Thunderstorm Wind, Howell
- When
- November 24, 12:40 AM CST to 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Howell County, Willow Spgs
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.000, -91.967
Damaging Wind in Missouri, November 24, 2001
Several power lines were blown down between Willow Springs, and West Plains. A barn and a local residence's also received damage north of West Plains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
Several power lines were blown down between Willow Springs, and West Plains. A barn and a local residence's also received damage north of West Plains.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 23, 1:35 PM CST, 11 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 1:35 PM CST, 11 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 135 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001 1ST PERIOD FORECAST CONCERN...CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER. REST OF FORECAST...TEMPERATURES. 18Z SURFACE MAP SHOWS DEEPENING LOW OVER N CENTRAL KANSAS WITH 50 DEWPOINTS ACROSS SRN/CENTRAL MO. RADAR SHOWS VERY LIGHT RETURNS OVER CENTRAL MO. OTHERWISE THE QUITE BEFORE THE STORM. TSRA BREAKING OUT OVER TX PANHANDLE ATTM IN ADVANCE OF NEXT WAVE OVER WRN PLAINS. PROFILERS SHOWING 850 MB JET OF 50 KNOTS ACROSS SE KS/WRN MO WITH MAIN ENERGY OF UPPER JET STILL OVER AZ/NEW MEXICO. SPC DAY 1 STILL HAS MOST OF OUR CWA IN MODERATE RISK...EXCEPT THE EXTREME N/NW/E ZONES BUT WILL GO AHEAD AND MENTION SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE IN ALL ZONES. WILL PUT 80/90 POPS IN 1ST PERIOD AND KEEP A 30 POP IN ERN ZONES FOR 2ND PERIOD. DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WRAP AROUND PCPN WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY BUT CLOUDS SHOULD TAKE MOST OF DAY TO BURN OFF AS WEAK HIGH BUILDS IN. THEN REST OF FORECAST IS DRY. AVN SHOWS ANOTHER WAVE ON MONDAY...BUT ATTM LOOKS TO DRY FOR ANY PCPN...WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY UNTIL WEDNESDAY. RA/SN LOOKS TO BE FARTHER EAST NOW FOR WEDNESDAY BUT WILL NOT REMOVE YET. IT LOOKS LIKE A SHOT OF COLD AIR ON WEDNESDAY THEN A QUICK WARM UP BEGINNING THURSDAY. ISC GRIDS SENT. PRELIMINARY CCF FOR COORDINATION FCSTID = 07 SGF 51 59 39 59 / 90 20 10 10 JLN 52 60 40 60 / 80 20 10 10 UNO 51 60 40 60 / 90 30 10 10 VIH 50 58 38 58 / 90 30 10 10 .SGF... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. SS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 23, 9:10 PM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1010 PM CDT FRI NOV 23 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0810 PM STOTTS CITY MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 LAWRENCE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0830 PM EXETER MO WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 BARRY POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Nov 23, 10:05 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1105 PM CDT FRI NOV 23 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM EXETER MO WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 BARRY HOUSE DAMAGED. REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL.
0854 PM KELTNER MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 CHRISTIAN REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0915 PM EUDORA MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 POLK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0918 PM VERONA MO 1 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 LAWRENCE REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0920 PM 6 N AURORA MO WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 LAWRENCE TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Special weather statement, Nov 23, 10:53 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
MOZ082-083-090>092-095>098-103>106-240900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1053 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 813...IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING. THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: CHRISTIAN...DENT...DOUGLAS...GREENE...HOWELL...OREGON...OZARK... SHANNON...STONE...TANEY...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT. SOME CITIES IN THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDE AVA...BRANSON...HOUSTON... OZARK...SPRINGFIELD AND WEST PLAINS. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL... AND DAMAGING WINDS...IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER MAY NOT BE IMMINENT...PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Nov 23, 11:00 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
MOZ082-083-090>092-095>098-103>106-240900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1100 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 813...IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING. THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: CHRISTIAN...DENT...DOUGLAS...GREENE...HOWELL...OREGON...OZARK... SHANNON...STONE...TANEY...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT. SOME CITIES IN THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDE AVA...BRANSON...HOUSTON... OZARK...SPRINGFIELD AND WEST PLAINS. THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH 812 ISSUED EARLIER FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. TORNADO WATCH 812 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED WEST AND NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL... AND DAMAGING WINDS...IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER MAY NOT BE IMMINENT...PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Nov 23, 11:04 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1104 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM EXETER MO WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 BARRY POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0830 PM EXETER MO WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 BARRY HOUSE DAMAGED. REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL.
0854 PM KELTNER MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 CHRISTIAN REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0910 PM STOTTS CITY MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 LAWRENCE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0915 PM EUDORA MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 POLK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0918 PM VERONA MO 1 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 LAWRENCE REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0920 PM 6 N AURORA MO WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 LAWRENCE ONE HOUSE DESTROYED.
BARN BLOWN INTO
CEMETERY. TURKEY BARNS
DESTROYED. TREES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Nov 23, 11:24 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1124 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM EXETER MO WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 BARRY POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0830 PM EXETER MO WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 BARRY HOUSE DAMAGED. REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL.
0854 PM KELTNER MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 CHRISTIAN REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0910 PM STOTTS CITY MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 LAWRENCE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0915 PM EUDORA MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 POLK REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0918 PM VERONA MO 1 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 LAWRENCE REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0920 PM 6 N AURORA MO WIND DAMAGE
11/23/01 LAWRENCE ONE HOUSE DESTROYED.
BARN BLOWN INTO
CEMETERY. TURKEY BARNS
DESTROYED. TREES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1118 PM 2 S COLDSPRING MO .75 INCH HAIL
11/23/01 DOUGLAS REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:39 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5272242.