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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2024, 6:44 PM CDT for Bourbon County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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 27, 2024, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2024, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Bourbon County, KS
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 178 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 794 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 446 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 406 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- 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 Apr 27, 2:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 2:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 2:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 238 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-281945- 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- 238 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 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. Elevated thunderstorm wind damage risk. Significant lightning risk. Significant excessive rainfall risk Limited non thunderstorm wind risk. DISCUSSION... An east to west gradient of incraesing severe risk exists for our forecast area tonight (generally after 7 PM). Springfield is within a Slight (2/5) risk, Mount Vernon is within an Enhanced (3/5) risk, and Joplin, Nevada and Pittsburg, KS are within a Moderate (4/5) risk. For areas generally along and west of I-49, significant severe weather is expected with strong tornadoes, hail up to the size of baseballs, and wind gusts up to 70 mph all possible. Initial storms in this region will likely be training supercells bringing all hazards before another round of storms comes through as a line bringing mainly wind gusts and a spinup tornado or two. This line of storms will move eastward and impact Springfield in the early morning hours (generally between 1-4 AM). With the training nature of storms, high amounts of moisture, and multiple rounds of rain, significant area, river, and flash flooding is also expected, especially in areas that have already received 3-6 inches of rain. This includes locations along and west of Highway 65. A Moderate (3/4) risk for excessive rainfall exists for this area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a Slight (2/5) risk for severe weather Sunday as well. All hazards will be possible for both days. Heavy rainfall and flooding will also be possible with the storms. Portions of our forecast area are in a Slight (2/4) risk for excessive rainfall and flooding Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed later today and tonight for areas mainly west of the highway 65 corridor && 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 Lindenberg
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 6:25 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
625 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
MOZ058-071-280000-
Maries MO-Phelps MO-
625 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN MARIES AND NORTHEASTERN
PHELPS COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT...
At 625 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
St. James, or 9 miles northeast of Rolla, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
St. James, Belle, and Vichy.
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 193 and 198.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 9164 3816 9164 3815 9153 3806 9153
3797 9159 3803 9182 3829 9172 3829 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 206DEG 30KT 3807 9168
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HatchThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 9:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 28 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Barry, Camden, Christian, Dallas, Dent, Douglas and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 17 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | St. Clair, Vernon | 18 days |
| Apr 27, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Pulaski | 11 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Douglas, Laclede, Texas, Webster, Wright | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Maries | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 8:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 70 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.