Missouri, 2005Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 2, 2005
June 2, 2005 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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 Jun 2, 5:30 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 5:30 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
630 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
THE BAJA SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EAST AS EXPECTED...AND WILL
APPROACH EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS TOMORROW
EVENING/NIGHT. MEANWHILE...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER
CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY CONGEAL INTO A
MESO-SCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (MCS)...POSSIBLY AFFECTING SE KANSAS
AND WESTERN MISSOURI TOWARD DAY BREAK. THE PROGRESSION AND
INTENSITY OF THIS MCS WILL DETERMINE WHAT OCCURS TOMORROW LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE BAJA SHORTWAVE. THIS CONTINUES TO BE
THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE.
STORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER KANSAS TONIGHT WILL BE FED BY A 50 KNOT LOW
LEVEL JET THAT WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN ITSELF INTO TOMORROW MORNING.
MODELS SUGGEST THAT THE COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL MIGRATE NORTH INTO
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER...IT
APPEARS AS THOUGH THAT BOTH THE GFS AND NAM DEVELOPED THE COMPLEX
TOO FAR NORTH. THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE REGION BY TOMORROW MORNING IS STILL A
POSSIBILITY.
THE BAJA SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY FRIDAY EVENING. DEPENDING ON HOW
UNSTABLE THE REGION IS PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
DETERMINE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THE PROGRESSION AND
BEHAVIOR OF TOMORROW MORNINGS MCS WILL DETERMINE HOW UNSTABLE WE
ARE TOMORROW EVENING. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS TO
PONDER.
SCENARIO 1: CONVECTIVE DEBRIS AND REMNANTS FROM THE MCS AFFECT THE
REGION DURING THE DAY TOMORROW LIMITING SOLAR HEATING AND
DESTABILIZATION. THEREFORE...SEVERE POTENTIAL WOULD BE LIMITED.
SCENARIO 2: THE MCS EITHER MISSES US TO THE NORTH OR DISSIPATES
PRIOR TO APPROACHING. NEAR 70 DEGREE DEW POINTS ADVECTS INTO SE
KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI...CREATING A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS
WHILE THE SHORTWAVE PASSES OVERHEAD. CAPE VALUES ALONG WITH STRONG
WIND FIELDS WOULD SUGGEST A LIKELIHOOD FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ACCOMPANIED WITH MANY HAZARDS.
TRYING TO PREDICT WHAT TONIGHTS MCS WILL DO IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT
THIS POINT. THE EVENING AND MIDNIGHT SHIFT WILL NEED TO MONITOR
THIS CLOSELY AND UPDATE FORECASTS ACCORDINGLY.
THE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES DONT END FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE REGION
REMAINS WITHIN THE UNSTABLE SECTOR OF OUR NEXT SURFACE LOW SYSTEM.
GIVEN THE DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...SEVERAL SHORTWAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO MIGRATE ACROSS THE FLOW AND TRIGGER SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE
PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE ADVERTISED IN THE FORECAST ON A DAILY
BASIS.
THE OVERALL ACTIVE PATTERN WILL LIKELY REMAIN STATUS QUO THROUGH THE
ENTIRE SEVEN DAY FORECAST. SEVERAL CHANCES FOR RAIN MAY HELP
ALLEVIATE THE CURRENT DROUGHT SITUATION OVER THE OZARKS.
CRAMER
&&
.AVIATION...
NO AVIATION PROBLEMS THROUGH 6Z. AVIATION CONCERNS BETWEEN 6-12Z
WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS
AND THE OVERALL PROGRESSION TO THE EAST/SOUTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT.
CURRENT CORFIDI VECTORS INDICATE A SOUTH/SOUTHEAST PROGRESSION ONCE
THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. LOW LEVEL JET AND
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE WILL LIKELY KEEP THE BULK OF THE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS/SOUTHERN NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT. THIS
COULD BE PROBLEMATIC AS THE THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI AROUND
12Z. CURRENTLY HAVE JOPLIN TAFS WITH A VICINITY (VCTS) CATEGORY AFT
10Z...THEN 30% POP AFT 16Z. CONTINUED SGF TAFS WITH MAIN ACTIVITY
AFT 16Z...BUT AGAIN...LATER TAFS AND FORECAST DISCUSSION WILL LIKELY
HAVE A BETTER IDEA ON THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND EXTENT OF MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS ONCE THE THUNDERSTORM MOVEMENT IS NOTED.
JLT
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.MO...NONE.
.KS...NONE.
WFO SGF
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 1:20 PM CST, 6 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
220 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-031800-
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-
220 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS NEBRASKA AND KANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE REMNANTS OF THIS CONVECTIVE
SYSTEM WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS BY DAYBREAK. NO SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS
ANTICIPATED FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ON FRIDAY...AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG UPPER
AIR DISTURBANCE TO BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS.
THE SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY AS A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS OUT ACROSS THE REGION.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEKEND AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
&&
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)
WFO LSX/WFO SGF
Thunderstorm Wind, Phelps
- When
- June 2, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps County, 5 mi E of Rolla
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -91.667
An area of tree damage occurred after severe thunderstorm wind gusts affected areas east of Rolla.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flooding in Montana, June 2 to 5, 2005$701,000 · 2 events
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 2, 2005$356,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 2, 2005$25,000 · F0 · 45 events
- Hail in Texas, June 2 to 3, 2005$175,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 2, 2005$60,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 2, 2005F1 · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, June 2, 2005$25,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 2, 2005F0 · 22 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2 to 3, 20051.75 in hail · 15 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 2, 2005$19,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Dense Fog in Kansas, June 2, 200510 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2 to 3, 200560 kt wind · 9 events
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: 5455246.