Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 31, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2018, 5:35 PM CDT for Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 25 min. 5 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, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Barton County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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, 5:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | Verdella, MO | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM VERDELLA TO A TORNADO REPORT. NWS STORM SURVEY REPORTED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN THAT BLEW OVER A CENTER-PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN A FARM FIELD OFF OF WEST HWY V IN VERDELLA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Aug 19, 5:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Verdella, MO | NWS STORM SURVEY REPORTED A CENTER-PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM BLOWN OVER IN A FARM FIELD OFF OF WEST HWY V IN VERDELLA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Aug 19, 5:54 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Sheldon, MO | A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NE 90TH ROAD AND NE 20TH LANE. MAX WINDS ESTIMATED AT 61 MPH, WIDTH OF 25 YARDS, AND A PATH LENGTH OF 0.1 MILES. THERE WERE LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN. STARTED AT 5:54 PM AND ENDED AROUND 5:55 PM. TIME ESTI |
| Aug 19, 5:57 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ese Sheldon, MO | EF-1 TORNADO STARTING 1.5 SE OF SHELDON, MO WITH DAMAGE TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO CONTINUED ON THE GROUND FOR 2 MINUTES TO THE NORTHEAST UPROOTING TREES ALONG THE TORNADO PATH BEFORE LIFTING 1 E OF SHELDON, MO. MAX WINDS ESTIMATED AT 95 MPH, WIDTH OF 7 |
| Aug 19, 5:59 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nnw Milford, MO | A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HWY N MO-A. THE TORNADO WAS SHORT-LIVED LASTING NEARLY 2 MINUTES BEFORE ENDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY N MO-A AND NE 90TH ROAD. MAX WINDS ESTIMATED AT 74 MPH, WIDTH OF 25 YARDS, AND A PATH LENGTH OF 0.16 MILES. THERE |
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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.
621
WFUS53 KSGF 192235
TORSGF
MOC011-217-192300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0031.180819T2235Z-180819T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
535 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Barton County in southwestern Missouri...
Southeastern Vernon County in west central Missouri...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Lamar, moving east at 25 mph. Another
possible tornado near Verdella.
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...
Lamar... Golden City...
Liberal... Sheldon...
Lamar Heights... Irwin...
Milford... Oakton...
Iantha... Verdella...
Kenoma... Hannon...
Boston...
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 57 and 82.
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 3779 9414 3763 9407 3735 9409 3736 9435
3764 9458
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 249DEG 23KT 3745 9431
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Burchfield1 follow-up statement
984
WWUS53 KSGF 192250
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
550 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
MOC011-217-192300-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-180819T2300Z/
Barton MO-Vernon MO-
550 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BARTON AND SOUTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTIES...
At 550 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lamar, moving northeast at 30 mph. Another possible
tornado was located just northeast of Verdella.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Lamar... Sheldon...
Irwin... Milford...
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 68 and 82.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9414 3763 9407 3745 9408 3750 9427
3760 9443 3767 9449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 212DEG 26KT 3757 9424
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
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, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Newton | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper, Lawrence | 43 min |
| Aug 19, 5:54 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.