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NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 30, 3:20 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 420 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004 SHORTENED AFD DUE TO ONGOING CONVECTION. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY LOCATED FROM ABOUT A KIRKSVILLE TO SPRINGFIELD TO MUSKOGEE OK LINE. NUMEROUS SEVERE STORMS CURRENTLY FIRING ALONG THAT BOUNDARY. EXPECT CONVECTION TO CLEAR THE AREA BY 01Z. SECONDARY BOUNDARY WITH LINE OF CU CURRENTLY ENTERING WESTERN MO. HAVE CLEARED THE TORNADO WATCH WEST OF A WARSAW TO SPRINGFIELD TO GALENA LINE. WILL ISSUE ZFP SHORTLY WITH THIS CHANGE. DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME FOR MODEL ANALYSIS...BUT SAW NO NEED TO MAKE ANY WHOLESALE CHANGES TO GRIDS. && .AVIATION... CONVECTION HAS CLEARED THE KSGF AND KJLN TERMINALS. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EAST OF A WARSAW TO SPRINGFIELD TO GALENA LINE. KS...NONE. GAEDE
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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
405 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004
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0403 PM HAIL 2 NW CABOOL 37.15N 92.13W
05/30/2004 0.88 INCH TEXAS MO CO-OP OBSERVER
ALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
407 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004
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0403 PM HAIL THEODOSIA 36.58N 92.68W
05/30/2004 2.00 INCH OZARK MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
410 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004
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0356 PM HAIL 8 NE PROTEM 36.61N 92.75W
05/30/2004 2.75 INCH TANEY MO BROADCAST MEDIA
GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
0401 PM HAIL CABOOL 37.13N 92.10W
05/30/2004 1.00 INCH TEXAS MO AMATEUR RADIO
ALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
411 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004
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0405 PM HAIL THEODOSIA 36.58N 92.68W
05/30/2004 1.75 INCH OZARK MO BROADCAST MEDIA
ALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
424 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004
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0415 PM HAIL SIMMONS 37.23N 92.02W
05/30/2004 0.75 INCH TEXAS MO AMATEUR RADIO
ALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
439 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004
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0353 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE LEBANON 37.65N 92.63W
05/30/2004 LACLEDE MO TRAINED SPOTTER
0422 PM HAIL SIMMONS 37.23N 92.02W
05/30/2004 0.75 INCH TEXAS MO AMATEUR RADIO
ALThe Springfield radar (KSGF), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:39 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and road signs were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
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, May 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: 5398446.