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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Springfield, MO

April 4, 2017McDonald County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2017, 6:43 PM CDT for McDonald County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 47 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: Apr 4, 2017, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2017, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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
Apr 4, 6:44 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 50	5 Nw Anderson, MO
Apr 4, 6:48 PM CDT	TORNADO	Goodman, MO	PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY REVEALED EF-2 DAMAGE IN GOODMAN. DAMAGE TO THE SCHOOL WAS MOST SIGNIFICANT. SURVEY IS STILL ONGOING. CORRECTED FOR TIME.
Apr 4, 6:49 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 80	Goodman, MO	60-80 MPH WIND GUST WITH POWER FLASHES.
Apr 4, 6:53 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	Anderson, MO	FUNNEL CLOUD.
Apr 4, 6:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Goodman, MO	TREES UPROOTED AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Apr 4, 6:55 PM CDT	TORNADO	Goodman, MO	BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
Apr 4, 6:55 PM CDT	TORNADO	Goodman, MO	PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY REVEALED EF-2 DAMAGE IN GOODMAN. DAMAGE TO THE SCHOOL WAS MOST SIGNIFICANT. SURVEY IS STILL ONGOING.
Apr 4, 6:57 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 S Neosho, MO	LIGHT TREE DAMAGE ON SOUTH SIDE OF NEOSHO.
Apr 4, 7:07 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	10 W Monett, MO	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 10 MILES WEST OF MONETT.
Apr 4, 7:07 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 Ese Ritchey, MO	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 10 MILES WEST OF MONETT.

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 4, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 58 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: 1056 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

991 
WFUS53 KSGF 042343
TORSGF
MOC119-145-050030-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0023.170404T2343Z-170405T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
643 PM CDT TUE APR 4 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northern McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 730 PM CDT
    
* At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over anderson, or 8 miles northwest of Pineville,
  moving east at 55 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...
  Neosho...                         Anderson...
  Goodman...                        Wheaton...
  Fairview...                       Newtonia...
  Stella...                         Stark City...
  Rocky Comfort...                  

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 3662 9455 3670 9459 3675 9455 3696 9406
      3669 9407 3662 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 251DEG 49KT 3669 9447 

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

$$

Cramer

1 follow-up statement

617 
WWUS53 KSGF 042351
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
651 PM CDT TUE APR 4 2017

MOC119-145-050030-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170405T0030Z/
Newton MO-McDonald MO-
651 PM CDT TUE APR 4 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON AND NORTH CENTRAL MCDONALD COUNTIES...
    
At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Goodman, or 7 miles south of Neosho, moving
northeast at 50 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...
Neosho...                         Goodman...
Fairview...                       Newtonia...
Stella...                         Stark City...

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 3669 9438 3670 9447 3677 9450 3696 9406
      3676 9407 3671 9425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 238DEG 42KT 3676 9442 

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

$$

Cramer

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	56 min
Apr 4, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	66 min
Apr 4, 6:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence, Newton	35 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.