1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 24, 11:30 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1230 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 .DISCUSSION... HAVE SENT OUT AN UPDATE TO EXTEND THE FLOOD WATCH BOTH IN TIME AND AREA. COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS REMAINED INTACT THOROUGH THE MORNING AND IS MOVING INTO THE AREA ALREADY SOAKED FROM YESTERDAYS HEAVY RAINFALL. WILL EXTEND FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM...BUT AFTER COORDINATING WITH EAX AND LSX...WILL LOOK INTO POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING INTO OVERNIGHT HOURS. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BENTON...CAMDEN...DALLAS...HICKORY...LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER... MORGAN...PHELPS...PULASKI...VERNON AND ST. CLAIR. KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...BOURBON. WFO SGF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 105 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-251100- 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. 105 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH BEING THE MAIN THREAT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO POSSIBLE. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 THROUGH 9 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SOUTH OF A LAMAR TO VIENNA LINE AFTER 2 PM. DISCUSSION: ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO DESTABILIZE THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...HEAVY RAINS MAY ALSO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER AREAS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY SATURATED. VEERING WINDS WITH HEIGHT AND FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR WILL MAKE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND BRINGING A CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER 2 PM. GAEDE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 130 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 MOZ070-071-077-079>083-088>098-101>106-250000- BARRY-BARTON-CHRISTIAN-DADE-DALLAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-GREENE-HOWELL-JASPER- LACLEDE-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-NEWTON-OREGON-OZARK-PHELPS-POLK-PULASKI- SHANNON-STONE-TANEY-TEXAS-WEBSTER-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AVA...BOLIVAR...BRANSON... FORT LEONARD WOOD...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LEBANON...MONETT... MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...OZARK...ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD AND WEST PLAINS. 130 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 779...IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: BARRY...BARTON...CHRISTIAN...DADE...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS... GREENE...HOWELL...JASPER...LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MCDONALD...NEWTON... OREGON...OZARK...PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...STONE...TANEY... TEXAS...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT. SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE AVA... BOLIVAR...BRANSON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LEBANON... MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...OZARK...ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD AND WEST PLAINS. 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.PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LISTEN FOR LATERSTATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST SEVEREWEATHER INFORMATION. BOOKBINDER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
157 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004
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1220 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S FRISTOE 38.08N 93.28W
08/24/2004 BENTON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER ZODIAC ROAD OFF OF HIGHWAY AA
SAWSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 254 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 MOZ070-071-077-079>083-088>098-101>106-242053- BARRY-BARTON-CHRISTIAN-DADE-DALLAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-GREENE-HOWELL-JASPER- LACLEDE-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-NEWTON-OREGON-OZARK-PHELPS-POLK-PULASKI- SHANNON-STONE-TANEY-TEXAS-WEBSTER-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AVA...BOLIVAR...BRANSON... FORT LEONARD WOOD...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LEBANON...MONETT... MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...OZARK...ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD AND WEST PLAINS. 254 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 779 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 65. A WIND GUST TO 30 MPH WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT WILL PRECEDE THESE STORMS...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WITHIN THE STORMS HAS DIMINISHED. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX. ONCE AGAIN...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED AND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BOOKBINDER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy thunderstorms produced flash flooding in the city of Versailles. Creeks near the community ran out of their banks and into roads and other low lying areas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, August 2004
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: 5415726.