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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Springfield, MO

September 20, 2021McDonald County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 20, 2021, 11:06 PM CDT for McDonald County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 min. 2 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
Sep 20, 2021, 11:06 PM CDT (04:06 UTC)
Expired
Sep 20, 2021, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:06 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
Sep 20, 11:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 N Anderson, MOSEVERAL TREES AND LIMBS DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN MCDONALD COUNTY NEAR AND NORTH OF ANDERSON. TIME ESTIMATED.
Sep 20, 11:30 PM CDTHAIL 0.883 Se Goodman, MO

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, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 60 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 2021-09-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 842 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 2021-09-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 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
842 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1973 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

515 
WUUS53 KSGF 210406
SVRSGF
MOC119-145-210445-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0130.210921T0406Z-210921T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1106 PM CDT Mon Sep 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1106 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Goodman, or
  7 miles southwest of Neosho, moving southeast at 20 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Neosho...                         Big Sugar Creek State Park...
  Anderson...                       Noel...
  Goodman...                        South West City...
  Pineville...                      Lanagan...
  Stella...                         Powell...
  Rocky Comfort...                  

 This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 22.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3650 9461 3674 9462 3690 9437 3676 9407
      3651 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 321DEG 16KT 3676 9447 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Lindenberg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFJasper, Newton59 min
Sep 20, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton65 min
Sep 20, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene42 min
Sep 20, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald48 min
Sep 20, 11:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFBarry, Christian, Stone31 min
Sep 21, 12:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian, Webster42 min
Sep 21, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFWebster33 min
Sep 21, 12:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Wright47 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.