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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2018, 6:19 PM CDT for Dade County, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 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, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Dade County, MO, Lawrence County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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, 11.3 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.
804
WFUS53 KSGF 192319
TORSGF
MOC057-109-192345-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0035.180819T2319Z-180819T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
619 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...
Dade County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 619 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
along a line extending from near Golden City to near Miller to 6
miles northeast of Pierce City, moving northeast at 45 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...
Stockton Lake... Mount Vernon...
Greenfield... Lockwood...
Miller... Everton...
Dadeville... Stotts City...
South Greenfield... Arcola...
Red Oak... Pennsboro...
Neola... Cedarville...
Meinert... Sylvania...
Bona...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 37 and 44.
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 3717 9398 3727 9405 3729 9405 3730 9408
3758 9407 3757 9362 3728 9363 3728 9361
3724 9361 3700 9398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 228DEG 38KT 3736 9405 3722 9391 3703 9394
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Burchfield1 follow-up statement
093
WWUS53 KSGF 192346
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
646 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
MOC057-109-192356-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-180819T2345Z/
Lawrence MO-Dade MO-
646 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAWRENCE AND DADE COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Missouri.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Springfield.
LAT...LON 3717 9398 3727 9405 3729 9405 3730 9408
3758 9407 3757 9362 3728 9363 3728 9361
3724 9361 3700 9398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 228DEG 38KT 3754 9380 3740 9366 3721 9369
$$
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, 5:35 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, 6:40 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.