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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Springfield, MO

September 4, 2021Howell County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 4, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT for Howell County, Missouri. It was in force for 45 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
Sep 4, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired
Sep 4, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Howell County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 980 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
980 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

103 
WUUS53 KSGF 042345
SVRSGF
MOC091-050030-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0125.210904T2345Z-210905T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
645 PM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Howell County in south central Missouri...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 644 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
  of Willow Springs, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  West Plains...                    Pomona...
  Peace Valley...                   Siloam Springs...
  White Church...                   

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3679 9211 3680 9210 3688 9210 3695 9207
      3687 9167 3662 9173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 291DEG 21KT 3687 9205 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DSA
2 follow-up statements
379 
WWUS53 KSGF 050017
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
717 PM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

MOC091-050030-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210905T0030Z/
Howell MO-
717 PM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL HOWELL COUNTY...

At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over West Plains,
moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
West Plains...                    

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3675 9201 3685 9192 3674 9170 3662 9173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 302DEG 18KT 3672 9191 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DSA
305 
WWUS53 KSGF 050033
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
733 PM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

MOC091-050042-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210905T0030Z/
Howell MO-
733 PM CDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL HOWELL COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds of 40 to 50 mph are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3675 9201 3685 9192 3674 9170 3662 9173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 291DEG 21KT 3669 9182 

$$

DSA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 11:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFVernon6 hr
Sep 4, 2:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon5 days
Sep 4, 2:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBates, Vernon3 days
Sep 4, 2:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFSt. Clair6 days
Sep 4, 5:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFCedar, St. Clair, Vernon6 hr
Sep 4, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian35 min
Sep 4, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHowell, Shannon46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.