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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Springfield, MO

July 2, 2015Barry County, Missouri

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 2, 5:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGWashburn, MOSEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN.
Jul 2, 5:29 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Washburn, MOSEVERAL LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. THE CITY OF WASHBURN HAS NO POWER.
Jul 2, 5:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nnw Seligman, MOREPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN WASHBURN AND SELIGMAN ALONG HIGHWAY 37.
Jul 2, 6:01 PM CDTHAIL 1Seligman, MOVIDEO 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2015-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 923 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2015-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

GRIFFIN
2 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Morgan65 min
Jul 1, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Morgan67 min
Jul 1, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Maries, Miller, Morgan55 min
Jul 1, 9:15 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMiller45 min
Jul 1, 9:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan8 hr
Jul 1, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan60 min
Jul 1, 9:51 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton, Hickory39 min
Jul 1, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, Pulaski58 min
Jul 1, 10:28 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton, Hickory47 min
Jul 1, 10:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFSt. Clair58 min
Jul 1, 10:43 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton, St. Clair47 min
Jul 1, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Polk57 min
Jul 1, 10:51 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski39 min
Jul 1, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent, Laclede, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas65 min
Jul 1, 11:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Dent, Hickory, Laclede, Phelps and 3 more6 hr
Jul 1, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon65 min
Jul 1, 11:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Polk, St. Clair and 1 more55 min
Jul 2, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDallas, Dent, Laclede, Polk, Shannon, Texas and 2 more5 hr
Jul 2, 12:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCedar, Vernon5 hr
Jul 2, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon61 min
Jul 2, 12:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPolk, Webster, Wright23 min
Jul 2, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFVernon52 min
Jul 2, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDallas, Greene, Polk, Webster49 min
Jul 2, 12:54 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFWright21 min
Jul 2, 1:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCedar, Christian, Dade, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence and 3 more9 hr
Jul 2, 1:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Webster13 min
Jul 2, 3:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney and 1 more8 hr
Jul 2, 4:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFLaclede56 hr
Jul 2, 4:49 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCedar, Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Polk, Shannon and 4 more12 hr
Jul 2, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon3 days
Jul 2, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBates, Vernon4 days
Jul 2, 4:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Hickory, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 3 more12 hr
Jul 2, 8:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFStone54 hr
Jul 2, 10:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFCedar, Christian, Dade, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence and 4 more6 hr
Jul 2, 10:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney and 1 more6 hr
Jul 2, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry40 min
Jul 2, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMcDonald25 min
Jul 2, 4:50 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 23 more24 hr
Jul 2, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarry, Stone48 min
Jul 2, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFStone, Taney53 min
Jul 2, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Stone40 min
Jul 2, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry31 min
Jul 2, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOzark43 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.