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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 128, NWS Springfield, MO

May 8, 20244 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2024, 1:39 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 51 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: May 8, 2024, 1:39 PM CDT (18:39 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Barton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:41 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
May 8, 6:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr
May 8, 11:59 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 727 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -200 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1295 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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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 May 8, 12:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 12:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 3:13 AM CDT, 10 hours 26 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
313 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-090815-
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-
313 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

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

DISCUSSION...

Severe thunderstorms are likely this morning through this evening
with very large hail up to the size of baseballs, damaging winds
up to 60-80 mph, and tornadoes. The first round is expected in
the morning to mid afternoon with round two in the late afternoon
and evening. Highest potential for severe storms is along and
southeast of a Joplin to Warsaw line.

Localized heavy rainfall may result in flooding, especially for
areas northeast of a line from Stockton to Marshfield to Eminence.
A Flood Watch has been issued for this area, where storms may drop
1 to 3 inches of rain with locally higher amounts of 3 to 6
inches.

For more specific information, see www.weather.gov/sgf/dsspacket

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 Spotter activation may be needed today.

&&

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

Local storm report, May 8, 10:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 10:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 10:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 10:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1057 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

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

1044 AM     Flash Flood      1 SE Florence           38.58N 92.96W
05/08/2024                   Morgan             MO   Dept of Highways

            MODOT reports Highway BB southeast of
            Florence is closed due to flooding.

&&

JD

Local storm report, May 8, 12:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1222 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

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

1140 AM     Flash Flood      3 SSE Cole Camp         38.43N 93.18W
05/08/2024                   Benton             MO   Public

            Image via social media of Highway B flooded
            south of Cole Camp.

&&

JD

Local storm report, May 8, 1:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
139 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

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

1040 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 S Belle               38.25N 91.72W
05/08/2024                   Maries             MO   Law Enforcement

            Delayed Report of a tree down off Highway 28
            south of Belle.

&&

MB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 2:44 AM CDT	Flood Watch	SGF	Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dallas, Dent, Hickory and 12 more	19 hr
May 8, 8:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton	24 min
May 8, 8:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	SGF	Benton, Morgan	46 min
May 8, 8:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Morgan	48 min
May 8, 9:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Morgan	6 hr
May 8, 9:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Miller	37 min
May 8, 9:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Morgan	32 min
May 8, 9:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller	47 min
May 8, 10:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Maries	30 min
May 8, 10:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Benton, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski	53 min
May 8, 10:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps	48 min
May 8, 11:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller, Morgan	5 hr
May 8, 1:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair, Vernon	27 min
May 8, 2:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Barton, Jasper	4 hr
May 8, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Cedar, Hickory, St. Clair	41 min
May 8, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade	47 min
May 8, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski	40 min
May 8, 2:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Jasper, Newton	54 min
May 8, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper	32 min
May 8, 2:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Newton	25 min
May 8, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, St. Clair	33 min
May 8, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	52 min
May 8, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Newton	50 min
May 8, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Polk	47 min
May 8, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Hickory, Morgan	47 min
May 8, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Jasper, McDonald, Newton	46 min
May 8, 3:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dade, Polk	49 min
May 8, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	51 min
May 8, 3:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence, Newton	50 min
May 8, 3:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	6 hr
May 8, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald, Newton	44 min
May 8, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Maries, Miller, Pulaski	26 min
May 8, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barton	49 min
May 8, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Polk	10 min
May 8, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	37 min
May 8, 4:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone	47 min
May 8, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton	48 min
May 8, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Phelps	19 min
May 8, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	38 min
May 8, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Phelps	49 min
May 8, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Christian, Stone	30 min
May 8, 5:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	6 hr
May 8, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone	51 min
May 8, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Christian, Greene, Webster	47 min
May 8, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	30 min
May 8, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald, Newton	41 min
May 8, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Christian	37 min
May 8, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney	44 min
May 8, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	41 min
May 8, 5:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone	6 hr
May 8, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	28 min
May 8, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Webster, Wright	40 min
May 8, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas	17 min
May 8, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Texas, Wright	48 min
May 8, 6:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Taney	26 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.