Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2018, 5:11 PM CDT for Cedar County, Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 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 23, 2018, 5:11 PM CDT (22:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2018, 5:42 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cedar County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 720 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 837 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
529
WUUS53 KSGF 232211
SVRSGF
MOC039-217-232300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0113.180523T2211Z-180523T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
511 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2018
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Cedar County in southwestern Missouri...
Eastern Vernon County in west central Missouri...
* Until 600 PM CDT
* At 511 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southwest
of Stockton, moving northwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
El Dorado Springs... Montevallo...
Jerico Springs... Filley...
Wagoner... Olympia...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3784 9417 3790 9407 3790 9398 3784 9393
3776 9391 3758 9390 3758 9404 3762 9408
3764 9408 3764 9410 3778 9421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 142DEG 19KT 3758 9400
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Cramer2 follow-up statements
508
WWUS53 KSGF 232229
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
529 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2018
MOC039-217-232300-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-180523T2300Z/
Cedar MO-Vernon MO-
529 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CEDAR AND SOUTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTIES...
At 529 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles east of
Sheldon, or 14 miles west of Stockton, moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Montevallo... Jerico Springs...
Olympia...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3784 9417 3786 9412 3782 9406 3774 9400
3769 9398 3765 9397 3760 9400 3758 9401
3758 9404 3762 9408 3764 9408 3764 9410
3778 9421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 144DEG 14KT 3762 9405
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Cramer679
WWUS53 KSGF 232242
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
542 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2018
MOC039-217-232252-
/O.CAN.KSGF.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-180523T2300Z/
Cedar MO-Vernon MO-
542 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CEDAR AND
SOUTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3784 9417 3786 9412 3782 9406 3774 9400
3769 9398 3765 9397 3760 9400 3758 9401
3758 9404 3762 9408 3764 9408 3764 9410
3778 9421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 142DEG 19KT 3768 9411
$$
CramerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 41 min |
| May 23, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Polk | 44 min |
| May 23, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.