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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO

February 22, 2022Howell County, Shannon County, Texas County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 22, 2022, 1:54 AM CST for Howell County, Shannon County, Texas County, Missouri. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2022, 1:54 AM CST (07:54 UTC)
Expired
Feb 22, 2022, 2:30 AM CST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Howell County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2022-02-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 328 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2022-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
328 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1208 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 21, 11:49 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 11:49 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 12:27 AM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1227 AM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

MOZ090-220700-
Greene MO-
1227 AM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

...Strong winds associated with the leading edge of showers will
impact portions of Greene County through 100 AM CST...

At 1225 AM CST, emergency management reported strong winds near
Springfield.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield...                    Republic...
Battlefield...                    Willard...
Strafford...                      Ash Grove...
Fair Grove...                     Walnut Grove...
Brookline...                      Sacville...
Glidewell...                      Ebenezer...
Bassville...                      Turners...
Bois D'arc...                     Cave Springs...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 61 and 68, and
between mile markers 70 and 90.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3743 9357 3742 9308 3716 9307 3711 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 239DEG 49KT 3728 9326

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Hatch

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 12:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene33 min
Feb 22, 2:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon, Shannon45 min
Feb 22, 2:31 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchSGFBarry, Howell, McDonald, Oregon, Ozark, Stone and 1 more12 hr
Feb 22, 3:26 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFDent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 3 more12 hr
Feb 22, 4:20 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningSGFOregon, Shannon11 hr
Feb 22, 2:19 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas and 18 more51 hr
Feb 22, 2:19 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGFBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more55 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.