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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Springfield, MO

April 1, 2025Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2025, 10:30 PM CDT for Vernon County, Missouri. It was in force for 19 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 1, 2025, 10:30 PM CDT (03:30 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2025, 10:49 PM CDT
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

County Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:31 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 604 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Apr 1, 9:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 9:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 8:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
838 PM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-030145-
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-
838 PM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Enhanced tornado risk.
  Enhanced hail risk.
  Enhanced thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Elevated lightning risk.
  Limited excessive rainfall risk
  Elevated non thunderstorm wind risk.

DISCUSSION...

Southeasterly wind gusts will be around 30 to 40 mph tonight with
infrequent gusts up to 45 mph. There is the potential for
isolated strong to severe thunderstorms to impact areas west of
I-49 between 9 PM and 4 AM tonight. If these occurred, they would
mainly pose a large hail risk up to tennis balls.

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

Wind gusts up to 30 to 45 mph will continue into Wednesday
morning.

Additionally, a broken line of storms is expected to move through
from west to east starting around 5 to 7 AM Wednesday, west of
Highway 65. Any storm would be capable of producing hail up to
ping pongs, damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph, and perhaps a
tornado or two. As these storms progress eastward past Highway
63 Wednesday afternoon, further intensification is possible with
maximum hazards of hail up to tennis ball size, damaging wind
gusts up to 70 mph, and a few tornadoes, some potentially strong.

Confidence continues to increase in heavy rainfall and flooding
late this week into the weekend. Heavy rainfall amounts of at
least 3 to 5 inches, with higher amounts of 6 to 10 inches
possible. This could result in significant flooding and flash
flooding. The greatest concern for heavy rainfall occurs Friday
afternoon through Saturday evening. A Flood Watch is in effect.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

 Spotter activation may be needed late tonight for southeast
Kansas and western Missouri.

&&

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

Soria

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 11:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Morgan	49 min
Apr 2, 4:11 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	SGF	Barry, Barton, Benton, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 10 more	9 hr
Apr 2, 6:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper, Vernon	50 min
Apr 2, 7:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	29 min
Apr 2, 7:39 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SGF	St. Clair, Vernon	36 min
Apr 2, 7:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	48 min
Apr 2, 8:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Jasper, McDonald, Newton	39 min
Apr 2, 8:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	31 min
Apr 2, 8:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	34 min
Apr 2, 8:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	27 min
Apr 2, 8:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	St. Clair	32 min
Apr 2, 8:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Greene and 6 more	60 min
Apr 2, 8:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Barton, Cedar, Dade	28 min
Apr 2, 8:56 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Pulaski	51 hr
Apr 2, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Phelps	51 hr
Apr 2, 9:02 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Pulaski	60 hr
Apr 2, 9:03 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	SGF	Shannon	4 days
Apr 2, 9:03 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	SGF	Shannon	4 days
Apr 2, 9:03 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	SGF	Laclede	60 hr
Apr 2, 9:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Morgan, Polk	48 min
Apr 2, 9:36 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Shannon	5 days
Apr 2, 9:36 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Shannon	5 days
Apr 2, 9:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barry, Christian, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence, Polk and 2 more	67 min
Apr 2, 10:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Camden, Miller	43 min
Apr 2, 10:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski	46 min
Apr 2, 11:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barry, Stone, Taney	45 min
Apr 2, 12:10 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Ozark	47 hr
Apr 2, 12:10 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Christian, Stone	48 hr
Apr 2, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Taney	49 min
Apr 2, 1:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Texas, Wright	53 min
Apr 2, 1:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Ozark, Taney	42 min
Apr 2, 1:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Ozark	50 min
Apr 2, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Ozark	42 min
Apr 2, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Laclede, Texas, Wright	49 min
Apr 2, 1:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Texas	61 min
Apr 2, 2:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent, Texas	27 min
Apr 2, 2:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent	43 min
Apr 2, 2:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	37 min
Apr 2, 2:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell	23 min
Apr 2, 2:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell, Ozark	50 min
Apr 2, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Shannon	65 min
Apr 2, 3:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Shannon	43 min
Apr 2, 3:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Texas, Webster, Wright	6 hr
Apr 2, 3:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon, Texas	32 min
Apr 2, 3:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon, Shannon	40 min
Apr 2, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Oregon, Shannon	66 min
Apr 2, 3:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Douglas, Howell, Ozark	5 hr
Apr 2, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Howell	32 min
Apr 2, 4:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Howell, Oregon	36 min
Apr 2, 4:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Oregon, Shannon	30 min
Apr 2, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Oregon	19 min
Apr 1, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon	55 min
Apr 1, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon	37 min
Apr 2, 5:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Bourbon, Crawford	61 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.