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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Springfield, MO

January 10, 2020Howell County, Ozark County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2020, 10:17 PM CST for Howell County, Ozark County, Missouri. It was in force for 16 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: Jan 10, 2020, 10:17 PM CST (04:17 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2020, 10:33 PM CST
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Howell County, MO, Ozark County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:16 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 10, 5:34 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 322 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 517 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 325 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

175 
WFUS53 KSGF 110417
TORSGF
MOC091-153-110500-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0008.200111T0417Z-200111T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1017 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Ozark County in southwestern Missouri...
  Howell County in south central Missouri...

* Until 1100 PM CST.
    
* At 1017 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Gamaliel Landing, or 14 miles northeast of
  Mountain Home, moving northeast at 55 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...
  West Plains...                    Mountain View...
  Willow Springs...                 Pomona...
  Bakersfield...                    South Fork...
  Peace Valley...                   White Church...
  Moody...                          Pottersville...
  Caulfield...                      

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 3701 9191 3699 9173 3699 9166 3679 9166
      3679 9168 3669 9168 3650 9199 3650 9226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 214DEG 47KT 3647 9218 

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

$$

Cramer

1 follow-up statement

306 
WWUS53 KSGF 110433
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1033 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

MOC091-153-110443-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200111T0500Z/
Ozark MO-Howell MO-
1033 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OZARK AND HOWELL COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has become less organized and 
no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the 
warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are still possible 
with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for south central
and southwestern Missouri.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect 
for this storm. 

LAT...LON 3701 9191 3699 9173 3699 9166 3679 9166
      3679 9168 3669 9168 3650 9199 3650 9226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 214DEG 47KT 3664 9203 

$$

Cramer

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 10, 6:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Taney, Webster, Wright	41 min
Jan 10, 6:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Webster, Wright	46 min
Jan 10, 6:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Wright	20 min
Jan 10, 6:51 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Christian, Douglas, Laclede, Ozark, Pulaski and 4 more	6 hr
Jan 10, 6:58 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Newton, St. Clair and 1 more	12 hr
Jan 10, 7:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	44 min
Jan 10, 7:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Laclede, Pulaski, Texas, Wright	37 min
Jan 10, 9:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Ozark	52 min
Jan 10, 10:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell	54 min
Jan 10, 10:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	45 min
Jan 10, 10:24 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas	12 hr
Jan 10, 10:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Oregon, Shannon	37 min
Jan 10, 10:54 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Dent, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	12 hr
Jan 11, 1:50 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Laclede, Ozark, Pulaski, Taney and 3 more	9 hr
Jan 11, 8:32 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade and 11 more	24 hr
Jan 11, 10:07 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Lawrence and 8 more	24 hr
Jan 11, 10:14 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Dent, Laclede, Maries, Miller and 4 more	24 hr

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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.