Missouri, 2006Flash Flood in Missouri, May 10, 2006
May 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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- None recorded
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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 May 10, 1:11 AM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 1:11 AM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
211 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
...SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI
TODAY...
MAIN FOCUS IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING THROUGH TODAY.
CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING INTO A SERIOUS FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL FOR
TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
CONVECTION ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS MORNING DEVELOPING
OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN SHORTWAVE STILL FURTHER TO THE WEST ACROSS
KANSAS. SURFACE FRONT STILL DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI EARLY
THIS MORNING WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S SOUTH OF THE FRONT AND INTO
THE 50S NORTH OF THE FRONT.
UPPER SHORTWAVE SHOULD SHIFT TO THE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS
PRETTY STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET (100+ KTS) DIVES SOUTEHAST INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. CWA WILL BE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN AN EXITING JET STREAK
AND THE ONE PUSHING INTO THE PLAINS AND WILL MAXIMIZE THE UPPER
LEVEL DIVERGENCE ACROSS THE CWA THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WHICH SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE CWA BY MIDDAY. PRETTY GOOD
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG SYNOPTIC LOW ALMOST
LIKE A GOOD WINTERTIME LOW...EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
CWA. CURRENT REGIONAL RADAR SHOWS THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING ALL THE
WAY BACK INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE REGION WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TRAIN
INTO THE AREA LATER TODAY. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI BY
THE END OF THE EVENT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH GOING
SOUTH OF A NEVADA TO OSAGE BEACH LINE THROUGH 4 PM AND THIS LOOKS
GOOD FOR NOW.
MAIN UPPER SYSTEM WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI AND
ILLINOIS TONIGHT QUICKLY SHIFTING PRECIPITATION EASTWARD BY
EVENING.
HAVE LOWERED TEMPERATURES QUITE A BIT FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR
TODAY WITH EXPECTED RAINFALL...KEEPING THE WARMER READINGS TO THE
NORTHWEST WHERE PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE THE LEAST AND END THE
QUICKEST THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER SOUTHEAST CLOUDS AND CONTINUED
PRECIPITATION WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN IN THE LOW 60S.
UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER OVER ILLINOIS THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BEFORE DROPPING SOUTHEAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SUNDAY
NIGHT. MAIN PRECIPITATION CHANCES AT THIS TIME APPEAR TO BE TO THE
EAST OF THE CWA CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE LOW BUT WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED TO SEE SOME WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN CWA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH CERTAINLY NO MAJOR PRECIPITATION
EVENTS EXPECTED THROUGH THAT TIME PERIOD.
HAVE LOWERED TEMPERATURES A BIT DURING THE NIGHTTIME IN THE LATER
PERIODS AS COLDER AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA WITH THE
LOW DROPPING INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
LINDENBERG
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 06Z TAFS...CHALLENGING TAFS THIS CYCLE. SHRA/TSRA CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP OVER OKLAHOMA WITH BAND APPEARING AS THOUGH IT WILL SET
UP FROM NEAR KSGF WSW INTO OKLAHOMA. FOR NOW ONLY INCLUDED VCTS IN
SGF AND LEFT TS OUT OF JLN...BUT TAFS WILL NEED TO BE AMENDED BASED
ON RADAR TRENDS. RAIN WILL LIKELY BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE
DAY WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY AT KSGF. AS SITUATION UNFOLDS LATER TAFS
MAY NEED TO LOWER CIGS/VIS TO MVFR FOR WEDNESDAY BUT GIVEN
UNCERTAINTY DECIDED TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF OPTIMISM FOR NOW.
IZZI
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...AREAS SOUTH OF A NEVADA TO OSAGE BEACH TO VIENNA LINE THROUGH 4
PM.
KS...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD COUNTY THROUGH 4 PM.
WFO SGF
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 5:00 AM CST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
600 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-101800-
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-
600 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH FLASH FLOODING.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A FORT SCOTT TO LAKE OF THE
OZARKS LINE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION:
THE FIRST WAVE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
WAS MOVING OUT OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI INTO EASTERN MISSOURI
EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WAVE OF PRECIPITATION PRODUCED
A QUICK ONE TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN OVERNIGHT
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR...ALONG
WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING.
WAVE NUMBER TWO WAS PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
EARLY THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SAME COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI THAT THE FIRST WAVE
MOVED ACROSS...ADDING TO THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT.
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE
AREA TODAY WHILE A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST ALONG A COLD FRONT EAST OF THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS
WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF
THE DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY
END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE TODAY. THIS
WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR ALL OF
SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND PART OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY...HOWEVER
SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO PASS ALONG ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING
TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
&&
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)
LINDENBERGIn the hours before
Local storm report, May 10, 3:27 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
427 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0423 AM FLASH FLOOD 6 S MARSHFIELD 37.25N 92.91W
05/10/2006 WEBSTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
WEBSTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CURRENTLY OBSERVING
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING ACROSS BELLFORD
ROAD...APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF A HIGHWAY. HE
REPORTS THAT THE ROAD LOOKS LIKE A RIVER WITH LARGE
DEBRIS SWIFTLY FLOATING THROUGH THE FLASH FLOODING.
&&
DCRAMERLocal storm report, May 10, 3:44 AM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
444 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0443 AM FLASH FLOOD SENECA 36.84N 94.61W
05/10/2006 NEWTON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEWTON COUNTY CENTRAL DISPATCH REPORTED THAT A FEW
STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF SENACA HAVE EXPERIENCED MINOR
FLASH FLOODING.
&&
DCRAMERLocal storm report, May 10, 4:14 AM CST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
514 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0512 AM FLOOD NEOSHO 36.87N 94.37W
05/10/2006 NEWTON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
STREET FLOODING IN TOWN REPORTED. OFFICERS ALSO REPORTED
THAT WATER WAS ENCROACHING ON HIGHWAY 43.
&&
HATCHLocal storm report, May 10, 4:26 AM CST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
526 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0524 AM FLASH FLOOD CASSVILLE 36.68N 93.87W
05/10/2006 BARRY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
BARRY COUNTY SO REPORTS THAT 7TH STREET NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 248 HAS BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO
FLASH FLOODING. THE ROAD HAS BEEN BLOCKED OFF.
&&
DCRAMERLocal storm report, May 10, 4:35 AM CST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
535 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0534 AM FLASH FLOOD FORSYTH 36.68N 93.12W
05/10/2006 TANEY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
TANEY COUNTY SO REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS COUNTYWIDE HAVE
BEEN REPORTED AS IMPASSABLE FROM FLASH FLOODING.
&&
DCRAMERLocal storm report, May 10, 4:46 AM CST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
546 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 AM FLASH FLOOD GALENA 36.81N 93.47W
05/10/2006 STONE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
STONE COUNTY S.O. REPORTED FLOODING OVER HIGHWAY 413 NEAR
THE STONE COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE BUILDING.
THE ROAD IS CLOSE TO BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
&&
DCRAMERFlash Flood, Texas
- When
- May 10, 5:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 6 mi N of Houston
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.317, -91.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive rainfall caused a few areas of Texas County to flood over roads. A section of Arthers Creek Drive north of Houston near Highway 63 was completely washed out from flooding. Route EE 2.5 miles east of Highway AD became impassable, while a section of Route U one mile south of Highway 137 also became impassable.
- 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 in Louisiana, May 10, 2006$1.4 million · F2 · 2 events
- Tornado in Mississippi, May 10, 2006$620,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 10, 2006$2.8 million · 2.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 10, 2006$497,000 · 65 kt wind · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 10, 2006$700,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 10, 2006$540,000 · F0 · 3 events
- Tornado in Indiana, May 10, 2006$150,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 10, 2006$400,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Louisiana, May 10, 2006$350,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 10, 2006$300,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 10, 2006$270,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 10, 2006$104,000 · 1 in hail · 20 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: 5509242.