Early morning thunderstorms produced flash flooding in several counties in southwest Missouri. One thunderstorm produced a weak EF-0 tornado in the community of Clever.
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Early morning thunderstorms produced flash flooding in several counties in southwest Missouri. One thunderstorm produced a weak EF-0 tornado in the community of Clever.
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 Sep 6, 1:55 AM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 255 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2007 .DISCUSSION... THE CHALLENGE FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE CONTINUES TO BE PRECIPITATION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL LATER IN THE WEEK. THIS MORNING AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MISSOURI. IN RESPONSE TO THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW...SHOWERS AND AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE. AS THIS LOW EXITS THE OZARKS...THE RAIN WILL COME TO AN END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. WITH THIS IN MIND...POPS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN ARRIVES ON FRIDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT. MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW THE ARRIVAL OF THIS FRONT TO THE FORECAST AREA. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT IS LATER. MODELS SUGGEST A WEAKENING AND A STALLING OF THE FRONT ALONG THE MISSOURI/ARKANSAS BORDER OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS FRONT WILL HAVE LOTS OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH AS PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGH. HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT WITH THIS FRONT BUT THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE FRONT. WITH THIS FRONT EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE SOUTHERN MISSOURI STATE LINE OVER THE WEEKEND...CHANCES FOR RAIN HAVE BEEN INCREASED IN THIS AREA. A MORE SIGNIFICANT FRONT WITH STRONGER UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON MONDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WHICH WILL LIKELY BE MORE WIDESPREAD. AGAIN WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. THIS FRONT SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MOVE THROUGH THE OZARKS AND COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL PUT AN END TO THE CHANCES FOR RAIN FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK IN THE OZARKS. ANGLE && .AVIATION... WIDESPREAD MVFR AND AREAS OF IFR CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AT THE SPRINGFIELD AND JOPLIN TERMINALS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO LOWER THE VISIBILITY INTO MVFR AND POSSIBLY IFR CATEGORY FOR BRIEF PERIODS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. CEILINGS WILL GRADUALLY RISE AND BECOME SCATTERED LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP BY MIDDAY RESULTING IN WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 KTS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT SEE SIGNIFICANT SUNSHINE AND MIXING. FOSTER && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 500 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2007 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-071000- 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- 500 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2007 ...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MISSOURI. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. .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) ANGLE
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:21 UTC.
11 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in Clever. The tornado caused minor damage to a bank along with surrounding trees and outdoor lawn furniture.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms caused areas of flash flooding across Springfield. Locations that flooded included a section of Highway 164 between Golden and Sunrise, the intersection of Campbell and Madison, and a section of Buena Vista Road at Ward Branch.
Several roads in Neosho were flooded.
Excessive rainfall flooded areas of Christian County. Locations that flooded included two sections of Highway 14 near Nixa and Tracker Road west of Highway 160.
Training thunderstorms over Barry County caused several roads and low water crossings to flood countywide.
Excessive rainfall flooded several low water crossings in the Powell area.
Excessive rain flooded sections of Greenwood Road near Cologna Road and Gerett Road.
Heavy rain flooded a section of Highway 96.
Heavy rain flooded a section of Highway 96 near Avilla.
Excessive rain flooded a section of Highway 413 north of Crane.
Flash flooding occurred over several areas of Barton County in response to excessive rainfall. Locations that experienced flooding include a section of Highway T one mile south of Highway 160, a section of Highway U near Golden City, and a section of Higway 126 near Golden City.
Excessive rainfall flooded a section of Highway 97 one mile north of the Dade and Lawrence county line.
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