Hail in Missouri, April 30, 2004

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1208 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM (THIS AFTERNOON - SUNDAY)...
THE SCENARIO FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS BECOMING MORE
INTERESTING TODAY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI
OZARKS.  THE 12Z MESO ETA DOESNT HAVE A SNIFF WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF
INSTABILITY THAT WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON.  THE
CONVECTIVE SCHEME IS THE LIKELY CULPRIT FOR THIS AS THE MESO ETA
INITIALIZED THIS MORNINGS NORTHERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI STORM COMPLEX
ABOUT 200 MILES TOO FAR TO THE SOUTH.  THE RUC HAS A BETTER HANDLE
ON THE SHORT TERM BRINGING IN AN AXIS OF 1500 TO 2000 J/KG OF ML
CAPE INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BY 21Z.  WITH THE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE
AND ASSOCIATED LIFT ALONG THE SAGGING FRONTAL BOUNDARY...STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.  WIND FIELDS ARE EXTREMELY WEAK FOR THE TIME OF YEAR...AND
LARGE HAIL AND A POSSIBLE DOWNBURST OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THE SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL TRANSITION INTO A FLOOD PROBLEM AS
WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  WITH THE SURFACE FRONT GRADUALLY
SAGGING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT...SOME LOW
LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE PRESENT WITH ALONG THIS FEATURE.  THE
PRIMARY FORCING MECHANISM HOWEVER APPEARS TO BE INCREDIBLE
DIFFLUENCE ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH A 140 KNOT SPEED MAX AT 250 MB OVER
THE CORN BELT.  THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE SPEED MAX WILL
ASSUME A POSITION OVER MISSOURI TONIGHT WHICH WILL PROMPT ANOTHER
ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY
OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN MISSOURI.  A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS KANSAS TO EMINENCE MISSOURI
LINE.  DUE TO SATURATED SOILS FROM LAST WEEKS FLOOD EVENT...AND THE
FLASHY RUGGED TERRAIN OF THE OZARK MOUNTAINS...I MAY UPGRADE THIS
WATCH TO AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.  LOOK FOR ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT ALONG
THE BORDER.  A DECISION ON THIS WILL BE MADE BY 300 PM.

THE STORM COMPLEX SHOULD EXIT SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI BY EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A COOLER AIRMASS SPREADING THROUGH.

LONG TERM (MONDAY - THURSDAY)...
FOR NOW MODELS AGREE ON A DRY AND SEASONAL EXTENDED PERIOD.  A
PATTER CHANGE WILL OCCUR WITH THE UPPER FLOW OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS
AND MISSOURI VALLEY ASSUMING A NORTHWEST FLOW STRUCTURE.  THIS WILL
BE THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR THE DRY WEATHER...HOWEVER...UNDER MOST
NORTHWEST FLOW CIRCUMSTANCES...THERE USUALLY WILL BE A COUPLE OF
DISTURBANCES BRING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.  WAY TO EARLY TO PINPOINT THAT THOUGH SO ILL KEEP
THE FORECAST DRY FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

AS THE WEST COAST RIDGE FINALLY BREAKS DOWN TEMPERATURES SHOULD
REMAIN IN THE 70S AND LOW 80S TOWARDS THURSDAY.  GOOD SOUTHERLY FOR
SEVERAL DAYS NEXT WEEK WILL ENHANCE TEMPERATURES AND ALSO HELP TO
ADVECT MOISTURE INTO THE NATIONS MID SECTION.  THE LOW LEVELS WILL
BE JUICED AND WE WILL HAVE TO CLOSELY WATCH MODEL TRENDS FOR ANY
UPPER SYSTEMS THAT MAY PROVIDE STORM POTENTIAL TOWARDS NEXT WEEKEND.

CRAMER

&&

.AVIATION...
COLD FRONT FROM NW MO INTO CENTRAL OK WILL BEGIN MOVING THROUGH AREA
AS UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE APPROACHES.  WILL SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF
VFR CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA
AFTER 00Z...CEILINGS WILL DROP TO MVFR WITH IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED
WHERE PRECIPITATION IS OCCURRING.  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY.

GAEDE

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.MO...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM JOPLIN TO SPRINGFIELD TO EMINENCE.
.KS...FLOOD WATCH FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

WFO SGF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1246 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-010100-
BARRY-BARTON-BENTON-BOURBON-CAMDEN-CEDAR-CHEROKEE-CHRISTIAN-CRAWFORD-
DADE-DALLAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-GREENE-HICKORY-HOWELL-JASPER-LACLEDE-
LAWRENCE-MARIES-MCDONALD-MILLER-MORGAN-NEWTON-OREGON-OZARK-PHELPS-
POLK-PULASKI-SHANNON-ST. CLAIR-STONE-TANEY-TEXAS-VERNON-WEBSTER-
WRIGHT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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.
1246 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 200 PM OVER ALL OF EXTREME
  SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS.

  FLOODING WILL BECOME THE PRIMARY HAZARD DURING THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDOR.

  DISCUSSION:

  MOISTURE SURGE IN ADVANCE OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL HELP
  DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON.  STRONG TO SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THIS FEATURE WITH
  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE.  ANOTHER ROUND OF
  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.  WITH ALREADY SATURATED SOILS FROM LAST WEEKS
  FLOODING...ALONG WITH THE ROCKY TERRAIN OF THE OZARK
  MOUNTAINS...FLOODING WILL BECOME A SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING HAZARD
  OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT.  ONE TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 60
  CORRIDOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

  FLOODING WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING SATURDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHERN
  MISSOURI FROM OVERNIGHT AND MORNING THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
  AFTER 200 PM.

CRAMER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
304 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     HAIL             5 S CRESTLINE           37.10N 94.70W
04/30/2004  0.88 INCH        CHEROKEE           KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.

FEH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
445 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

MOZ093-095-101>104-010300-
BARRY-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-NEWTON-STONE-TANEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRANSON...MONETT...NEOSHO AND OZARK.
445 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NUMBER 133...IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING. THIS SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MISSOURI:

BARRY...CHRISTIAN...MCDONALD...NEWTON...STONE AND TANEY.

SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE BRANSON...
MONETT...NEOSHO AND OZARK.

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE
TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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