Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 10, 2002

Name: Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 10, 2002
Start: 2002-07-10T15:25
End: 2002-07-10T18:13
Location: Missouri

July 10, 2002 · NWS SGF · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A line of severe thunderstorms produced localized wind gusts of 60 mph across portions of southwest Missouri. There were several reports of downed trees and power lines across this area, however no structural damage or injuries were reported.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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.

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 Jul 10, 1:15 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 1:15 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
215 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2002

FORECAST CONCERNS: PRECIPITATION CHANCES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND
TEMPERATURES

CONVECTION HAS SPREAD INTO THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM NOCTURNAL IOWA COMPLEX OF STORMS ACTING AS THE
TRIGGER. ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE
...AND EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA WAS WARRANTED...WITH JLN REPORTING A HEAT INDEX OF 107
AT 19Z. WITH COOL OUTFLOW FROM THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...WILL LET THE ADVISORY GO WITH 4 PM ZONE ISSUANCE.

MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW MID LEVEL LOW OPENING UP AS IT MOVES SOUTH
INTO THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY. AVN IS MUCH WETTER WITH THE
PRECIPITATION FIELDS...AND FEEL THAT THE ETA MAY BE A MORE
REASONABLE SOLUTION. DUE TO THE DIURNAL NATURE OF THE STORMS
TODAY...AM INCLINED TO ADD MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT TO POPS
TONIGHT...BUT WILL LET THEM GO UNQUALIFIED FOR NOW.

EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS TO DEVELOP THURSDAY...WITH SEVERE
WEATHER A POSSIBILITY AGAIN. INCREASED CLOUD COVER...EASTERLY
COMPONENT OF WINDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. HAVE ALSO
RETAINED THE LOW CHANCE POPS FOR FRIDAY...WITH A LULL IN THE RAIN
FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

LATEST EXTENDED MODELS HAVE SHOWN A RESTRENGTHENING OF THE MID LEVEL
LOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY OVER THE FORECAST AREA. HAVE ADDED A CHANCE
OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN
SECTIONS MONDAY...AND AREA WIDE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

THANKS FOR ISC COORD. GRIDS ALREADY SENT.

.SGF...
MO...NONE
KS...NONE

SUTTON

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 10, 1:31 PM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
231 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0209 AM    SUNRISE BEACH             MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   CAMDEN                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0213 AM    BELLE                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   MARIES                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          TRESS AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN

0227 AM    CROCKER                   MO   70 MPH TSTM GUST
07/10/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0227 AM    DIXON                     MO   70 MPH TSTM GUST
07/10/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:43 PM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>080-088>091-093>096-101>105-110100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
243 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NUMBER 100...IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MISSOURI:

BARRY...BARTON...BENTON...CEDAR...CHRISTIAN...DADE...DALLAS...
DOUGLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...JASPER...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...NEWTON...
OZARK...POLK...ST. CLAIR...STONE...TANEY...VERNON AND WEBSTER.

IN KANSAS:

BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD.

SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE AVA...
BOLIVAR...BRANSON...FORT SCOTT...JOPLIN...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...
NEOSHO...NEVADA...OZARK...PITTSBURG...SPRINGFIELD AND STOCKTON.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...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, Jul 10, 2:26 PM CST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
326 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0308 PM    SALEM                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   DENT                           TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN NEAR ROLLA.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0314 PM    SALEM                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   DENT                           LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN
OVER                                      OVER HIGHWAY 19
                                          REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:26 PM CST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
326 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0308 PM    SALEM                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   DENT                           TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN NEAR ROLLA.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0314 PM    SALEM                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   DENT                           LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN OVER                                           HIGHWAY 19 NEAR ROLLA.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:35 PM CST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION FOR TIME.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
335 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0209 PM    SUNRISE BEACH             MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   CAMDEN                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0213 PM    BELLE                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   MARIES                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          TRESS AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN

0227 PM    CROCKER                   MO   70 MPH TSTM GUST
07/10/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0227 PM    DIXON                     MO   70 MPH TSTM GUST
07/10/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:39 PM CST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...LATEST INFO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
339 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0141 PM    ELDON                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   MILLER                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN
                                          ELDON. REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC.

0145 PM    GRAVOIS MILLS             MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   MORGAN                         TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0147 PM    MACKS CREEK               MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
07/10/02   CAMDEN                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0209 PM    SUNRISE BEACH             MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   CAMDEN                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0213 PM    BELLE                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   MARIES                         TRESS AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0227 PM    DIXON                     MO   70 MPH TSTM GUST
07/10/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0227 PM    CROCKER                   MO   70 MPH TSTM GUST
07/10/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0308 PM    SALEM                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   DENT                           TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN NEAR ROLLA.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0314 PM    SALEM                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/02   DENT                           LARGE TREE OVER HIGHWAY
                                          19 NEAR ROLLA. .
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: July 10, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Polk County, 1 mi E of Fair Play
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.633, -93.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When: July 10, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Christian County, Billings
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.067, -93.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Barry

When: July 10, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Barry County, Cassville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.683, -93.867

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: July 10, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Neosho
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.867, -94.367

Thunderstorm Wind, McDonald

When: July 10, 6:05 PM CST to 6:13 PM CST
Where: McDonald County, Pineville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.600, -94.383

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

Every storm in Missouri in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, July 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: 5306665, 5306666, 5306667, 5306668, 5306669.