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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 313, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2024, 4:31 AM CDT for 8 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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
- Jun 26, 2024, 4:31 AM CDT (09:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2024, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 3564 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1380 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 6.0
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 Jun 26, 3:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Severe thunderstorms throughout the early morning hours into late morning. Wind gusts 60-70 mph will be the primary threat.
- Still hot today and through the weekend. No heat headlines today, but continue to practice heat safety and stay alert to any forthcoming advisories through the rest of the week.
- Another storm system expected Friday night through Saturday night with slightly cooler temps behind it.
- Oppressive heat looks to return early next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 3:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 301 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Severe thunderstorms throughout the early morning hours into late morning. Wind gusts 60-70 mph will be the primary threat. - Still hot today and through the weekend. No heat headlines today, but continue to practice heat safety and stay alert to any forthcoming advisories through the rest of the week. - Another storm system expected Friday night through Saturday night with slightly cooler temps behind it. - Oppressive heat looks to return early next week. && .MESOSCALE... Issued at 837 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 00z KSGF sounding measured a very moist and unstable airmass with 4000j/kg of MU CAPE, 0 CIN and PW values of 1.80in. A cluster of thunderstorms has continued to affect the Rolla/Vichy area with a general southerly direction. This activity will continue dropping south and affect areas along and east of the Highway 63 corridor through 11pm. Overall the severe threat is low with this activity. A lone storm has continued to move east along the KS/OK border and may try to move into southeast Kansas. Slightly higher shear out there could allow for it to remain severe and will monitor that storm for the next few hours. Of greater concern for the overnight hours is the development of severe storms currently across Nebraska and Iowa. These storms are developing along a frontal boundary within a higher sheared environment. Latest 00z HRRR and last few WOFS runs indicate that these storms will continue to merge/conglomerate and develop cold pools as they move south, following propagation vectors. Therefore, expect at least a few clusters of storms or line segments to move towards the KC metro and then into our area generally late, after midnight. There also appears to be a weak low level jet that develops across Kansas and Oklahoma with some development of storms likely in a north to south corridor on the edge of this jet. This could occur closer to the Missouri/Kansas border area ahead of the incoming storms. Given the high instability and weak inhibition storms just need a trigger and other isolated storms could develop across the rest of the CWA before the main batch of storms arrives late. That main batch of storms look to arrive along the I-44 corridor between 3am-7am and continue to move southeast from there in the morning. Given the amount of instability and moisture, damaging winds of 60-70 mph is the most likely hazard. Frequent lightning will also be a concern. The flooding threat looks to be limited given the progressive nature of the storms and the dry conditions lately however any areas that see slower moving or repeated storms could see localized flooding. Those outdoors tonight will need to remain weather aware given the damaging wind potential. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Issued at 253 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 A line of thunderstorms is currently moving SSE across northern Missouri producing 60+ mph wind gusts and small hail. This line is expected to stay on its current trajectory and may even accelerate, prompting a newly issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of the area (mainly east of Springfield) until 900 a.m. CDT. Additionally, discrete cells are beginning to initiate in eastern Kansas as a low- level jet begins to nose into the KS/MO border. These have largely remained sub-severe so far, but are in a favorable environment and are starting to develop more impressive cores. These are also moving SSE with additional development behind them into KS. These may impact our farthest west counties before the main line comes through and absorbs them. A second line of storms is positioned a bit to the NW of the line in northern Missouri, over the NE/KS border. This line is expected to merge with the first, and the impact of this interaction is not well anticipated. The whole system may briefly intensify before one line becomes dominant. With MUCAPE of over 3000 and favorable orientation of deep layer shear vectors, the atmosphere is primed for this system to sweep through the area with notable force. Another watch may be needed a bit later for the counties west of Springfield initially left out of the current watch ahead of the westernmost portion of the new mega-line. Wind gusts 60-70 mph are the primary hazard tonight. Rain will end from northwest to southeast through late morning and midday. Clouds appear to clear out quickly behind the rain allowing for highs to warm into the mid 80s (east) and low 90s (west). Heat Index values will get into the low 90s (east) and low to mid 100s (west). It will feel hottest in the far southwest corner of MO, but values of 105 or greater should be sparse if present at all, so no Heat Advisory needed today. Still, the heat may be oppressive especially in the south and west, so continue to practice heat safety today. Quiet night tonight with lows in the low to mid 70s. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Issued at 253 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 Behind the cold front that is forcing our severe storms tonight, temperatures will drop a bit for Thursday, with most seeing Heat Index values in the upper 80s and those in the west and south seeing values in the low 90s. Some transient shortwave energy may allow for scattered showers across central Missouri Thursday into Friday night, but the main system arrives Friday night through Saturday night. Details on this activity are still coming through, but the Storm Prediction Center has outlined the northern half of the area in a Marginal (1/5) risk for severe thunderstorms Friday (Day 3). We're still seeing heat through the weekend, but some relief can be expected on Sunday behind this storm activity. High temperatures look to be in the mid to upper 80s with Heat Index values largely remaining under 90. Unfortunately, ridging appears to build back in for the beginning of the work week, bringing oppressive heat once again. Currently forecasted Heat Index values are pointing to more Heat Advisories being needed, but we will have to see how this week- out guidance changes as we get closer. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1223 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 VFR conditions will generally prevail for most of the night, however a line of thunderstorms will move through from the northwest beginning around 10Z. This line will bring temporarily reduced VIS/CIG around sunrise until late morning. Flight cats may drop into IFR/LIFR if ceilings get low enough. Some moderate LLWS is also expected as this line moves through. We will be back to sunny skies by the end of the TAF period. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None. && MESOSCALE...Burchfield SHORT TERM...Nelson LONG TERM...Nelson AVIATION...Nelson
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 8:33 PM CDT, 7 hours 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
236 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
MOZ105-260815-
Ozark MO-
236 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN OZARK COUNTY THROUGH 315
AM CDT...
At 236 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gainesville, or 19 miles north of Mountain Home, moving northeast at
15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Hardenville, Dora, Sycamore, and Zanoni.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for
south central and southwestern Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3661 9248 3680 9224 3679 9222 3679 9220
3671 9211 3668 9212 3654 9242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 238DEG 14KT 3661 9239
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
PerezSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 3:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
323 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
MOZ055>057-067>069-260930-
Camden MO-Benton MO-Miller MO-Hickory MO-Morgan MO-St. Clair MO-
323 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HICKORY...BENTON...
MILLER...NORTHERN ST. CLAIR...NORTHERN CAMDEN AND MORGAN COUNTIES
THROUGH 430 AM CDT...
At 323 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Clarksburg to near Windsor to near Garden
City. Movement was southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Lake of The Ozarks, Truman State Park, Lake of The Ozarks State Park,
Truman Lake, Eldon, Osage Beach, Versailles, Village of Four Seasons,
Warsaw, Lake Ozark, Lincoln, Appleton City, Cole Camp, Stover,
Osceola, Laurie, Lowry City, Sunrise Beach, St. Elizabeth, and Linn
Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for
central and west central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3868 9284 3860 9284 3844 9264 3843 9241
3834 9240 3829 9219 3810 9230 3802 9252
3803 9406 3821 9405 3821 9353 3851 9351
3853 9307 3869 9303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 336DEG 39KT 3873 9270 3855 9355 3856 9428
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
PerezSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 4:15 AM CDT, 16 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Ozark | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton, Camden, Miller, Morgan, St. Clair | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barton, Camden, Cedar, Dallas, Hickory, Polk and 2 more | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 5:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Newton | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence, Polk and 2 more | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 5:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Greene, Lawrence, Webster, Wright | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 6:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas, Taney | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 6:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barry, McDonald | 31 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.