 TORNADO WITH A ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 94 MPH TOUCHED DOWN 3 MILES NW OF WARSAW. IT HAD A PATH WIDTH OF 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE WIDE AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 3.25 MILES. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. A META |
| Jul 1, 10:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Warsaw, MO | REPORT OF A PATH OF MULTIPLE TREES UPROOTED AND BLOWN DOWN. ALSO DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. |
| Jul 1, 10:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Warsaw, MO | MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN IN WARSAW |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 2985 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 457 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.7
- Supercell composite
- 27.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
389
WFUS53 KSGF 020251
TORSGF
MOC015-085-020330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0033.150702T0251Z-150702T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
951 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHERN HICKORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 948 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WARSAW...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
WARSAW.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES TRUMAN LAKE AND TRUMAN STATE PARK.
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 3829 9326 3799 9306 3800 9348 3828 9349
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 346DEG 19KT 3825 9341
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
FOSTER2 follow-up statements
821
WWUS53 KSGF 020308
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1008 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015
MOC015-085-020330-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150702T0330Z/
BENTON MO-HICKORY MO-
1008 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN HICKORY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
AT 1006 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WARSAW...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARSAW.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES TRUMAN LAKE AND TRUMAN STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3829 9326 3799 9306 3800 9348 3828 9349
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 346DEG 17KT 3818 9339
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
FOSTER440
WWUS53 KSGF 020325
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1025 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015
MOC015-085-020330-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150702T0330Z/
BENTON MO-HICKORY MO-
1025 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN HICKORY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
AT 1023 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF WARSAW...AND MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
CROSS TIMBERS...EDWARDS...FRISTOE...QUINCY...WARSAW AND
WHITAKERVILLE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES TRUMAN LAKE AND TRUMAN STATE PARK.
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 MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3829 9326 3799 9306 3800 9348 3828 9349
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 346DEG 17KT 3810 9337
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
FOSTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Morgan | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Miller | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 9:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan | 8 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan | 60 min |
| Jul 1, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, Pulaski | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 10:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Benton, St. Clair | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Polk | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Laclede, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 11:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Dent, Hickory, Laclede, Phelps and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Polk, St. Clair and 1 more | 55 min |
| Jul 2, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Polk, Shannon, Texas and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Vernon | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon | 61 min |
| Jul 2, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Polk, Webster, Wright | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 12:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Wright | 21 min |
| Jul 2, 1:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Christian, Dade, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Webster | 13 min |
| Jul 2, 3:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Laclede | 56 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Polk, Shannon and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 3 days |
| Jul 2, 4:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bates, Vernon | 4 days |
| Jul 2, 4:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Hickory, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Stone | 54 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar, Christian, Dade, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 10:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | McDonald | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 4:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 23 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barry, Stone | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 53 min |
| Jul 2, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Ozark | 43 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.