Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 1, 2003

Name: Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 1, 2003
Start: 2003-05-01T06:15
End: 2003-05-01T06:15
Location: Missouri

May 1, 2003 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 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 May 1, 1:40 AM CST, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 1:40 AM CST, 4 hours 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
240 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003

CONVECTION ONGOING THIS MORNING OVER NORTH AND WEST SECTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA...AHEAD OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM PONCA CITY OK TO
COLUMBIA. HAD A FEW HAILERS EARLIER BUT OUTFLOW HAS PUSHED AHEAD OF
CONVECTION CUTTING OFF MOIST UNSTABLE INFLOW. HEAVY
RAINFALL/FLOODING APPEARS TO BE MAIN THREAT AS CELLS REDEVELOP OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND TRAIN OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST
CENTRAL MO.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 192 WILL BE EXPIRING SOON AND STILL
DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT AN EXTENSION WILL BE NEEDED. WILL UPDATE
CODE AT THE END OF AFD AND SEND HEADERS OUT WITH NEW ZONE PACKAGE IF
NEEDED.

EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING
AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHING EASTWARD FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS
AND FRONTAL CONVERGENCE HELP ERODE CAP THAT SUPPRESSED STORMS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ANOTHER ROUND
OF STRONG CONVECTION ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS WHERE SOME
DESTABILIZATION CAN OCCUR WITH AFTERNOON HEATING.

WILL SEE GRADUAL ENDING OF PRECIP TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY AS COLD
FRONT DROPS SOUTH OF THE OZARKS ALLOWING MUCH MORE STABLE AIR TO
BUILD INTO THE REGION. WILL NOT GO QUITE AS LOW WITH TEMPS AS MAV
GUIDANCE BUT HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S LOOKS
REASONABLE.

MODEL TRENDS IN LATTER PERIODS OF THE FORECAST CONTINUE TO BRING
PRECIP BACK INTO THE REGION FASTER...WITH PRECIP OVER OUR WESTERN
COUNTIES BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON....BUT STILL DRY SLOT THE
SOUTHERN COUNTIES MONDAY MORNING. CURRENT FORECAST HAS THIS HANDLED
WELL SO ONLY MADE MINOR TWEAKS TO WEATHER/POP FORECAST.

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

TERRY

Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 4:30 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-011800-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
530 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE
  OF GOLF BALLS...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

  LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES AND MINOR
  FLOODING.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
  SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

  DISCUSSION:

  CLUSTERS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACROSS SOUTHWEST
  AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE
  PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL.

  LATER TODAY ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED...MAINLY
  ALONG AND SOUTH OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH
  CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL
  ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

  ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY
  NIGHT AND SUNDAY BRINGING THE THREAT OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST
  KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED ALONG AND EAST OF A
  LINE FROM MOUNT VERNON TO CASSVILLE THIS MORNING...AND EAST OF A
  LINE FROM FORT LEONARD WOOD TO WEST PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER
WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF

TERRY

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 1, 5:11 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
611 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

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

0604 AM    (SGF)SPRINGFIELD ARPT     MO   1 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   GREENE                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

Local storm report, May 1, 5:18 AM CST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
618 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

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

0616 AM    SPRINGFIELD               MO   .88 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   GREENE                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

Local storm report, May 1, 5:28 AM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
628 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

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

0623 AM    HURLEY                    MO   .88 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   STONE                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, May 1, 5:40 AM CST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
640 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

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

0636 AM    4 S SPOKANE               MO   .88 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   CHRISTIAN                      REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

Local storm report, May 1, 5:52 AM CST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
652 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

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

0601 AM    AURORA                    MO   .75 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   LAWRENCE                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, May 1, 6:13 AM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
713 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2003

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

0712 AM    MANSFIELD                 MO   .75 INCH HAIL
05/01/03   WRIGHT                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: May 1, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Douglas County, Ava
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.950, -92.650

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 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, May 2003

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: 5357765.