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Special Weather Statement, NWS Springfield, MO

October 12, 2022Christian County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this special weather statement at Oct 12, 2022, 8:13 AM CDT for Christian County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 12, 2022, 8:13 AM CDT (13:13 UTC)
Expired
Oct 12, 2022, 8:45 AM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
50

County Christian County, MO

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 52 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 2022-10-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 145 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 12:00Z on 2022-10-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 593 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
145 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-282 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1284 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
593 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
608 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 special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Oct 12, 6:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 6:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 12, 5:56 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
556 AM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-131100-
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-
556 AM CDT Wed Oct 12 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 lightning risk.
  Limited Hail Risk
  Elevated fire weather risk.

DISCUSSION...

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will move through the area
this morning. Cloud to ground lightning and brief heavy rainfall
are the main threats. One or two thunderstorms could produce hail
to the size of nickels this morning, mainly west of Springfield.

Gusty northwest winds up to 25 mph and low humidity will lead to
an elevated fire weather threat this afternoon across southeast
Kansas and western Missouri.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Elevated to critical fire danger is expected Thursday and Friday.
An unusually dry air mass is expected with some gusts of around
30 mph on Thursday with humidity levels possibly below 20 percent.

The potential for a frost or freeze is increasing for early next
week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

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

Burchfield

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 12, 7:15 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 12, 8:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
813 AM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022

MOZ095-103-104-121345-
Taney MO-Christian MO-Stone MO-
813 AM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Taney,
southeastern Christian and east central Stone Counties through 845 AM
CDT...

At 812 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Reeds Spring, or 8 miles south of Highlandville, moving east at 50
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Spokane, Ponce de Leon, Chestnutridge, Garrison, Keltner and
Chadwick.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3677 9341 3686 9343 3700 9295 3680 9291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1312Z 255DEG 44KT 3683 9333

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

Melto

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 12, 5:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFSt. Clair, Vernon39 min
Oct 12, 6:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, St. Clair, Vernon37 min
Oct 12, 6:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDade24 min
Oct 12, 7:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDallas30 min
Oct 12, 7:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFMcDonald28 min
Oct 12, 8:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Webster32 min
Oct 12, 8:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Stone, Taney43 min
Oct 12, 9:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHowell, Ozark30 min
Oct 12, 9:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHowell36 min
Oct 12, 2:10 PM CDTRed Flag WarningSGFBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 25 more30 hr

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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.