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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Springfield, MO

October 13, 2021Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 13, 2021, 8:16 AM CDT for Barton County, Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 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
Oct 13, 2021, 8:16 AM CDT (13:16 UTC)
Expired
Oct 13, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Barton County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:19 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 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2021-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 722 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 2021-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 440 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
722 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-164 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
440 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
590 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

430 
WUUS53 KSGF 131316
SVRSGF
MOC011-217-131400-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0141.211013T1316Z-211013T1400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
816 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Barton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southeastern Vernon County in west central Missouri...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 816 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Mulberry to near Pittsburg, moving northeast at 50
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Prairie State Park...             Lamar...
  Liberal...                        Sheldon...
  Nashville...                      Mindenmines...
  Montevallo...                     Lamar Heights...
  Irwin...                          Milford...
  Oakton...                         Iantha...
  Verdella...                       Kenoma...
  Boston...                         

 This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 60 and 79.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3758 9461 3777 9407 3742 9408 3736 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 239DEG 45KT 3758 9462 3734 9465 

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

$$

Cramer
2 follow-up statements
554 
WWUS53 KSGF 131339
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
839 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

MOC011-217-131400-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-211013T1400Z/
Barton MO-Vernon MO-
839 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN BARTON AND SOUTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTIES...

At 838 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sheldon to 9 miles west of Jasper, moving east at
45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lamar...                          Sheldon...
Montevallo...                     Lamar Heights...
Irwin...                          Milford...
Kenoma...                         Oakton...
Iantha...                         Boston...

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 60 and 79.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3777 9407 3742 9408 3738 9448 3766 9437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 259DEG 32KT 3766 9435 3738 9446 

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

$$

Cramer
416 
WWUS53 KSGF 131355
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
855 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

MOC011-217-131405-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-211013T1400Z/
Barton MO-Vernon MO-
855 AM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN BARTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 AM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3777 9407 3742 9408 3738 9448 3766 9437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1355Z 239DEG 45KT 3776 9414 3748 9425 

$$

Cramer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 13, 7:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Vernon46 min
Oct 13, 12:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchSGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 2 more24 hr

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.