Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 38, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 2015, 5:24 PM CDT for Barry County, Missouri. It was in force for 36 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 2, 2015, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Barry County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 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 2, 5:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Washburn, MO | SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jul 2, 5:29 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Washburn, MO | SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. THE CITY OF WASHBURN HAS NO POWER. |
| Jul 2, 5:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Seligman, MO | REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN WASHBURN AND SELIGMAN ALONG HIGHWAY 37. |
| Jul 2, 6:01 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Seligman, MO | VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING QUARTER SIZE HAIL FALLING IN SELIGMAN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 923 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
019
WFUS53 KSGF 022224
TORSGF
MOC009-022300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0038.150702T2224Z-150702T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
524 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 522 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WASHBURN...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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SELIGMAN AROUND 530 PM CDT.
EAGLE ROCK AROUND 550 PM CDT.
GOLDEN AROUND 600 PM CDT.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ROARING RIVER STATE PARK AND TABLE ROCK
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 3650 9408 3665 9401 3663 9358 3651 9358
3650 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 295DEG 22KT 3658 9394
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
GRIFFIN2 follow-up statements
904
WWUS53 KSGF 022236
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
536 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
MOC009-022300-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-150702T2300Z/
BARRY MO-
536 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 534 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SELIGMAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAGLE ROCK...GOLDEN...SELIGMAN AND WASHBURN.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ROARING RIVER STATE PARK AND TABLE ROCK
LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 9404 3660 9403 3659 9358 3651 9358
3650 9359 3650 9407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 295DEG 22KT 3655 9385
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$890
WWUS53 KSGF 022259
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
559 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
MOC009-022310-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-150702T2300Z/
BARRY MO-
559 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3659 9404 3660 9403 3659 9358 3651 9358
3650 9359 3650 9407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 295DEG 22KT 3649 9369
$$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, 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, 5:59 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.