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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 229, NWS Springfield, MO

June 8, 2025Morgan County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2025, 6:36 PM CDT for Morgan County, Missouri. It was in force for 24 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: Jun 8, 2025, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Morgan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 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
Jun 8, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 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-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: 458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 931 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

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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 Jun 8, 6:18 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 6:18 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 2:06 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
206 PM CDT Sun Jun 8 2025

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-091915-
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-
206 PM CDT Sun Jun 8 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.
  Slight hail risk.
  Slight thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Significant lightning risk.
  Limited excessive rainfall risk

DISCUSSION...

Slight risk for severe thunderstorms through the afternoon and
evening. Primary hazards would be large hail up to golf balls and
damaging wind gusts of of 60 to 70 mph. Highest chances for
severe storms is north of Interstate 44 and west of Highway 65
between 4 and 8 PM.

There is a localized flash flood threat this evening, mainly west
of Highway 65.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Additional shower and thunderstorm chances return late week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed across the area through this
evening.

&&

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

Perez

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
508 PM CDT Sun Jun 8 2025

KSZ101-082245-
Cherokee KS-
508 PM CDT Sun Jun 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY THROUGH
545 PM CDT...

At 508 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Columbus, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Weir, Lowell, Scammon, Treece,
Roseland, Neutral, Riverton, Skidmore, Stippville, and Crestline.

This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Kansas...and southwestern Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3725 9493 3731 9475 3707 9461 3700 9462
      3700 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 331DEG 23KT 3722 9477

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hatch

Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
510 PM CDT Sun Jun 8 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0421 PM     Hail             1 ENE Arma              37.55N 94.69W
06/08/2025  E1.00 Inch       Crawford           KS   Public

            Report via social media of pea to quarter
            sized hail. Time estimated via radar.

&&

BIP

Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:39 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:09 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:12 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 8:36 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Phelps	14 hr
Jun 7, 8:36 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	SGF	Laclede	13 hr
Jun 8, 2:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Vernon	51 min
Jun 8, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barton, Vernon	50 min
Jun 8, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Jasper	29 min
Jun 8, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	52 min
Jun 8, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	51 min
Jun 8, 6:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Jasper, Newton	6 hr
Jun 8, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Morgan	66 min
Jun 8, 6:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Jasper	63 min
Jun 8, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	St. Clair	32 min
Jun 8, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair	38 min
Jun 8, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon	48 min
Jun 8, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon, Crawford	27 min
Jun 8, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Crawford	27 min
Jun 8, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cherokee	37 min
Jun 8, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cherokee	42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.