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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Springfield, MO

May 27, 2017Dent County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2017, 1:25 PM CDT for Dent County, Missouri. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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 27, 2017, 1:25 PM CDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2017, 2:00 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Dent County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 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
May 27, 1:30 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	Salem, MO	PING PONG HAIL IN SALEM, MO.
May 27, 1:38 PM CDT	HAIL 2	3 Ese Salem, MO	PUBLIC SUBMITTED PHOTOS OF 2 INCH HAIL EAST OF SALEM VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

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 27, 12:13 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 228 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: 3187 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.8
Supercell composite: 9.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

815 
WFUS53 KSGF 271825
TORSGF
MOC065-271900-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0043.170527T1825Z-170527T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
125 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Dent County in south central Missouri...

* Until 200 PM CDT
    
* At 125 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Salem, moving east at 30 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...
  Salem...                          Turtle...
  Boss...                           Jadwin...
  Howes Mill...                     Darien...
  Stone Hill...                     Gladden...

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 3759 9131 3751 9131 3750 9122 3742 9136
      3742 9137 3741 9138 3753 9169 3771 9157
      3764 9115 3759 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 287DEG 25KT 3756 9159 

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

$$

Frye

2 follow-up statements

779 
WWUS53 KSGF 271836
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
136 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

MOC065-271900-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-170527T1900Z/
Dent MO-
136 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
DENT COUNTY...
    
At 135 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Salem, moving east at 30 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...
Salem...                          Turtle...
Boss...                           Howes Mill...
Darien...                         Stone Hill...
Gladden...                        

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 3759 9131 3751 9131 3750 9122 3742 9136
      3742 9137 3741 9138 3753 9165 3770 9153
      3764 9115 3759 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 287DEG 25KT 3754 9150 

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

$$

Frye

207 
WWUS53 KSGF 271859
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
159 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

MOC065-271908-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-170527T1900Z/
Dent MO-
159 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DENT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM
CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for south central
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3759 9131 3751 9131 3750 9122 3742 9136
      3742 9137 3741 9138 3753 9165 3770 9153
      3764 9115 3759 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 287DEG 25KT 3749 9131 

$$

Burchfield

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald	61 min
May 27, 12:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	64 min
May 27, 1:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Taney	58 min
May 27, 1:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Lawrence	25 min
May 27, 1:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Ozark, Taney	46 min
May 27, 2:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	64 min
May 27, 3:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon	61 min
May 27, 9:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	St. Clair	47 min
May 27, 11:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Camden, Miller	43 min
May 27, 11:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Maries, Miller, Pulaski	42 min
May 27, 11:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	SGF	Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more	16 hr
May 27, 11:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries	27 min
May 27, 12:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Phelps, Pulaski	44 min
May 27, 12:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps	49 min
May 27, 12:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon	43 min
May 27, 1:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton	4 hr
May 27, 1:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Polk, Vernon	48 min
May 27, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, St. Clair	62 min
May 27, 1:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	45 min
May 27, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade, Jasper	28 min
May 27, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan	41 min
May 27, 2:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Polk	39 min
May 27, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dade, Greene, Lawrence	51 min
May 27, 2:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Camden, Miller, Morgan	37 min
May 27, 2:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk, Webster	42 min
May 27, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski	49 min
May 27, 2:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede	30 min
May 27, 2:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller	34 min
May 27, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski and 3 more	60 min
May 27, 3:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SGF	Laclede	26 min
May 27, 3:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Laclede, Pulaski, Texas	29 min
May 27, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries	44 min
May 27, 3:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	26 min
May 27, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Texas and 1 more	60 min
May 27, 3:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Texas	41 min
May 27, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon	32 min
May 27, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper	51 min
May 27, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dade, Lawrence	46 min
May 27, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Newton	51 min
May 27, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Maries, Miller, Pulaski	34 min
May 27, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene	50 min
May 27, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	44 min
May 27, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone	61 min
May 27, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski	45 min
May 27, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Hickory, Polk	43 min
May 27, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Webster, Wright	52 min
May 27, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas	52 min
May 27, 6:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	4 hr
May 27, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	59 min
May 27, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence, Stone and 2 more	50 min
May 27, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Newton	46 min
May 27, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dade, Greene, Polk	45 min
May 27, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede	27 min
May 27, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	36 min
May 27, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon	32 min
May 27, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald	47 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.