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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO

January 30, 2021Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri; Cherokee County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 30, 2021, 3:45 PM CST for Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri; Cherokee County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 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
Jan 30, 2021, 3:45 PM CST (21:45 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2021, 4:15 PM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 2021-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 481 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
481 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
593 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

851 
WFUS53 KSGF 302145
TORSGF
KSC021-MOC097-145-302215-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0002.210130T2145Z-210130T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
345 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
  Northwestern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 415 PM CST.
    
* At 344 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Baxter Springs, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Joplin...                         Webb City...
  Baxter Springs...                 Galena...
  Duquesne...                       Duenweg...
  Loma Linda...                     Leawood...
  Lowell...                         Silver Creek...
  Shoal Creek Drive...              Saginaw...
  Redings Mill...                   Grand Falls Plaza...
  Shoal Creek Estates...            Dennis Acres...
  Cliff Village...                  Oakland Park...
  Iron Gates...                     

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 13.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 30 and 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3703 9480 3713 9440 3697 9438 3696 9462
      3700 9462 3700 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 254DEG 24KT 3701 9474 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Lindenberg
1 follow-up statement
029 
WWUS53 KSGF 302200
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
400 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

KSC021-302209-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210130T2215Z/
Cherokee KS-
400 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3706 9462 3713 9440 3702 9439 3698 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 261DEG 30KT 3702 9456 

$$

MOC097-145-302215-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210130T2215Z/
Newton MO-Jasper MO-
400 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND SOUTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES...
    
At 359 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Shoal Creek Drive, or near Joplin, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Joplin...                         Duquesne...
Duenweg...                        Loma Linda...
Leawood...                        Silver Creek...
Shoal Creek Drive...              Saginaw...
Redings Mill...                   Grand Falls Plaza...
Shoal Creek Estates...            Dennis Acres...
Cliff Village...                  Iron Gates...

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 13.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 33 and 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3706 9462 3713 9440 3702 9439 3698 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 261DEG 30KT 3702 9456 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Lindenberg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 9:19 AM CSTRiver Flood WatchSGFVernon16 hr
Jan 30, 3:30 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFNewton30 min
Jan 30, 3:51 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, Newton24 min
Jan 30, 4:10 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton35 min
Jan 30, 4:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Lawrence23 min
Jan 30, 4:44 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFBarry31 min
Jan 30, 5:11 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry8 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.