1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 24, 1:21 PM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 221 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2004 .DISCUSSION... LINGERING PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE THE MAIN SHORT TERM FORECAST CONCERN. WEAK PREFRONTAL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT CONTINUE TO EDGE EAST THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE A NARROW CORRIDOR OF INCREASED MOISTURE FROM SE MO INTO NW AR...AND SOME INSTABILITY BASED ON A MODIFIED KUNO PROGGED SOUNDING WHICH INDICATES SBCAPES OF AROUND 1200 J/KG...ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS ARE OCCURRING WITH LITTLE TO NO LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SFC TROUGH. INSTABILITY IS EVIDENT OVER NW AR/EAST CNTRL OK WHERE SOME CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. SHORTWAVE MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN OK IS HELPING TO GET CONVECTION GOING TO OUR SOUTH. AS THE SHORTWAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN MO AND NW AR...WOULD EXPECT SOME INCREASE IN CONVECTION/RAIN COVERAGE IS POSSIBLE...SO WILL HOLD ONTO PRECIP CHANCES INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MO. DRYER SFC AIR IS ALREADY SHIFTING INTO SE KS AND WESTERN MO ATTM...AND THIS WILL GRADUALLY PUSH INTO EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE OZARKS LATE TONIGHT AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE CNTRL PLAINS. OTHERWISE...NOT LOOKING AT ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST FROM SATURDAY AND BEYOND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO IA AND NORTHERN MO OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. DESPITE A WEAK SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA LATE MON...WITH SCANT MOISTURE IN PLACE...RAIN CHANCES SEEM UNLIKELY. PLACEMENT/TIMING OF ANY FEATURES IN THE MED RANGE ARE DUBIOUS AT BEST GIVEN THE BLOCKY PATTERN...BUT AFTER ANOTHER STRONG CANADIAN HIGH BUILDS INTO THE AREA BY MIDWEEK...THEN SHIFTS EASTWARD TO THE EAST COAST THU-FRI...THE GULF MAY FINALLY OPEN UP WITH WHAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE A MORE FAVORABLE MIDLEVEL PATTERN FOR RAINFALL JUST BEYOND DAY 7 (FRI). DSA && .AVIATION... MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF IVAN ALONG WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BROKEN TO OVERCAST CEILINGS OF 6 TO 10 THOUSAND FEET CAN BE EXPECTED FROM NEAR SPRINGFIELD EASTWARD. HOWEVER VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. FOSTER && .FIRE WEATHER DRYER CONDITIONS/LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THIS WILL END UP BEING ONE OF THE DRIEST SEPTEMBERS OVER THE SOUTHERN MO OZARKS IN QUITE SOME TIME. FORTUNATELY...THERE DOESNT APPEAR TO BE ANY SYSTEM TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NORTHEAST WINDS SOUTH OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHERN MO MIGHT PRODUCE SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 15-20 MPH ON SATURDAY (20 FT WINDS). ALSO BELIEVE AFTERNOON DEWPOINTS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LOWER THAN OBJECTIVE MOS GUIDANCE THIS WEEKEND WITH DRYER AIR/LOWER DEWPOINTS MIXING DOWNWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL PROBABLY DROP TO THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MO ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. DSA && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. DSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 100 PM CDT FRI SEP 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. 100 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM VICHY TO BRANSON THROUGH 8 PM. DISCUSSION: MOISTURE STREAMING NORTH AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE MISSOURI OZARKS WILL ALLOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. WITH LIMITED INSTABILITY IN PLACE OVER THE REGION...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. DSA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The Isabella lark site measured 0.66 inches of rain in 30 minutes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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