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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Springfield, MO

April 16, 2024Dent County, Shannon County, Texas County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT for Dent County, Shannon County, Texas County, Missouri. It was in force for 28 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
Apr 16, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2024, 2:28 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dent County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 200 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 12:00Z on 2024-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 270 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 12:00Z on 2024-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 306 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
270 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-324 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1225 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
306 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
325 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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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 Apr 16, 12:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 12:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 10:17 AM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1017 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-171530-
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-
1017 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited tornado risk.
  Limited hail risk.
  Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Elevated lightning risk.
  Elevated non thunderstorm wind risk.
  Extreme fire weather risk.

DISCUSSION...

A few strong to severe storms will be possible into early this
evening, mainly east of Highway 65. The strongest storms may
produce large hail up to the size of golf balls and damaging wind
gusts as the primary risks. There is a very low risk for a brief
tornado across the eastern Missouri Ozarks late this afternoon
into early this evening.

Gusty south to southwesterly winds will continue into this evening
with gusts up to 35 to 50 mph. The strongest winds are expected
west of Highway 65. A drier air mass will move into southeastern
Kansas and far western Missouri this afternoon behind the storms.
Elevated to significant fire weather danger will be possible along
and west of a line from Table Rock Lake to Springfield to Lake of
the Ozarks this afternoon into early this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thunderstorm chances return Wednesday night into Thursday. There
is the potential for a few strong to severe thunderstorms with
this activity.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation may be needed late this morning into early
  this evening for portions of central Missouri and the eastern
  Missouri Ozarks.

&&

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

Titus

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 1:42 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 3:33 AM CDTWind AdvisorySGFBarton, Benton, Cedar, Dade, Greene, Hickory and 5 more15 hr
Apr 16, 10:55 AM CDTRed Flag WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and 3 more9 hr
Apr 16, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFTexas33 min

Nearby

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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.