Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- August 23, 3:09 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Columbus
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.167, -94.833
Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 23, 2002
Trees and power lines were blown down around Columbus.
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
- $5,000
- 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.
Trees and power lines were blown down around Columbus.
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 Aug 23, 2:10 PM CST, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 2:10 PM CST, 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 310 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002 MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL TIMING AND AREAL COVERAGE OF RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION OCCURRING OVER THE MAINLY THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. ONE BAND OF CONVECTION EXITING EASTERN COUNTIES ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL CONVECTIVE COMPLEX THAT MOVED THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA EARLIER TODAY. OTHER ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE FORMED ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE CONVECTIVE CLOUD SHIELD WHERE CAPES HAVE RISEN TO 3500 J/KG. WILL LEAVE IN A SMALL RAIN CHANCE FOR EARLY EVENING OVER MY SOUTHERN COUNTIES. AVN 00Z AND 12Z RUNS CONSISTENT WITH ETA AND BOTH ARE FAIRLY CLOSE ON MIDLEVEL PATTERN CHANGE UNFOLDING THIS WEEKEND. HAVE PRIMARILY LEANED TOWARD THE ETA/MESO ETA FOR THE SHORT TERM BASED ON BETTER HANDLING OF SFC COLD FRONT NOW OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI. AVN SEEMS TOO FAST IN PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG UPPER JET OVER THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AT 18Z. THIS IS PROGGED TO NOSE INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS LATER TONIGHT INTO LOW LEVEL THETA-E RIDGE AND AREA OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTION. COMPLEX OF STORMS SHOULD EVOLVE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS AND OF KS AND NEB. CORFIDI VECTORS JUST SOUTH OF DUE EAST ACROSS KANSAS AND STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE AND DEVELOP EASTWARD ALONG THE 85H FRONT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET GRADUALLY VEERS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. SOME STORMS COULD REFIRE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LOW LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE STILL IN PLACE OVER SOUTHWEST MO AND 30H JET NOSING INTO THE REGION. WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND WITH BEST CHANCES GENERALLY OVER SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KS. MIDLEVEL CLOSED LOW EVENTUALLY BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER TN BY MONDAY. NEW ETA CLOSES THIS SYSTEM OFF SOMEWHAT FARTHER WEST THAN THE AVN. CANT RULE THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS IN THE UPPER CYCLONIC FLOW OVER SOUTHEASTERN MO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT WILL DRY FORECAST AS IS FOR NOW. 00Z AVN BRINGS ANOTHER MIDLEVEL SYSTEM INTO THE AREA IN ACTIVE NW FLOW PATTERN. WHILE SYSTEM LOOKS A BIT STRONG...WILL ADD RAIN CHANCES FOR THE THU-FRI TIME FRAME. CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS FAIRLY LOW GIVEN VERY CHANGEABLE MIDLEVEL PATTERN AND WIDE VARIETY OF MODEL SOLUTIONS. ISC GRIDS OUT BUT WILL MAKE SOME SMALL CHANGES BEFORE SENDING. .SGF... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. DSA
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 23, 9:36 AM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1036 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1028 AM SPRINGFIELD MO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 GREENE TREES DOWN BY HIGH
WIND. TRACTOR TRAILER
BLOWN OFF OF I 44.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1031 AM REPUBLIC MO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 GREENE TREES DOWN IN TOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Aug 23, 9:42 AM CST, 5 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1042 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1028 AM SPRINGFIELD MO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 GREENE TREES DOWN BY HIGH
WIND. TRACTOR TRAILER
BLOWN OFF OF HWY 174.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Local storm report, Aug 23, 10:29 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1129 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1050 AM REPUBLIC MO 80 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 GREENE NUMEROUS LARGE TREES
DOWN. HOUSE AND
OUTBUILDING DAMAGE.
REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Special weather statement, Aug 23, 12:00 PM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-241100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 100 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002 * HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK THROUGH TONIGHT... ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN STORM THREAT. * AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING... NOW THROUGH 7 PM. IN COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SALEM TO BRANSON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI FROM SALEM AND HOUSTON EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TO NEAR AVA...GAINESVILLE...AND FORSYTH WILL MOVE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER SCATTERED STORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI FROM THE GIRARD AND JOPLIN AREAS EAST TO SPRINGFIELD AND SOUTH TO THE ARKANSAS STATE LINE. * SPOTTER ACTIVATION OUTLOOK... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS APPEAR TO BE LESS ORGANIZED IN NATURE...AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL THUNDERSTORM TRENDS. * DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL INTENSIFY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AHEAD OF ALREADY EXISTING THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WILL INTENSIFY IN AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER STORMS NEAR JOPLIN ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY WITH DAYTIME HEATING. * EXTENDED OUTLOOK THROUGH THURSDAY... ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. DSA THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF
Local storm report, Aug 23, 1:56 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
256 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1028 AM SPRINGFIELD MO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 GREENE TREES DOWN BY HIGH
WIND. TRACTOR TRAILER
BLOWN OFF OF HWY 174.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1031 AM REPUBLIC MO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 GREENE TREES DOWN IN TOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1050 AM REPUBLIC MO 80 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 GREENE NUMEROUS LARGE TREES
DOWN. HOUSE AND
OUTBUILDING DAMAGE.
REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Aug 23, 2:48 PM CST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
348 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0340 PM NEOSHO MO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 NEWTON POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0340 PM NEOSHO MO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 NEWTONThe radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:07 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
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, August 23, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, August 23, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, August 23, 2002
- Tornado in Indiana, August 23, 2002
- Hail in Nebraska, August 23, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, August 23, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 23 to 24, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 23, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 23, 2002
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Indiana, August 23, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 23, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 23, 2002
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, August 2002
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: 5313378.