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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Springfield, MO

May 8, 20244 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2024, 2:19 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 41 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, 2:19 PM CDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2024, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Benton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Hickory County, MO, St. Clair County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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

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 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 12:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 3:13 AM CDT, 11 hours 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 8, 10:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 10:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 10:53 AM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 10:57 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 12:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 1:39 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

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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, 1:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade, Vernon	51 min
May 8, 2:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Barton, Jasper	4 hr
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.