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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Springfield, MO

January 30, 2021Barry County, Lawrence County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 30, 2021, 3:51 PM CST for Barry County, Lawrence County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 24 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, 3:51 PM CST (21:51 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2021, 4:15 PM CST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Barry County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 21 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.

357 
WFUS53 KSGF 302151
TORSGF
MOC009-109-145-302215-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0003.210130T2151Z-210130T2215Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northwestern Barry County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southwestern Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 415 PM CST.
    
* At 351 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Granby, or 11 miles west of Monett, moving east at
  25 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...
  Monett...                         Mount Vernon...
  Pierce City...                    Verona...
  Newtonia...                       Freistatt...
  Wentworth...                      Stark City...
  Ritchey...                        Hoberg...
  Pleasant Ridge...                 

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 38 and 45.
 
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 3686 9419 3700 9420 3713 9383 3687 9374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 259DEG 23KT 3692 9414 

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

$$

Lindenberg
1 follow-up statement
797 
WWUS53 KSGF 302203
SVSSGF

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

MOC009-145-302213-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210130T2215Z/
Newton MO-Barry MO-
403 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWTON AND NORTHWESTERN BARRY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3694 9406 3702 9406 3713 9383 3695 9377
      3693 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 259DEG 23KT 3693 9404 

$$

MOC109-302215-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210130T2215Z/
Lawrence MO-
403 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY...
    
At 403 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Pierce City, or near Monett, moving east at 25 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...
Monett...                         Mount Vernon...
Pierce City...                    Verona...
Freistatt...                      Hoberg...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 40 and 45.
 
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 3694 9406 3702 9406 3713 9383 3695 9377
      3693 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 259DEG 23KT 3693 9404 

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, 3:45 PM CSTTornado WarningSGFJasper, Newton30 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

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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.