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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Springfield, MO

April 27, 2016Stone County, Taney County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2016, 1:58 AM CDT for Stone County, Taney County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 6 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 27, 2016, 1:58 AM CDT (06:58 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2016, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:03 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
Apr 27, 1:59 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Branson, MO	TREES DOWN AROUND POINTE ROYALE. SURVEY CREWS ESTIMATE WIND SPEEDS ARE AROUND 65 MILES PER HOUR.
Apr 27, 2:00 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Branson, MO	LARGE TREE DOWN IN DOWNTOWN BRANSON
Apr 27, 2:07 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Hollister, MO	TREE INTO A HOUSE IN HOLLISTER, NO INJURIES
Apr 27, 2:07 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Hollister, MO	* 1 INJ * TREES DOWN IN HOLLISTER DOWNTOWN AND NEAR COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS. TWO HOMES SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM FALLING TREES. SURVEY CREWS ESTIMATE WINDS OF AROUND 75 MILES PER HOUR.
Apr 27, 2:07 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Hollister, MO	TREES DOWN IN HOLLISTER DOWNTOWN AND NEAR COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS. TWO HOMES SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM FALLING TREES. SURVEY CREWS ESTIMATE WINDS OF AROUND 75 MILES PER HOUR.
Apr 27, 2:17 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Forsyth, MO	MODERATE TREE LIMBS DOWN PER FIRE DEPT AT HIGHWAY 160 AND HIGHWAY 76

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

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 26, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 49 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: 851 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -259 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1185 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

841 
WFUS53 KSGF 270658
TORSGF
MOC209-213-270730-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0006.160427T0658Z-160427T0730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
158 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN TANEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  EAST CENTRAL STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 158 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
  TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED OVER
  SILVER DOLLAR CITY...OR NEAR KIMBERLING CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  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...
  BRANSON...                        LAKE TANEYCOMO...
  TABLE ROCK LAKE...                TABLE ROCK STATE PARK...
  HOLLISTER...                      SILVER DOLLAR CITY...
  FORSYTH...                        MERRIAM WOODS...
  REEDS SPRING...                   ROCKAWAY BEACH...
  BULL CREEK...                     INDIAN POINT...
  BRANSON WEST...                   TABLE ROCK...
  EDGEWATER BEACH...                WALNUT SHADE...
  OZARK BEACH...                    

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.

THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3671 9342 3681 9329 3668 9310 3657 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0658Z 243DEG 26KT 3668 9334 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DSA

1 follow-up statement

822 
WWUS53 KSGF 270724
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
224 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

MOC209-213-270733-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160427T0730Z/
TANEY MO-STONE MO-
224 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TANEY AND EAST CENTRAL STONE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 AM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS INEFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN TANEY AND
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3671 9342 3681 9329 3668 9310 3657 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 0722Z 243DEG 26KT 3668 9334 

$$

DSA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Texas	46 min
Apr 27, 12:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	42 min
Apr 27, 12:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	41 min
Apr 27, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, McDonald, Newton	52 min
Apr 27, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and 2 more	50 min
Apr 27, 12:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	46 min
Apr 27, 1:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton, Hickory	41 min
Apr 27, 1:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Greene, Lawrence and 3 more	45 min
Apr 27, 2:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Greene, Ozark, Taney, Webster	41 min
Apr 27, 2:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Taney	31 min
Apr 27, 2:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Ozark, Taney	35 min
Apr 27, 3:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Ozark	47 min
Apr 27, 3:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	4 days
Apr 27, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Howell	39 min
Apr 27, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Ozark	50 min
Apr 27, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Howell	41 min
Apr 27, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Phelps	48 min
Apr 27, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps	49 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.