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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Springfield, MO

May 21, 2019Laclede County, Texas County, Wright County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2019, 3:38 PM CDT for Laclede County, Texas County, Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 37 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: May 21, 2019, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2019, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Laclede County, MO, Texas County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 21, 3:40 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 W Manes, MO	ENDING POINT FOR MANSFIELD/HARTVILLE TORNADO. EF-1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 110 MPH.

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
May 21, 11:32 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 144 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: 1076 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 401 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

434 
WFUS53 KSGF 212038
TORSGF
MOC105-215-229-212115-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0064.190521T2038Z-190521T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
338 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Wright County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southeastern Laclede County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northwestern Texas County in south central Missouri...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 337 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Hartville, or 
  17 miles northwest of Mountain Grove, moving northeast at 50 mph. 
  At 330 PM CDT there was a report of tornado damage near Hartville.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

  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...
  Plato...                          Competition...
  Manes...                          Lynchburg...
  Dry Knob...                       Falcon...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3729 9242 3734 9253 3765 9248 3762 9225
      3760 9225 3760 9205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 212DEG 45KT 3734 9245 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Perez

2 follow-up statements

625 
WWUS53 KSGF 212049
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
349 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

MOC105-215-229-212115-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-190521T2115Z/
Wright MO-Laclede MO-Texas MO-
349 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT...SOUTHEASTERN LACLEDE AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS
COUNTIES...
    
At 349 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 17 miles northeast of
Hartville, or 19 miles southwest of Fort Leonard Wood, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

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...
Plato...                          Competition...
Lynchburg...                      Dry Knob...
Falcon...                         

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3739 9230 3741 9247 3765 9248 3762 9225
      3760 9225 3760 9205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 216DEG 41KT 3747 9236 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Perez

315 
WWUS53 KSGF 212112
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
412 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

MOC105-215-229-212121-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-190521T2115Z/
Wright MO-Laclede MO-Texas MO-
412 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT...SOUTHEASTERN LACLEDE
AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for south central
and southwestern Missouri.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect.

LAT...LON 3739 9230 3741 9247 3765 9248 3762 9225
      3760 9225 3760 9205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 212DEG 45KT 3769 9219 

$$

Perez

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 20, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster	52 min
May 20, 7:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	6 hr
May 20, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Polk	23 min
May 20, 8:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar	28 days
May 20, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede	45 min
May 20, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	60 min
May 20, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Polk	19 min
May 20, 8:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Vernon	6 hr
May 20, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dade, St. Clair	63 min
May 20, 9:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Pulaski	58 hr
May 20, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	46 min
May 20, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	64 min
May 20, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Hickory, Polk	59 min
May 20, 9:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	5 hr
May 20, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence	65 min
May 20, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Greene, Polk	51 min
May 20, 10:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton	5 hr
May 20, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster	40 min
May 20, 10:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Christian, Dallas, Greene, Hickory and 4 more	4 hr
May 20, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Webster	44 min
May 20, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Pulaski, Texas, Wright	35 min
May 20, 11:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone and 1 more	3 hr
May 20, 11:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, Wright	38 min
May 21, 12:04 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Laclede, Pulaski and 3 more	3 hr
May 21, 12:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald	46 min
May 21, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon, Texas, Wright	62 min
May 21, 1:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon, Texas	2 hr
May 21, 1:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton and 3 more	33 hr
May 21, 2:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark and 4 more	4 hr
May 21, 2:45 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	20 min
May 21, 2:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone and 1 more	32 hr
May 21, 3:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Christian, Dallas, Greene, Hickory and 3 more	17 hr
May 21, 3:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dent, Douglas, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski and 4 more	10 hr
May 21, 4:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Phelps	4 days
May 21, 4:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Pulaski	27 hr
May 21, 5:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark and 4 more	29 hr
May 21, 7:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	67 hr
May 21, 8:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	55 min
May 21, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	McDonald	48 hr
May 21, 9:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	51 min
May 21, 10:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	10 hr
May 21, 10:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Stone	53 hr
May 21, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald	32 min
May 21, 11:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry	35 min
May 21, 11:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	47 min
May 21, 12:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry	6 hr
May 21, 12:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Greene	50 min
May 21, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene, Webster	31 min
May 21, 1:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Webster	24 min
May 21, 1:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Greene	5 hr
May 21, 1:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dent, Douglas, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski and 4 more	21 hr
May 21, 1:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Webster	38 min
May 21, 1:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Stone	25 min
May 21, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Stone	33 min
May 21, 2:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Polk	4 hr
May 21, 2:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Webster	36 min
May 21, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene, Webster	49 min
May 21, 2:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Webster	31 min
May 21, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Taney	43 min
May 21, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright	49 min
May 21, 3:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Douglas, Wright	28 min
May 21, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Laclede	37 min
May 21, 3:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Wright	27 min
May 21, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Ozark	38 min
May 21, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Laclede, Wright	37 min
May 21, 3:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Webster	4 hr
May 21, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Ozark	32 min
May 21, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Miller, Pulaski	29 min
May 21, 3:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	25 min
May 21, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller, Pulaski	52 min
May 21, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	43 min
May 21, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Texas	35 min
May 21, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps	43 min
May 21, 4:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SGF	Dent, Phelps	36 min
May 21, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Oregon, Shannon	49 min
May 21, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Oregon, Shannon	27 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.