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Special Weather Statement, NWS Springfield, MO

March 28, 2020Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2020, 6:15 AM CDT for Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 60 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: Mar 28, 2020, 6:15 AM CDT (11:15 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2020, 7:15 AM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Crawford County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 129 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: 1120 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1066 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 3.8

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 28, 2:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 2:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 5:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
510 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-291015-
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-
510 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited tornado risk.
  Limited hail risk.
  Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Elevated lightning risk.
  Elevated non thunderstorm wind risk.
  Significant fire weather risk.

DISCUSSION...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move into southeast
Kansas, southwest Missouri, and west central Missouri this
morning. A few strong to severe thunderstorms capable of
producing large hail up to the size of quarters and damaging wind
gusts up to 60 mph will be the main hazards.

As the storms move east of Highway 65 into central and south
central Missouri late this morning into this afternoon the severe
risk will increase. Large hail to the size of half dollars and
damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph are the main risks, but an
isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

Non thunderstorm wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph will also occur late
this morning into early this evening as strong low pressure
moves from the central Plains to the Midwest. Drier air filtering
into southeast Kansas and western Missouri will also lead to a
heightened fire weather risk this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Rain enters the region Monday and Tuesday, with an additional
concern for minor flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed later today.

&&

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http://www.weather.gov/sgf

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 6:15 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
615 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020

KSZ073-097-281215-
Bourbon KS-Crawford KS-
615 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BOURBON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES
UNTIL 715 AM CDT...

At 615 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bronson to near Cherryvale. Movement was
northeast at 60 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Pittsburg...                      Fort Scott...
Frontenac...                      Girard...
Arma...                           Marmaton...
Cherokee...                       Mulberry...
Chicopee...                       Mccune...
Franklin...                       Bronson...
Arcadia...                        Uniontown...
Walnut...                         Fulton...
Redfield...                       Hepler...
Mapleton...                       Burgess...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3803 9508 3804 9461 3750 9461 3735 9463
      3734 9507 3750 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 230DEG 53KT 3782 9510 3728 9547

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 8:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	St. Clair	40 min
Mar 27, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, St. Clair	39 min
Mar 27, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Morgan	44 min
Mar 28, 3:41 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence and 3 more	15 hr
Mar 28, 7:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barton, Vernon	51 min
Mar 28, 9:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Stone	39 min
Mar 28, 9:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Wright	48 min
Mar 28, 10:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Phelps	51 min
Mar 28, 10:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Texas, Wright	48 min
Mar 28, 10:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Texas	42 min
Mar 28, 11:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Dent	41 min
Mar 28, 6:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cherokee	46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.