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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Springfield, MO

April 28, 2020Christian County, Douglas County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2020, 7:42 PM CDT for Christian County, Douglas County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 min. 8 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: Apr 28, 2020, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2020, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Christian County, MO, Douglas County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 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
Apr 28, 7:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sse Dogwood, MO	SEVERAL TREES DOWNED JUST SOUTH OF DOGWOOD.
Apr 28, 7:48 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Brownbranch, MO	TREE AND POWER LINES ACROSS HWY 76 NORTH OF BROWN BRANCH AT DALTON RD.
Apr 28, 7:51 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ese Rome, MO	TREE DOWN ACROSS HWY A NEAR ROME.
Apr 28, 7:53 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nw Ava, MO	TREES DOWN ON W HWY 14 AND HWY K.
Apr 28, 7:54 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 N Ava, MO	SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR THE MT. ZION AREA OF DOUGLAS CO.
Apr 28, 7:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nnw Ava, MO	TREES DOWN ACROSS FARM ROAD 509 OFF OF HWY K.
Apr 28, 7:58 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ssw Ava, MO	TREES DOWN JUST SOUTH OF AVA OFF HWY 5.
Apr 28, 8:01 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Mansfield, MO	SEVERAL TREES DOWNED NEAR THE DOUGLAS AND WRIGHT COUNTY LINE ON HWY B.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 28, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 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: 1990 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1071 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 2.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

472 
WFUS53 KSGF 290042
TORSGF
MOC043-067-290115-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0015.200429T0042Z-200429T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
742 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Douglas County in southwestern Missouri...
  Eastern Christian County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 815 PM CDT.
    
* At 741 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles east of Sparta, or 14 miles east of Ozark,
  moving east at 45 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...
  Ava...                            Rome...
  Squires...                        Brushyknob...
  Elkhead...                        Goodhope...
  Bruner...                         Keltner...
  Dogwood...                        

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 3681 9295 3709 9300 3708 9290 3707 9290
      3707 9269 3706 9252 3680 9240
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 262DEG 40KT 3700 9294 

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

$$

Wise

1 follow-up statement

694 
WWUS53 KSGF 290051
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
751 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

MOC043-290100-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-200429T0115Z/
Christian MO-
751 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern Missouri.

LAT...LON 3681 9286 3707 9285 3707 9269 3706 9252
      3680 9240
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 252DEG 55KT 3702 9278 3696 9275 3679 9281 

$$

MOC067-290115-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-200429T0115Z/
Douglas MO-
751 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
DOUGLAS COUNTY...
    
At 750 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes
were located along a line extending from 8 miles south of Seymour to
near Ava to 12 miles east of Taneyville, moving east at 60 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...
Ava...                            Goodhope...
Rome...                           Dogwood...
Squires...                        Brushyknob...

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 3681 9286 3707 9285 3707 9269 3706 9252
      3680 9240
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 252DEG 55KT 3702 9278 3696 9275 3679 9281 

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

$$

Wise

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 28, 6:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 6:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
609 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

.SHORT TERM...(Late tonight through Wednesday)
Issued at 227 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

Main area of severe convection should exit the area around
midnight or 1 AM ish. The upper trough will close off into a
strong upper low and push from northwest MO to near STL by mid
morning on Wednesday. There will be a good chance of showers and a
few thunderstorms as this cold core low pushes east and eventually
out of the area. The main area of showers will be from central MO
into the eastern Ozarks and should end in the early evening. Gusty
northwest winds will develop over the area on Wednesday with some
gusts over 30 mph possible. Cool conditions are expected,
especially over central MO and the eastern Ozarks which will have
more cloud cover and rainfall. Highs there will be from the upper
50s to low 60s, while mid to upper 60s will be possible in the
western CWA.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday Night through Tuesday)
Issued at 227 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

The well advertised warm up will begin on Thursday as we see upper
height rises with the approach of a decently amplified ridge.
Highs Thursday should make it into the upper 60s to low 70s. Will
start to see some low level warm advection on Thursday, but it
really increases on Friday coinciding with the upper ridge axis.
Highs on Friday will be in the mid 70s to low 80s. On Saturday, we
will see the approach of the next shortwave and highs ahead of
this system should reach the low to mid 80s across the CWA.

A frontal boundary will push through Saturday night through Sunday
night as the upper wave moves through and will bring the next
chance of organized rainfall to the area. For now, it looks like
Monday might be dry, with another system moving into the area
Monday night into Tuesday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Wednesday evening)
Issued at 606 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

Severe convection was now pushing into the JLN area and should
move out of there by 00z-01z. IFR conditions expected as the
storms move through with mainly VFR after it moves through. It
should move into SGF by 00z-02z and BBG from 01z-03z. Winds will
significantly pick up on Wednesday during the mid morning through
the afternoon with sustained northwest winds around 20-22kts and
gusts up to 30 kts.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Lindenberg
LONG TERM...Lindenberg
AVIATION...Lindenberg

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 1:48 PM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
148 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-291900-
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-
148 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

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

DISCUSSION...

  Severe thunderstorms are expected to rapidly develop later this
  afternoon ahead of a cold front. Large hail to the size of golf
  balls, damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and a few tornadoes will
  all be possible. Even larger hail will be possible over the
  southwest portion of Missouri into southeast Kansas. The storms
  will move east across the area from late this afternoon through
  the evening hours. Most of the thunderstorm activity will push
  east of the area by 12 to 1 AM.

  In addition, heavy downpours of rain could lead to localized
  flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

  Another breezy day is expected Wednesday with some gusts to 30
  mph. There is also the possibility of isolated thunderstorms
  over portions of central Missouri and the eastern Ozarks.

  Another chance for thunderstorms will come this Sunday and
  Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation may be needed later today or tonight for all
  of the Missouri Ozarks into southeast Kansas.

&&

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

Lindenberg

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:25 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
725 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0659 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW ASH GROVE         37.33N 93.62W
04/28/2020  E60 MPH          GREENE             MO   PUBLIC

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 2
            WNW ASH GROVE.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:27 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
727 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0713 PM     TSTM WND GST     BATTLEFIELD             37.12N 93.37W
04/28/2020  E60 MPH          GREENE             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:30 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
730 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0701 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE ASH GROVE         37.31N 93.57W
04/28/2020                   GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            18 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN NEAR FARM RD 33
            AND FARM RD 76.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:32 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
732 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SSW REPUBLIC          37.11N 93.49W
04/28/2020  E65 MPH          GREENE             MO   PUBLIC

&&

Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:36 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
736 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0704 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE HALLTOWN           37.24N 93.58W
04/28/2020                   GREENE             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN NEAR FARM ROAD
            120 AND HWY F.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:39 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
739 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0713 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW SPRINGFIELD        37.21N 93.31W
04/28/2020                   GREENE             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Ozark, Taney, Webster and 1 more	54 min
Apr 28, 7:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Christian	22 min
Apr 28, 7:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Webster	23 min
Apr 28, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski	28 min
Apr 28, 7:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Laclede, Pulaski	6 hr
Apr 28, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Wright	33 min
Apr 28, 8:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Douglas	25 min
Apr 28, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Wright	67 min
Apr 28, 8:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Shannon	58 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.