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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Springfield, MO

March 18, 20225 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 2022, 6:29 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 46 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: Mar 18, 2022, 6:29 AM CDT (11:29 UTC)
Expired: Mar 18, 2022, 7:15 AM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Douglas County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Texas County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2437 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Mar 18, 6:24 AM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 6:24 AM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 3:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
324 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-190830-
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-
Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-
Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone-
Taney-Ozark-Oregon-
324 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited hail risk.
  Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Limited lightning risk.
  Limited non thunderstorm wind risk.

DISCUSSION...

  Some wind gusts today and tonight will be over 30 mph. Showers
  and thunderstorms will be possible today. Some of the storms by
  late morning into the mid afternoon will have the potential of
  becoming strong to severe over south central MO, with hail to
  the size of quarters and wind gusts up to 60 mph the main risks.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

  Some elevated fire weather conditions will be possible Saturday
  into Monday as a much drier air mass moves into the area.

  Additional thunderstorms will be possible late Monday into
  Tuesday of next week along with the potential of heavy rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at:
http://www.weather.gov/sgf/sitrep

This product in graphical format...along with other weather...
hydrological and climate information...at
http://www.weather.gov/sgf

Lindenberg

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 18, 3:14 AM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
314 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

MOZ101-102-180845-
Barry MO-McDonald MO-
314 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern McDonald and
southern Barry Counties through 345 AM CDT...

At 313 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bella Vista to near Rogers. Movement was
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Roaring River State Park...       Big Sugar Creek State Park...
Cassville...                      Seligman...
Exeter...                         Butterfield...
Washburn...                       Wayne...
Powell...                         Rocky Comfort...
Ridgley...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 9440 3675 9416 3675 9366 3650 9386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0813Z 227DEG 30KT 3654 9431 3646 9420 3638 9415

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Perez

Special weather statement, Mar 18, 3:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
345 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

MOZ102-103-180915-
Barry MO-Stone MO-
345 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Stone
and Barry Counties through 415 AM CDT...

At 345 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Washburn to near Seligman to near Gateway.
Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Roaring River State Park...       Table Rock Lake...
Cassville...                      Shell Knob...
Seligman...                       Exeter...
Butterfield...                    Washburn...
Golden...                         Emerald Beach...
Eagle Rock...                     Chain-O-Lakes...
Arrow Point...                    Jenkins...
Wayne...                          Mcdowell...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 9394 3652 9395 3660 9406 3688 9381
      3674 9357 3651 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0845Z 229DEG 34KT 3663 9396 3656 9388 3645 9386

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Perez

Special weather statement, Mar 18, 4:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
412 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

MOZ090-094-095-102>104-180945-
Barry MO-Greene MO-Taney MO-Lawrence MO-Christian MO-Stone MO-
412 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Taney, Christian,
Stone, eastern Barry, southern Lawrence and southern Greene Counties
through 445 AM CDT...

At 412 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles west of Mount Vernon to 11 miles
southwest of Galena to near Grandview. Movement was northeast at 40
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield...                    Nixa...
Ozark...                          Republic...
Branson...                        Lake Taneycomo...
Table Rock Lake...                Table Rock State Park...
Bull Shoals Lake...               Monett...
Aurora...                         Battlefield...
Mount Vernon...                   Hollister...
Silver Dollar City...             Kimberling City...
Forsyth...                        Marionville...
Clever...                         Merriam Woods...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 40 and 48, and near
mile marker 69.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 9371 3706 9404 3723 9313 3655 9277
      3651 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0912Z 218DEG 37KT 3709 9393 3671 9365 3647 9366

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Terry

Local storm report, Mar 18, 5:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
504 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0437 AM     HAIL             CAPE FAIR               36.73N 93.51W
03/18/2022  E0.70 INCH       STONE              MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

MMT

Local storm report, Mar 18, 5:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 18, 6:22 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 3:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry	31 min
Mar 18, 3:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry	30 min
Mar 18, 4:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Christian, Stone, Taney	33 min
Mar 18, 4:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Taney	46 min
Mar 18, 5:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Greene, Taney, Webster	52 min
Mar 18, 5:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Greene, Webster, Wright	44 min
Mar 18, 6:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Ozark	23 min
Mar 18, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Howell, Texas	24 min
Mar 18, 11:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Stone, Taney and 3 more	6 hr
Mar 18, 5:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, Webster, Wright	16 hr
Mar 18, 5:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Stone, Taney and 3 more	16 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.