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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 23, 2016, 10:50 PM CDT for Barry County, Stone County, Missouri. It was in force for 25 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
- Mar 23, 2016, 10:50 PM CDT (03:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Barry County, MO, Stone County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 11:08 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Shell Knob, MO | POSSIBLE TORNADO. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON STALLION BLUFF ROAD. THIS COINCIDES WITH A RADAR TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE. STORM SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THURSDAY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Mar 23, 11:08 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 Nne Shell Knob, MO | MODIFIED TO EXTEND TRACK LENGTH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY CONFIRMED A 200 YARD WIDE EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE NORTH NORTH EAST OF SHELL KNOB NEAR STALLION BLUFF ROAD AND TRACKED NEARLY 4 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST AFTER CROSS |
| Mar 23, 11:08 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 Nne Shell Knob, MO | NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GROUND SURVEY CONFIRMED A 200 YARD WIDE EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE NORTH NORTH EAST OF SHELL KNOB NEAR STALLION BLUFF ROAD AND TRACKED NEARLY 2 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST INTO MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST. DUE TO TERRAIN THE SURVEY TEA |
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 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
256
WFUS53 KSGF 240350
TORSGF
MOC009-209-240415-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0003.160324T0350Z-160324T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1050 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 1050 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BEAVER...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CASSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
TABLE ROCK LAKE... ROARING RIVER STATE PARK...
SHELL KNOB... GOLDEN...
EMERALD BEACH... EAGLE ROCK...
CHAIN-O-LAKES... ARROW POINT...
CAPE FAIR...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3655 9390 3682 9361 3676 9351 3657 9343
3650 9369 3650 9385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 229DEG 30KT 3657 9378
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
HATCH2 follow-up statements
611
WWUS53 KSGF 240357
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1057 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
MOC009-209-240415-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T0415Z/
BARRY MO-STONE MO-
1057 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BARRY AND SOUTHWESTERN STONE COUNTIES...
AT 1056 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEAVER...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CASSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TABLE ROCK LAKE... ROARING RIVER STATE PARK...
SHELL KNOB... EMERALD BEACH...
CAPE FAIR...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3661 9383 3673 9364 3676 9351 3658 9344
3654 9372 3656 9379
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 250DEG 33KT 3659 9371
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
HATCH668
WWUS53 KSGF 240405
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1105 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
MOC009-209-240415-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160324T0415Z/
BARRY MO-STONE MO-
1105 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BARRY AND SOUTHWESTERN STONE COUNTIES...
AT 1105 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF KIMBERLING CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
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...
TABLE ROCK LAKE... SHELL KNOB...
EMERALD BEACH... CAPE FAIR...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3666 9374 3673 9364 3676 9351 3659 9345
3658 9366 3660 9372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 228DEG 45KT 3665 9363
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
HATCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Vernon | 33 min |
| Mar 23, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Vernon | 35 min |
| Mar 23, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 34 min |
| Mar 23, 8:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 38 min |
| Mar 23, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 14 min |
| Mar 23, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | St. Clair | 43 min |
| Mar 23, 9:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Hickory | 24 min |
| Mar 23, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton | 31 min |
| Mar 23, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Morgan | 19 min |
| Mar 23, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 42 min |
| Mar 23, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone | 32 min |
| Mar 23, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian, Greene, Webster | 44 min |
| Mar 24, 3:00 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more | 30 hr |
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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.