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Special Weather Statement, NWS Springfield, MO

January 2, 2023Greene County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this special weather statement at Jan 2, 2023, 9:21 PM CST for Greene County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 2, 2023, 9:21 PM CST (03:21 UTC)
Expired
Jan 2, 2023, 10:00 PM CST
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
50

County Greene County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 2023-01-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 111 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 2023-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 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
111 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
718 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
321 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.3

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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 Jan 2, 5:29 PM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 5:29 PM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 8:23 PM CST, 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
823 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-040230-
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-
823 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited tornado risk.
  Limited hail risk.
  Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Elevated lightning risk.
  Elevated excessive rainfall risk

DISCUSSION...

  Thunderstorms continue to track east across the area this
  evening and will move east through the rest of the area late
  this evening into the early overnight hours. A few strong to
  severe storms will remain possible, with wind gusts up to 60
  mph and hail up to the size of pennies the main risk. An
  isolated spin up tornado risk is still possible across far
  southern Missouri but the risk is low.

  In addition to the severe weather risk, heavy rain moving
  across the same locations may produce some localized flooding,
  with the most likely area for this over southern Missouri.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Saturday.

  Westerly wind gusts around 30 mph are expected on Tuesday
  behind this storm system.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation may be needed this evening for southern
  Missouri.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at:
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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

Local storm report, Jan 2, 4:02 PM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 6:25 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 2, 8:17 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
817 PM CST MON JAN 2 2023

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

0810 PM     HAIL             MONETT                  36.92N 93.93W
01/02/2023  E0.70 INCH       BARRY              MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

MMT
Special weather statement, Jan 2, 8:33 PM CST, 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
833 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

MOZ090-030300-
Greene MO-
833 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Greene
County through 900 PM CST...

At 833 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Republic, moving northeast at 70 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...
Northwestern Springfield, Republic, Willard, Fair Grove, Brookline,
Glidewell, Ebenezer, Bassville and Bois D'arc.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 61 and 79.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3710 9361 3716 9361 3742 9339 3741 9308
      3736 9308 3709 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 220DEG 61KT 3714 9353

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

Titus
Special weather statement, Jan 2, 9:21 PM CST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
921 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

MOZ090-091-030400-
Greene MO-Webster MO-
921 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Webster
and eastern Greene Counties through 1000 PM CST...

At 921 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles east of Fair Grove to near Strafford to
near Battlefield. Movement was northeast at 40 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...
Springfield, Republic, Marshfield, Battlefield, Strafford, Fair
Grove, Niangua, Brookline, Elkland, Bassville, Turners, Northview and
Galloway.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 69 and 109.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3710 9345 3722 9341 3742 9318 3742 9308
      3749 9307 3748 9273 3709 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 234DEG 35KT 3743 9302 3723 9315 3710 9330

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

Titus

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 8:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene27 min
Jan 2, 8:51 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton6 hr
Jan 2, 9:15 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene6 hr
Jan 2, 9:32 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFChristian, Webster43 min
Jan 2, 9:57 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFDallas, Laclede, Webster6 hr
Jan 2, 10:09 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFTaney51 min
Jan 3, 12:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDouglas38 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Missouri, 2023Every special weather statement in 2023

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.