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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2018, 7:06 PM CDT for Webster County, Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2018, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2018, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 1752 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 917 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 20, 7:06 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 7:06 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 706 PM CDT Sun May 20 2018 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday) Issued at 158 PM CDT Sun May 20 2018 In a bit of a lull right now with morning convection having stabilized conditions. Convection is firing along a distinct outflow boundary over northeast AR. The boundary becomes less distinct has farther to west into NW AR. Another shortwave that extends form south central KS into central OK will shift northeast with lift increasing over the area, especially the western cwfa late this afternoon and this early this evening. MLCAPE values off the HRRR reach 1000-1500 j/kg with around 30kts 0-6km bulk shear which would support multicell or possibly supercells with a large hail and damaging wind risk for a few hours before the wave lifts off to the northeast. Questions still consist of how long convection will linger into the eastern counties overnight. Have raised rain chances using a blend of cams/short term guidance. In general, Monday looks more quiet with weak mid level height rises. .LONG TERM...(Monday Night through Sunday) Issued at 158 PM CDT Sun May 20 2018 Mid level shortwave ridging and height rises are expected through midweek as an upstream closed upper low moves into the western CONUS. Can't rule out some diurnally driven isolated pulse convection through midweek, but coverage looks limited. The western upper trough opens up and lifts well northwest of the area. Late in the week a blocking upper level pattern develops with a slow moving upper low moving north out of the Gulf of Mexico and another moving east from the western CONUS. Chaotic upper level flow doesn't generate much confidence in the forecast. May see an uptick in diurnal convection late in the period, but no major systems are expected. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Monday evening) Issued at 637 PM CDT Sun May 20 2018 Pilots can expect variable flight conditions tonight into Monday. Storms will push east of the terminal sites this evening. A front will move across the region late tonight and Monday morning bringing a wind shift and lowering ceilings. Expect MVFR to potentially IFR ceilings spreading west to east late tonight and Monday morning. Improving flight conditions can be expected by Monday afternoon. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...DSA LONG TERM...DSA AVIATION...Foster
Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 4:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 438 PM CDT Sun May 20 2018 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-212145- Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon- St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas- Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton- Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone- Taney-Ozark-Oregon- 438 PM CDT Sun May 20 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated hail risk. Elevated thunderstorm wind damage risk. Limited flooding risk. Elevated lightning risk. DISCUSSION... Scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop and move north and northeast through parts of southeast Kansas and central and southwest Missouri. Some of these storms may be severe with hail to the size of half dollars and damaging wind gusts. Frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall can also be expected with these storms. The threat for severe storms will begin to diminish by late evening. Due to recent heavy rainfall, the potential for flooding will persist into tonight mainly from extreme southeastern Kansas into west-central Missouri. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible at times this week, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. In general the storm coverage is expected to be more limited and organized severe weather is not expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed through this evening for damaging winds and hail reports. && More detailed information can be accessed at: http://www.weather.gov/sgf/sitrep This product in graphical format...along with other weather... hydrological and climate information...at http://www.weather.gov/sgf DSA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 20, 5:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
539 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018
MOZ067-202330-
St. Clair MO-
539 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM CDT...
At 539 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Weaubleau, or 16 miles northeast of Stockton, moving
north at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Truman Lake... Osceola...
Collins... Vista...
Gerster... Harper...
Iconium...
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
central and west central Missouri.
LAT...LON 3821 9354 3821 9351 3820 9350 3792 9351
3792 9357 3790 9357 3785 9365 3788 9379
3820 9368 3820 9356 3822 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 201DEG 27KT 3791 9368
WiseLocal storm report, May 20, 5:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
551 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0551 PM HAIL 1 NW WEST BRANSON 36.70N 93.38W
05/20/2018 E0.75 INCH STONE MO EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
FEHSpecial weather statement, May 20, 5:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
552 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018
MOZ095-104-202330-
Taney MO-Christian MO-
552 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CHRISTIAN AND NORTH
CENTRAL TANEY COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
At 552 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Taneyville, or 7 miles north of Forsyth, moving north at 30 mph.
Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Sparta... Taneyville...
Oldfield... Garrison...
Chadwick... Elkhead...
Bruner... Keltner...
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
southwestern Missouri.
LAT...LON 3675 9316 3709 9307 3708 9290 3686 9291
3671 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 201DEG 27KT 3678 9309
WiseLocal storm report, May 20, 6:35 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
635 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM HAIL TANEYVILLE 36.74N 93.03W
05/20/2018 E0.88 INCH TANEY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
FEHSpecial weather statement, May 20, 6:48 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 20, 6:59 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
659 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0659 PM HAIL 1 W GOODHOPE 36.91N 92.82W
05/20/2018 E0.75 INCH DOUGLAS MO AMATEUR RADIO
&&
FEHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Miller, Pulaski | 53 min |
| May 20, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 66 min |
| May 20, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Miller, Pulaski | 65 min |
| May 20, 7:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Taney | 6 hr |
| May 20, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Wright | 51 min |
| May 20, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dent, Phelps, Texas | 57 min |
| May 20, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 56 min |
| May 20, 9:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Benton, Camden, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Laclede and 7 more | 12 hr |
| May 20, 9:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 10 hr |
| May 20, 9:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 6 hr |
| May 20, 11:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 11 hr |
| May 21, 1:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Taney | 6 hr |
| May 21, 3:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Shannon, Texas, Wright | 6 hr |
| May 21, 9:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Dent, Douglas, Howell, Maries, Phelps, Shannon and 2 more | 12 hr |
| May 21, 10:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 12 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.