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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Springfield, MO

July 17, 2021Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT for Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report 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
Jul 17, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 17, 7:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ssw Granby, MOVIA SOCIAL MEDIA A REPORT OF A LARGE EVENT TENT THAT WAS BLOWN COMPLETELY DOWN. NOBODY WAS IN THE TENT AND NOBODY GOT HURT.

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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 40 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 346 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -60 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
346 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
826 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

156 
WUUS53 KSGF 180015
SVRSGF
MOC145-180100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0111.210718T0015Z-210718T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
715 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 715 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Granby, or 8
  miles northeast of Neosho, moving southwest at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Neosho...                         Granby...
  Diamond...                        Newtonia...
  Stark City...                     Ritchey...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3704 9424 3698 9408 3681 9421 3694 9443
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 030DEG 5KT 3694 9426 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Cramer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFNewton52 min
Jul 17, 7:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, Newton7 hr
Jul 17, 8:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, McDonald6 hr
Jul 17, 9:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry7 hr
Jul 18, 2:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton10 hr
Jul 18, 9:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBates, Vernon21 days

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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.