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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Springfield, MO

May 7, 2024Pulaski County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2024, 2:06 AM CDT for Pulaski County, Missouri. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 7, 2024, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2024, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Pulaski County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 7, 2:28 AM CDT	TORNADO	4 Nnw Devil'S Elbow, MO	Delayed Report. A NWS Survey found an intermittent EF-0 tornado path with maximum winds of 80 mph occurred during the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 7th. The tornado touched down 6 miles south of Dixon near the Gasconade River. It tracked to the northeast

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 7, 12:53 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 179 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: 1078 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 884 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 302 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.3
Supercell composite: 13.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

218 
WFUS53 KSGF 070706
TORSGF
MOC169-070730-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0039.240507T0706Z-240507T0730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
206 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Pulaski County in central Missouri...

* Until 230 AM CDT.

* At 206 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Waynesville, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Northern Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, St. Robert, Richland,
  Laquey, Devil's Elbow, and Ozark Springs.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 146 and 168.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 9202 3775 9203 3772 9236 3779 9241
      3785 9241 3800 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0706Z 238DEG 37KT 3779 9232 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Wise

1 follow-up statement

695 
WWUS53 KSGF 070721
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
221 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

MOC169-070730-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-240507T0730Z/
Pulaski MO-
221 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 230
AM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southwestern
Missouri. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for
central and east central Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 9202 3775 9203 3772 9236 3779 9241
      3785 9241 3800 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0720Z 238DEG 37KT 3786 9218 

$$

Wise

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 8:15 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Vernon	4 days
May 6, 8:15 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Vernon	3 days
May 6, 11:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	McDonald	41 min
May 6, 11:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Vernon	68 min
May 6, 11:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Jasper	30 min
May 6, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, Vernon	40 min
May 6, 11:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton	30 min
May 6, 11:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	26 min
May 6, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Cedar, Dade, Lawrence, St. Clair, Vernon	54 min
May 6, 11:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SGF	Dade, Lawrence	30 min
May 6, 11:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Vernon	38 min
May 6, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald, Newton	48 min
May 7, 12:04 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dade	26 min
May 7, 12:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Benton, Christian, Greene, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair and 2 more	53 min
May 7, 12:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald	33 min
May 7, 12:13 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	St. Clair	32 min
May 7, 12:23 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Polk	37 min
May 7, 12:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Greene	28 min
May 7, 12:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Benton, St. Clair	28 min
May 7, 12:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SGF	Greene	16 min
May 7, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller and 4 more	50 min
May 7, 12:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SGF	Dallas, Polk, Webster	31 min
May 7, 12:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	McDonald	6 hr
May 7, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney	55 min
May 7, 1:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Greene	3 hr
May 7, 1:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski, Webster and 1 more	66 min
May 7, 1:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, Newton	6 hr
May 7, 1:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Stone, Taney	55 min
May 7, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Douglas, Ozark, Taney, Wright	60 min
May 7, 2:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	57 min
May 7, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Ozark, Phelps and 5 more	63 min
May 7, 2:19 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Douglas	26 min
May 7, 2:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	27 min
May 7, 3:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Douglas, Howell, Phelps, Shannon, Texas	40 min
May 7, 3:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Dent, Phelps	42 min
May 7, 4:06 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Vernon	3 days
May 7, 4:06 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Vernon	3 days
May 7, 4:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	3 days
May 7, 6:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald, Newton	13 hr
May 7, 7:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	68 hr
May 7, 9:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Christian, Stone	22 hr
May 7, 6:24 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	McDonald	13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.