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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.
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 Mar 12, 3:15 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 315 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .UPDATE...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION. ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. MODIFIED 18Z KSGF SOUNDING INDICATES ABOUT 1500 J/KG OF MLCAPE WITH STILL 50-100 J/KG OF MLCIN. ONE SUBTLE BOUNDARY WITH SOME ENHANCED CUMULUS STRETCHES FROM VERNON COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO JUST EAST OF TULSA. SFC OBS INDICATE THAT CONVERGENCE ALONG THIS BOUNDARY IS FAIRLY WEAK AND GIVEN THE FAIRLY STRONG CAP IN PLACE CONVECTIVE INITIATION DOES NOT APPEAR IMMINENT ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. WINDS TO THE WEST OF THIS BOUNDARY ARE MORE BACKED WITH A REGION OF STRONG MASS DIVERGENCE IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST OF THE BOUNDARY AND ENHANCED CONVERGENCE ALONG THE DRYLINE WHICH STRETCHES FROM NEAR KC METRO SOUTHWEST TO NEAR PONCA CITY. CONVECTIVE INITIATION IS MOST LIKELY ALONG THE DRYLINE OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS. AMPLE SUNSHINE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI CONTINUES TO ALLOW DEEPER AND DEEPER BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING. THIS DEEPER MIXING IS SERVING TWO PURPOSES...ONE IT IS CAUSING MORE UNIFORM LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD WHICH IS REDUCING THE LOW LEVEL SHEAR. THE DEEPER BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING IS ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHER SURFACE DEWPOINTS TO MIX OUT AND IS LEADING TO LARGER TEMP/DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS AND SUBSEQUENT LCL HEIGHTS. THE INCREASING LCL HEIGHTS AND WEAKENING LOW LEVEL SHEAR ARE BOTH LEADING TO A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THREAT OF LONG TRACK OR VIOLENT TORNADOES THROUGH THE REST OF THE LATE AFTERNOON. ANY CONVECTION THAT DEVELOPS IN THE CWA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY POSE MAINLY A LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND THREAT GIVEN THE LARGE T/TD SPREADS. THIS EVENING WINDS WILL BACK SLIGHTLY AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER ATTEMPTS TO DECOUPLE A BIT. THE SLIGHTLY BACKED WINDS...STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET...AND DECREASING TEMP/DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS WILL SERVE TO INCREASE THE TORNADO THREAT THIS EVENING ASSUMING DISCRETE SUPERCELLS. IZZI .DISCUSSION... VERY DEFINED CONVERGENT ZONE SEEN IN METAR OBSERVATIONS ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS. DEWPOINTS AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE IN THE 60S OVER SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. BEHIND THE DRY LINE...DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE TEENS. THIS WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FOR US THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXTRAPOLATION OF THE LINE PUTS IT OVER SPRINGFIELD BY 01Z. 18Z SGF SOUNDING SHOWING A LOADED GUN PROFILE...CAPE VALUES OF 2164 J/KG...WBZ AT 8850 FEET AND -5.8 LIS. GETTING REPORTS OF TORNADOS AND LARGE HAIL FROM STORMS IN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI AND THEY ARE HEADED THIS WAY. GFS MOVES THE 850MB LOW THROUGH NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI BY 12Z MONDAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW...925MB WINDS UP TO 50KTS COVER THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. WE ARE GOING TO SEE SEVERE WEATHER PROGRESSING THROUGH THE NIGHT. SPC FORECASTING SQUALL LINE DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT AS WELL AND HAVE THE TORNADO WATCH OUT THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THAT EXTENDED. ONCE THE LOW MOVES EAST...850MB TEMPS DROP FROM 14C TODAY TO -4C TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BECOME MORE SEASONAL MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 50S FOR HIGHS. DID NOT MESS TOO MUCH WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. DID INTRODUCE CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE DAY. OTHERWISE...JUST FOCUSED ON THE SHORT TERM. GCC && .AVIATION... 18Z TAFS...STILL PREDOMINANTLY VFR WITH SOME PATCHY CEILINGS AROUND 1500 FEET FLOATING AROUND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. BELIEVE TAFS SHOULD REMAIN VFR UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORMS START POPPING. DRY LINE NOW IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS SHOULD BE THE KICKER FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. LOOKS LIKE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS COLD FRONT DOES NOT MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH UNTIL 12Z TOMORROW. WILL PROBABLY NEED TO INCLUDE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 00Z TAFS TO REFLECT THIS DEVELOPMENT. GCC && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. WFO SGF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 115 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-131500- 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- 115 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING: HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. TORNADOES...A FEW POTENTIALLY VIOLENT AND LONG LIVED. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING. THE HIGHEST THREAT AREA WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A OSWEGO TO EMINENCE LINE. DISCUSSION: A VERY INTENSE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD FROM THE ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM WILL ENHANCE LIFTING OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN OVER CENTRAL KANSAS AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD FROM THE ARKANSAS BORDER INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI. STORMS THAT DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ROTATING STORMS...A FEW OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR WATCHES AND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE THURSDAY FOR AN INCREASED THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY 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) TERRY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1200 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 MOZ082-083-096>098-105-106-130100- DENT-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-OREGON-OZARK-SHANNON-TEXAS- 1200 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BENTON CAMDEN HICKORY MARIES MILLER MORGAN PHELPS PULASKI ST. CLAIR IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DENT SHANNON TEXAS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR DADE DALLAS GREENE JASPER LACLEDE LAWRENCE POLK VERNON WEBSTER WRIGHT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...APPLETON CITY...AURORA... BAXTER SPRINGS...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...CABOOL...CAMDENTON... CARTHAGE...COLE CAMP...COLUMBUS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...ELDON... EMINENCE...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...GREENFIELD... HERMITAGE...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LAKE OZARK...LAMAR...LEBANON... MANSFIELD...MARSHFIELD...MOUNT VERNON...MOUNTAIN GROVE...NEVADA... OSAGE BEACH...OSCEOLA...PITTSBURG...REPUBLIC...ROGERSVILLE... ROLLA...SALEM...SPRINGFIELD...STOCKTON...VERSAILLES...VIENNA... WARSAW...WAYNESVILLE AND WINONA. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONG LIVED SUPERCELLS WITH LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES ARE LIKELY ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALONG WITH TORNADOES...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS REGARDING THIS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. CRAMER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 115 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-122115- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON... BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN... CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON... NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA... BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON 115 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 74 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI HOWELL OREGON IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS MCDONALD NEWTON OZARK STONE TANEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALTON...ANDERSON...AVA...BRANSON... CASSVILLE...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...GALENA...KIMBERLING CITY... MONETT...NEOSHO...NIXA...OZARK...PINEVILLE...THAYER...THEODOSIA... WEST PLAINS AND WILLOW SPRINGS. TORNADO WATCH 73 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BENTON CAMDEN HICKORY MARIES MILLER MORGAN PHELPS PULASKI ST. CLAIR IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DENT SHANNON TEXAS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR DADE DALLAS GREENE JASPER LACLEDE LAWRENCE POLK VERNON WEBSTER WRIGHT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...APPLETON CITY...AURORA... BAXTER SPRINGS...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...CABOOL...CAMDENTON... CARTHAGE...COLE CAMP...COLUMBUS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...ELDON... EMINENCE...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...GREENFIELD... HERMITAGE...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LAKE OZARK...LAMAR...LEBANON... MANSFIELD...MARSHFIELD...MOUNT VERNON...MOUNTAIN GROVE...NEVADA... OSAGE BEACH...OSCEOLA...PITTSBURG...REPUBLIC...ROGERSVILLE... ROLLA...SALEM...SPRINGFIELD...STOCKTON...VERSAILLES...VIENNA... WARSAW...WAYNESVILLE AND WINONA. WFO SGF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
233 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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0231 PM HAIL DEVON 37.92N 94.82W
03/12/2006 E2.75 INCH BOURBON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
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JASPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
243 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0216 PM HAIL UNIONTOWN 37.85N 94.97W
03/12/2006 E1.75 INCH BOURBON KS AMATEUR RADIO
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JASPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
258 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 6 W FORT SCOTT 37.84N 94.82W
03/12/2006 BOURBON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER OBSERVED FUNNEL CLOUD 6 MILES W OF FORT SCOTT
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JASSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 345 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-122345- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES... ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA... HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD... WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON... BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN... CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE... MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON... NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA... BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON 115 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 74 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI HOWELL OREGON IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS MCDONALD NEWTON OZARK STONE TANEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALTON...ANDERSON...AVA...BRANSON... CASSVILLE...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...GALENA...KIMBERLING CITY... MONETT...NEOSHO...NIXA...OZARK...PINEVILLE...THAYER...THEODOSIA... WEST PLAINS AND WILLOW SPRINGS. TORNADO WATCH 73 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BENTON CAMDEN HICKORY MARIES MILLER MORGAN PHELPS PULASKI ST. CLAIR IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DENT SHANNON TEXAS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR DADE DALLAS GREENE JASPER LACLEDE LAWRENCE POLK VERNON WEBSTER WRIGHT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...APPLETON CITY...AURORA... BAXTER SPRINGS...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...CABOOL...CAMDENTON... CARTHAGE...COLE CAMP...COLUMBUS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...ELDON... EMINENCE...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...GREENFIELD... HERMITAGE...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LAKE OZARK...LAMAR...LEBANON... MANSFIELD...MARSHFIELD...MOUNT VERNON...MOUNTAIN GROVE...NEVADA... OSAGE BEACH...OSCEOLA...PITTSBURG...REPUBLIC...ROGERSVILLE... ROLLA...SALEM...SPRINGFIELD...STOCKTON...VERSAILLES...VIENNA... WARSAW...WAYNESVILLE AND WINONA. WFO SGF
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:50 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
This tornado is an extension of the Henry County tornado that eventually tracked into Pettis County following its track through far northwest Benton County. Damage to a few homes and barns along with trees and power poles occurred.
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