Numerous severe thunderstorms impacted the Missouri Ozarks. These storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and localized areas of flash flooding.
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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 episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
Numerous severe thunderstorms impacted the Missouri Ozarks. These storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and localized areas of flash flooding.
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 31, 11:40 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1240 AM CDT FRI JUN 01 2007 .UPDATE... LINEAR CONVECTIVE COMPLEX CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. SCATTERED ACTIVITY HAD ALSO DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS IN REGION OF INCREASING WARM AIR ADVECTION. CONVECTION WAS SUPPORTED BY ELEVATED CAPES NEAR 2000 J/KG AND DEEP LAYERED SHEAR NEAR 30 KTS. THE ACTIVITY WAS INITIALLY ENCOUNTERING DRY AIR IN THE MID LEVELS ACROSS MISSOURI BUT THIS LAYER WILL MOISTEN WITH TIME. POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS DOES EXIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI OVERNIGHT WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARD. FOSTER && .DISCUSSION... CURRENTLY...MUCH QUIETER WEATHER TODAY AS OPPOSED TO THE PAST WEEK. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE DAKOTAS CONTINUES TO CHURN...WITH THE AREA NESTLED BETWEEN A DEPARTING DISTURBANCE ENTERING THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND A DEEPENING DISTURBANCE NOW ENTERING THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE 70S. IN THE SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...QUIET WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW OVER THE DAKOTAS MAKES A SLOW...BUT DELIBERATE...SHIFT ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE GREAT LAKES. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL ROTATE AROUND THIS FEATURE...AND WITH A WAVERING SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE AREA...CHANCES FOR RAINFALL WILL BE COMMON EACH PERIOD. THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY WILL BE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WILL EVOLVE INTO AN MCS AND APPROACH THE FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWFA LATE TONIGHT. BY AND LARGE...MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY TONIGHT...AND HAVE MAINTAINED ONLY LOW END CHC POPS NEAR THE KS/MO BORDER. WITH THE GFS/NAM/UKMET TRENDING TOWARDS A SLOWER EVOLUTION OF OUR WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND...IT APPEARS THAT ENOUGH INSOLATION WILL BE ACHIEVED FRIDAY TO INCREASE INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE REMNANTS OF THE CONVECTION THAT IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE WESTERN CWA FRIDAY MORNING. THUS...MLCAPES ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 1500-2000 J/KG. WITH CONDITIONS REMAINING WARM AND MOIST...LITTLE IN THE WAY OF INHIBITION PROGGED AND MODEST INSTABILITY ANTICIPATED... SCATTERED CONVECTION SHOULD REDEVELOP ALONG/AHEAD OF THE DECAYING MCS. INSOFAR AS SEVERE WEATHER IS CONCERNED...THERE REMAINS A RISK...BUT THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY. DEEP LAYER EFFECTIVE WIND SHEAR WILL APPROACH 30-35KTS...WHICH IS LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED. CERTAINLY SOME SEMBLANCE OF STORM ORGANIZATION IS EXPECTED... PARTICULARLY OVER THE WESTERN ZONES...BUT JUST HOW WIDESPREAD THIS ACTIVITY WILL BECOME IS IN QUESTION. HAVE CONTINUED THE SEVERE WORDING MENTION IN THE HWO...WITH WIND AND HAIL THE PRIMARY RISKS. THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS TO BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-44 CORRIDOR. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SAG INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN AIRMASS EXPECTED...THE AREA WILL BE PRONE TO CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...HOWEVER PROGGED DEEP LAYER WIND SHEAR VALUES ARE ON THE MARGINAL SIDE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGES... SLIGHTLY ABOVE ON THE LOWS AND AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW ON THE HIGHS. IN THE EXTENDED...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MED RANGE MODELS AND ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT DECENT AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE UPPER PATTERN FOR NEXT WEEK. THE PATTERN ITSELF WILL UNDERGO A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AS A LOW CENTER RETROGRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA. THIS WILL RESULT IN OUR RIDGE WEST/TROUGH EAST CONFIGURATION EVOLVING INTO A TROUGH WEST/RIDGE EAST PATTERN. THIS WILL LEAD TO A QUIETER WEATHER REGIME WITH TEMPERATURES TRANSITIONING FROM NEAR SEASONAL EARLY IN THE WEEK TO ABOVE AVERAGE BY THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. THERE REMAINS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR A FEW SHRA ON MONDAY AS THE AREA REMAINS IN NW FLOW...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN TIMING INDIVIDUAL DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES IS LOW AND HAVE LIMITED RAIN CHANCES. OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS ARE TO BE EXPECTED. GAGAN && .AVIATION... THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS KANSAS AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WILL SPREAD EAST INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY REACH JOPLIN AROUND 09Z AND SPRINGFIELD AROUND 11Z. GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 KTS AND MVFR VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE CONVECTION. UNCERTAINTY INCREASES WITH TIME TO THE CONVERGE AND DURATION OF THE STORMS AND INCLUDED THUNDER IN THE VICINITY THROUGH THE PERIOD. WHILE THE CAVITY WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. FOSTER && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. WFO SGF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1215 AM CDT FRI JUN 01 2007 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-011815- 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- 1215 AM CDT FRI JUN 01 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: THUNDERSTORMS WITH A SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVERNIGHT...AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. DISCUSSION: STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS KANSAS WILL PUSH EASTWARD INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST AND FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. LATEST DATA SUGGEST THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS IS INCREASING AND WILL EXTEND INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS...BUT LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN AREA OF WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI FIRST THING FRIDAY. AS INSTABILITY INCREASES DURING THE HEAT OF DAY AHEAD OF THIS LINE...ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR...THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN. SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE STRONG INSTABILITY DEVELOPS...WITH MAIN HAZARDS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY LATE IN THE DAY WHEN INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && 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) GAGAN/FOSTER
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:00 UTC.
17 hail, 8 flood, 7 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding within the city of Springfield. Low lying areas and numerous roads were impacted by this flooding.
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts ripped a roof off of a mobile home in Rays Trailor Park.
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts flipped a boat dock into some trees.
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees into a house. The roof was partially damaged from the falling trees.
A heavy storm that became stationary over southern Dallas County caused significant flash flooding along the Highway 215 corridor. A section of Highway 215 approximately six miles east of Pleasant Hope was inundated with three feet of water and impassable to motorists. A water rescue occurred along this section of flooded roadway. Also, the intersection of Highway 65 and Highway 38 became flooded and impassable to motorists. 3.60 inches of rain in three hours was measured near this location.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding in the Branson area. Sections of Bird Road, B Creek Road, Brickside Court Road, Hummingbird Lane and Barker Lane became impassable to motorists. A section of Highway 176 near Sundown Lane was also closed due to flooding.
A storm producing heavy rainfall became stationary over northern Greene County. Areas of flash flooding resulted, causing numerous roads to become impassable. A section of Highway H south of Pleasant Hope was closed. Dangerous flooding occurred near the intersection of Farm Road 221 and Farm Road 2. A water rescue occurred at this location as a car attempted to drive through the flooding.
A thunderstorm containing heavy rain became stationary over southern Polk County causing significant flooding. Numerous roads and low lying areas became dangerous to vehicles. Water rescues occurred on sections of Highway 215 and County Road 562 near Pleasant Hope. One injury occurred near a flooded home in Pleasant Hope where a family was rescued from the flooding.
Four to five inches of rain fell across sections of Barton County. Numerous areas experienced flash flooding. Some of these locations included the intersection of East and Southeast Roads 50, a section of W Highway west of Lamar, a section of Highway P five miles northwest of Liberal, a section of Highway K two miles southwest of Liberal, and numerous streets within the city of Lamar.
Excessive rainfall cause flash flooding across northern Jasper County. County Road 300 between Oak Road and Baseline Road became impassable to motorists.
Flooding continued along the Pomme De Terre River across much of Polk County. Numerous roads along the river became impassable to motorists.
Flooding continued along the Pomme De Terre River in northeast Greene County. Low areas along the Sac, Little Sac, and the North Dry Sac also remained flooded.
Flooding continued across southern Dallas County. Several roads and low lying areas remained flooded over and impassable to motorists.
Major flooding continued along roads and low lying areas near the Spring River.
Excessive rainfall caused flooding across northern Christian County. Sections of John Ford Road became impassable to motorists along with sections of Marshfield Road and Aztec Road.
A cluster of thunderstorms became stationary over Webster County. Flash flooding occurred which made numerous roads and low lying areas impassable to motorists. A few of these locations include, a section of Highway W near Elkland, a section of White Oak Road near Highway KK in Marshfield, a section of Dillon Road near Diggins, low areas near the Little Finley Creek, and a low water crossing on Givens Branch Road.
Excessive rainfall across Dade County caused flooding along Turnback Creek.
Heavy rain caused flooding along the Turnback Creek. In Lawrence County, a section of Highway 97 north of Pierce City became impassable to motorists.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 2007
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: 38433, 38633, 38634, 38650, 38635, 38636, 38637, 38638, 38639, 38640, 38651, 38652, 38641, 38642, 38643, 38644, 38645, 38646, 38434, 38435, 38647, 38648, 38649, 38436, 38437, 38440, 38441, 38445, 38443, 38653, 38444, 38631, 38442, 38447, 38632.