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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Springfield, MO

April 1, 2024Laclede County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 1, 2024, 11:17 PM CDT for Laclede County, Missouri. It was in force for 28 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: Apr 1, 2024, 11:17 PM CDT (04:17 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2024, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

County Laclede County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:20 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
Apr 1, 11:36 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	4 Ese Stoutland, MO	2 NW Hazelgreen, Laclede County. Pea sized hail, winds est 50 to 60 MPH, power out.

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
Apr 1, 4:49 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 1, 10:37 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 787 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -106 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 978 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

579 
WFUS53 KSGF 020417
TORSGF
MOC105-020445-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0009.240402T0417Z-240402T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1117 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Laclede County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.
    
* At 1116 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Lebanon, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

  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...
  Lebanon, Stoutland, Sleeper, Dry Knob, and Falcon.

This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 119, and between mile
markers 121 and 144.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3780 9241 3772 9241 3768 9233 3759 9227
      3759 9276 3772 9278 3783 9247 3782 9246
      3783 9245 3784 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 268DEG 47KT 3763 9268 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Hatch

1 follow-up statement

746 
WWUS53 KSGF 020440
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1140 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

MOC105-020449-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240402T0445Z/
Laclede MO-
1140 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LACLEDE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1145
PM CDT...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for central and
southwestern Missouri.

LAT...LON 3780 9241 3772 9241 3768 9233 3759 9227
      3759 9276 3772 9278 3783 9247 3782 9246
      3783 9245 3784 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 268DEG 47KT 3764 9235 

$$

Didio

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Morgan	66 min
Apr 1, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Polk	55 min
Apr 1, 7:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Polk	30 min
Apr 1, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Miller	58 min
Apr 1, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	33 min
Apr 1, 8:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Maries	48 min
Apr 1, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton	32 min
Apr 1, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper, Newton	50 min
Apr 1, 9:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence	37 min
Apr 1, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence	52 min
Apr 1, 10:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dade, Lawrence	24 min
Apr 1, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	SGF	Dade, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence, Polk	42 min
Apr 1, 10:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Greene, Lawrence	36 min
Apr 1, 10:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Barton, Jasper, Newton	6 hr
Apr 1, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk, Webster	49 min
Apr 1, 10:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk, Webster	30 min
Apr 1, 11:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Laclede	31 min
Apr 1, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, Webster and 1 more	40 min
Apr 1, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Camden, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	47 min
Apr 1, 11:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas	26 min
Apr 1, 11:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	46 min
Apr 2, 12:08 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps	37 min
Apr 2, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry, McDonald	65 min
Apr 2, 12:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent	21 min
Apr 2, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	50 min
Apr 2, 1:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Taney	47 min
Apr 2, 5:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Miller, Morgan and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 2, 11:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	SGF	Miller	8 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.