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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Springfield, MO

May 19, 2017Dade County, Lawrence County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2017, 3:40 PM CDT for Dade County, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 50 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: May 19, 2017, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2017, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Dade County, MO, Lawrence County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
May 19, 3:42 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 N Freistatt, MO	AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 95 MPH TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 4 MILES AND WAS ABOUT 300 YARDS WIDE. A COUPLE OF OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED AND SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED.
May 19, 3:42 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 S Stotts City, MO	AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 95 MPH TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 4 MILES AND WAS ABOUT 300 YARDS WIDE. A COUPLE OF OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED AND SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED. ***CORRECTION -- THIS CO
May 19, 3:44 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Stotts City, MO	MULTIPLE BUILDINGS DAMAGED NEAR 39.8 MM ALONG I-44 PER MERCY EMS SUPERVISOR.
May 19, 3:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Hoberg, MO	CAR BLOWN OFF OF I-44 NEAR 43 MM ALONG I-44.
May 19, 3:49 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Mount Vernon, MO	REPORT OF A BARN IN THE ROADWAY ALONG OO HIGHWAY 1/4 MILE WEST OF 39 HIGHWAY.
May 19, 3:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Miller, MO	SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF BLEACHERS THROWN INTO NETTING AT THE MILLER BALLPARK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 19, 3:57 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Nnw Miller, MO	AN EF-0 RATED TORNADO OCCURRED NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MILLER, WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 85 MPH. THE TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 1 MI WITH AN APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS TREES, AS WELL AS THE TOWN'S BASEBALL STADIUM.
May 19, 4:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lockwood, MO	SEVERAL LIMBS DOWN IN EVERTON AND LOCKWOOD.
May 19, 4:05 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Se Everton, MO	A BRIEF EF-0 RATED TORNADO OCCURRED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EVERTON IN DADE COUNTY ALONG DADE RD 231. MULTIPLE TREES WERE DAMAGED ALONG A PATH IN THE AREA. THE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.83 MILES LONG, WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND OF 80 MPH.
May 19, 4:12 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Ene Everton, MO	A BRIEF EF-0 RATED TORNADO OCCURRED 2 MILES ENE OF EVERTON. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SEVERAL TREES ON EITHER SIDE OF E DADE RD 152. THE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE LONG WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 80 MPH.

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 19, 3:06 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 37 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: 968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

130 
WFUS53 KSGF 192040
TORSGF
MOC057-109-192130-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0040.170519T2040Z-170519T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
340 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...
  Dade County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 430 PM CDT

* At 340 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
  along a line extending from near Carthage to near Pierce City,
  moving northeast at 45 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...
  Stockton Lake...                  Mount Vernon...
  Greenfield...                     Lockwood...
  Miller...                         Everton...
  Dadeville...                      Stotts City...
  Halltown...                       Freistatt...
  South Greenfield...               Hoberg...
  Arcola...                         Chesapeake...
  Pennsboro...                      Neola...
  Cedarville...                     Meinert...
  Sylvania...                       Bona...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 37 and 58.
 
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.

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 3701 9405 3705 9400 3718 9395 3727 9401
      3730 9408 3749 9407 3758 9403 3757 9362
      3728 9363 3728 9361 3710 9361 3700 9384
      3696 9399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 217DEG 41KT 3723 9424 3701 9400 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Cramer

2 follow-up statements

847 
WWUS53 KSGF 192103
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
403 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

MOC057-109-192130-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-170519T2130Z/
Lawrence MO-Dade MO-
403 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND DADE COUNTIES...

At 403 PM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located along a
line extending from near Lockwood to 8 miles east of Miller, moving
northeast at 55 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...
Stockton Lake...                  Greenfield...
Lockwood...                       Everton...
Dadeville...                      South Greenfield...
Arcola...                         Pennsboro...
Neola...                          Cedarville...
Sylvania...                       Bona...

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.

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 3722 9361 3724 9383 3736 9395 3741 9406
      3749 9407 3758 9403 3757 9362 3728 9363
      3728 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 212DEG 50KT 3745 9401 3722 9369 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Cramer

556 
WWUS53 KSGF 192130
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

MOC057-109-192140-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-170519T2130Z/
Lawrence MO-Dade MO-
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND DADE COUNTIES
HAS EXPIRED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with these thunderstorms.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3722 9361 3724 9383 3736 9395 3741 9406
      3749 9407 3758 9403 3757 9362 3728 9363
      3728 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 217DEG 41KT 3769 9378 3746 9346 

$$

Cramer

The 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, 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, 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.