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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Springfield, MO

October 24, 2021Shannon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 24, 2021, 7:23 PM CDT for Shannon County, Missouri. It was in force for 37 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 24, 2021, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Shannon County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 24, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 232 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 2021-10-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1534 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 2021-10-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 296 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1534 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
846 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
296 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.8
Supercell composite
12.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

836 
WUUS53 KSGF 250023
SVRSGF
MOC203-250100-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0149.211025T0023Z-211025T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
723 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Shannon County in south central Missouri...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eminence, or
  24 miles northwest of Van Buren, moving northeast at 45 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...
  Ozark National Scenic Riverways...
  Echo Bluff State Park...
  Eminence...                       Round Spring...
  Midridge...                       

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Missouri.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3715 9144 3726 9148 3742 9124 3741 9118
      3732 9118 3731 9116 3726 9116 3725 9112
      3720 9112 3720 9109 3718 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 246DEG 40KT 3725 9133 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Titus
1 follow-up statement
670 
WWUS53 KSGF 250044
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
744 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

MOC203-250100-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0149.000000T0000Z-211025T0100Z/
Shannon MO-
744 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SHANNON COUNTY...

At 744 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Eminence, or 21
miles northeast of Mountain View, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Ozark National Scenic Riverways...
Eminence...
Midridge...                       

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Missouri.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3715 9144 3722 9146 3739 9122 3741 9118
      3732 9118 3731 9116 3726 9116 3725 9112
      3720 9112 3720 9109 3718 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 247DEG 38KT 3718 9139 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Rothstein

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 7:06 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Shannon9 min
Oct 24, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMaries, Phelps, Pulaski50 min
Oct 24, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry49 min
Oct 24, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene, Laclede, Webster, Wright47 min
Oct 24, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Stone38 min
Oct 24, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Webster48 min
Oct 24, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTexas, Wright38 min
Oct 24, 8:08 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Wright23 min
Oct 24, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFTaney52 min
Oct 24, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark46 min
Oct 24, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOzark, Taney55 min
Oct 24, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFShannon, Texas41 min
Oct 24, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon57 min
Oct 24, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFShannon53 min
Oct 24, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon65 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.