Heavy thunderstorms caused flash flooding in several areas. A few marginally severe hail was also observed.
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Heavy thunderstorms caused flash flooding in several areas. A few marginally severe hail was also observed.
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, 1:55 AM CST, 9 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 255 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2007 .DISCUSSION... LATEST RADAR IMAGES SHOW A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS EXITING THE VICHY/ROLLA AND VERSAILLES AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH AN AREA OF LIGHT RAIN DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. LOOKING FURTHER TO OUR SOUTHWEST...ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS WAS DEVELOPING OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY. WITH A LACK OF ANY WELL DEFINED SURFACE BOUNDARIES...WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA AS MOIST LOW LEVEL AIRMASS INTERACTS WITH WEAK DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND MAIN UPPER TROUGH OVER WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING. FORECAST MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW INCREASING COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION AS SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT INCREASES WITH CLOSER PROXIMITY OF UPPER LOW AS IT MOVES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE REFLECTED THIS TREND IN POP GRIDS WITH HIGHEST CHANCES OVER OUR SOUTHERN ZONES DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEVERE POTENTIAL REMAINS MARGINAL WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY AND WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. LONG AND THIN POSITIVE AREA ON FORECAST SOUNDINGS ALONG WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WELL OVER AN INCH SUGGESTS CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. EXPECT TO SEE SIMILAR FORECAST TREND FOR FRIDAY. THE ONLY ADJUSTMENT WILL BE TO SHIFT PRECIP CHANCES FURTHER SOUTH AS UPPER LOW SINKS SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...EXPECT TO SEE DRIER CONDITIONS DEVELOP AS UPPER RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE AREA AND CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. HAVE TRIMMED TEMPS BACK A COUPLE DEGREES OVER OUR EASTERN COUNTIES ON SUNDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR GREATER INFLUENCE FROM OHIO RIVER HIGH...WITH WARMER TEMPS...AROUND MID 80S...OVER OUR CENTRAL AND WESTERN COUNTIES. TERRY && .AVIATION... FOR THE 12Z KSGF/KJLN TAFS...CONVECTION HAS ONCE AGAIN FORMED OVER CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE IS STILL QUESTION IF THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE OVER THE TAF SITES...AS IT MAY STAY TO THE WEST OF THE KJLN TAF SITE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TODAY. DUE TO THE SCATTERED NATURE OF THIS ACTIVITY...HAVE LEFT THUNDER AND SHOWERS OUT OF THE TAFS. WILL MONITOR AND AMEND TO ADD IF NEEDED. WISE && .HYDROLOGY... MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OVER THE OSAGE RIVER BASIN ALONG WITH RESIDUAL FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS COUNTIES AND VERNON COUNTY MO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANY ADDITIONAL STORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN AND NEAR LOW LYING AREAS. TERRY && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && WFO SGF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 433 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2007 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-111115- 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- 433 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. MOST OF THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON...AS DAYTIME HEATING INCREASES INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL... WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...STORM SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FORWARD REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD. && 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
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:28 UTC.
14 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive rainfall caused flooding of low water crossing and low lying areas across much of the county. The intersection of Highway 52 and Highway Y experienced flooding.
Flooding continued over sections of Vernon County after several periods of heavy rain.
Excessive rainfall created flooding in areas of Pulaski County. Jones Creek was flooding over Highway O causing impassable conditions to motorists.
Heavy thunderstorms caused flooding over Highway 63 near its intersection with Highway H.
Numerous low water crossings along the Big Maries Creek became impassable to motorists due to flash flooding.
Flash flooding occurred over numerous low water crossing and low lying areas throughout the county.
Heavy thunderstorms caused flooding at Proctor and Cody roads near Ivy Bend.
Numerous roads in the city of Neosho were flooded. A section of Route D near Crowder College was closed off to motorists due to high water.
Flash flooding covered low lying areas along Highway 160 near Mindenmines. Several dirt roads in this area were impassable to motorists.
Excessive rainfall caused a section of Highway 97 to experience flash flooding.
Southern sections of Polk County experienced flash flooding. The Pleasant Hope area received the heaviest rainfall, causing flooding over Highways H and 215.
Numerous low lying roads within the western half of the county were inundated with flash flooding.
Several city roads in Springfield became impassable to motorists from flash flooding. The downtown area received excessive rainfall that caused over a foot of water to flood roads.
Flash flooding occurred over the intersection of Highways A and FF.
Excessive rainfall caused flooding over a section of Highway 160 east of Kissee Mills.
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, May 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: 31208, 31223, 31209, 31210, 31212, 31213, 31224, 31214, 31215, 31216, 31217, 31218, 31219, 31225, 31220, 31221, 31222.