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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO

March 23, 2016Stone County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 23, 2016, 11:13 PM CDT for Stone County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 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: Mar 23, 2016, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 23, 2016, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

County Stone County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:13 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 37 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

837 
WFUS53 KSGF 240413
TORSGF
MOC209-240445-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0004.160324T0413Z-160324T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1113 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
    
* AT 1112 PM CDT...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF KIMBERLING CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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...                SILVER DOLLAR CITY...
  REEDS SPRING...                   INDIAN POINT...
  BRANSON WEST...                   GALENA...
  MCCORD BEND...                    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 9358 3675 9357 3688 9334 3682 9334
      3681 9330 3666 9331
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 239DEG 40KT 3670 9354 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

HATCH

4 follow-up statements

906 
WWUS53 KSGF 240420
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1120 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

MOC209-240445-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0445Z/
STONE MO-
1120 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
STONE COUNTY...
        
AT 1120 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GALENA...OR 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF KIMBERLING CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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...                REEDS SPRING...
BRANSON WEST...                   GALENA...
MCCORD BEND...                    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 3669 9355 3675 9356 3688 9334 3682 9334
      3681 9330 3669 9331
TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 235DEG 34KT 3674 9349 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

HATCH

528 
WWUS53 KSGF 240429
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1129 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

MOC209-240445-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0445Z/
STONE MO-
1129 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL STONE COUNTY...
        
AT 1129 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER GALENA...OR 11
MILES NORTH OF KIMBERLING CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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...
REEDS SPRING...                   GALENA...

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 3674 9347 3679 9349 3688 9334 3682 9334
      3681 9330 3674 9331
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 236DEG 29KT 3680 9342 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

HATCH

523 
WWUS53 KSGF 240433
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1133 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

MOC209-240445-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0445Z/
STONE MO-
1133 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL STONE COUNTY...
    
AT 1132 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GALENA...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGHLANDVILLE...
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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL STONE COUNTY.

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 3677 9342 3681 9345 3688 9334 3682 9334
      3681 9330 3676 9331
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 236DEG 29KT 3681 9339 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

HATCH

736 
WWUS53 KSGF 240435
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1135 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

MOC209-240445-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160324T0445Z/
STONE MO-
1135 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL STONE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1145 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3677 9342 3681 9345 3688 9334 3682 9334
      3681 9330 3676 9331
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 239DEG 40KT 3681 9339 

$$

HATCH

The 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, 10:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.