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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Springfield, MO

April 10, 2016Benton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2016, 5:38 PM CDT for Benton County, Missouri. It was in force for 52 min. 3 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: Apr 10, 2016, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Benton County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 10, 6:00 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	3 Nw Cole Camp, MO
Apr 10, 6:05 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	3 Nw Cole Camp, MO
Apr 10, 6:05 PM CDT	HAIL 2	3 Wnw Cole Camp, MO	MEASURED 2 INCH HAIL STONES. NUMEROUS CAR DENTS AND BROKEN CAR WINDOWS IN THE AREA. THERE WAS SIDING DAMAGE TO A CHURCH IN THE AREA DUE TO HAIL. MAIN HAIL CORE WENT 1/4 MILE WEST OF HIS LOCATION.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 27 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 10, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 916 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 723 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 861 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

780 
WUUS53 KSGF 102238
SVRSGF
MOC015-102330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0017.160410T2238Z-160410T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
538 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 537 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF CALHOUN...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF WINDSOR...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TRUMAN LAKE...                    TRUMAN STATE PARK...
  LINCOLN...                        COLE CAMP...
  IONIA...                          MORA...
  ZORA...                           CROCKERVILLE...
  PALO PINTO...                     RACKET...
  EDMONSON...                       

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3853 9307 3828 9308 3825 9351 3849 9351
      3851 9330 3854 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 257DEG 42KT 3839 9353 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

WISE

4 follow-up statements

840 
WWUS53 KSGF 102255
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
555 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

MOC015-102330-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160410T2330Z/
BENTON MO-
555 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY...

AT 554 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINCOLN...OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINDSOR...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRUMAN LAKE...                    TRUMAN STATE PARK...
LINCOLN...                        COLE CAMP...
IONIA...                          MORA...
ZORA...                           CROCKERVILLE...
PALO PINTO...                     RACKET...
EDMONSON...                       

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3853 9307 3828 9308 3825 9351 3836 9351
      3849 9348 3851 9330 3854 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 253DEG 40KT 3848 9335 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

WISE

816 
WWUS53 KSGF 102305
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
605 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

MOC015-102330-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160410T2330Z/
BENTON MO-
605 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY...

AT 605 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER COLE CAMP...OR
14 MILES SOUTH OF SEDALIA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRUMAN LAKE...                    TRUMAN STATE PARK...
LINCOLN...                        COLE CAMP...
IONIA...                          MORA...
ZORA...                           CROCKERVILLE...
PALO PINTO...                     RACKET...
EDMONSON...                       

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3853 9307 3828 9308 3825 9351 3836 9351
      3849 9348 3851 9330 3854 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 248DEG 34KT 3849 9323 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

WISE

455 
WWUS53 KSGF 102320
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
620 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

MOC015-102330-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160410T2330Z/
BENTON MO-
620 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY...

AT 620 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINCOLN...OR 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF WARSAW...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRUMAN LAKE...                    LINCOLN...
COLE CAMP...                      IONIA...
ZORA...                           CROCKERVILLE...
PALO PINTO...                     EDMONSON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3853 9307 3828 9308 3826 9337 3834 9351
      3849 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 264DEG 34KT 3833 9326 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

WISE

038 
WWUS53 KSGF 102329
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
629 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

MOC015-102339-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160410T2330Z/
BENTON MO-
629 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
CENTRAL MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3853 9307 3828 9308 3826 9337 3834 9351
      3849 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 257DEG 42KT 3833 9326 

$$

WISE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 10, 3:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 3:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
332 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday)
Issued at 247 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2016

Seeing quite a variation in temperatures in and near the forecast
area this afternoon. Over southeast Kansas temperatures have risen
into the lower/mid 80s ahead of the approaching dry line east of
Wichita and the associated cold front extending east northeast
from the dryline toward the south side of KC. Persistent cloud
cover has held temperatures in the 60s to lower 70s over much the
MO Ozarks. Dewpoint temperatures have crept up into the mid 50s to
lower 60s over southwest MO/southeast KS.

Expect storms to develop over southeast Kansas late this
afternoon along the dryline or thermal boundary from clouds along
the KS/MO border. LAPS data still indicates some convective
inhibition but with temperatures getting so warm, don't think it
will be too long before capping inversion breaks. NAM BUFR
hodograph remains curved through the evening and with low level
jet coming into play, see some potential for rotating storms so
included limited tornado threat to HWO for this evening, mainly
west of 65. Overall instability will decrease as storms move
eastward. However with the front lining up parallel to upper flow
we could see some training effects and localized flooding late
tonight and early Monday.

.LONG TERM...(Monday Night through Sunday)
Issued at 247 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2016

Another Canadian High building southward into the forecast area
will drop temperatures into the mid 30s Monday night. Model trends
have been a little warmer this run so do not plan on putting any
freeze headlines out with this package.

Another upper trough moves to the south of the Ozarks on
Wednesday. Latest model guidance keeps precipitation south of our
area but will need to monitor this feature for potential precip
addition to our southern counties.

Otherwise we will see mainly dry conditions and a warming trend
through mid/late week with upper level ridging over the central
US in response to digging upper trough over the western CONUS.
This system is expected to affect the region either late Saturday
or Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday afternoon)
Issued at 1227 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2016

MVFR ceilings will persist through early afternoon across all the
TAF sites as a strong low level jet continues to bring moisture
into the area. Ceilings should improve and scatter into VFR late
this afternoon. This will be brief however as showers and
thunderstorms will develop to the northwest of JLN and SGF and
push into the area late this evening into the overnight hours.
Confidence is somewhat low on the timing of thunder but it does
look like near 00z in JLN and closer to 03z at SGF. BBG may be
closer to 05z for thunder. Severe thunderstorms are possible with
this activity at the TAF sites. Ceilings and vis will both drop
in thunderstorms. IFR conditions are expected tomorrow morning at
all three sites.

&&

.SGF Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Terry
LONG TERM...Terry
AVIATION...Burchfield

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 3:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
336 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-112045-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
336 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2016

...SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED TORNADO RISK.
  ELEVATED HAIL RISK.
  ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
  SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK.
  LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK.

DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO OVER 30 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

AN APPROACHING DRY LINE AND COLD FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH AN
INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND DEVELOPING LOW LEVEL JET TO
PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS
AND WESTERN MISSOURI FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE REST OF
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED CHANCE FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
LIMITED CHANCE FOR TORNADOES...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE
FROM CASSVILLE TO VERSAILLES...FROM 5 PM TO MIDNIGHT.

AS THUNDERSTORM CONTINUE TO DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO A LIMITED THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

RESIDUAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN THE NEXT SIX HOURS FOR
 LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM WARSAW TO ASH GROVE TO
 CASSVILLE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT FOR
 LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A SALEM TO BRANSON LINE.

&&

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SGF/SITREP(ALL LOWERCASE)

THIS PRODUCT IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

TERRY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Morgan	29 min
Apr 10, 6:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	41 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.