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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Springfield, MO

May 27, 2017Laclede County, Pulaski County, Texas County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2017, 3:16 PM CDT for Laclede County, Pulaski County, Texas County, Missouri. It was in force for 29 min. 6 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, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2017, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Laclede County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Texas County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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, 3:21 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Ese Falcon, MO	NWS STORM SURVEY REVEALED AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF FALCON IN LACLEDE COUNTY. A HOUSE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED. THIS POINT ALSO CORRESPONDS WITH A WELL DEFINED TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE ON RADAR. ESTIMA
May 27, 3:25 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 Sw Fort Leonard Wood, MO	NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO THAT BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT LEONARD WOOD IN RURAL LACLEDE COUNTY. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 90 MPH. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED.
May 27, 3:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wsw Falcon, MO	TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, MULTIPLE TREES UPROOTED. HAIL .25 TO .50.
May 27, 3:30 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 N Roby, MO	REPORTED AT EVENING SHADE, MO. SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
May 27, 3:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Waynesville, MO	TREES UPROOTED AND SHINGLES OFF HOUSE...77.2 MPH MEASURED WINDS...HUNTERS POINT SUBDIVISION IN WAYNESVILLE, PULASKI COUNTY.
May 27, 3:45 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	3 S Saint Robert, MO	PICTURE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA OF PING PONG SIZE HAIL AT FORT LEONARD WOOD.

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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.

981 
WFUS53 KSGF 272016
TORSGF
MOC105-169-215-272045-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0048.170527T2016Z-170527T2045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Laclede County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southwestern Pulaski County in central Missouri...
  Northwestern Texas County in south central Missouri...

* Until 345 PM CDT
    
* At 316 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles east of Lebanon, moving east at 40 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...
  Fort Leonard Wood...              Waynesville...
  Competition...                    Laquey...
  Ozark Springs...                  Dry Knob...
  Falcon...                         

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 132 and 158.
 
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 3748 9243 3774 9265 3788 9222 3756 9205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 267DEG 36KT 3772 9254 

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

$$

Boxell

2 follow-up statements

318 
WWUS53 KSGF 272023
SVSSGF

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

MOC105-169-215-272045-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-170527T2045Z/
Laclede MO-Pulaski MO-Texas MO-
323 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
LACLEDE...SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS COUNTIES...
        
At 322 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 12 miles west of Fort
Leonard Wood, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. A tornado is likely taking place 
         just east of Falcon at this time.  Additional tornadoes are 
         possible across the entire warned area. 

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...
Fort Leonard Wood...              Waynesville...
Competition...                    Laquey...
Ozark Springs...                  Dry Knob...
Falcon...                         

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 132 and 158.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3748 9243 3774 9265 3788 9222 3756 9205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 257DEG 31KT 3765 9237 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Boxell

732 
WWUS53 KSGF 272036
SVSSGF

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

MOC105-169-215-272045-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-170527T2045Z/
Laclede MO-Pulaski MO-Texas MO-
336 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LACLEDE...SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI AND
NORTHWESTERN TEXAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 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 central, south
central and southwestern Missouri.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for areas to the 
east of this warning until 4 PM CDT. 

LAT...LON 3748 9243 3774 9265 3788 9222 3756 9205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 267DEG 36KT 3766 9221 

$$

Boxell

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, 1:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent	35 min
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, 3:31 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.