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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Springfield, MO

September 17, 2025Lawrence County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 17, 2025, 4:12 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 17, 2025, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: Sep 17, 2025, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Lawrence County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 30 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: 283 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1935 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

164 
WUUS53 KSGF 172112
SVRSGF
MOC109-172145-
/O.NEW.KSGF.SV.W.0310.250917T2112Z-250917T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
412 PM CDT Wed Sep 17 2025

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 412 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
  Miller, or 7 miles northeast of Mount Vernon, and is nearly
  stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Halltown.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 49 and 58.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3711 9380 3722 9383 3724 9361 3713 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 239DEG 2KT 3718 9372 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Soria

1 follow-up statement

310 
WWUS53 KSGF 172131
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
431 PM CDT Wed Sep 17 2025

MOC109-172145-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250917T2145Z/
Lawrence MO-
431 PM CDT Wed Sep 17 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY...

At 431 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Miller, or 8 miles northeast of Mount Vernon, and is nearly
stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Halltown.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 49 and 58.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3711 9380 3722 9383 3724 9361 3713 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 239DEG 2KT 3719 9371 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Soria

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 17, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Greene	25 min
Sep 17, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Lawrence	31 min
Sep 17, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	30 min
Sep 17, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Polk	24 min
Sep 17, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton	26 min
Sep 17, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Polk	31 min
Sep 17, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Morgan	15 min
Sep 17, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Hickory	35 min
Sep 17, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Polk	29 min
Sep 17, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry	26 min
Sep 17, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Polk	24 min
Sep 17, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry	22 min
Sep 17, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Lawrence	19 min
Sep 17, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Christian	37 min
Sep 17, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Dade	33 min
Sep 17, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dade	31 min
Sep 17, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Christian	26 min
Sep 17, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Taney	24 min
Sep 17, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dade, Polk	36 min
Sep 17, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Taney	35 min
Sep 17, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Polk	31 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.