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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2017, 11:34 PM CDT for McDonald County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 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
- May 18, 2017, 11:34 PM CDT (04:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2017, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County McDonald County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 12:25 AM CDT | TORNADO | 8 S Powell, MO | A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG GOLF RIDGE ROAD IN SOUTHEASTERN MCDONALD COUNTY EAST OF JANE. THE TORNADO PATH WAS ABOUT 1 MILE LONG AND UP TO 100 YARDS WIDE. THE PEAK ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE BETWEEN 90-95 MPH. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 62 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2055 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
261
WFUS53 KSGF 190434
TORSGF
MOC119-190515-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0032.170519T0434Z-170519T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1134 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2017
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 1215 AM CDT
* At 1133 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and straight line wind damage were located along a line
extending from Chloeta to Kansas Oklahoma, moving northeast at 50
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...
Big Sugar Creek State Park... Anderson...
Noel... Goodman...
South West City... Pineville...
Lanagan... Powell...
Rocky Comfort...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This line 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 3650 9462 3665 9461 3677 9444 3676 9440
3675 9407 3650 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 220DEG 44KT 3641 9496 3623 9479 3602 9463
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Cramer1 follow-up statement
867
WWUS53 KSGF 190501
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1201 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
MOC119-190515-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-170519T0515Z/
McDonald MO-
1201 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR MCDONALD
COUNTY...
At 1200 AM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located along a
line extending from South West City to near Gravette to Highfill,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Big Sugar Creek State Park... Anderson...
Noel... Goodman...
South West City... Pineville...
Lanagan... Powell...
Rocky Comfort...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 9461 3669 9449 3676 9440 3675 9407
3650 9408 3650 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0500Z 243DEG 42KT 3650 9462 3640 9448 3626 9433
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CramerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 50 min |
| May 19, 12:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 46 min |
| May 19, 12:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 52 min |
| May 19, 1:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone, Taney | 44 min |
| May 19, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Greene, Ozark, Taney, Webster and 1 more | 58 min |
| May 19, 1:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Taney, Webster, Wright | 49 min |
| May 19, 2:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Wright | 47 min |
| May 19, 3:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent, Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas | 44 min |
| May 19, 9:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 5 days |
| May 19, 9:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bates, Vernon | 24 hr |
| May 19, 9:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 4 days |
| May 19, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 56 min |
| May 19, 3:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 12 hr |
| May 19, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 47 min |
| May 19, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton | 67 min |
| May 19, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 50 min |
| May 19, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Greene, Polk | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Stone, Taney | 64 min |
| May 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Hickory, Polk | 39 min |
| May 19, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Laclede, Webster, Wright | 57 min |
| May 19, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Miller, Morgan | 1 min |
| May 19, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Maries, Miller, Morgan | 36 min |
| May 19, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 51 min |
| May 19, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Maries | 47 min |
| May 19, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 49 min |
| May 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 65 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.