Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 13, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 13, 2005
Start: 2005-08-13T15:10
End: 2005-08-13T15:10
Location: Missouri

August 13, 2005 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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 Aug 13, 1:35 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 1:35 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
235 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT REMAINED STALLED FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  CLUSTERS OF CONVECTION HAD DEVELOPED
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY WHERE MIXED LAYER CAPES WERE NEAR
2000 J/KG. WATER VAPOR SHOWED A POSITIVE TILT TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
THE EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES SOUTHWEST INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WAS STREAMING NORTHWARD IN ADVANCE
OF THIS TROUGH. A SUBTLE SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN THIS FLOW APPEARED TO
BE ENHANCING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
THE 12Z SOUNDING SUGGEST THAT STRONG MICROBURST WINDS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

THE FRONT WILL SAG SLOWLY SOUTH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AS
UPPER FLOW REMAINS NEARLY ZONAL. A MODERATE LOW LEVEL JET WILL
TRANSPORT VERY RICH THETA-E AIRMASS INTO THE AREA WITH 850 MB
DEWPOINTS APPROACHING 15 DEGREES C. RIBBON OF PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES NEAR 2 INCHES WILL STRETCH ALONG THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. IN
ADDITION MINOR SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THE SUBTROPICAL FETCH AND IN
THE STRONGER WESTERLIES ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE U.S. WILL
AID PRECIPITATION DEVELOPMENT. THE RESULT WILL BE THE LIKELIHOOD OF
RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MONDAY. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL FALL NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 WHERE TRAINING
CELLS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY BECOME
CONCERN IF MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOP. MEANWHILE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN MORE ISOLATED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSOURI UNTIL THE FRONT APPROACHES LATER SUNDAY.

NAM AND GFS MODELS ARE SIMILAR IN BRINGING THE FRONT SLOWLY ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS
ON HIGHS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY DUE TO THE ASSOCIATED CLOUDS AND
PRECIPITATION. I HAVE TRENDED A COUPLE DEGREES DOWN BUT BELIEVE ANY
BREAKS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES RECOVER AT LEAST INTO THE LOWER 80S.
EXCEPTION MAY BE ACROSS OUR FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES WHERE HIGHS MAY
STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 70S IF PRECIPITATION PERSISTS.

THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THE 850 MB FLOW INTERSECTING THIS BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT A GOOD CHANCE OF RAINFALL MONDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY.
THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
HOWEVER AMPLE MOISTURE WILL LIKELY LINGER TO SUPPORT ISOLATED
DIURNAL ACTIVITY.

ANOTHER FRONT IS PROGGED TO APPROACH THE REGION LATE NEXT WEEK.
TIMING OF THIS FEATURE IS STILL IN QUESTION SO ONLY INTRODUCED A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

FOSTER

&&

.AVIATION...
INITIAL ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL AT
1930Z WILL MOVE EAST OF THE TERMINAL BY 21Z. FLIGHT CONDITIONS ARE
BOUND TO DETERIORATE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO...AS A FRONT IS
SCHEDULED TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.  ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FOLLOW...MOST LIKELY AFFECTING THE
JOPLIN AND SPRINGFIELD AIRPORTS THIS EVENING.

CRAMER/FOSTER

&&

SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.MO...NONE.
.KS...NONE.

WFO SGF

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 2:15 PM CST, 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
315 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-141100-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
315 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND
  FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SOME STORMS WILL BE SEVERE
  WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
  THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE STORMS WILL BE CONCENTRATED NORTH
  OF INTERSTATE 44.

  DISCUSSION:

  A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI TO
  SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL INTERACT WITH A VERY MOIST AND
  MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
  THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
  MORE NUMEROUS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 CLOSER TO THE
  FRONT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
  INTERSTATE 44. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE STRONGER
  STORMS WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING TWO INCHES.
  LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD DEVELOP WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE
  SAME AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

  SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK
  AREA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE AREA.
  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER
  IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  MISSOURI THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY
  HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
  SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI.

&&

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

FOSTER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 13, 2:43 PM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
343 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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

0340 PM     TSTM WND GST     LEBANON                 37.68N 92.67W
08/13/2005  65 MPH           LACLEDE            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            65 MPH WINDS OBSERVED AT THE EOC IN LEBANON

Local storm report, Aug 13, 2:47 PM CST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
347 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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

0345 PM     TSTM WND GST     GRAVOIS MILLS           38.32N 92.82W
08/13/2005  30 MPH           MORGAN             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            25-30 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN

Local storm report, Aug 13, 2:49 PM CST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
349 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MACKS CREEK             37.97N 92.98W
08/13/2005                   CAMDEN             MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

Local storm report, Aug 13, 2:51 PM CST, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
351 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 W ELDRIDGE            37.83N 92.90W
08/13/2005                   LACLEDE            MO   PUBLIC

            SIDING RIPPING OFF A HOME BY WINDS

Local storm report, Aug 13, 2:57 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
357 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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

0348 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEBANON                 37.68N 92.67W
08/13/2005                   LACLEDE            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN ACROSS LEBANON, BOAT LIFTED
            FROM TRAILER AND LANDED ON HIGHWAY, DESTROYED.  POWER
            LINES ALSO DOWN.

Local storm report, Aug 13, 3:06 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
406 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BUFFALO                 37.65N 93.10W
08/13/2005                   DALLAS             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE TREE LIMB ON HOUSE (NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO
            HOUSE) IN BUFFALO. SODA CREEK ROAD AND STATE HWY 73
            LARGE TREE DOWN IN FIELD. THREE PHASE POWER LINE BROKEN
            AT WALNUT & LINCOLN IN BUFFALO. TREE LIMB DOWN AT POST
            OFFICE IN BUFFALO. POWER POLE LEANING OVER, POWER LINE
            CLOSE TO GROUND AT WEDGEWOOD AND ASH ST IN BUFFALO. HWY
            64 DOWNED POWER LINE BY FALLING TREE.

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E WINDYVILLE          37.72N 92.88W
08/13/2005                   DALLAS             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** ONE PERSON SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM FALLING
            TREE DEBRIS NEAR BENNETT SPRINGS

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: August 13, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County, Crocker
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.950, -92.267

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

Every storm in Missouri in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, August 2005

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: 5470174.