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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2017, 3:01 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 44 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 19, 2017, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2017, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Dent County, MO, Howell County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 3:12 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nnw Thayer, MO | EF-0 TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 85 MPH TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THAYER. THE TORNADO WAS ABOUT 300 YARDS WIDE AND THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE LONG. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED OR DAMAGED IN A CONCENTRATED AREA ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THAYER AS WEL |
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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.
816
WFUS53 KSGF 190801
TORSGF
MOC065-091-149-203-215-190845-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0038.170519T0801Z-170519T0845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
301 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Shannon County in south central Missouri...
Southwestern Dent County in south central Missouri...
Northeastern Howell County in south central Missouri...
Central Texas County in south central Missouri...
Oregon County in south central Missouri...
* Until 345 AM CDT
* At 301 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
along a line extending from 11 miles northeast of Hartville to near
Cabool to 8 miles southeast of Willow Springs to near Sturkie,
moving east 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...
Current River State Park... Grand Gulf State Park...
Montauk State Park... Licking...
Mountain View... Thayer...
Houston... Winona...
Alton... Birch Tree...
Eminence... Summersville...
Raymondville... Koshkonong...
Brandsville... Montier...
Thomasville... Montauk...
Teresita... Myrtle...
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 9167 3685 9173 3703 9180 3729 9201
3743 9224 3746 9225 3761 9178 3740 9143
3704 9121 3683 9123 3682 9111 3650 9113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0801Z 249DEG 44KT 3737 9237 3720 9207 3689 9188 3650
9182
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Cramer1 follow-up statement
257
WWUS53 KSGF 190841
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
341 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
MOC065-091-149-203-215-190851-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-170519T0845Z/
Shannon MO-Dent MO-Howell MO-Texas MO-Oregon MO-
341 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SHANNON...SOUTHWESTERN DENT...NORTHEASTERN
HOWELL...CENTRAL TEXAS AND OREGON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 AM
CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appear capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with these thunderstorms.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for south central
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3650 9167 3685 9173 3703 9180 3729 9201
3743 9224 3746 9225 3761 9178 3740 9143
3704 9121 3683 9123 3682 9111 3650 9113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0841Z 270DEG 44KT 3754 9181 3737 9152 3706 9133 3667
9127
$$
CramerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 11:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | McDonald | 41 min |
| 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, 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.