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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Sep 23, 2023, 7:04 PM CDT for St. Clair County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2023, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2023, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County St. Clair County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 7:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Roscoe, MO | Delayed report of large tree down on SW 101 and 82 near Roscoe. Time estimated from radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Sep 23, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1235 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1296 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
The text
As transmitted.
366
WFUS53 KSGF 240004
TORSGF
MOC185-240030-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0021.230924T0004Z-230924T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
704 PM CDT Sat Sep 23 2023
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central St. Clair County in west central Missouri...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of Appleton City, or 14 miles
northeast of El Dorado Springs, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Truman Lake, Osceola, Lowry City, Roscoe, Vista, Johnson City,
Taberville and Monegaw Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3797 9401 3817 9398 3817 9357 3794 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 275DEG 20KT 3807 9392
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
WiseThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair | 54 min |
| Sep 23, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Hickory, St. Clair | 23 min |
| Sep 23, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Polk | 59 min |
| Sep 23, 7:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Hickory, Polk | 16 min |
| Sep 23, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon | 38 min |
| Sep 23, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Webster | 58 min |
| Sep 23, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 39 min |
| Sep 23, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton | 61 min |
| Sep 23, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Webster | 46 min |
| Sep 23, 9:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Christian, Dade, Greene, Lawrence, Webster | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Vernon | 55 min |
| Sep 23, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 62 min |
| Sep 23, 9:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Greene | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian | 48 min |
| Sep 23, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 57 min |
| Sep 23, 10:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 11:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 11:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian | 6 hr |
| Sep 24, 1:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| Sep 24, 3:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 24, 6:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SGF | McDonald, Newton | 13 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.