Name: Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 30, 2004
Start: 2004-05-30T13:48
End: 2004-05-30T13:48
Location: Missouri

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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 30, 10:45 AM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 10:45 AM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1145 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...

...POTENTIALLY VOLATILE AND DANGEROUS AFTERNOON COULD BE IN THE
OFFING FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS TODAY...

A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD
FRONT WHICH EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OF KANSAS CITY TO JUST EAST OF
PARSONS KANSAS.  THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FOUND ACROSS CHEROKEE AND
CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN KANSAS.  AS THESE STORMS PUSH EASTWARD...THEY
WILL ENCOUNTER A QUITE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR TORNADIC
SUPERCELLS.  LCL VALUES FROM THE SPC MESOANALYSIS PAGE INDICATE LCL
HEIGHTS BETWEEN 600 AND 800 AGL ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. IN
ADDITION...LOW LEVEL HELICITIES GREATLY INCREASE EAST OF HIGHWAY
71...WHERE SURFACE TO 1KM SHEAR VECTORS INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 KTS.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM FOR ALL COUNTIES.
KS...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM FOR ALL COUNTIES.

SAW

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 12:00 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
100 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-311100-
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.
100 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORNADOES...LARGE
  HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
  70 MPH.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADIC STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN
  HIGHWAYS 71 AND 63. SEVERE STORMS WILL THEN LINGER ACROSS FAR
  SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI EAST OF A HOUSTON TO GAINESVILLE LINE INTO
  THIS EVENING.

  DISCUSSION:

  A STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS
  THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. STRONG SURFACE HEATING WILL OCCUR AHEAD
  OF THE FRONT...WHILE ABUNDANT MOISTURE SURGES NORTH INTO THE
  REGION WITH DEWPOINTS WELL INTO THE 70S.  MEANWHILE...A STRONG
  UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND VERY STRONG JET STREAM WINDS WILL
  ROTATE THROUGH THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME INSTABILITY
  AND WIND SHEAR WILL LEAD TO CONTINUING SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT
  ALONG THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.

  AS OUTLOOKED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA...
  THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
  FORECAST AREA. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY LARGE HAIL...
  WIDESPREAD DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE
  THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL END WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
  FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

  THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
  DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THOSE
  WITH SEVERE WEATHER INTERESTS SHOULD MAKE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS
  FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

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

GAEDE

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 1:22 PM CST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
222 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0215 PM     HAIL             2 W ICONIUM             38.12N 93.59W
05/30/2004  0.75 INCH        ST.CLAIR           MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

AL

Local storm report, May 30, 1:31 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0227 PM     TORNADO          POLK                    37.73N 93.32W
05/30/2004                   POLK               MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN THE CITY OF POLK.

AL

Local storm report, May 30, 1:39 PM CST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
239 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0230 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 N WILLARD             37.31N 93.43W
05/30/2004  70 MPH           GREENE             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

AL

Local storm report, May 30, 1:45 PM CST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
245 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0232 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HURRICANE DECK          38.13N 92.80W
05/30/2004                   CAMDEN             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

AL

Local storm report, May 30, 1:47 PM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
247 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0230 PM     HAIL             1 W LAURIE              38.20N 92.85W
05/30/2004  1.00 INCH        MORGAN             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

AL

Local storm report, May 30, 1:48 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
248 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0245 PM     HAIL             IBERIA                  38.10N 92.32W
05/30/2004  1.75 INCH        MILLER             MO   PUBLIC

AL

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:49 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Camden

When: May 30, 1:48 PM CST
Where: Camden County, Macks Creek
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.967, -92.983

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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: 5398353.