Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 2, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 2, 2006
Start: 2006-04-02T02:30
End: 2006-04-02T02:30
Location: Missouri

April 2, 2006 · 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 Apr 1, 11:55 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 11:55 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1155 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006

.UPDATE...

A SQUALL HAS INTENSIFIED ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF AN MCS OVER
KS/OK. A STRONG COLD POOL HAS DEVELOPED BEHIND THE LINE AND REPORTS
OF WIND DAMAGE AND SEVERE WIND GUSTS CONTINUE. WHILE SEVERE
PARAMETERS...MAINLY INSTABILITY...RAPIDLY DIMINISH AS YOU MOVE INTO
THE MO OZARKS...GIVEN THE INTENSITY OF THE REPORTS...AND A STILL
FAIRLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE WESTERN CWA...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FIRST THREE ROWS OF COUNTIES IN OUR
CWA. DSA

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
325 PM
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED ALONG AND NORTH OF 925 MB
CONVERGENCE ZONE THIS MORNING HAVE SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO OUR
SOUTHWEST ZONES THIS AFTERNOON. INTENSITIES HAVE DECREASED AS THE
STORMS MOVED INTO A MORE STABLE AIRMASS OVER OUR CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ZONES.

SURFACE WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND UPPER LEVEL
WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM TO
OUR WEST. MAIN FOCUS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN
TO OUR WEST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING IN VICINITY OF LOW LEVEL
MOIST AXIS OVER WESTERN KANSAS/OKLAHOMA. AS THE MOIST AXIS SHIFTS
EAST AHEAD OF SURFACE LOW TRACKING FROM WESTERN KANSAS INTO
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
INTO OUR WESTERN COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. STORM CHANCES WILL
INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN OZARKS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. CURRENT MODEL OUTPUT HAS THE COLD FRONT ENTERING OUR
WESTERN ZONES EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TRACKING QUICKLY ACROSS
THE AREA BY 00Z MONDAY. BEST UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE FORECAST TO BE
TO OUR NORTH FROM THE I-70 CORRIDOR NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA. HOWEVER WE STILL EXPECT A PREDOMINANTLY LARGE
HAIL/STRAIGHT LINE WIND THREAT. POSSIBLE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES LEFT
OVER FROM NOCTURNAL CONVECTION MAY ENHANCE ISOLATED TORNADO
POTENTIAL.

SHOULD SEE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH CANADIAN HIGH EXPANDING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL U.S. WILL NEED TO MONITOR FROST POTENTIAL TUESDAY MORNING
WITH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING INTO THE MID 30S OVER CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN ZONES. AFTERWARDS WE SHOULD SEE ANOTHER DECENT WARMUP AS
PROGRESSIVE UPPER FLOW PATTERN BRINGS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM INTO THE
THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY. SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL LOOKS
PRETTY DECENT FOR THE REGION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

TERRY
&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 00Z KSGF/KJLN TAFS...MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT. NW-SE ORIENTED WARM FRONT FROM SOUTHEAST
KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST
TONIGHT. STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL SUPPORT
A DEVELOPING COMPLEX OF STORMS NOW OVER KS/WESTERN OK. USING THE NAM
FOR TIMING...BELIEVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST INTO
THE KJLN AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND EAST INTO THE KSGF AREA
TOWARD MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK...STORMS WILL REDEVELOP ALONG A
DRY LINE THAT WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP EAST THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP CONSIDERABLY AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE MOVES FROM NE KS INTO NORTHERN MO SUNDAY. BUFIT NAM
SOUNDINGS SUPPORT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 30-35 KTS IN THE KSGF/KJLN
AREA SUNDAY. DSA

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.

WFO SGF

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 11:38 PM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1138 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-021200-
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-
1138 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WILL
CONTINUE TO DRAW MOISTURE NORTHEAST INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN
MISSOURI TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER
KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST
KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS
HAVE DEVELOPED INTO A SQUALL LINE AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS
OF 40 TO 60 MPH AS THEY MOVE INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THE MAIN THREAT AREA WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM
OSCEOLA TO CASSVILLE THROUGH 2 AM.

THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER 2 AM AS THEY MOVE
INTO THE REST OF THE OZARKS IN AN AREA OF WEAKENING INSTABILITY.

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

LOW PRESSURE OVER KANSAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN IOWA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE
THROUGH SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI FROM WEST TO EAST
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALONG THIS FRONT...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA ON SUNDAY. THESE WINDS COULD COMBINE WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER OVER
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IF A
SOAKING RAIN OCCURS TONIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING...THE FIRE DANGER
WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
INTO FRIDAY AS ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN
MISSOURI IN COUNTIES WEST OF A LINE FROM OSCEOLA TO CASSVILLE
THROUGH 2 AM. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTERS OVER THE REST OF THE
OZARKS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG THE
SQUALL LINE.

&&

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, Apr 2, 1:13 AM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
113 AM CST SUN APR 02 2006

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

1257 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEOSHO                  36.87N 94.37W
04/02/2006                   NEWTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN. POWER OUTAGES IN PARTS OF TOWN.

&&

DSA

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:14 AM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
114 AM CST SUN APR 02 2006

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

1245 AM     HAIL             SENECA                  36.84N 94.61W
04/02/2006  E0.88 INCH       NEWTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DSA

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:29 AM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
129 AM CST SUN APR 02 2006

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

0100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CARTHAGE                37.18N 94.31W
04/02/2006                   JASPER             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

DSA

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:37 AM CST, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
137 AM CST SUN APR 02 2006

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

0115 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST LIBERAL                 37.56N 94.52W
04/02/2006  E60 MPH          BARTON             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            50 TO 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED AT LIBERAL AND LAMAR. ALSO
            DIME SIZED HAIL IN A 15 MILE SWATH FROM 5 N OF LIBERAL TO
            RTE 126 AREA.

&&

GCLAYCOM

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:40 AM CST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
140 AM CST SUN APR 02 2006

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

0140 AM     HAIL             LOCKWOOD                37.39N 93.95W
04/02/2006  E0.75 INCH       DADE               MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            DIME SIZED HAIL

&&

GCLAYCOM

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:42 AM CST, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
142 AM CST SUN APR 02 2006

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

0135 AM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT VERNON            37.10N 93.82W
04/02/2006  M62 MPH          LAWRENCE           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

DSA

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: April 2, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Polk County, 3 mi S of Fair Play
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.583, -93.583

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, April 2006

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: 5504121.