Thunderstorm Wind, Laclede
- When
- July 11, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Laclede County, Bennett Spgs
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.733, -92.867
Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 11, 2003
Christen Ryman, age 28, suffered a broken leg after a tree collapsed on her tent. She occupied the tent along with 5 other adults.
Where it happened
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- 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.
Christen Ryman, age 28, suffered a broken leg after a tree collapsed on her tent. She occupied the tent along with 5 other adults. No other injuries occurred from this event.
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 11, 5:20 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 5:20 PM CST, 5 minutes before
MESOSCALE FORECAST DISCUSSION...ADDED AVIATION. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 620 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 .DISCUSSION... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG STRONG MOISTURE AXIS FROM NEAR HARRISONVILLE MISSOURI TO OSCEOLA...BUFFALO AND HARTVILLE. STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WAS EVIDENT WITH N/NW FLOW ABOVE 50H BACKING TO W/SW BELOW 70H. SURFACE WIND FIELDS NEAR LAKE OF THE OZARKS WERE FROM THE E/SE...WITH S/SW ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. VISIBLE SATELLITE INDICATED MORE DEVELOPMENT OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS WHICH WILL LIKELY BE THE NEXT INITIATION OF CONVECTION OVER WEST CENTRAL...AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THIS EVENING. 0-1KM SR HELICITY ARE NEAR 150 M2/S2 WITH 250-300 M2/S2 AT 0-3 KM NEAR THE MOISTURE AXIS. LATEST RUC STILL INDICATES THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE THUNDERSTORM DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS SOUTHWARD TOWARD SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. && .AVIATION...CURRENT RADAR AND SATELLITE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE MAIN CONVECTION WILL ENTER THE SPRINGFIELD/JOPLIN AREAS AROUND 9 PM. STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR DOWNBURST POTENTIAL OF 20 TO 40 KTS WITH MVFR CEILINGS. LOCALIZED IFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. WILL CONTINUE SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT...WITH VFR CEILINGS AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .MO...NONE. .KS...NONE. JLT/IZZI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 12:00 PM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-121100-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
100 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...ISOLATED STORMS MAY CONTAIN:
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 60 MPH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 3 PM...WITH
THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE EVENING AND
CONTINUING INTO THE OVER NIGHT HOURS...MAINLY SOUTH OF A PITTSBURG
KANSAS TO WEST PLAINS MISSOURI LINE.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER FAR SOUTHERN
MISSOURI SOUTH OF A ROLLA MISSOURI TO PITTSBURG KANSAS LINE.
DISCUSSION:
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. AS THE DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA AND A LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. STRONG
WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINED WITH MODERATELY STRONG INSTABILITY LEAD
TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME
SEVERE TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THREAT...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL. AT THIS TIME CONDITIONS DO NOT APPEAR
FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...BUT SOME
LOCATIONS COULD SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT.
RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER OR
MINOR FLOODING IN THE TYPICAL LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO STALL OUT OVER SOUTHERN
MISSOURI TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED
ALONG THE BOUNDARY DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW
TONIGHTS THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CLOUD COVER AND SUBSEQUENT
INSTABILITY...HOWEVER IF THE ATMOSPHERE DOES DESTABILIZE...WIND
FIELDS WILL REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AGAIN ON SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS
YET ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AS EARLY AS 5 PM THIS
EVENING...BUT IS MORE LIKELY AFTER 9 PM.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER
WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF
IZZIIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 11, 2:06 PM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
306 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0255 PM 3 SE GRAVOIS MILLS MO 60 MPH TSTM GUST
07/11/03 MORGAN REPORTED BY AGTAP
BUSINESS.Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:00 PM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066>068-077>079-088>090-093>095-101>104-120300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 400 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 61...IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: BARRY...BARTON...CEDAR...CHRISTIAN...DADE...GREENE...HICKORY... JASPER...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...NEWTON...POLK...ST. CLAIR...STONE... TANEY AND VERNON. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE BOLIVAR... BRANSON...FORT SCOTT...JOPLIN...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO... NEVADA...OZARK...PITTSBURG...SPRINGFIELD AND STOCKTON. A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS SURGED NORTH OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...WILL ACT AS A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THIS FEATURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONTINUED AFTERNOON HEATING...WILL ALLOW STORMS TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...WITH HAIL UP TO TWO AND HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER AND THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. 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. CRAMER
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:27 PM CST, 58 minutes before
MOZ055>058-069>071-080>083-091-092-096>098-105-106-120300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 527 PM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 725...IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: BENTON...CAMDEN...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...HOWELL...LACLEDE... MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...PULASKI... SHANNON...TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT. SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE AVA... CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...HOUSTON...LEBANON...OSAGE BEACH... ROLLA AND WEST PLAINS. A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS SURGED NORTH OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...WILL ACT AS A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THIS FEATURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONTINUED AFTERNOON HEATING...WILL ALLOW STORMS TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...WITH HAIL UP TO TWO AND HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER AND THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. 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. CRAMER
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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 North Carolina, July 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 11, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 11, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 11 to 12, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 11, 2003
- Dust Storm in Arizona, July 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 11, 2003
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 11, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 11, 2003
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 11, 2003
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: 5376209.