Thunderstorm Wind, Ozark
- When
- July 18, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ozark County, 5 mi N of Thornfield
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.783, -92.667
Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 18, 2002
Large trees were blown down north of Thornfield.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Large trees were blown down north of Thornfield.
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 18, 1:25 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 1:25 PM CST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 225 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2002 STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS DEVELOPED OVER THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS NOW PUSHING INTO SOUTHEAST ZONES. LATEST LAPS DATA SHOWS CAPES OF 1500 TO 2800 J/KG AND LIS AROUND -8...WHICH IS QUITE A BIT MORE UNSTABLE THAT THE PAST FEW DAYS. GOLFBALL HAIL FELL NEAR HIGHWAY 13 AROUND COLLINS AROUND 130 PM. LOOKS LIKE SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY COMING AROUND BASE OF UPPER LOW OVER CENTRAL MO WILL EXIT SOUTH CENTRAL MO AFTER 06Z. SO WILL CONTINUE WITH MAINLY EVENING STORMS IN WEST AND CENTRAL ZONES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST. IF ETA PANS OUT...LOOKS LIKE SECONDARY WAVE WILL CLIP THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING AS UPPER LOW FINALLY PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA. SEE NO REASON TO CHANGE GOING FORECAST WITH POPS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND DRY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. LATEST EXTENDED MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TO SHOW UPPER RIDGE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SOME WEAKENING OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. BY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. WILL GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE A CHANCE OF STORMS FOR TUESDAY...AND LEAVE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DRY FOR NOW...WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS THAN EARLIER IN THE WEEK. ISC GRIDS HAVE BEEN SENT. .SGF... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. TERRY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:20 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-181800- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 120 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2002 * HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK THROUGH TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * AREA AND TIMING... ALL OF SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH 9 PM. * SPOTTER ACTIVATION... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. * DISCUSSION... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...TO GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. AS STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREA...LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. ALSO...INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW A FEW STRONG UPDRAFTS TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. * EXTENDED OUTLOOK THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THE PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY. TERRY THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:20 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-190000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 120 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2002 * HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK THROUGH TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * AREA AND TIMING... ALL OF SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH 9 PM. * SPOTTER ACTIVATION... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. * DISCUSSION... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...TO GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. AS STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREA...LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. ALSO...INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW A FEW STRONG UPDRAFTS TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. * EXTENDED OUTLOOK THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THE PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY. TERRY 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, Jul 18, 12:41 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
141 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0130 PM 5 SW COLLINS MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/18/02 ST.CLAIR REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 18, 12:49 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
149 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0145 PM HUMANSVILLE MO 1 INCH HAIL
07/18/02 POLK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Jul 18, 1:44 PM CST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
244 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0235 PM 3 N FORSYTH MO 60 MPH TSTM GUST
07/18/02 TANEY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Jul 18, 1:48 PM CST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
248 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 PM BUTTERFIELD MO .88 INCH HAIL
07/18/02 BARRY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 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
- Flash Flood in Oregon, July 18, 2002
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 18, 2002
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 18, 2002
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 18, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 18, 2002
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, July 18, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 18, 2002
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 18, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 18, 2002
More
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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: 5306676.