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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Springfield, MO

March 9, 2017Stone County, Taney County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 9, 2017, 6:56 PM CST for Stone County, Taney County, Missouri. It was in force for 49 min. 10 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 9, 2017, 6:56 PM CST (00:56 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2017, 7:45 PM CST
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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 9, 7:01 PM CST	HAIL 1	Merriam Woods, MO	QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR 1 MILE SE OF F HIGHWAY AT 65. HAM REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT MERRIAM WOODS - F HIGHWAY NEAR 160.
Mar 9, 7:05 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ene Forsyth, MO	TIME CORRECTED REPORT. REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ON HOUSES SKYLINE ROAD FORSYTH. ALSO ROOF ON TOP OF A CAR WITH ONE PERSON TRAPPED IN FORSYTH.
Mar 9, 7:07 PM CST	TORNADO	Forsyth, MO	EF0 TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO A STRIP MALL ROOF AND UPROOTED TREES IN FORSYTH. ESTIMATED WINDS WERE 60-70 MPH.
Mar 9, 7:08 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	Forsyth, MO	E45-50 MPH WINDS IN FORSYTH.
Mar 9, 7:13 PM CST	HAIL 1.25	1 E Kissee Mills, MO	HAM RADIO REPORT QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON 76 HIGHWAY NEAR THE RIVER CHURCH (EAST OF FORSYTH 5 MILES). NOW HALF DOLLAR SIZED REPORTED BY SAME STATION.
Mar 9, 7:41 PM CST	HAIL 1	Ridgedale, MO	QUARTER SIZED HAIL 86 HIGHWAY AT BIG CEDAR.
Mar 9, 7:42 PM CST	HAIL 1	Protem, MO	PICTURE OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL VIA FACEBOOK. .
Mar 9, 7:45 PM CST	HAIL 1.5	Ridgedale, MO	HAIL PICTURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA NEAR TOP OF THE ROCK. TIME WAS ESTIMATED.
Mar 9, 7:48 PM CST	HAIL 1	2 Nw Ridgedale, MO	QUARTER SIZED HAIL HWY 65 AND HWY 86....QUARTER SIZED HAIL...RELAY FROM STONE COUNTY 911.
Mar 9, 7:51 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ene Forsyth, MO	REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ON HOUSES SKYLINE ROAD FORSYTH. ALSO ROOF ON TOP OF A CAR WITH ONE PERSON TRAPPED IN FORSYTH.

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
Mar 9, 11:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 342 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: 2331 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

098 
WFUS53 KSGF 100056
TORSGF
MOC209-213-100145-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0019.170310T0056Z-170310T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
656 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Taney County in southwestern Missouri...
  East central Stone County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 745 PM CST
    
* At 655 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Merriam Woods, or near Branson, moving southeast
  at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
  Branson...                        Lake Taneycomo...
  Bull Shoals Lake...               Table Rock Lake...
  Table Rock State Park...          Hollister...
  Silver Dollar City...             Forsyth...
  Merriam Woods...                  Kissee Mills...
  Rockaway Beach...                 Bull Creek...
  Indian Point...                   Branson West...
  Taneyville...                     Table Rock...
  Kirbyville...                     Powersite...
  Protem...                         Rueter...

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 3667 9340 3681 9326 3667 9277 3650 9277
      3650 9326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 301DEG 28KT 3671 9324 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Foster

1 follow-up statement

584 
WWUS53 KSGF 100124
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
724 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017

MOC209-213-100145-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-170310T0145Z/
Taney MO-Stone MO-
724 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR TANEY AND
EAST CENTRAL STONE COUNTIES...
    
At 724 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Diamond City, or 10 miles southeast of
Forsyth, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
Branson...                        Lake Taneycomo...
Bull Shoals Lake...               Table Rock Lake...
Table Rock State Park...          Hollister...
Silver Dollar City...             Forsyth...
Merriam Woods...                  Kissee Mills...
Rockaway Beach...                 Bull Creek...
Indian Point...                   Branson West...
Table Rock...                     Kirbyville...
Powersite...                      Protem...
Rueter...                         Ridgedale...

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 3667 9339 3674 9331 3667 9277 3650 9277
      3650 9326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 297DEG 30KT 3659 9298 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

Foster

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 9, 6:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone	27 min
Mar 9, 6:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence, Newton	53 min
Mar 9, 6:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Ozark	50 min
Mar 9, 6:28 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney	47 min
Mar 9, 6:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	52 min
Mar 9, 6:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry	48 min
Mar 9, 6:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon	52 min
Mar 9, 7:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	55 min
Mar 9, 7:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell	37 min
Mar 9, 7:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	48 min
Mar 9, 7:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Christian	21 min
Mar 9, 7:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald, Newton	59 min
Mar 9, 7:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Ozark, Taney	28 min
Mar 9, 7:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Stone, Taney	18 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.