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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Springfield, MO

October 24, 2021Douglas County, Wright County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 24, 2021, 8:08 PM CDT for Douglas County, Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Oct 24, 2021, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)
Expired: Oct 24, 2021, 8:31 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Douglas County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 24, 8:19 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 S Mansfield, MO	A LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED OFF OF COUNTY ROAD 101 NORTH OF BRYANT CREEK.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 24, 2:06 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 103 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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

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The text

As transmitted.

547 
WFUS53 KSGF 250108
TORSGF
MOC067-229-250145-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0030.211025T0108Z-211025T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
808 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Wright County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northwestern Douglas County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 845 PM CDT.
    
* At 808 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Ava, moving east at 40 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...
  Ava...                            Mansfield...
  Brushyknob...                     

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 3696 9278 3703 9279 3714 9245 3694 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 257DEG 36KT 3701 9273 

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

$$

Rothstein

2 follow-up statements

818 
WWUS53 KSGF 250117
SVSSGF

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

MOC067-229-250145-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-211025T0145Z/
Wright MO-Douglas MO-
817 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WRIGHT AND NORTH CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
    
At 817 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mansfield, or near Ava, moving east at 40 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Wright and north central Douglas Counties.

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 3699 9267 3705 9267 3714 9245 3697 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 257DEG 36KT 3703 9261 

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

$$

Rothstein

485 
WWUS53 KSGF 250131
SVSSGF

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

MOC067-229-250140-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-211025T0145Z/
Wright MO-Douglas MO-
831 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WRIGHT AND NORTH CENTRAL
DOUGLAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3699 9267 3705 9267 3714 9245 3697 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 257DEG 36KT 3706 9244 

$$

Rothstein

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 24, 7:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent, Shannon	9 min
Oct 24, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	50 min
Oct 24, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	49 min
Oct 24, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene, Laclede, Webster, Wright	47 min
Oct 24, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon	37 min
Oct 24, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	38 min
Oct 24, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Webster	48 min
Oct 24, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Texas, Wright	38 min
Oct 24, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Taney	52 min
Oct 24, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Ozark	46 min
Oct 24, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Ozark, Taney	55 min
Oct 24, 9:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon, Texas	41 min
Oct 24, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon	57 min
Oct 24, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Shannon	53 min
Oct 24, 10:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Oregon	65 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.