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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO

February 6, 2019Christian County, Lawrence County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Feb 6, 2019, 11:11 PM CST for Christian County, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 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
Feb 6, 2019, 11:11 PM CST (05:11 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 2019, 11:45 PM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Christian County, MO, Lawrence County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 6, 11:20 PM CSTTSTM WND GST 631 Nw Verona, MODELAYED REPORT. WIND GUST MEASURED AT 55 KNOTS, 1 NW VERONA, MO.
Feb 6, 11:30 PM CSTTSTM WND DMGMarionville, MOMARIONVILLE HAS HAD SHEDS BLOWN INTO HOUSES, OTHER SHEDS DAMAGED, SHINGLES LIFTED UP, HEAVY WINDS AND HAIL. TIME BASED ON RADAR. VIA FACEBOOK.

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 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 13 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 00:00Z on 2019-02-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2019-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 399 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
425 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
399 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
372 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

972 
WFUS53 KSGF 070511
TORSGF
MOC043-109-070545-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0002.190207T0511Z-190207T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1111 PM CST WED FEB 6 2019

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Christian County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southern Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1145 PM CST.
    
* At 1111 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Monett, moving northeast at 85 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...
  Monett...                         Aurora...
  Marionville...                    Clever...
  Pierce City...                    Billings...
  Verona...                         Freistatt...
  Boaz...                           

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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3693 9399 3696 9401 3704 9392 3710 9360
      3709 9334 3699 9334 3700 9361 3692 9362
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 244DEG 72KT 3691 9393 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Cramer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 8:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFVernon59 min
Feb 6, 8:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFSt. Clair, Vernon29 min
Feb 6, 10:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Dallas, Greene, Polk44 min
Feb 6, 10:20 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarton40 min
Feb 6, 10:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton54 min
Feb 6, 10:43 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper6 hr
Feb 6, 10:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede42 min
Feb 6, 10:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone61 min
Feb 6, 11:05 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Stone40 min
Feb 6, 11:22 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFGreene, Lawrence38 min
Feb 6, 11:36 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Webster39 min
Feb 6, 11:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFStone15 min
Feb 6, 11:52 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Stone, Taney38 min
Feb 7, 12:01 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFWebster14 min
Feb 7, 12:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas65 min
Feb 7, 12:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster, Wright45 min
Feb 7, 12:20 AM CSTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Douglas40 min
Feb 7, 12:38 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFCamden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede and 4 more12 hr
Feb 7, 12:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Texas, Wright34 min
Feb 7, 2:39 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton9 hr
Feb 7, 4:48 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper6 hr
Feb 7, 4:56 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHowell49 min
Feb 7, 5:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Oregon17 min
Feb 7, 5:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon, Shannon23 min
Feb 7, 6:01 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOzark29 min
Feb 7, 7:20 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon25 min
Feb 7, 8:55 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFChristian, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon and 5 more8 hr
Feb 7, 9:42 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon10 hr
Feb 7, 12:39 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFDallas, Hickory, Polk3 hr
Feb 7, 4:44 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFChristian, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Ozark and 5 more17 hr

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.