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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2017, 7:28 PM CDT for Douglas County, Howell County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2017, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Douglas County, MO, Howell County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 311 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
- 3385 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 15.1
The text
As transmitted.
458
WFUS53 KSGF 280028
TORSGF
MOC067-091-280100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0051.170528T0028Z-170528T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
728 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Douglas County in southwestern Missouri...
Northwestern Howell County in south central Missouri...
* Until 800 PM CDT
* At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Norwood, or 10 miles south of
Mountain Grove, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Willow Springs... Drury...
Vanzant...
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 3689 9240 3706 9237 3705 9193 3682 9199
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 286DEG 37KT 3699 9232
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
Boxell1 follow-up statement
949
WWUS53 KSGF 280046
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
746 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
MOC067-091-280100-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-170528T0100Z/
Douglas MO-Howell MO-
746 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL DOUGLAS AND NORTHWESTERN HOWELL COUNTIES...
At 746 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Willow Springs, moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Willow Springs...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3686 9220 3705 9211 3705 9193 3682 9199
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 286DEG 37KT 3694 9209
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
BoxellThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Texas, Webster, Wright | 43 min |
| May 27, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 39 min |
| May 27, 7:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 2 more | 62 min |
| May 27, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Wright | 60 min |
| May 27, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 27 min |
| May 27, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas | 61 min |
| May 27, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 30 min |
| May 27, 8:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Douglas, McDonald, Ozark, Stone, Taney | 4 hr |
| May 27, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton, Stone, Taney | 52 min |
| May 27, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Stone | 38 min |
| May 27, 9:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 6 hr |
| May 27, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 40 min |
| May 27, 10:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Greene, McDonald, Stone, Taney | 12 hr |
| May 27, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 56 min |
| May 28, 12:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon | 12 hr |
| May 28, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 51 min |
| May 28, 8:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Cedar | 35 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.