1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 May 25, 4:47 PM CST, 7 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
547 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
.DISCUSSION...
...MESOSCALE UPDATE...
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS QUICKLY DEVELOPED AFTER 4 PM JUST SOUTH OF
THE DEW POINT BOUNDARY WHICH WAS SLOWLY SAGGING SOUTHWARD INTO
SOUTHERN MISSOURI WHERE CAPES OF OVER 5000 J/KG WERE OCCURRING WITH
NO CONVECTIVE INHIBITION. STORMS WERE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NICKEL TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS AS THEY MOVE INTO UNDISTURBED AIR MASS.
LINDENBERG
...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
18Z SGF SOUNDING CONFIRMS THE HIGH INSTABILITY IN PLACE OVER THE
SOUTHERN OZARKS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH 5600 J/KG CAPES AND NO
CINS. IF WE HAD A DECENT TRIGGERING MECHANISM SEVERE STORMS WOULD
HAVE NO TROUBLE DEVELOPING QUICKLY. FAIRLY SHARP DEWPOINT GRADIENT
FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI WHERE DEW POINTS WERE IN THE 50S TO THE
SOUTHERN MISSOURI OZARKS WHERE READINGS WERE IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW
70S. HOWEVER...SOUTHWARD PUSH OF BOUNDARY LOOKS VERY LETHARGIC AT
THIS POINT WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE FALLS AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY.
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FORCING PROBABLY ONLY LOOKING AT ISOLATED
CONVECTION OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING
HOURS. IF STORMS DO DEVELOP...SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE WITH
MAINLY LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND EXPECTED. CERTAINLY EXPECTING MORE
ORGANIZED ACTIVITY TO BE CONCENTRATED FURTHER EAST WHERE UPPER LEVEL
FEATURE WILL HAVE MORE INTERACTION.
UPPER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO UNDERGO SOME CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS AS UPPER LOW SHIFTS WELL EAST OF THE REGION AND RIDGE
BEGINS TO BUILD IN. CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN THE HIGH
PLAINS WITH LOW LEVEL JET AND SURFACE BOUNDARY INTERACTION. THIS
ACTIVITY COULD PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
TOWARD MORNING AND AFFECT THE WESTERN OZARKS DURING THE MORNING
HOURS FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY COULD BE IMPACTED BY POSSIBLE
MCS REMNANTS AND WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED. HAVE CURRENTLY KEPT
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN QUITE WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH UPPER
RIDGE IN PLACE AND 850 TEMPERATURES OF +20 TO +22 IMPACTING THE
CWA. EXPECTING TO BE FAIRLY CAPPED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND HAVE
KEPT CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR NOW.
AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL LIKELY APPROACH RECORDS ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...SEE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW.
UPPER RIDGE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE EAST OF THE CWA FOR MUCH OF THE
UPCOMING WEEK WITH MAIN FOCUS FOR CONVECTION TO THE WEST WITH
SURFACE BOUNDARY IN THE PLAINS. KEPT LOW POPS GOING THROUGH THE
PERIOD MAINLY FOR POSSIBLE AFTERNOON/EVENING INSTABILITY CONVECTION.
LINDENBERG
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 00Z TAFS...CONVECTION HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE TERMINAL
FORECAST POINTS AT JLN/SGF AND BOUNDARY WAS SHIFTING THROUGH THESE
LOCATIONS AS OF 2230Z. CONVECTION SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
SOUTHWARD MOVING BOUNDARY THIS EVENING WITH CLEARING SKY BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY. STILL UNSURE ON EVOLUTION OF POTENTIAL MCS OVER THE HIGH
PLAINS THIS EVENING...BUT COULD SEE SOME CONVECTION TOWARDS MORNING
OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. HAVE LEFT CONVECTION OUT
OF TERMINALS FOR NOW AND BROUGHT IN SOME MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER.
LINDENBERG
&&
.CLIMATE
UPPER RIDGE AND WARM 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO NEAR RECORD
HIGHS OVER THE WEEKEND. HERE ARE THE CURRENT RECORDS FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS...
MAY 26 MAY 27 MAY 28
SPRINGFIELD 92/1953 88/1911 89/1911
JOPLIN 94/1953 89/1991 92/1983
WEST PLAINS 95/1953 90/1962 89/1962
ROLLA/VICHY 92/1953 90/1905 91/1962
MMT/LINDENBERG
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
WFO SGFHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
741 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-261100-
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-
741 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE:
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS OR LARGER.
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
AND HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.
AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:
SCATTERED STORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A NEOSHO TO EMINENCE LINE...
MAINLY THROUGH 10 PM.
DISCUSSION:
SEVERE STORMS DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON ALONG AND
AHEAD OF A SURFACE BOUNDARY SEPARATING DEWPOINTS IN THE 50S
FROM DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S. THIS BOUNDARY INTERACTED WITH
EXTREME INSTABILITY OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI TO PRODUCE THE
SEVERE STORMS.
THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST INTO EXTREME
SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MID EVENING
HOURS...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF
BALLS.
AS THE INSTABILITY BEGINS TO DECREASE DURING THE LATE
EVENING...STORMS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY
AND MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OUT IN THE PLAINS TONIGHT
AND PUSH SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
LATE TONIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS BUT MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
ON FRIDAY AS THE FRONT LIFTS BACK TO THE NORTH. AFTER A DRY
WEEKEND...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK...MAINLY DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THE MID EVENING OVER SOUTHERN
MISSOURI.
&&
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)
LINDENBERGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1058 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1057 PM HAIL 10 E CASSVILLE 36.68N 93.69W
05/25/2006 E2.75 INCH BARRY MO PUBLIC
&&
LDOOLEYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1114 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006 MOZ088-090-093>096-101>105-260615- JASPER-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-MCDONALD-BARRY- STONE-TANEY-OZARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...SPRINGFIELD... NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...ANDERSON... PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA... BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA 1114 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 400 UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY WHICH REPLACES SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 396. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSOURI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS GREENE JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON OZARK STONE TANEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...AURORA...AVA...BRANSON... CARTHAGE...CASSVILLE...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...GALENA...JOPLIN... KIMBERLING CITY...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...NIXA...OZARK... PINEVILLE...REPUBLIC...SPRINGFIELD AND THEODOSIA. GAEDE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1148 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1147 PM HAIL CRANE 36.91N 93.57W
05/25/2006 E0.88 INCH STONE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
LDOOLEYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1218 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1217 AM HAIL SHELL KNOB 36.63N 93.63W
05/26/2006 E0.88 INCH BARRY MO AMATEUR RADIO
&&
LDOOLEYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1234 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1233 AM HAIL NEOSHO 36.87N 94.37W
05/26/2006 E1.00 INCH NEWTON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
LDOOLEYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
101 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1259 AM FLASH FLOOD NEOSHO 36.87N 94.37W
05/26/2006 NEWTON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
LOW LYING STREETS IN TOWN ARE BEGINNING TO FLOOD
&&
LDOOLEYThe Springfield radar (KSGF), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:30 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding to occur over a low water bridge that crossed the east fork of Jenks Creek. The low water crossing was completely washed away.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 2006
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: 5508962.