Thunderstorm Wind, Howell
- When
- September 28, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Howell County, 4 mi E of West Plains
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 36.733, -91.783
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees on power lines.
Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 28, 2005
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Cold
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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, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 3:10 PM CST, 2 hours 5 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, 2 hours 52 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, 2:39 PM CST, 2 hours 36 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.
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, Sep 28, 2:47 PM CST, 2 hours 28 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.
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, Sep 28, 3:24 PM CST, 1 hour 51 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.
FEHLocal storm report, Sep 28, 3:31 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
431 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND GST GOODHOPE 36.92N 92.80W
9/28/2005 64 MPH DOUGLAS MO AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN.
FEHLocal storm report, Sep 28, 3:36 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
436 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W BOIS D ARC 37.25N 93.57W
9/28/2005 GREENE MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN WEST OF BOIS DARC.
RUNNELSSpecial weather statement, Sep 28, 4:30 PM CST, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 530 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005 MOZ070>071-077>081-088>095-101>103-282330- BARRY-BARTON-CEDAR-CHRISTIAN-DADE-DALLAS-GREENE-JASPER-LACLEDE- LAWRENCE-MCDONALD-NEWTON-PHELPS-POLK-PULASKI-STONE-WEBSTER- WRIGHT- 530 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 822 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN MISSOURI THIS CANCELS 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI PHELPS... PULASKI... IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY... BARTON... CEDAR... CHRISTIAN... DADE... DALLAS... GREENE... JASPER... LACLEDE... LAWRENCE... MCDONALD... NEWTON... POLK... STONE... WEBSTER... WRIGHT... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...AURORA...BOLIVAR... BUFFALO...CARTHAGE...CASSVILLE...EL DORADO SPRINGS... FORT LEONARD WOOD...GALENA...GREENFIELD...JOPLIN... KIMBERLING CITY...LAMAR...LEBANON...MANSFIELD...MARSHFIELD... MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...MOUNTAIN GROVE...NEOSHO...NIXA...OZARK... PINEVILLE...REPUBLIC...ROGERSVILLE...ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD... STOCKTON AND WAYNESVILLE. MOZ082>083-096>098-104>106-290400- DENT-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-OREGON-OZARK-SHANNON-TANEY-TEXAS- 530 PM CDT WED SEP 28 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 822 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DENT... HOWELL... OREGON... SHANNON... TEXAS... IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI DOUGLAS... OZARK... TANEY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALTON...AVA...BRANSON...CABOOL... EMINENCE...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...HOUSTON...SALEM...THAYER... THEODOSIA...WEST PLAINS...WILLOW SPRINGS AND WINONA.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:13 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 5474002.