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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO

January 10, 2020Cedar County, Polk County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2020, 2:24 PM CST for Cedar County, Polk County, Missouri. It was in force for 36 min. 4 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, 2:24 PM CST (20:24 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2020, 3:00 PM CST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Cedar County, MO, Polk County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 2:27 PM CST	TORNADO	2 E Masters, MO	THE FAIR PLAY TORNADO PRODUCED EF1 DAMAGE WITH MAXIMUM WINDS UP TO 110 MPH AND A MAX WIDTH OF 50 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 14 MINUTES ALONG A 8.8 MILE PATH. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN TO THE SOUTHWEST OF FAIR PLAY AND TRACKED JUST TO THE WEST AND
Jan 10, 2:30 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Fair Play, MO	203 HIGHWAY 32 2 BARNS DESTROYED.
Jan 10, 2:30 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Fair Play, MO	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 W FAIR PLAY. 203 HIGHWAY 32 2 BARNS DESTROYED ALONG WITH POWER LINES DOWN IN THIS AREA.
Jan 10, 2:30 PM CST	TORNADO	2 W Fair Play, MO	TORNADO OF UNKNOWN INTENSITY OBSERVED. TIME BASED ON RADAR.

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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 86 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

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The text

As transmitted.

708 
WFUS53 KSGF 102024
TORSGF
MOC039-167-102100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0002.200110T2024Z-200110T2100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Cedar County in southwestern Missouri...
  West central Polk County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 300 PM CST.
    
* At 224 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Fair Play, or 10 miles southeast of Stockton,
  moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
  Stockton Lake...                  Fair Play...
  Bearcreek...                      Masters...
  Dunnegan...                       

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.

If on or near Stockton Lake, get away from the water and move to 
safe shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close 
enough to be struck by lightning. Severe thunderstorms can produce 
large capsizing waves, even on small bodies of water. Move into dock 
and seek safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a 
thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3773 9362 3767 9348 3757 9362 3759 9372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 218DEG 30KT 3760 9364 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

Albano

1 follow-up statement

802 
WWUS53 KSGF 102034
SVSSGF

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

MOC039-102044-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200110T2100Z/
Cedar MO-
234 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CEDAR 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 3767 9348 3757 9361 3763 9362 3772 9361
      3771 9360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 218DEG 30KT 3767 9358 

$$

MOC167-102100-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200110T2100Z/
Polk MO-
234 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL POLK COUNTY...
    
At 234 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Fair Play, or 9 miles west of Bolivar, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
Fair Play...                      

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 3767 9348 3757 9361 3763 9362 3772 9361
      3771 9360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 218DEG 30KT 3767 9358 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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, 1:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SGF	Cedar, Vernon	33 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, 2:27 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.