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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Springfield, MO

September 20, 2021McDonald County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 20, 2021, 11:42 PM CDT for McDonald County, Missouri. It was in force for 48 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 20, 2021, 11:42 PM CDT (04:42 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County McDonald County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:44 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 nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 63 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

942 
WUUS53 KSGF 210442
SVRSGF
MOC119-210530-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0131.210921T0442Z-210921T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1142 PM CDT Mon Sep 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1142 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pineville,
  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...
  Big Sugar Creek State Park...     Anderson...
  Noel...                           Dodge...
  Goodman...                        South West City...
  Pineville...                      Lanagan...
  Cayuga...                         Powell...
  Rocky Comfort...                  

 This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 14.
 
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 3664 9462 3676 9452 3675 9407 3652 9408
      3651 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 310DEG 17KT 3664 9437 

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

$$

Lindenberg
2 follow-up statements
374 
WWUS53 KSGF 210509
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1209 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

MOC119-210530-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-210921T0530Z/
McDonald MO-
1209 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR MCDONALD COUNTY...

At 1208 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bella Vista,
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...
Big Sugar Creek State Park...     Anderson...
Noel...                           Dodge...
South West City...                Pineville...
Lanagan...                        Powell...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 7.
 
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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3659 9462 3669 9430 3675 9407 3652 9408
      3651 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0508Z 310DEG 17KT 3656 9425 

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

$$

Lindenberg
996 
WWUS53 KSGF 210522
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1222 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

MOC119-210532-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-210921T0530Z/
McDonald MO-
1222 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MCDONALD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1230 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3659 9462 3669 9430 3675 9407 3652 9408
      3651 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0522Z 310DEG 17KT 3652 9419 

$$

Wise

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, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton39 min
Sep 20, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.