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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 14, 2025, 7:10 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 35 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2025, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2025, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Laclede County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Texas County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 7:12 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 W Lynchburg, MO | NWS storm survey concluded that an EF1 tornado with peak winds around 90 mph started just west of Lynchburg and tracked northeast through southern Pulaski County. The tornado lifted near the Pulaski and Phelps County line with a 22.5 mile damage path and a pea |
| Mar 14, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 S Fort Leonard Wood, MO | Reports of tree damage. Possible tornado on the ground. |
| Mar 14, 7:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 N Roby, MO | Report from mPING, Quarter, 1.00 inch hail. |
| Mar 14, 7:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 N Roby, MO | Report from mPING Quarter, 1.00 inch hail. |
| Mar 14, 7:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Nnw Roby, MO | Quarter size hail Evening Shade. 1.0 inch. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 166 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1136 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 96 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
434
WFUS53 KSGF 150010
TORSGF
MOC105-169-215-229-150045-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0003.250315T0010Z-250315T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
710 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Wright County in southwestern Missouri...
Southeastern Laclede County in southwestern Missouri...
Southeastern Pulaski County in central Missouri...
Northwestern Texas County in south central Missouri...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 710 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 15 miles northeast of Hartville, or 21 miles southeast
of Lebanon, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Competition, Plato, Roby, Lynchburg, and Fort Leonard Wood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3756 9196 3739 9242 3742 9250 3776 9224
3761 9203 3760 9203 3760 9201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 228DEG 52KT 3745 9239
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
Perez2 follow-up statements
243
WWUS53 KSGF 150018
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
718 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
MOC229-150027-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250315T0045Z/
Wright MO-
718 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central,
south central and southwestern Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3756 9196 3747 9227 3747 9239 3748 9239
3776 9224 3761 9203 3760 9203 3760 9201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 227DEG 56KT 3754 9227
$$
MOC105-169-215-150045-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250315T0045Z/
Laclede MO-Pulaski MO-Texas MO-
718 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LACLEDE...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS
COUNTIES...
At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 13 miles southwest of Fort Leonard Wood, moving northeast
at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Plato, Roby, Lynchburg, and Fort Leonard Wood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3756 9196 3747 9227 3747 9239 3748 9239
3776 9224 3761 9203 3760 9203 3760 9201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 227DEG 56KT 3754 9227
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
Perez256
WWUS53 KSGF 150030
SVSSGF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
730 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
MOC105-150039-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250315T0045Z/
Laclede MO-
730 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LACLEDE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central,
south central and southwestern Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3752 9212 3764 9225 3774 9222 3761 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 228DEG 52KT 3766 9210
$$
MOC169-215-150045-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250315T0045Z/
Pulaski MO-Texas MO-
730 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI AND NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTIES...
At 729 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Fort Leonard
Wood, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Leonard Wood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3752 9212 3764 9225 3774 9222 3761 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 228DEG 52KT 3766 9210
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
PriceThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski | 53 min |
| Mar 14, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 61 min |
| Mar 14, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Phelps, Pulaski | 45 min |
| Mar 14, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Dent, Douglas, Laclede, Texas, Webster and 1 more | 64 min |
| Mar 14, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 19 min |
| Mar 14, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark | 63 min |
| Mar 14, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Texas | 45 min |
| Mar 14, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Ozark | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent | 26 min |
| Mar 14, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Ozark | 46 min |
| Mar 14, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Texas, Wright | 13 min |
| Mar 14, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps, Texas | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Texas | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon | 28 min |
| Mar 14, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 20 min |
| Mar 15, 1:43 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 18 more | 24 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.