Missouri, 2006Flash Flood in Missouri, July 10, 2006
July 10, 2006 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, 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 Jul 10, 11:45 AM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 11:45 AM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1245 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2006
.DISCUSSION...
LONG TERM TRENDS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE OZARKS...WITH A TYPICAL SUMMER TYPE UPPER
RIDGE PARKED ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. MEAN GUIDANCE AND ENSEMBLES
SHOW THE HIGHEST THICKNESS VALUES AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES FOR THIS AREA LIKELY. REAL-TIME STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES
AT THE 85H DONT INDICATE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR
(OZARKS/SOUTHEAST KANSAS) TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE NORMAL MEANS.
HOWEVER...THE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND NO AIR MASS REPLACEMENT
FOR SURFACE CONDITIONS...BELIEVE HIGHS IN THE MID 90S LOOK GOOD WITH
HEAT INDICES APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES OVER THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND.
LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO FINE TUNE THE LOCAL EFFECTS...BUT THIS
SHOULD BE THE HOTTEST AND MOST HUMID FOR THIS SUMMER SO FAR. IN
ADDITION...70H WILL BE LOW ENOUGH TO PRODUCE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS WHERE WEAK
CONVERGENCE MAY DEVELOP. JLT
&&
.AVIATION...
HAVE CONTINUED VICINITY THUNDER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AT SPRINGFIELD
AND JOPLIN AND CARRIED SOME TEMPO THUNDER THROUGH 20Z TO 21Z TO
ACCOUNT FOR SCATTERED STORMS DEVELOPING WITHIN DESTABILIZING AIRMASS
OVER SOUTHWEST MO. BASED ON OBSERVED CLOUD TRENDS...BROUGHT CEILINGS
BRIEFLY BELOW 2000 FEET AT SPRINGFIELD. WILL REMAIN MORE OPTIMISTIC
AT JOPLIN WHERE TEMP/DEWPOINT SPREADS ARE GREATER.
WILL CARRY VICINITY THUNDER THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING UNTIL
SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS MOVES ACROSS TAF SITES.
THEREAFTER WILL CARRY MVFR CEILINGS AROUND 12Z THROUGH 15-18Z.
TERRY
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
WFO SGF
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 12:31 PM CST, 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
131 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2006
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-111845-
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-
131 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARD THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES
PER HOUR THAT WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI WHERE LOCALLY THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF
RAIN FELL EARLIER TODAY. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SEVERE WIND GUSTS
OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM FOR AREAS OF
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HIGH RAINFALL RATES THROUGH
THURSDAY AS SEVERAL DISTURBANCES AND LEFTOVER BOUNDARIES WILL AID
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS. INCREASING HUMIDITY VALUES
AND TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S WILL CAUSE HEAT
INDICES TO APPROACH...OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES IN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BY THIS WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE SEVERE WIND GUSTS...SPOTTER
ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LOCAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND FLOODING REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGE FOR NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
&&
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)
JLT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 10, 10:43 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1143 AM CDT MON JUL 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1142 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 W WHITE CHURCH 36.85N 91.84W
07/10/2006 E4.70 INCH HOWELL MO BROADCAST MEDIA
RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, Jul 10, 10:55 AM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1155 AM CDT MON JUL 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM HEAVY RAIN NIANGUA 37.39N 92.83W
07/10/2006 E2.90 INCH WEBSTER MO PUBLIC
RAINFALL SINCE 7 AM.
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, Jul 10, 12:08 PM CST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
108 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0106 PM DOWNBURST OZARK 37.02N 93.21W
07/10/2006 CHRISTIAN MO EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60-70 MPH. TREES WERE ALSO REPORTED
DOWN AROUND THE CITY.
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, Jul 10, 12:24 PM CST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
124 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG OZARK 37.02N 93.21W
07/10/2006 CHRISTIAN MO EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE REPORTED ACROSS WARREN AND KANSAS ROADS IN TOWN.
TREES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED INTO TWO HOMES. ONE ON
SOUTH 5TH STREET AND THE OTHER ON SOUTH 3RD AVENUE.
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, Jul 10, 12:26 PM CST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
126 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S NIXA 36.97N 93.29W
07/10/2006 CHRISTIAN MO EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE REPORTED ACROSS RIVERDALE ROAD WEST OF HWY 160.
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, Jul 10, 12:47 PM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
147 PM CDT MON JUL 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0146 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 W HOUSTON 37.33N 91.99W
07/10/2006 E4.50 INCH TEXAS MO CO-OP OBSERVER
RAINFALL SINCE 730 AM.
&&
HATCHFlash Flood, Howell
- When
- July 10, 1:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Howell County, West Plains
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.774, -91.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads and low lying areas were flooded from numerous thunderstorms that impacted the area.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Ohio, July 10, 2006$12 million · F1 · 6 events
- Flooding in Nebraska, July 10, 2006$1.7 million · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 10, 20061 injured · $313,000 · 61 kt wind · 25 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 10, 2006$316,000 · 1 in hail · 31 events
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, July 10, 2006$605,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in Nebraska, July 10, 2006$550,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 10, 2006$175,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 10, 20065 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Kansas, July 10, 2006$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 10, 2006$40,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Utah, July 10, 2006$25,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 10, 2006$8,000 · 61 kt wind · 12 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: 5522751.