1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Jun 12, 11:01 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1201 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004 ...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION... CONVECTION BEGINNING TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CWA AS OUTFLOWS FROM STORMS IN KANSAS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. ETA 850-300MB LAYER OMEGA INDICATES BEST INSTABILITY CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS OVER NORTHERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI. BY 06Z BEST INSTABILITY SHIFTS TO THE SOUTH OVER KANSAS/MISSOURI LINE. CORFIDI VECTORS INDICATED STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTH WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR BACK BUILDING CELLS. THIS IS EVIDENT WITH THE STORMS OVER CENTRAL KANSAS. 45KT 850MB JET INTERACTING WITH THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH WITH STORMS BUILDING TO THE SOUTHWEST ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THINK THAT THE 850MB JET WILL LAY OVER FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR AN INCREASE IN CONVECTION OVER THE CWA. FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. STORMS OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SE KANSAS PRODUCING WINDS TO 50-60 MPH. STORM SPEED...HEAVY RAIN AND 30-40KT MIDLEVEL WINDS SEEM TO BE BEING TRANSLATED TO THE SURFACE. SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE GUSTY WINDS AS THE STORMS MOVE TO THE EAST. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...FLOOD WATCH ALL AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. KS...FLOOD WATCH ALL AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HATCH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
751 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-131100-
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.
751 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
THUNDERSTORMS WITH:
ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS...
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS MAINLY
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. AFTER MIDNIGHT ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM THE NORTH AND
WEST....POSSIBLY REACHING SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI BY SUNRISE.
DISCUSSION:
EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STABILIZED THE LOWEST LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE OVER MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. BY LATE EVENING INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS...A LOW LEVEL JET IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP
AND TRANSPORT WARM AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR NORTHWARD OVER TOP THE
COOLER MORE STABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. THIS
WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME OF THE STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE.
THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL...HOWEVER SHOULD
THE THUNDERSTORMS ORGANIZE INTO A WELL DEVELOPED SQUALL LINE
THEN DAMAGING WINDS COULD BECOME A CONCERN AS WELL.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR...WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. A
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 11 PM.
BROWNING/IZZISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1000 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 KSZ073-097-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-130800- BARTON-BENTON-BOURBON-CAMDEN-CEDAR-CRAWFORD-DALLAS-HICKORY-LACLEDE- MARIES-MILLER-MORGAN-POLK-PULASKI-ST. CLAIR-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOLIVAR...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... FORT SCOTT...LEBANON...NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...PITTSBURG AND STOCKTON. 1000 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 456...IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: BARTON...BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DALLAS...HICKORY...LACLEDE... MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. IN KANSAS: BOURBON AND CRAWFORD. SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE BOLIVAR... CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...LEBANON...NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...PITTSBURG AND STOCKTON. 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 THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. BOOKBINDER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1140 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 PM FLOOD CARTHAGE 37.17N 94.32W
06/12/2004 JASPER MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS ROADS REPORTED WATER COVERED ACROSS THE COUNTY.
CITY ROADS IN CARTHAGE FLOODED.
1120 PM HAIL 4 N CARTHAGE 37.23N 94.32W
06/12/2004 0.88 INCH JASPER MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1219 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG COLE CAMP 38.47N 93.20W
06/12/2004 BENTON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
GARAGE DESTROYED.
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG VERSAILLES 38.43N 92.83W
06/13/2004 MORGAN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER OUTAGES AND POWERLINES DOWN FROM STOVER TO
VERSAILLES.
FEHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 255 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004 KSZ073-097-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-130855- BARTON-BENTON-BOURBON-CAMDEN-CEDAR-CRAWFORD-DALLAS-HICKORY-LACLEDE- MARIES-MILLER-MORGAN-POLK-PULASKI-ST. CLAIR-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOLIVAR...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... FORT SCOTT...LEBANON...NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...PITTSBURG AND STOCKTON. 255 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 456 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 300 AM. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA.
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:58 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A lightning induced fire destroyed a business in Mansfield.
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, June 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: 5404183.