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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Springfield, MO

March 4, 2025Morgan County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 4, 2025, 5:58 AM CST for Morgan County, Missouri. It was in force for 14 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
Mar 4, 2025, 5:58 AM CST (11:58 UTC)
Expired
Mar 4, 2025, 6:12 AM CST
In force
14 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Morgan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 00:00Z on 2025-03-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2025-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 296 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1375 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
296 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
363 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Mar 4, 5:10 AM CST, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 5:10 AM CST, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 2:59 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
259 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-050900-
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-
259 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Marginal tornado risk.
  Marginal hail risk.
  Slight thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Limited lightning risk.
  Elevated excessive rainfall risk
  Elevated non thunderstorm wind risk.
  Limited snow risk.

DISCUSSION...

Widespread showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain are expected
across the area today in several waves. Some strong to marginally
severe storms will be possible with hail to the size of quarters,
damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and and isolated tornado risk
during the afternoon.

Winds will be southerly ahead of the low today with gusts of 35 to
45 mph possible.

Rain will begin to mix with snow later this evening and change
over to light snow tonight as colder air filters into the area.
Winds will also increase out of the northwest with some gusts of
40 to 50 mph possible.

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

Light snow will likely be going on early Wednesday and through the
morning commute. A dusting up to an inch and a half will be
possible with the best chances of accumulating snow northwest of a
Branson to Salem line. Some minor impacts will be possible when
combined with the 40 to 55 mph winds that are expected on
Wednesday causing blowing of snow and lower visibility. Wind
chills during the day Wednesday will be in the teens to 20s.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 Spotter activation may be needed today for the potential of an
 isolated tornado during the afternoon.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 11:45 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCedar, Dade, Lawrence30 min
Mar 4, 12:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCedar, Dade, Polk31 min
Mar 4, 12:48 PM CSTRiver Flood WatchSGFVernon17 hr
Mar 4, 1:36 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningSGFBarton, Benton, Morgan, St. Clair, Vernon21 hr
Mar 4, 1:47 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGFBarton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 16 more19 hr
Mar 4, 4:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFNewton24 min
Mar 4, 4:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFJasper, Newton42 min
Mar 4, 5:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDade49 min
Mar 4, 5:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFDouglas36 min
Mar 4, 5:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementSGFPolk35 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.