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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2018, 4:40 PM CDT for Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Missouri. It was in force for 35 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, 4:40 PM CDT (21:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2018, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
788
WFUS53 KSGF 192140
TORSGF
KSC037-MOC011-192215-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0028.180819T2140Z-180819T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
440 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
Southwestern Barton County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 440 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Frontenac, or over Pittsburg, moving northeast at
10 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...
Pittsburg... Prairie State Park...
Frontenac... Mulberry...
Mindenmines... Burgess...
Lone Oak... Yale...
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 3738 9468 3744 9476 3761 9462 3743 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 235DEG 8KT 3743 9469
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Burchfield2 follow-up statements
849
WWUS53 KSGF 192156
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
456 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
KSC037-192205-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180819T2215Z/
Crawford KS-
456 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3759 9461 3743 9442 3742 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 239DEG 18KT 3748 9459
$$
MOC011-192215-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180819T2215Z/
Barton MO-
456 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BARTON COUNTY...
At 455 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mindenmines, or 8 miles northeast of Pittsburg,
moving northeast at 20 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...
Prairie State Park... Mindenmines...
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 3759 9461 3743 9442 3742 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 239DEG 18KT 3748 9459
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Burchfield210
WWUS53 KSGF 192217
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
517 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
MOC011-192226-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180819T2215Z/
Barton MO-
517 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BARTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3759 9461 3743 9442 3742 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 235DEG 8KT 3751 9454
$$
BurchfieldThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Christian, Webster | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Webster, Wright | 22 min |
| Aug 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Newton | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence | 43 min |
| Aug 19, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Vernon | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence and 3 more | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Polk, Stone | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade | 26 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.