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2014 [KSGF] SPRINGFIELD Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 16

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Storm Based Warning History

457 
WFUS53 KSGF 272238
TORSGF
KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0016.140427T2238Z-140427T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
538 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 535 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER
  SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR BAXTER      
  SPRINGS. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
  AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
  CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
  RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 225DEG 38KT 3703 9476

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BOXELL
957 
WWUS53 KSGF 272242
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
542 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-
542 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN JASPER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 539 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER
SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  TWO TORNADOES WERE 
REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR BAXTER SPRINGS.  TAKE COVER NOW! 

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...
AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 225DEG 38KT 3706 9472

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BOXELL
264 
WWUS53 KSGF 272247
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
547 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-
547 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN JASPER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 544 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR GALENA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  DAMAGE HAS BEEN 
REPORTED IN BAXTER SPRINGS BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGER.  TAKE COVER 
NOW! 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 225DEG 38KT 3710 9467

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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Permalink to 201404272238-KSGF-WFUS53-TORSGF
457 
WFUS53 KSGF 272238
TORSGF
KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0016.140427T2238Z-140427T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
538 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 535 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER
  SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR BAXTER      
  SPRINGS. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
  AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
  CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
  RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 225DEG 38KT 3703 9476

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BOXELL
Permalink to 201404272242-KSGF-WWUS53-SVSSGF
957 
WWUS53 KSGF 272242
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
542 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-
542 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN JASPER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 539 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER
SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  TWO TORNADOES WERE 
REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR BAXTER SPRINGS.  TAKE COVER NOW! 

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...
AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 225DEG 38KT 3706 9472

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BOXELL
Permalink to 201404272247-KSGF-WWUS53-SVSSGF
264 
WWUS53 KSGF 272247
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
547 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-
547 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN JASPER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 544 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR GALENA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  DAMAGE HAS BEEN 
REPORTED IN BAXTER SPRINGS BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGER.  TAKE COVER 
NOW! 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 225DEG 38KT 3710 9467

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BOXELL

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