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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 256, NWS Springfield, MO

July 8, 2025Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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: Jul 8, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2025, 7:25 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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: 846 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1151 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -74 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 Jul 8, 6:37 PM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 6:37 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 2:39 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
239 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-091945-
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-
239 PM CDT Tue Jul 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...

  Limited hail risk.
  Marginal thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Elevated lightning risk.
  Elevated excessive rainfall risk

DISCUSSION...

Chances (20-60%) for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and
early evening. There is the potential for a few strong to severe
thunderstorms, with damaging wind gusts of 50-60 mph, isolated
hail to the size of quarters in addition to the potential of
localized heavy rainfall.

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

Additional rain chances (30-60%) persist through late week into
next weekend. Highest chances occur in the afternoon and evenings.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

Hatch

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 8, 2:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
255 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

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

0251 PM     Hail             2 SSE Stockton          37.66N 93.79W
07/08/2025  M0.88 Inch       Cedar              MO   Public

&&

FEH

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
346 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

MOZ079-080-082115-
Dallas MO-Polk MO-
346 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN DALLAS AND EAST CENTRAL
POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CDT...

At 346 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Buffalo, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Conway, Halfway, Foose, March, Long Lane, and Charity.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 109 and 111.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3767 9285 3748 9285 3748 9289 3749 9290
      3748 9307 3755 9329 3773 9320
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 304DEG 17KT 3761 9311

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Nelson

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
409 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

MOZ077-078-089-082145-
Cedar MO-Barton MO-Dade MO-
409 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BARTON...
SOUTHWESTERN CEDAR AND NORTHWESTERN DADE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM
CDT...

At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles north of Lockwood, or 13 miles northwest of Greenfield, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Stockton Lake, Stockton State Park, Jerico Springs, Arcola, Umber
View Heights, Neola, Wagoner, Cedarville, Sylvania, and Cane Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Stockton Lake, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3764 9412 3764 9408 3767 9408 3774 9395
      3757 9372 3741 9399 3761 9417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 324DEG 15KT 3757 9398

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Nelson

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 5:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
514 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

MOZ077-088-082245-
Barton MO-Jasper MO-
514 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BARTON AND
NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Jasper, or 7 miles south of Lamar, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lamar, Jasper, Golden City, Carytown, Lamar Heights, Kenoma,
Dudenville, and Boston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3753 9435 3756 9413 3739 9407 3730 9408
      3729 9405 3725 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 350DEG 18KT 3740 9423

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Nelson

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 6:32 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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