Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- August 2, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Bolivar
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.617, -93.417
Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 2, 2003
Three large trees were downed from thunderstorm wind gusts.
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
- 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.
Three large trees were downed from thunderstorm wind gusts.
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 1, 2:25 PM CST, 10 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 2:25 PM CST, 10 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 325 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2003 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... .MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION... CONVECTION IS UNDERWAY ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI NEAR I-44 CORRIDOR AROUND ROLLA AND WAYNESVILLE. EXPECT STORM DEVELOPMENT TO CONTINUE IN THIS AREA AND BEGIN ALONG OTHER BOUNDARIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHEAST KS/EXTREME SOUTHWEST MO WHERE MOST INTENSE DESTABILIZATION IS OCCURRING. LATEST LAPS DATA SHOWS CAPES OVER 4000 J/KG OVER JASPER AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...AND LIS AROUND -8...WHICH WILL BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR SEVERE STORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 825 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA...EXCEPT BENTON AND MORGAN COUNTIES...WHICH ARE NORTH OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)... MID LEVEL JET MAX IS STILL APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST...JUST WAITING TO FUEL THE STORMS INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOSS OF AFTERNOON HEATING SHOULD LIMIT HAIL THREAT TONIGHT BUT EXPECT WIND AND HEAVY RAINFALL TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WILL CARRY LIKELY POPS TONIGHT ALL AREAS TONIGHT WITH MENTION OF SEVERE IN ZONES. WILL ALSO LINGER CHANCE POPS INTO SATURDAY ALL ZONES AND SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SATURDAY NIGHT OVER THE SOUTH. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... MODEL SOLUTIONS AGREE ON BUILDING SOUTHWEST U.S. RIDGE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AS UPPER TROUGH MIGRATES SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO QUEBEC AND NORTHEST U.S.. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY STRONG JET MAX MOVING OVER THE UPPER RIDGE INTO OUR AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...WILL KEEP EXTENDED FORECAST DRY. WILL ALSO BRING TEMPERATURES UP A BIT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS MORE OF UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. && .AVIATION... INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES OVER THE REGION WILL WARRANT TEMPO THUNDER IN THE TAFS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT MOST INTENSE STORMS BETWEEN 22Z AND 02Z...WITH HIGHER WIND GUSTS ALSO NOTED IN TEMPO GROUP. HAVE CARRIED SCATTERED STORMS IN TWEB ROUTES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OSAGE BEACH TO CLINTON THROUGH 08Z. .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .MO...NONE. .KS...NONE. TERRY
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 11:19 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-021100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1219 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...SATURDAY. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINS CONDUCIVE FOR FLASH FLOODING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DISCUSSION: STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO ERUPT ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SURGE AND AN APPROACHING JET MAX ALOFT WILL PROVIDE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY EVOLVE INTO A CLUSTER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND THE TRAINING OF STORMS OVER SPECIFIC LOCATIONS IS LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY OVER THE ROCKY TERRAIN OF THE OZARK HILLS. STRONG DIRECTION CHANGE WITH WINDS ALOFT WILL ALLOW SOME OF THESE STORMS TO MAINTAIN ROTATING UPDRAFTS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. OTHER THAN FLASH FLOODING...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE UPON PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THIS ACTIVITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF CRAMER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 1, 7:17 PM CST, 5 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
817 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0255 PM WAYNESVILLE MO .75 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 PULASKI REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0304 PM DEVILS ELBOW MO .75 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 PULASKI REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0340 PM WILLOW SPRINGS MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 HOWELL GOLF BALL HAIL OBSERVERED
BY MOTORIST ON ROUTE 60
ALONG WITH FUNNEL CLOUD.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0348 PM 3 NE GREENFIELD MO .88 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 DADE NICKEL SIZE HAIL OBSERVED
BY LOCAL PATROL OFFICER
ALONG HIGHWAY CC.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0430 PM 2 N SPRINGFIELD MO 1 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 GREENE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0430 PM BOLIVAR MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 POLK SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE
REPORTED IN AND WEST OF
BOLIVAR WITH NUMEROUS
TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0435 PM 1 N MORRISVILLE MO 70 MPH TSTM GUST
08/01/03 POLK REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0435 PM BOLIVAR MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 POLK TREE LIMBS AND POWER
LINES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0445 PM 1 N PLEASANT HOPE MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 POLK NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN
IN A SWATH 3/4 MILE WIDE
AND AT LEAST 1 MILE IN
LENGTH ALONG HIGHWAY KK.
3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN
ON HOUSE CAUSING MAJOR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0450 PM EBENEZER MO .75 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 GREENE PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH. REPORTED
BY OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.
0450 PM 5 N SPRINGFIELD MO 1 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 GREENE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0452 PM 2 E OLIVE MO 1 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 DALLAS REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0457 PM LONGVIEW MO 1 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 MCDONALD REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0528 PM 3 E WILLOW SPRINGS MO 2.75 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 HOWELL BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND
LARGE TREES DOWN.
REPORTED BY MEDIA.
0554 PM 4 SW MONETT MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 BARRY REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0559 PM HARTVILLE MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 WRIGHT TREES DOWN IN HARTVILLE.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0615 PM 2 S PURDY MO .88 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 BARRY REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0630 PM ST ROBERT MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 PULASKI NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN IN ST ROBERT.
MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
TO BUSINESSES. REPORTED
BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.
0640 PM WAYNESVILLE MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 PULASKI NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND
DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES.
PRELIMINARY REPORT.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0705 PM 2 NW THEODOSIA MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 OZARK TREES DOWN AND BARN
DESTROYED. REPORTED BY
MEDIA.
0713 PM 1 S NOBLE MO 1 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 OZARK REPORTED BY VOLUNTEER
WEATHER OBSERVER.
0731 PM ROLLA MO .88 INCH HAIL
08/01/03 PHELPS NICKEL HAIL OBSERVED AT
CENTRAL MISSOURI FAIR
GROUNDS. REPORTED BY
TRAINED STORM SPOTTER.Local storm report, Aug 1, 9:22 PM CST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1022 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM WILLOW SPGS MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 HOWELL ROOF BLOWN OFF FIRE
HOUSE. REPORTED BY MEDIA.Local storm report, Aug 1, 9:50 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1050 PM CDT FRI AUG 01 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0355 PM 5 N DADEVILLE MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 DADE A ROOF WAS DAMAGED NORTH
OF DADEVILLE. REPORTED BY
MEDIA.
0505 PM SPRINGFIELD MO WIND DAMAGE
08/01/03 GREENE A LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
SPRINGFIELD. CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE
HOUSE. REPORTED BY MEDIA.Special weather statement, Aug 2, 12:18 AM CST, 57 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>097-101>105-021200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 118 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 830...IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: BARRY...BARTON...BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...CHRISTIAN...DADE... DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...GREENE...HICKORY...HOWELL...JASPER... LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN...NEWTON... OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR...STONE...TANEY... TEXAS...VERNON...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE AVA... BOLIVAR...BRANSON...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT... HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LEBANON...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO... NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...OZARK...PITTSBURG...ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD... STOCKTON AND WEST PLAINS. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO ERUPT ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SURGE AND AN APPROACHING JET MAX ALOFT WILL PROVIDE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY EVOLVE INTO A CLUSTER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND THE TRAINING OF STORMS OVER SPECIFIC LOCATIONS IS LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY OVER THE ROCKY TERRAIN OF THE OZARK HILLS. STRONG DIRECTION CHANGE WITH WINDS ALOFT WILL ALLOW SOME OF THESE STORMS TO MAINTAIN ROTATING UPDRAFTS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. OTHER THAN FLASH FLOODING...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. CRAMER
Local storm report, Aug 2, 12:51 AM CST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
0151 AM CDT SAT AUG 02 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0140 AM LOUISBURG MO .88 INCH HAIL
08/02/03 DALLAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
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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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, August 2, 2003
- Flash Flood and Flood in Ohio, August 2, 2003
- Flood in Florida, August 2 to 31, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, August 2 to 3, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 2, 2003
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Mississippi, August 2, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, August 2, 2003
- Flash Flooding in New York, August 2, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 2, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, August 2, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 2, 2003
- Hail in Wisconsin, August 2, 2003
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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: 5332557.