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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2018, 5:30 PM CDT for Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2018, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Newton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 5:51 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nne Ritchey, MO | NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN OVER RURAL NE NEWTON COUNTY, DESTROYING AN OUTBUILDING AND A GRAIN BIN, ALONG WITH DAMAGING NUMEROUS TREES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Aug 19, 5:51 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nne Ritchey, MO | NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN OVER RURAL NE NEWTON COUNTY, DESTROYING AN OUTBUILDING AND A GRAIN BIN, ALONG WITH DAMAGING NUMEROUS TREES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 2 MINUTES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 44 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.
217
WFUS53 KSGF 192230
TORSGF
MOC145-192300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0029.180819T2230Z-180819T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
530 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 530 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Neosho, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Another possible tornado was located near Granby.
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...
Neosho... Granby...
Newtonia... Wentworth...
Ritchey...
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 18 and 25.
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 3687 9449 3705 9421 3705 9406 3691 9407
3679 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 236DEG 22KT 3686 9441
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Burchfield2 follow-up statements
581
WWUS53 KSGF 192241
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
541 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
MOC145-192300-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-180819T2300Z/
Newton MO-
541 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY...
At 540 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Neosho, moving northeast at 25 mph. Another
possible tornado was located northeast of Granby.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Neosho... Granby...
Newtonia... Wentworth...
Ritchey...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3692 9441 3705 9421 3705 9406 3691 9407
3683 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 236DEG 22KT 3690 9434
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Burchfield262
WWUS53 KSGF 192301
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
601 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
MOC145-192310-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-180819T2300Z/
Newton MO-
601 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been allowed to expire.A Tornad warning still remains in effect for
southeastern Newton County.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3692 9441 3705 9421 3705 9406 3691 9407
3683 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 236DEG 22KT 3697 9422
$$
BurchfieldThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Newton | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barton | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton | 44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.