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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Springfield, MO

March 16, 2018Camden County, Laclede County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2018, 5:49 PM CDT for Camden County, Laclede County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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: Mar 16, 2018, 5:49 PM CDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 16, 2018, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Camden County, MO, Laclede County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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
Mar 16, 6:22 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	2 Se Montreal, MO	NICKLE SIZE HAIL SE OF MONTREAL.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 149 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 931 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 248 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

563 
WFUS53 KSGF 162249
TORSGF
MOC029-105-162330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0005.180316T2249Z-180316T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
549 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2018

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Laclede County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southeastern Camden County in central Missouri...

* Until 630 PM CDT
    
* At 549 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles southwest of Camdenton, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

  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...
  Ha Ha Tonka State Park...         Decaturville...
  Montreal...                       Wet Glaize...

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 3785 9283 3794 9288 3802 9244 3783 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 258DEG 25KT 3790 9281 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Raberding

2 follow-up statements

100 
WWUS53 KSGF 162309
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
609 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2018

MOC029-105-162330-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180316T2330Z/
Laclede MO-Camden MO-
609 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LACLEDE AND SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES...
    
At 609 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Camdenton, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

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...
Decaturville...                   Montreal...
Wet Glaize...                     

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 3784 9272 3786 9275 3792 9273 3796 9270
      3802 9244 3783 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 274DEG 22KT 3789 9266 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Cramer

570 
WWUS53 KSGF 162318
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
618 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2018

MOC029-105-162330-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180316T2330Z/
Laclede MO-Camden MO-
618 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LACLEDE AND SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES...
    
At 618 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles west of Richland, or 11 miles southeast of
Camdenton, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

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...
Decaturville...                   Montreal...
Wet Glaize...                     

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 3785 9273 3792 9272 3796 9269 3802 9244
      3783 9243 3784 9272
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 258DEG 23KT 3790 9259 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Raberding

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 16, 2:39 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, Vernon	16 hr
Mar 16, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Polk	24 min
Mar 16, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Hickory	38 min
Mar 16, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Camden	50 min
Mar 16, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Miller	52 min
Mar 16, 6:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Camden, Pulaski	37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.