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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 239, NWS Springfield, MO

July 14, 20235 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2023, 6:29 PM 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
Jul 14, 2023, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2023, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Morgan County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 14, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 14, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2023-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 426 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 2023-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 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
426 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-108 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1072 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

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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 Jul 14, 6:18 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 6:18 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 2:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
223 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-151930-
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-
223 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 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 tornado risk.
  Elevated hail risk.
  Elevated thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Significant lightning risk.Elevated excessive rainfall risk

DISCUSSION...

Storms have developed across northeastern Kansas into central
Kansas this afternoon. These storms will continue to move
southeast and will move across the region from late this afternoon
through this evening.

Damaging straight line winds will be the main risk with
wind gusts up to 80 mph possible with the strongest storms. Hail
up to the size of quarters and localized flash flooding are also
risks with these storms. There is a very low risk for a tornado
along the leading edge of bowing segments across extreme
southeastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri this evening.

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

Excessive heat may be possible for the middle of next week.

A few thunderstorms will be possible Sunday night into Monday
across portions of the area.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon into this
evening for southeastern Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 6:15 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 7:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFOregon5 hr
Jul 13, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon47 min
Jul 13, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon62 min
Jul 13, 8:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFOregon4 hr
Jul 13, 9:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon52 min
Jul 14, 12:01 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFOregon9 hr
Jul 14, 5:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFTaney33 min
Jul 14, 7:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFOregon64 min
Jul 14, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Miller, Morgan52 min
Jul 14, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatSGFBarton, Vernon48 min
Jul 14, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHickory45 min
Jul 14, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFBarton, Jasper, Newton, Vernon48 min
Jul 14, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald, Newton56 min
Jul 14, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFBourbon, Cherokee, Crawford46 min
Jul 14, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFCherokee, Crawford34 min
Jul 14, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCherokee20 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.