Several episodes of heavy rain occurred during the period from June 10th through the morning of the 12th over mainly sections of southwest Missouri. The Spring River Basin was impacted the most causing significant flooding along the river.
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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.
Several episodes of heavy rain occurred during the period from June 10th through the morning of the 12th over mainly sections of southwest Missouri. The Spring River Basin was impacted the most causing significant flooding along the river. A USGS DCP rain guage in Waco measured nearly 12 inches in a 24 hour period from the 11th into the 12th. A few homes were flooded near the intersection of the Spring River and Highway 171.
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 Jun 10, 5:49 AM CST, 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 649 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2007 UPDATED AVIATION SECTION .DISCUSSION... CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY ALIGNED NEAR THE KS/OK BORDER AND LINEAR MCS MOVING EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS HAVE MERGED JUST WEST OF WICHITA. LITTLE EASTWARD PROGRESSION HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE MERGER...THOUGH CORFIDI VECTORS INDICATE THAT AN EAST TO SOUTHEASTWARD SHIFT TO THE MCS CAN BE EXPECTED. 30-40KT LLJ WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO THE MCS AS THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE 250MB JET PROVIDES ADDITIONAL LIFT AND CONVECTIVE SUPPORT. SCATTERED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI IN RELATIVELY DEEP MOISTURE POOLING WEST OF A TIGHT MOISTURE GRADIENT IN THE LOWEST 5KM OF THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN KANSAS TO SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE MCS MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE OZARKS THIS MORNING THE NEAR TROPICAL AIRMASS NOW TAKING ROOT IN THE AREA WILL SET THE STAGE FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND AMOUNTS WERE THE CHALLENGE FOR THIS FORECAST. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTION CONTINUES AS NOTED BY LOW 70 DEW POINTS AT JOPLIN WITH UPPER 60 DEW POINTS AROUND SPRINGFIELD. THIS MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER ACROSS THE REGION OVER AND AROUND THE BOSTON MOUNTAINS TODAY WITH 70 DEW POINTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE INCREASING MOISTURE...IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALMOST FULL SUNSHINE... AFTERNOON MODEL MLCAPES OF 1800-2800 J/KG AND 20-30 KNOTS OF BULK SHEAR WILL ALLOW STORMS TO FREELY CONVECT WHICH IS TYPICAL IN A SUMMERTIME PULSE ENVIRONMENT. WITH THE VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE ALONG THE REMNANTS OF THE MCS AND LLJ...EXPECT SOME STORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON TO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING DOWNBURST AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. CLIMATOLOGICAL SEVERE MODE IN SUMMER INDICATES THAT WIND THREAT WOULD BE OF THE GREATEST CONCERN. THERE IS NO CAP TO SPEAK OF NOTED ON FORECAST SOUNDINGS AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE PROGS LOOK IDEAL TO SUPPORT UPDRAFT GROWTH. PRECIPITAL WATER VALUES ABOVE 1.50 INCHES ALSO INDICATE THAT BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO BE A CONCERN. AFTER TODAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL WAVE TRAVERSES THE BUILDING RIDGE AND PROVIDES THE REGION WITH ANOTHER SHOT A PRECIPITATION. THIS RATHER STAGNANT AND PERSISTENT PATTERN WILL REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE NEAR TROPICAL WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION INCREASING THE CHANCES OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S...WITH MUGGY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AS LOWS REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. WITH THE INITIALIZATION ISSUE OF THE GFS AND WRF FOR AND THE WAY OVERDONE PRECIPITATION AND QPF AM CONCERNED WITH THE DIFFERENCES LATER IN THE WEEK BETWEEN THE MODELS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THUS DID NOT REALLY TOUCH THE FORECAST PAST MID WEEK HOPING FOR MORE CONSISTENCY IN THE MODEL IN LATER RUNS. WITH THAT SAID CUT OFF LOW OVER SOUTHER CALIFORNIA WILL SHIFT EAST DURING THE WEEK. THIS WOULD BRING THE REGION ITS NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LATE IN THE WEEK. HATCH && .AVIATION... FOR THE 12Z TAF PACKAGE...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BOTH TAF LOCATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. THINK THE BULK OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO GROUPS FOR THUNDER AT BOTH TAF LOCATIONS FOR THESE PERIODS...AND VICINITY THUNDER THROUGH TONIGHT. MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS. PREVAILING WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST. SCHAUMANN && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. WFO SGF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 549 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2007 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-111100- 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- 549 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD SLOWLY FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING WITH SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AREAWIDE. DISCUSSION: A NEAR TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE OZARKS TODAY...BEHIND A WARM FROM THAT WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. AS DAYTIME HEATING OCCURS...THIS AIRMASS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE BY MID DAY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP...AND SOME OF THEM WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING DOWN BURST WINDS...HOWEVER...A FEW OF THE MORE SEVERE STORMS MAY HAVE LARGE HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON AN AFTERNOON BASIS THROUGH SATURDAY. A RATHER STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP THE UNSTABLE AND HUMID AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED IN NATURE...AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING DOWN BURST WIND GUSTS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE EXPECTED ISOLATED NATURE OF THE SEVERE STORMS. HOWEVER...STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES DURING THE DAY. && 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) HATCH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 518 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2007 KSZ073-101045- BOURBON KS- 518 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BOURBON COUNTY UNTIL 545 AM CDT... AT 513 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF BLUE MOUND...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUND CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN BOURBON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF MAPLETON. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SCHAUMANN
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:29 UTC.
21 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A section of Highway 5 north of Syracuse became impassable to motorists due to flash flooding.
Several episodes of heavy rain across Barton County caused significant flash flooding over much of the county. Southern and central sections of the county was impacted the most, including the city of Lamar. Highway 71 south of Lamar became impassable to motorists as flash flooding inundated all four lanes of the highway.
A National Weather Service storm servey revealed that an EF-0 tornado touched down on the southwest corner of Lamar Lake. Damage to several trees occurred and wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph.
Training thunderstorms caused significant widespread flooding across the northwestern half of Jasper County. Road closures were too many to count. This rainfall saturated the ground prior to another round of excessive rainfall during the overnight period from the 11th to the 12th.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding over downtown Neosho. Numerous county roads were also inundated with flash flooding. Road closures were too many to count.
Roads and low lying areas near the Spring River experienced flash flooding in response to excessive rainfall. Sections of Highway 97 became impassable due to flooding from the Spring River and White Oak Creek.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding across sections of Highway 160 east of Lockwood.
Excessive rainfall within the Pomme De Terre River basin caused the river to flood low lying areas near the community of Pleasant Hope.
Excessive rainfall over northwest Barry County caused numerous roads to become impassable to motorists.
A few roads within the city of Nixa experienced flash flooding from heavy rainfall.
Roads and low lying areas near the Pomme De Terre River became flooded due to excessive rainfall.
Heavy rain caused a few low lying areas in Springfield to experience minor flash flooding.
A band of heavy rain caused several areas of Dade County to experience flash flooding. Numerous roads in the community of Greenfield became impassable to motorists. The intersection of DD and M also became heavily flooded.
Heavy rain caused a section of Highway W to flood in between Eudora and Dadeville.
A cluster of heavy rain tracked across northern Green County and produced significant flooding. The Fellows Lake area was impacted the hardest as small streams flooded numerous roads near the lake.
A cluster of heavy rain fell over southwest sections of Webster County. Panther Creek, James River, and Finley River all experienced flash flooding due to this excessive rainfall.
Significant flooding occurred over Jasper County. Center Creek and the Spring River were impacted the most with this excessive rainfall. Approximately 20 homes were flooded from the Spring River.
An additional period of heavy rainfall caused numerous roads along the Spring River to flood. The community of Miller also experienced heavy flooding.
Heavy rain caused a section of Highway Y flooded and became impassable to motorists.
Flash flooding over downtown areas of Neosho occurred in response to excessive rainfall.
A 66 year old male died after driving into a flooded low water crossing. Witnesses report he drove a truck into 5 feet of swiftly flowing water at the intersection of Klondike Road and the Beamon Hollow Branch of the Buffalo Creek. Numerous other locations across McDonald County experienced flash flooding.
Excessive rainfall across eastern Christian County and southwest Webster County caused flash flooding along the Finley River. Evacuations occurred at Heritage Chysler and one water rescue occurred near Sparta.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, McDonald | 2007-06-12 | 66 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Missouri, 2007Warnings 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: 44273, 44478, 44277, 44479, 44484, 44480, 44280, 44282, 44295, 44304, 44307, 44309, 44315, 44381, 44383, 44388, 44447, 44393, 44400, 44408, 44414, 44438, 44457, 44463, 44476.