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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 351, NWS Springfield, MO

October 10, 2019Benton County, Hickory County, St. Clair County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 10, 2019, 6:17 PM CDT for Benton County, Hickory County, St. Clair County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 10, 2019, 6:17 PM CDT (23:17 UTC)
Expired
Oct 10, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Benton County, MO, Hickory County, MO, St. Clair County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 10, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 136 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2019-10-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 80 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2019-10-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 439 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
80 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-244 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
439 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
499 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 10, 2:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 2:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 10, 3:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
315 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-112015-
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-
Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-
Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone-
Taney-Ozark-Oregon-
315 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited tornado risk.
  Elevated hail risk.
  Elevated thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Elevated flooding risk.
  Significant lightning risk.

DISCUSSION...

  Strong or severe thunderstorms are expected into this evening
  along and ahead of a cold front. The overall best chances for
  stronger storms will be through 8 PM. Large hail, damaging
  winds, and perhaps an isolated tornadoes will be possible.

  Heavy rainfall rates with thunderstorms will lead to a limited
  flash flood risk across the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

  Areas of frost will be likely Friday night and early Saturday
  morning with low temperatures in the low to mid 30s. Low lying
  sheltered areas of the Ozarks will have the greatest risk for
  frost.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation may be needed through this evening.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at:
http://www.weather.gov/sgf/sitrep

This product in graphical format...along with other weather...
hydrological and climate information...at
http://www.weather.gov/sgf

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 10, 3:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 10, 5:45 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarton45 min
Oct 10, 9:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFNewton43 min
Oct 10, 9:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarry, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence and 5 more15 hr
Oct 10, 9:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchSGFCedar11 hr
Oct 10, 9:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence24 min
Oct 10, 9:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton51 min
Oct 10, 10:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFNewton6 hr
Oct 10, 10:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFNewton43 min
Oct 10, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFSt. Clair, Vernon50 min
Oct 10, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark30 min
Oct 10, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFSt. Clair45 min
Oct 10, 5:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCrawford41 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.