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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Springfield, MO

August 19, 2018Webster County, Wright County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2018, 3:45 PM CDT for Webster County, Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 22 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
Aug 19, 2018, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2018, 4:07 PM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 98 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2018-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2018-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

383 
WFUS53 KSGF 192045
TORSGF
MOC225-229-192130-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0027.180819T2045Z-180819T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
345 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Webster County in southwestern Missouri...
  West central Wright County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 430 PM CDT.
    
* At 345 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Diggins, or 12 miles southeast of Marshfield, 
  moving northeast at 15 mph. This storm has a history of producing 
  a tornado.

  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...
  Duncan...                         Diggins...
  Odin...                           

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 3715 9281 3718 9290 3737 9276 3728 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 227DEG 15KT 3718 9282 

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

$$

Burchfield
2 follow-up statements
307 
WWUS53 KSGF 192051
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
351 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018

MOC225-229-192130-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-180819T2130Z/
Webster MO-Wright MO-
351 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WEBSTER AND WEST CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTIES...
    
At 351 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Diggins, or 10 miles southeast of Marshfield, 
moving northeast at 20 mph. This storm has a history of producing a 
tornado. 

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...
Duncan...                         Odin...

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 3719 9278 3722 9285 3737 9276 3728 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 220DEG 18KT 3722 9279 

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

$$

Burchfield
207 
WWUS53 KSGF 192107
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
407 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018

MOC225-229-192117-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-180819T2130Z/
Webster MO-Wright MO-
407 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WEBSTER AND WEST CENTRAL
WRIGHT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3719 9278 3722 9285 3737 9276 3728 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 227DEG 15KT 3727 9273 

$$

Burchfield

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Webster34 min
Aug 19, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Newton53 min
Aug 19, 4:40 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarton35 min
Aug 19, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton44 min
Aug 19, 5:30 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFNewton30 min
Aug 19, 5:32 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFJasper, Lawrence43 min
Aug 19, 5:35 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarton, Vernon25 min
Aug 19, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarry, McDonald, Newton37 min
Aug 19, 5:58 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSGFBarton, Cedar, Vernon47 min
Aug 19, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence and 3 more55 min
Aug 19, 6:09 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarry36 min
Aug 19, 6:19 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDade, Lawrence26 min
Aug 19, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Polk, Stone50 min
Aug 19, 6:44 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSGFBarry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone46 min
Aug 19, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade26 min

Nearby

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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.