A narrow band of heavy showers and thunderstorms caused significant flooding to occur over southern Polk and northern Greene counties.
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A narrow band of heavy showers and thunderstorms caused significant flooding to occur over southern Polk and northern Greene counties.
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, 1:57 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 257 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 DISCUSSION... A MOIST AIRMASS COMBINED WITH A ZONE OF BAROCLINICITY LAID OUT ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR TRIGGERED STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE CONVECTION ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SITUATION MAY BECOME SOMEWHAT TYPICAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE MOIST AIRMASS STICKS AROUND THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THE BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL TEND TO LIFT NORTH...AND BECOME FRONTALYTICAL WITH TIME. MAINLY AFTERNOON HEAT AND MOISTURE WILL BE THE PREDOMINATE CAUSE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND OUTDOORSMEN CAN EXPECT NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE TIME OF YEAR...WITH AFTERNOON READINGS WARMING INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS...WITH CLOUD COVER INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PERIODS...EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE PREDICTED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED DUE TO THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF SHEAR EXPECTED. THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUITE SIMILAR TO LATE JUNE...WITH THE MAIN BELT OF WESTERLIES POSITIONED WELL NORTH OF THE OZARKS. ISOLATED DOWNBURSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS...BUT ULTIMATELY...WEEKEND BOATERS AND OUTDOORSMEN SHOULD BE MORE AWARE OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE NOTED WITHIN MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK. THE GFS SUGGESTS THAT A MID LATITUDE CYCLONE WILL DEEPEN INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...POTENTIALLY BRINGING A COUPLE OF SHORTWAVES INTO THE REGION. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN NEXT WEEKENDS PRECIPITATION FORECAST...NWS AREA OFFICES ALL AGREED TO KEEP SLIGHT TO LOW END CHANCES GOING IN EVERY PERIOD FROM TUESDAY - THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK. AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES ARE CONCERNED...MODELS SUGGEST THAT TEMPERATURES WILL NOT VARY A WHOLE LOT. LOWER 80S ON AN AFTERNOON BASIS WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 60S IS A GOOD BET FOR NEXT WEEK. CRAMER && .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z KSGF/KJLN TAFS...CARRIED VICINITY THUNDER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SCATTERED STORMS CONTINUE TO FIRE ALONG SLOWLY LIFTING WARM FRONT ALONG THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. ONCE AFTERNOON HEATING CEASES...WILL CARRY ONLY BROKEN VFR CEILINGS AND LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. WILL NEED TO MONITOR 1000-2000 FOOT WINDS FOR WIND SHEAR TONIGHT. TERRY && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. WFO SGF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 450 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-261815- 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- 450 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DOWNBURST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...UP TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION: A MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A STALLED OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY POSITIONED SLIGHTLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THIS REGION. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DOWNBURST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. ISOLATED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER ANY LOCATIONS THAT EXPERIENCE SLOW MOVING OR TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE AFTER SUNSET WITH DIMINISHING INSTABILITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .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) LINDENBERG/CRAMER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 156 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 MOZ079-080-251945- POLK MO-DALLAS MO- 156 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DALLAS AND POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... AT 152 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO TO 6 MILES NORTH OF PLEASANT HOPE TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WALNUT GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. TERRY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 243 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 MOZ068-069-078>080-252015- POLK MO-CEDAR MO-DALLAS MO-HICKORY MO-CAMDEN MO- 243 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CAMDEN...CEDAR...DALLAS...HICKORY AND POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 241 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM URBANA TO 7 MILES NORTH OF BOLIVAR TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF STOCKTON...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. TERRY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 258 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 MOZ092-096-252030- WRIGHT MO-DOUGLAS MO- 258 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DOUGLAS AND WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES EAST OF AVA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TERRY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 410 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 MOZ081-082-092-252200- WRIGHT MO-TEXAS MO-LACLEDE MO- 410 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LACLEDE...TEXAS AND WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 408 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF HARTVILLE...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF MOUNTAIN GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TERRY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 439 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 KSZ101-MOZ077-088-252215- CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-BARTON MO- 439 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BARTON...CHEROKEE AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 437 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAMAR TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARL JUNCTION...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAMAR TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEIR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. TERRY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 443 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 MOZ070-071-083-252230- PULASKI MO-PHELPS MO-DENT MO- 443 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DENT...PHELPS AND PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 441 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF FORT LEONARD WOOD TO 11 MILES WEST OF BUNKER...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. TERRY
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A narrow band of heavy thunderstorms trained over southern Polk County. Significant flooding occurred along the Pomme De Terre River near Pleasant Hope. One house experienced water damage from the flooding.
Isolated flash flooding occurred over County Road 300 near Waco.
Numerous roads across northern Greene County experienced signficant flash flooding.
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: 31238, 31239, 31240.