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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Springfield, MO

February 28, 2017Benton County, Hickory County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2017, 11:42 PM CST for Benton County, Hickory County, Missouri. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report 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: Feb 28, 2017, 11:42 PM CST (05:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2017, 12:29 AM CST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Benton County, MO, Hickory County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:45 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
Mar 1, 12:06 AM CST	HAIL 1.5	Quincy, MO	.

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
Feb 28, 9:04 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 1117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 931 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 341 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 315 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.3
Supercell composite: 8.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

158 
WUUS53 KSGF 010542
SVRSGF
MOC015-085-010645-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0013.170301T0542Z-170301T0645Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1142 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Hickory County in central Missouri...
  Benton County in central Missouri...

* Until 1245 AM CST

* At 1141 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles northeast of Lowry City to near Osceola to 8
  miles northwest of Stockton, moving east at 60 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...
  Warsaw...                         Lincoln...
  Hermitage...                      Weaubleau...
  Wheatland...                      Preston...
  Cross Timbers...                  Quincy...
  Lakeview Heights...               Crockerville...
  Zora...                           Fristoe...
  Knobby...                         Racket...
  Edmonson...                       Edwards...
  Hastain...                        Whitakerville...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for central and
west central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3850 9307 3822 9308 3819 9308 3819 9306
      3796 9307 3784 9357 3791 9357 3792 9351
      3820 9350 3821 9353 3823 9353 3833 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0541Z 248DEG 54KT 3822 9364 3804 9367 3781 9388 

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

Cramer

1 follow-up statement

992 
WWUS53 KSGF 010629
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1229 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

MOC015-085-010638-
/O.CAN.KSGF.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170301T0645Z/
Hickory MO-Benton MO-
1229 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HICKORY AND BENTON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with these thunderstorms.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for central
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3850 9307 3822 9308 3819 9308 3819 9306
      3796 9307 3784 9357 3791 9357 3792 9351
      3820 9350 3821 9353 3823 9353 3833 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 248DEG 54KT 3848 9281 3830 9284 3807 9305 

$$

Cramer

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 6:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Shannon	14 min
Feb 28, 10:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Vernon	47 min
Feb 28, 11:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	21 days
Feb 28, 11:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	24 min
Feb 28, 11:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	38 min
Mar 1, 12:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Miller, Morgan	53 min
Mar 1, 12:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dade	44 min
Mar 1, 12:23 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	29 min
Mar 1, 12:33 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Polk	22 min
Mar 1, 12:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	33 min
Mar 1, 12:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Polk	57 min
Mar 1, 12:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene	66 min
Mar 1, 1:02 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	58 min
Mar 1, 1:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian	52 min
Mar 1, 1:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Webster	60 min
Mar 1, 1:20 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone	45 min
Mar 1, 1:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	59 min
Mar 1, 1:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Laclede, Texas, Wright	56 min
Mar 1, 1:37 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Douglas, Stone, Taney	53 min
Mar 1, 2:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Douglas, Howell, Shannon, Texas, Wright	59 min
Mar 1, 2:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Ozark, Taney	44 min
Mar 1, 2:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Stone, Taney	14 min
Mar 1, 2:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon	45 min
Mar 1, 2:53 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Shannon, Texas	44 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.