Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 28, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 28, 2005
Start: 2005-09-28T15:30
End: 2005-09-28T15:30
Location: Missouri

September 28, 2005 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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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 Sep 28, 3:10 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 3:10 PM CST, 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
410 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

.UPDATE...

CAP HAS BROKEN ALONG THE FRONT WITH ML CAPES OF 1500-3000 J/KG WITH
STRONGEST INSTABILITY IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MO NEAR CASSVILLE.
AXIS OF STRONGEST INSTABILITY EXTENDS FROM CASSVILLE TO ROLLA. BULK
SHEAR 30-40KT SUPPORTING ROTATING UPDRAFTS. LOCALIZED AREA OF WIND
DAMAGE FROM CRAWFORD COUNTY EAST TO EVERTON AREA...WITH AN
UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR GOLDEN CITY.

STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN TWO BANDS: ONE ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN CWA...AND EAST OF SPRINGFIELD ALONG THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH.
STORMS EAST OF SPRINGFIELD DEVELOPING IN THE BEST INSTABILITY RIGHT
NOW...SO EXPECT THEM TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT HOUR WITH EMBEDDED
SUPERCELLS DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED BEST CHANCES FOR SUPERCELLS/SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE ROUGHLY ALILL SUPPORT LONGER LIVED ORGANIZED STORM
UPDRAFTS. SEVERE HAIL WILL BE MAIN STORM THREAT SINCE STORMS ARE
LIKELY SOMEWHAT ELEVATED...BUT WILL HAVE TO WATCH STORM EVOLUTION
FOR A POSSIBLE WIND THREAT AS WELL. CELL IN CRAWFORD COUNTY KS
LOOKING MORE IMPRESSIVE WITH TIME.

COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE REGION BY EARLY EVENING.
QUICK SHOT OF UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WE
SHOULD RADIATE OUT NICELY WITH COOL TEMPERATURES FRIDAY MORNING WITH
SURFACE HIGH OVER THE REGION. STUCK PRETTY CLOSE TO GFS MOS FOR
TEMPERATURES...WHICH SHOULD GET WELL DOWN INTO THE 40S IN SOME AREAS
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS. USUAL COLDER LOW SPOTS MAY EVEN TOUCH
UPPER 30S UNDER CLEAR/CALM CONDITIONS.

MAINTAINED SMALL POPS AS UPPER LOW NOW OVER UT/AZ WILL APPROACH THE
REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT MOISTURE
RETURN AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM NOT ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE. ANOTHER DEEP ANCES FOR SUPERCELLS/SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE ROUGHLY AL72 61 68 S9 30.10F
ZACATECAS MOSUNNY 75 39 27 E9 30.25F

CENTRAL MEXICO

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
CUERNAVACA PTSUNNY 84 70 61 CALM 30.04F
MEXICO CITY MOSUNNY 75 39 27 NE5 30.24F
MORELIA PTSUNNY 79 57 47 S7 30.15F
POZA RICA MOSUNNY 88 73 62 NE7 29.87F HX 96
PUEBLA PTSUNNY 70 43 37 S16 30.24F
QUERETARO PTSUNNY 77 55 47 NE12 30.18F
S. LUIS POTOSI MOSUNNY 77 50 38 E12 30.21F
TAMPICO MOSUNNY 91 77 62 NE9 29.86F HX 105
TOLUCA PTSUNNY 72 52 49 S12 30.28F

SOUTHERN MEXICO

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
ACAPULCO
500MB TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST COAST EARLY NEXT
WEEK WITH RIDGING OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CONUS. NEXT CHANCE FOR
RAIN WILL BE WITH THE APPROACH OF THAT UPPER SYSTEM BY WEDNESDAY. DSA

&&
.AVIATION...

FOR 18Z TAFS...MAIN CONCERNS IS WITH FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. STRATUS HAS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL
LEAD TO HIGH END MVFR/LOW END VFR CIGS THIS AFTERNOON. STILL COULD
SEE SHOWERS AND MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. SHOULD SEE A
PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING 25-30KT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE
FRONT...BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.

IZZI

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

WFO SGF

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 2:23 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
323 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-291100-
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-
323 PM CDT WED SEP 28 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 STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT OVER THE MISSOURI OZARKS REGION
THROUGH 9 PM.

  DISCUSSION:

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND
ADEQUATE WIND SHEAR ALOFT WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY...RESULTING IN WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY MID 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)

DSA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 28, 1:58 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
258 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

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

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S GIRARD              37.43N 94.85W
9/28/2005                   CRAWFORD           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN.

FEH

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:19 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
319 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

MOZ070>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-290400-
BARRY-BARTON-CEDAR-CHRISTIAN-DADE-DALLAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-GREENE-
HOWELL-JASPER-LACLEDE-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-NEWTON-OREGON-OZARK-
PHELPS-POLK-PULASKI-SHANNON-STONE-TANEY-TEXAS-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-
319 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
822 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREA...

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 26 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

PHELPS... PULASKI...

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

DENT... HOWELL... OREGON...
SHANNON... TEXAS...

IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI

BARRY... BARTON... CEDAR...
CHRISTIAN... DADE... DALLAS...
DOUGLAS... GREENE... JASPER...
LACLEDE... LAWRENCE... MCDONALD...
NEWTON... OZARK... POLK...
STONE... TANEY... WEBSTER...
WRIGHT...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALTON...ANDERSON...AURORA...AVA...
BOLIVAR...BRANSON...BUFFALO...CABOOL...CARTHAGE...CASSVILLE...
EL DORADO SPRINGS...EMINENCE...FORSYTH...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
GAINESVILLE...GALENA...GREENFIELD...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...
KIMBERLING CITY...LAMAR...LEBANON...MANSFIELD...MARSHFIELD...
MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...MOUNTAIN GROVE...NEOSHO...NIXA...OZARK...
PINEVILLE...REPUBLIC...ROGERSVILLE...ROLLA...SALEM...
SPRINGFIELD...STOCKTON...THAYER...THEODOSIA...WAYNESVILLE...
WEST PLAINS...WILLOW SPRINGS AND WINONA.

Local storm report, Sep 28, 2:22 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
322 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

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

0315 PM     HAIL             GOLDEN CITY             37.40N 94.10W
9/28/2005  1.00 INCH        BARTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0316 PM     TSTM WND GST     GOLDEN CITY             37.40N 94.10W
9/28/2005  75 MPH           BARTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

FEH

Local storm report, Sep 28, 2:39 PM CST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
339 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

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

0326 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOCKWOOD                37.39N 93.95W
09/28/2005                   DADE               MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON POWERLINES.

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Sep 28, 2:47 PM CST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
347 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

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

0346 PM     TSTM WND GST     EVERTON                 37.34N 93.70W
09/28/2005  65 MPH           DADE               MO   POST OFFICE

            5-6 INCH THICK BRANCHES BLOWN OUT OF SEVERAL TREES.

&&

HATCH

Local storm report, Sep 28, 3:24 PM CST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
424 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

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

0346 PM     TSTM WND GST     EVERTON                 37.35N 93.72W
9/28/2005  65 MPH           DADE               MO   POST OFFICE

            5-6 INCH LIMBS BLOWN OUT OF TREES.

FEH

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:30 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: September 28, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Goodhope
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 36.917, -92.800

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, September 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: 5473997.