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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Springfield, MO

December 5, 2021Christian County, Douglas County, Taney County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 5, 2021, 8:48 PM CST for Christian County, Douglas County, Taney County, Missouri. It was in force for 42 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
Dec 5, 2021, 8:48 PM CST (02:48 UTC)
Expired
Dec 5, 2021, 9:30 PM CST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Christian County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Taney County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:50 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 68 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 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 125 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 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 286 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
125 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
286 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
462 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

771 
WUUS53 KSGF 060248
SVRSGF
MOC043-067-213-060330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0161.211206T0248Z-211206T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
848 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Douglas County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northern Taney County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southeastern Christian County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 930 PM CST.

* At 847 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Merriam
  Woods, or 7 miles northwest of Forsyth, moving east at 40 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...
  Taneyville...                     Goodhope...
  Garrison...                       Rome...
  Brownbranch...                    Bradleyville...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3674 9323 3683 9322 3695 9277 3672 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 264DEG 33KT 3679 9317 

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

$$

Cramer
1 follow-up statement
454 
WWUS53 KSGF 060330
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
930 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

MOC043-067-213-060340-
/O.EXP.KSGF.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-211206T0330Z/
Douglas MO-Taney MO-Christian MO-
930 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS...
NORTHERN TANEY AND SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However heavy
rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for
southwestern Missouri.

LAT...LON 3674 9323 3683 9322 3695 9277 3672 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0330Z 264DEG 33KT 3683 9270 

$$

Cramer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 8:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFStone, Taney18 min
Dec 5, 9:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark57 min
Dec 5, 9:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFStone, Taney55 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.