Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 37, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 2015, 12:54 AM CDT for Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2015, 12:54 AM CDT (05:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2015, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 2, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.
441
WFUS53 KSGF 020554
TORSGF
MOC229-020645-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0037.150702T0554Z-150702T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1254 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT
* AT 1250 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF HARTVILLE...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST 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...
HARTVILLE.
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 3742 9225 3715 9225 3727 9262 3741 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 296DEG 21KT 3735 9254
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
FOSTER1 follow-up statement
715 WWUS53 KSGF 020615 SVSSGF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 115 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015 MOC229-020624- /O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-150702T0645Z/ WRIGHT MO- 115 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3742 9225 3715 9225 3727 9262 3741 9256 TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 296DEG 21KT 3730 9240 $$ FOSTER
The 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, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory | 39 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.