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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Springfield, MO

April 20, 2025McDonald County, Newton County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2025, 2:48 AM CDT for McDonald County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 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 20, 2025, 2:48 AM CDT (07:48 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2025, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:47 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 20, 2:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 8:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFStone39 hr
Apr 19, 8:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFShannon39 hr
Apr 20, 1:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFCedar3 days
Apr 20, 1:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon6 days
Apr 20, 1:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon6 days
Apr 20, 2:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFMcDonald, Newton38 min
Apr 20, 2:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFBarry, McDonald, Newton52 min
Apr 20, 3:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone60 min
Apr 20, 3:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFJasper, McDonald, Newton6 hr
Apr 20, 3:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone56 min
Apr 20, 4:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence7 hr
Apr 20, 4:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster58 min
Apr 20, 4:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Polk, Stone8 hr
Apr 20, 5:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCamden55 min
Apr 20, 6:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFMcDonald33 hr
Apr 20, 7:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFSt. Clair, Vernon21 days
Apr 20, 9:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFJasper, McDonald, Newton12 hr
Apr 20, 10:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene43 min
Apr 20, 10:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarton, Benton, Cedar, Dade, Greene, Hickory and 5 more8 hr
Apr 20, 11:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller50 min
Apr 20, 11:30 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede30 min
Apr 20, 11:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBarry, Lawrence10 hr
Apr 20, 11:49 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden, Miller41 min
Apr 20, 12:31 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMiller14 min
Apr 20, 12:44 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMiller16 min
Apr 20, 12:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan6 hr
Apr 20, 12:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon6 hr
Apr 20, 1:01 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFChristian, Greene, Polk, Stone8 hr
Apr 20, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Newton66 min
Apr 20, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMcDonald62 min
Apr 20, 2:01 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFJasper29 min
Apr 20, 2:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon5 hr
Apr 20, 2:21 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarton, Jasper24 min
Apr 20, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton and 2 more53 min
Apr 20, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFBarry50 min
Apr 20, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Vernon48 min
Apr 20, 2:52 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFJasper, Lawrence, Newton17 min
Apr 20, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFBarry, Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Taney65 min
Apr 20, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFBenton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair65 min
Apr 20, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFBenton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller and 2 more62 min
Apr 20, 4:08 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDallas, Polk20 min
Apr 20, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Greene, Ozark, Taney, Webster and 1 more66 min
Apr 20, 4:21 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFChristian, Douglas, Taney24 min
Apr 20, 4:37 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFMorgan11 min
Apr 20, 4:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFChristian, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Ozark, Stone and 4 more5 hr
Apr 20, 4:44 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Webster, Wright31 min
Apr 20, 4:49 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Webster, Wright26 min
Apr 20, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan and 2 more66 min
Apr 20, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFDouglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Texas, Wright63 min
Apr 20, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Texas, Wright35 min
Apr 20, 5:14 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFLaclede, Texas, Wright21 min
Apr 20, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFDent, Howell, Maries, Ozark, Phelps, Pulaski and 2 more57 min
Apr 20, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon53 min
Apr 20, 6:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene, Howell, Texas, Webster, Wright30 hr
Apr 20, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFDent, Howell, Shannon, Texas48 min
Apr 20, 6:41 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Oregon34 min
Apr 20, 6:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFBarton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas and 12 more30 hr
Apr 20, 1:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFBourbon65 hr
Apr 20, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCherokee, Crawford62 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.