Severe Thunderstorm Warning 381, NWS Springfield, MO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
108 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

...UPDATE TO AVIATION...

.DISCUSSION...

CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A SATURATED BOUNDARY LAYER WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.  SEVERAL LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES...AND A FOG ADVISORY MAY BE IN ORDER.  THE EASTERN
OZARKS MAY HAVE THE BEST CHANCES AT EXPERIENCING WIDESPREAD DENSE
FOG...AND WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON OBSERVATIONS IN THIS REGION.
AREAS NEAR LAKES...SUCH AS TABLE ROCK...LAKE OF THE OZARKS...AND
STOCKTON WILL ALSO HAVE BETTER CHANCES AT LOWER VISIBILITIES AS WELL.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAKE A BEE LINE FOR
THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  THIS FEATURE WILL FORCE A COLD FRONT THROUGH
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE OZARKS LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. IN
RESPONSE TO THIS VIGOROUS COLD FRONT...STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  MIXED LAYER CAPES
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE 2000-2500 J/KG RANGE.
HOWEVER...DUE TO LOW MAGNITUDES OF WIND SHEAR...THE FREQUENCY AND
INTENSITY OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE MITIGATED TO AN EXTENT.
MARGINALLY SEVERE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
HAZARDS.

PERHAPS THE PRIMARY HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH TONIGHTS STORMS COULD BE
FLASH FLOODING.  SOIL CONDITIONS ARE MOIST AND EVEN SATURATED IN
SOME AREAS.  MEANWHILE...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AHEAD OF TONIGHTS
FRONT WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 1.75 INCHES.  ANY TRAINING OR SLOW
MOVEMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CREATE FLASH FLOODING IN SOME
SPOTS.  ILL BE COLLABORATING THOUGHTS ON A POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES THIS MORNING.  A LAST MINUTE CALL
PRIOR TO ISSUANCE TIME WILL BE MADE ON THIS POSSIBLE HEADLINE.

ITS BECOMING MORE LIKELY THAT DRY WEATHER WILL FOLLOW THE PASSAGE OF
TONIGHTS COLD FRONT.  ALL MODELS SUGGEST A MASSIVE MID LEVEL DRY
SLOT TO REPLACE THE MOISTURE LADEN AIR BEHIND THE FRONT.  MEANWHILE
THE WRF SOLUTION IS SOMEWHAT OF AN OUTLIER...SUGGESTING THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT SHOWERS DEVELOPING UNDER THE MID LEVEL
COLD CORE ACROSS SE KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.  AS A MATTER OF
FACT...THE MET GUIDANCE HAS LIKELY POPS GOING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT.

AFTER COLLABORATION WITH THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
AND SEVERAL SURROUNDING OFFICES...IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE WRF HAS
FEEDBACK ISSUES...DEVELOPING A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.  THE ECMWF SOLUTION APPEARS TO
BE HANDLING THE SYNOPTIC LOW BETTER THAN ALL MODELS...AND HAVE
FOLLOWED THIS CLOSELY WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND WEATHER.
THEREFORE HAVE FAVORED LOWER POPS FOR THE TUESDAY - THURSDAY NIGHT
TIME FRAME.

THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION LATE IN THE WEEK.  THERE ARE SOME SIGNALS WITHIN THE
MEDIUM RANGE SOLUTIONS THAT INDICATES AN EASTWARD PROGRESSION WITH
THE DEVELOPING MID LATITUDE CYCLONE.  THIS WOULD BRING FORCING AND
INCREASED MOISTURE BACK OVER THE REGION TOWARD THE FRIDAY-SUNDAY
TIME FRAME.

CRAMER

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.AVIATION...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT IN CENTRAL
KANSAS. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST.
IFR VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AERODROMES DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS
BRINGING A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH. BEHIND THE FRONT CEILINGS
WILL LOWER WITH AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MVFR AND IFR CEILINGS
EXPECTED.

ANGLE

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.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR MOZ066-077>079-
     088>090-093>095-101>104.

KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR KSZ073-097-101.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1255 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-221800-
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-
1255 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF A LINE
FROM WARSAW TO SPRINGFIELD TO BRANSON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW
OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS...ALONG WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS...RESULTING IN FLASH
FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY WEAKEN AS THEY
TRANSLATE EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE OZARKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT FROM
TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
TRACK THROUGH THE PLAINS...EVENTUALLY PROGRESSING EAST TOWARDS
THE OZARKS LATE IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
WEST MISSOURI.

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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
902 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

KSZ073-211500-
BOURBON KS-
902 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BOURBON COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...

AT 903 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PETERSBURG...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT
SCOTT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS
AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE DEVON...FORT SCOTT...FULTON...HAMMOND...
HARDING...HIATTVILLE...MAPLETON...MARMATON...PAWNEE STATION...
PETERSBURG...PORTERVILLE...REDFIELD...UNIONTOWN AND XENIA.

PEOPLE IN BOURBON COUNTY...INCLUDING UNIONTOWN...REDFIELD AND
FULTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD
SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

WISE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
932 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

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

0915 AM     HAIL             HIATTVILLE              37.72N 94.87W
09/21/2009  E1.50 INCH       BOURBON            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL DENTING CARS IN HIATTVILLE.

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CCROWE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1139 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

KSZ073-097-211745-
BOURBON KS-CRAWFORD KS-
1139 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BOURBON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL
1245 PM CDT...

AT 1139 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BRONSON TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORTERVILLE TO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WALNUT TO 30 MILES WEST OF MCCUNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY
SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

PEOPLE IN BOURBON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...INCLUDING WALNUT...
BRONSON...UNIONTOWN...HEPLER...REDFIELD...FORT SCOTT...FULTON...
MCCUNE...GIRARD AND ENGLEVALE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

WISE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1158 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

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

1155 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FORT SCOTT              37.84N 94.71W
09/21/2009                   BOURBON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING STREET FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF FORT
            SCOTT.

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CCROWE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1244 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

KSZ097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-211845-
CRAWFORD KS-CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-DADE MO-BARTON MO-CEDAR MO-
VERNON MO-ST. CLAIR MO-
1244 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BARTON...CEDAR...CHEROKEE...NORTHERN
JASPER...NORTHWESTERN DADE...SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...ST. CLAIR AND
VERNON COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

AT 1242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
METZ TO HORTON TO MOUNDVILLE TO 11 MILES WEST OF FAULKNER...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

WISE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1251 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

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

1230 PM     HAIL             FORT SCOTT              37.84N 94.71W
09/21/2009  E0.88 INCH       BOURBON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1230 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 SW FORT SCOTT         37.78N 94.79W
09/21/2009  M2.85 INCH       BOURBON            KS   AWOS

            2.85IN OF RAIN BETWEEN 9AM AND 1PM AT FORT SCOTT AWOS
            SITE.

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CCROWE