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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO

January 10, 2020Cedar County, Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2020, 1:42 PM CST for Cedar County, Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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: Jan 10, 2020, 1:42 PM CST (19:42 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2020, 2:15 PM CST
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Cedar County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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
Jan 10, 1:47 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw El Dorado Springs, MO	FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED IN THIS AREA. LE REPORTS HOUSES DAMAGED BY POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME BASED ON RADAR.
Jan 10, 2:11 PM CST	FUNNEL CLOUD	5 N Filley, MO	FUNNEL CLOUD OBSERVED.
Jan 10, 2:11 PM CST	FUNNEL CLOUD	5 Sw El Dorado Springs, MO	CORRECTS PREVIOUS FUNNEL CLOUD REPORT FROM 5 N FILLEY. FUNNEL CLOUD OBSERVED. HOMES DAMAGED IN THE AREA DUE TO POSSIBLE TORNADO.

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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 107 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: 619 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

748 
WFUS53 KSGF 101942
TORSGF
MOC039-217-102015-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0001.200110T1942Z-200110T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
142 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Cedar County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southeastern Vernon County in west central Missouri...

* Until 215 PM CST.
    
* At 142 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles east of Sheldon, or 14 miles southwest of El
  Dorado Springs, moving northeast 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...
  El Dorado Springs...              Montevallo...
  Olympia...                        Cedar Springs...

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 3791 9410 3791 9407 3790 9406 3789 9381
      3764 9411 3769 9422
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 225DEG 27KT 3770 9414 

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

$$

Albano

2 follow-up statements

636 
WWUS53 KSGF 102000
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
200 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

MOC217-102009-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200110T2015Z/
Vernon MO-
200 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3789 9381 3774 9407 3790 9407
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 233DEG 27KT 3781 9406 

$$

MOC039-102015-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200110T2015Z/
Cedar MO-
200 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN CEDAR COUNTY...
    
At 159 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near El Dorado Springs, moving northeast 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...
El Dorado Springs...              Cedar Springs...

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 3789 9381 3774 9407 3790 9407
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 233DEG 27KT 3781 9406 

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

$$

Albano

096 
WWUS53 KSGF 102015
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
215 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

MOC039-102024-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200110T2015Z/
Cedar MO-
215 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CEDAR COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
215 PM CST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3789 9381 3774 9407 3790 9407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 225DEG 27KT 3789 9396 

$$

Albano

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 10, 2:55 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	SGF	Barton, Benton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Jasper and 3 more	39 hr
Jan 10, 2:55 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	SGF	Barry, Camden, Christian, Dallas, Dent, Douglas and 15 more	39 hr
Jan 10, 9:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	4 days
Jan 10, 9:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	St. Clair	19 hr
Jan 10, 10:16 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	52 hr
Jan 10, 10:16 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Shannon	62 hr
Jan 10, 10:19 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SGF	Stone	53 hr
Jan 10, 12:29 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barton	46 min
Jan 10, 12:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	44 min
Jan 10, 1:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry	34 min
Jan 10, 1:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Vernon	52 min
Jan 10, 1:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Dade	36 min
Jan 10, 2:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair	26 min
Jan 10, 2:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Polk	38 min
Jan 10, 2:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Cedar, Polk	36 min
Jan 10, 2:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Miller	48 min
Jan 10, 2:35 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Polk	25 min
Jan 10, 2:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Miller	37 min
Jan 10, 2:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald	45 min
Jan 10, 2:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Hickory, Polk	24 min
Jan 10, 2:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	37 min
Jan 10, 3:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton	40 min
Jan 10, 3:48 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence, Newton	27 min
Jan 10, 4:03 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Cedar, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence and 3 more	19 hr
Jan 10, 4:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone	46 min
Jan 10, 4:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone, Taney	66 min
Jan 10, 5:01 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Lawrence and 4 more	18 hr
Jan 10, 5:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	23 min
Jan 10, 5:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Greene, Stone	38 min
Jan 10, 5:33 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries and 4 more	17 hr
Jan 10, 5:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Webster, Wright	45 min
Jan 10, 5:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Greene, Webster	28 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.