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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2023, 3:38 PM CDT for Douglas County, Texas County, Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 52 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
- Apr 20, 2023, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2023, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Douglas County, MO, Texas County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 136 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 307 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1158 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 525 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 558 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
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 Apr 20, 2:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 2:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 2:38 PM CDT, 1 hour before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 238 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-211945- 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- 238 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023 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. Significant lightning risk. Elevated excessive rainfall risk Elevated fire weather risk. DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms will continue to shift east across the area this afternoon into the early evening. Strong to severe thunderstorms will remain possible with hail to the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph the main severe weather risks. In addition, the front is expected to stall out east of the area this evening, with the potential of additional heavy rain over south central Missouri behind the front that may lead to localized areas of flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. A few scattered showers and a stray thunderstorm may linger across south central Missouri into Friday morning. Well below average temperatures are expected this weekend, with some frost and even a potential freeze expected on Saturday night. Additional frost potential Sunday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed later today or tonight for south central Missouri. && 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 Lindenberg
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 20, 2:44 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 20, 2:53 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
253 PM CDT THU APR 20 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0244 PM HAIL FORDLAND 37.16N 92.94W
04/20/2023 E1.00 INCH WEBSTER MO PUBLIC
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN FORDLAND.
&&
MBLocal storm report, Apr 20, 2:55 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
255 PM CDT THU APR 20 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0252 PM HAIL 3 SW WALNUT SHADE 36.70N 93.23W
04/20/2023 E0.50 INCH TANEY MO PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
&&
MBLocal storm report, Apr 20, 3:10 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
310 PM CDT THU APR 20 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0309 PM HAIL PLATO 37.50N 92.22W
04/20/2023 E1.00 INCH TEXAS MO AMATEUR RADIO
&&
MBSpecial weather statement, Apr 20, 3:31 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
331 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
MOZ092-096-105-202100-
Douglas MO-Wright MO-Ozark MO-
331 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Ozark,
southwestern Wright and central Douglas Counties through 400 PM
CDT...
At 331 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles south of Seymour to near Ava to 16
miles east of Taneyville. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Ava around 335 PM CDT.
Mansfield around 350 PM CDT.
Norwood around 400 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Thornfield, Rome,
Brixey, Noble, Squires, Brushyknob, Wasola, Rockbridge, Gentryville
and Bryant Creek State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
southwestern Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3680 9277 3681 9280 3691 9280 3707 9283
3707 9269 3712 9268 3720 9242 3701 9234
3673 9236 3670 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 250DEG 35KT 3702 9275 3693 9273 3674 9274
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SchaumannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Greene | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Webster | 62 min |
| Apr 20, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney | 62 min |
| Apr 20, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Webster, Wright | 55 min |
| Apr 20, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Stone | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Pulaski, Texas, Wright | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Webster | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps, Texas | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Douglas | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark, Taney | 57 min |
| Apr 20, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Texas | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 6:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Texas | 72 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.