An unusual mid winter tornado outbreak occurred over southwest and central Missouri. 31 tornadoes struck the region within a 15 hour time frame on 7 January into early morning 8 January.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
An unusual mid winter tornado outbreak occurred over southwest and central Missouri. 31 tornadoes struck the region within a 15 hour time frame on 7 January into early morning 8 January. Two tornadoes intensified to EF-3 status while five tornadoes caused EF-2 damage. All other tornadoes during this outbreak were surveyed and given EF-0 and EF-1 status. Multiple training supercells spawned most of these tornadoes that occurred along the Interstate 44 corridor. Toward the end of this episode, a broken squall line spawned numerous EF-0 and EF-1 tornadoes across the southern Missouri Ozarks.
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 Jan 7, 5:42 AM CST, 8 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 542 AM CST MON JAN 7 2008 ...UPDATE TO AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... A RATHER ACTIVE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO IS ON TAP FOR THE REGION AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. SEVERAL FORECAST PROBLEMS OF THE DAY TO SAY THE LEAST. THE BIGGEST FORECAST FOCUS WAS ON SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FROM LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL AS AN EXTREMELY MOIST AIRMASS FOR EARLY JANUARY HAS BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE OZARKS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NO PICNIC EITHER AS OUR RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES COME TO AN END WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. IN THE LARGER SCALE...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT OUT INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT 36 HOUR. SEVERAL WEAKER SHORT WAVE TROUGHS WILL ALSO RIDE THE SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE MAIN TROUGH. AT THE SURFACE...A BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL SHARPEN UP FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE REGION ON UP TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. EXPECT SEVERAL RIPPLES OR WEAK SURFACE LOWS TO RIDE ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AS THE PARADE OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS COMMENCE. THIS ZONE WILL BE ONE FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION INTO TUESDAY. SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE ALSO HITTING THE QPF ALONG A WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE ALONG AND EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO CORRESPOND WITH A LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AXIS/MOISTURE FLUX ZONE. AT THIS TIME...AM HAVING A HARD TIME BELIEVING THE QPF AND COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION MODELS ARE PROGGING LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 65. DO NOT DENY THERE WILL BE SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM AS THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE AT LEAST WEAKLY UNSTABLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. MAY ALSO SEE ACTIVITY COMMENCE UP ALONG THAT FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN BETWEEN THESE AREAS...NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT OTHER ACTIVITY WILL GO AS THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE WEAKLY CAPPED. ONE THING IS FOR SURE...THOSE SOUTH WINDS WILL BE UP AGAIN TODAY. GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE A GOOD BET EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE BEST COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION WILL COME TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS A STRONGER SHORT WAVE TROUGH COMES OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS BOOST IN LARGER SCALE ASCENT SHOULD REALLY GET THINGS GOING ALONG THE FRONT UP NORTH...AND PERHAPS ALSO ALONG THAT AFOREMENTIONED CONVERGENCE ZONE. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BEGIN ITS MARCH TO THE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY AS THE MAIN SHORT WAVE TROUGH PULLS NORTHEAST ALONG WITH WHAT SHOULD BE A STRONGER SURFACE LOW. BY THE TUESDAY TIME FRAME...THIS FRONT SHOULD BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION MECHANISM. WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT EXPECTED TO THE FRONT AND CONVERGENCE ZONE...AT LEAST INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...A THREAT EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS THREAT MAY ALSO BE ENHANCED OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION FROM BOTH OF THESE FEATURES. AM NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH AT THIS POINT IN ANY ONE AREA RECEIVING FLOODING RAINFALL...SO WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY KIND OF FLOOD WATCH. WILL BE HITTING THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. THEN THERE IS THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TO COME WITH THAT MAIN SHORT WAVE TROUGH TONIGHT. NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION WE COULD SEE A MARGINALLY SEVERE STORM THIS AFTERNOON GIVEN MARGINAL INSTABILITY AND STRONG SHEAR PROFILES. AS THAT SHORT WAVE ENERGY APPROACHES THIS EVENING...AN INCREASE IN INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED AS THE MID LEVELS COOL. MEAN LAYER CAPES ON THE ORDER OF 600 TO 1000 J/KG APPEAR REASONABLE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 65. STILL LOOKING AT 0 TO 6 KM BULK SHEAR VALUES OF GREATER THAN 60 KNOTS. HODOGRAPHS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ROTATING STORMS WITH DECENT TURNING IN THE LOWEST THREE KILOMETERS. BULK SHEAR IN THE LOWEST KILOMETER ALONE WILL EXCEED 30 KNOTS. THINK THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WOULD ESPECIALLY BE TRUE UP CLOSER TO THE FRONT WHERE STORMS MAY BECOME SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. CANNOT RULE OUT A TORNADO ANYWHERE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA GIVEN THE STRONG SHEAR PROFILES. IT APPEARS THERE MAY BE AN ENHANCED TORNADO THREAT SOUTH AND WEST OF A NEVADA TO LEBANON TO WEST PLAINS LINE AS GREATER INSTABILITY MAY BETTER BALANCE THE STRONG SHEAR. LCL HEIGHTS OVERNIGHT WILL ALSO BE RATHER LOW. WILL THEN NEED TO WATCH THE PROGRESS OF THE FRONT ON TUESDAY AS CONVECTION WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING TUESDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD BE SWEPT OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA BY LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THAT COLD FRONT ACCELERATES SOUTHEAST. STILL NOT RULING OUT A FEW SNOWFLAKES ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WRAP AROUND MOISTURE PULLS THROUGH THE AREA. THE PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN END TO OUR VERY MILD TEMPERATURES OF THE PAST FEW DAYS. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE 40S. AFTER A COOL TUESDAY NIGHT...THE NEXT SYSTEM OF INTEREST LOOKS TO AFFECT THE REGION FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN PROGGING STRONG SHORT WAVE ENERGY CROSSING THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THIS ENERGY SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO REFLECT AT LEAST SOME FORM OF A SURFACE LOW. THIS SYSTEM WILL INITIALLY BE MOISTURE STARVED. STILL LOOKS STRONG ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST SOME CHANCE POPS BY THURSDAY. SCHAUMANN && .AVIATION... FOR THE 12Z TAF PACKAGE...SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH GUSTS OVER 25 KNOTS. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL SUBSIDE THIS MORNING AT BOTH TAF SITES. CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO MVFR AT KSGF THIS MORNING AS DEEPER GULF MOISTURE ADVECTS NORTHWARD. CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN PREDOMINATELY VFR AT KJLN. VICINITY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 21Z. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AFTER 06Z AS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES WITH MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY. FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED AFTER 12Z TUESDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. ANGLE && .CLIMATE... MONDAY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND YEAR SPRINGFIELD 75 1965 JOPLIN 73 1965 WEST PLAINS 74 1965 VICHY ROLLA 76 1965 MONDAY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND YEAR SPRINGFIELD 60 1907 JOPLIN 50 1965 WEST PLAINS 47 1965 VICHY ROLLA 53 1965 ANGLE/SCHAUMANN && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 100 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-081900- 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- 100 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE...THE BEST CHANCES APPEAR TO BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI. MORE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEVADA TO CAMDENTON LINE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE PRESENT FOR A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS THIS AFTERNOON. A BETTER CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS IS THEN EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL ENERGY APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND QUICKLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST. BY TONIGHT... INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT A GREATER THREAT FOR STORMS CONTAINING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS OR LARGER AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A NEVADA TO FORT LEONARD WOOD TO WEST PLAINS LINE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS RICH MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTH INTO THE REGION. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL BE INCREASED OVER ANY AREAS THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR ON TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WOULD INCREASE ON TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI IF THE COLD FRONT IS SLOWER TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR COMMUNITIES WEST OF A LINE FROM NEVADA TO CASSVILLE. THE THREAT WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST AND SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM WARSAW TO SPRINGFIELD TO REEDS SPRING BY 6 PM THIS EVENING. && 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) CLAYCOMB
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.
45 thunderstorm wind, 40 tornado, 36 hail, 16 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Skywarn storm spotters observed a brief tornado touch down in rural St. Clair County. This weak tornado damaged a few trees southwest of Lowry City.
Hail was observed along the Benton and Henry county border.
A Benton County newspaper reported that a tornado briefly touched down. The description and pictures from the article indicated that a pole barn had been heavily damaged.
Wind driven golf ball sized hail fell damaging wind shields and homes in Noel and Southwest City.
Quarter sized hail covered the ground.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado tracked across rural areas between the communities of Monett and Purdy. The tornado intersected Highway 37 just south of its intersection with Highway BB. At this location, the tornado tore through a small mobile home park, destroying eight mobile homes. Additional houses and farm outbuildings were damaged along this tornado track.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in a wooded area in central McDonald County. A few trees experienced minor damage from the tornado.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado impacted northern sections of Republic. Numerous buildings and houses sustained damage. Nearly 15 houses were severly damaged or destroyed. The E3 elementary school in Republic experienced a direct hit causing major damage to the roof, which led to water damage on the west wing of the school. The contracter responsible for rebuilding the roof stated that in order for this type of damage to occur, wind speeds were in excess of 100 mph.
Quarter sized hail fell at the National Weather Service office.
Quarter sized hail fell hard enough to temporarily stop traffic on interstate 44.
Hail fell at West Bypass near Divison street.
Hail fell at the intersection of Kerney Sreet and Kansas Expressway.
Golf ball hail fell at Greenlawn North and Harry Truman school.
Baseball sized hail fell at the intersection of Glenstone and Highway I.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked across rural east central Greene County causing extensive damage to homes and outbuildings north of Strafford. An 84 year old female was killed when her wood constructed home was destroyed by the tornado. The tornado continued into Webster County.
Severe thunderstorm winds associated with the forward flank downdraft of the storm that produced a tornado in Strafford, damaged several signs and billboards. Some light tree damage was also occurred.
This tornado is an extension of the Greene County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked across northern Webster County and into southern Laclede County. Numerous homes and outbuildings were destroyed. Six injuries and two fatalities occurred in rural areas north of Marshfield.
This is an extension of the Webster County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked across Laclede County. Numerous homes and outbuildings south of Lebanon were destroyed while 12 were injured.
Severe straight line winds moved a mobile home and removed the roof from a home which had been damaged from storms an hour earlier.
Penny sized hail reported at the intersection of West Bypass and Grand Avenue.
A spotter reported 70 mph winds and quarter size hail with hail size increasing at the time of the report.
A National Weather storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado tracked across rural southeast Lawrence County. This tornado damaged a few farm houses and outbuildings. The damage track barely continued into Christian County as the tornado lifted a few yards east of the county line.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado tracked across rural areas of east central Greene County south of Strafford. Several homes and outbuildings sustained damage prior to the tornado tracking into Webster County.
This tornado is a continuation from the Lawrence County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado crossed into Christian County. The tornado was on the ground for just a few yards after crossing the county line.
This is an extension of the Greene County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado tracked across rural west central Webster County and along the Interstate 44 corridor. The tornado lifted just prior to moving into Marshfield near York Road. Damage occurred to several homes and outbuildings.
Baseball sized hail was reported at mile marker 61 on Interstate 44.
Windows were broken and shingles were blown off roofs in the Meadows Subdivision.
High straight line winds associated with a forward flank down draft downed many power lines near the intersection of farm roads 112 and 125.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked across a rural section of northeast Pulaski County. A few homes and several outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado then tracked into northeast Phelps County.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked into northeast Phelps County. The tornado impacted areas on the northern edge of Jerome destroying one home and several oubuildings.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in rural southeast McDonald County, and tracked northeast into rural southwest Barry County. Numerous trees and a few structures were heavily damaged or destroyed.
This tornado is an extension of the McDonald County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked into rural southwest Barry County. After crossing the McDonald and Barry countyline, the tornado mainly tracked over a forested area. Several trees were heavily damaged while no structures were effected.
Baseball sized hail fell in Fair Grove.
Nickel sized hail fell northwest of the city of Elkland.
Baseball sized hail fell on the Dallas/Webster county line.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in rural northwest Webster County and tracked into southern Dallas County. The tornado damaged one home and several outbuildings.
This tornado is an extension of the Webster County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked into southern Dallas County. Only trees were damaged from this tornado.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado tracked across rural southwest Laclede County. The tornado was tracking directly toward Lebanon, but lifted approximately two miles out of town. One home and numerous outbuildings were destroyed.
Thunderstorm winds downed large trees on Highway 248 at the Barry and Stone county line.
A trained spotter reported a 70 mph wind gust with some rotation in the clouds.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down. Only a few trees were damaged from the tornado.
A picture obtained via the media from the public showed a large hail stone side by side with a cell phone. The average diameter of the hail stone was three inches.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across a rural section of west central Christian County. This tornado damaged numerous homes while destroying two mobile homes. One injury resulted from this tornado as one women was hit by debris as the tornado destroyed her mobile home.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across extreme northern Phelps County, eventually tracking into southeast Maries County. One home sustained roof damage. Several trees were snapped and uprooted from this tornado prior to moving into southeast Phelps County.
Golf ball sized hail fell in the town of Richland.
A weak tornado caused intermittent damage across rural sections of southern Webster County. Minor damage to a few outbuildings and trees resulted from this tornado.
A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at 60 mph in Rogersville.
Half dollar size hail along with a wall cloud was observed five miles west of the town of Odin.
A large tree was reported downed six miles north of Hartville, by winds associated with a severe thunderstorm.
This tornado is an extension of the Phelps County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked into southeast Maries County. The tornado tracked directly over the Vichy Airport where it damaged four airplanes. Approximately 40 structures were damaged including a destroyed mobile home northeast of Vichy. As the storm moved across the airfield, the Vichy ASOS, located at the Rolla/Vichy airport, measured an 83 knot gust and a rapid change in wind direction.
Training supercell thunderstorms caused major flash flooding in countless locations of McDonald County. Numerous roads and low water crossings were washed away. A picket fence two miles south of Noel along Higwhay 59 was completely washed away and destroyed.
Training thunderstorms over the northern one third of Stone County caused significant flash flooding. Several roads and low water crossings were washed away. Rainfall measurements indicated that 2.5 inches to 4.5 inches of rain occurred in northern Stone County.
Training thunderstorms caused countless locations in Greene County to experience flash flooding. Rainfall measurements indicated that two to four inches of rain fell county wide. A few specific locations that flooded include a section of Highway 125 three miles south of Strafford, the intersection of Scenic Street and Whiteside Street in Springfield, the west bound lane of Highway 60 in between Springfield and Republic, a section of Highway CC two miles east of Highway 13, and a section of Division Street a couple of blocks east of its intersection with West Bypass in Springfield.
Training severe storms over the southeastern half of Polk County caused significant flash flooding. Several low water crossings and roads were washed away as rainfall measurements ranged from 1.5 to 3 inches. A few specific locations that experienced flooding include sections of county roads S170, E530, and S237. The Pomme De Terre River flooded near the city of Pleasant Hope.
Training tornadic supercells caused major flash flooding at countless locations in Webster County. Numerous roads and low water crossings were washed away. Rainfall measurements ranged from 1.5 to 3.5 inches within a six hour time frame. A few locations that experienced this flooding include the intersection of Highway A and Highway FF. Several sections of Highway 60 between Rogersville and Diggins also experienced flooding.
Training severe thunderstorms caused widespread flash flooding in Dallas County. Numerous low water crossings and low lying roads became impassable to motorists.
Training tornadic supercells caused widespread areas of flash flooding across Laclede County. Numerous roads and low water crossings were washed away. A few specific locations that received this flooding include areas along Brush Creek from Highway PP to County Road J638, a section of Highway J, a low water crossing two miles north of Sleeper, and a section of Highway 32.
Training severe thunderstorms caused several areas of Wright County to experience flash flooding. Severel roads and low water crossing were washed away, as one to four inches of rain was measured in a six hour period. A couple of specific locations that were flooded include city streets in Hartville and the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 38.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding in several areas of Maries County. A couple of specific locations along Highway FF that were impacted include low water crossings at Spring Creek and Mill Creek.
Excessive rainfall caused several areas of Miller County to experience flash flooding.
Excessive rainfall caused Jones Creek to flood areas near the intersection of Highway O and Creek Road.
Training tornadic supercell thunderstorms across the headwater basin of Shoal Creek caused it to flood across Newton County.
Excessive rainfall caused numerous low water crossings to experience flash flooding west of Rolla.
Down burst winds associated with a severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to one home and downed several trees.
Training supercells caused major flash flooding in countless locations across the county. Numerous roads and low water crossings were washed away. A few of the specific locations that received this flooding include a section of Farm Road 1095 just south of its intersection with Highway BB along the Barry and Lawrence county line, a section of Farm Road 1100 just south of its intersection with Highway C, a section of Farm Road 1160 just south of its intersection with 2240, the intersection of Farm Road 1150 and Farm Road 2010, and a section of Highway 97 three miles south of Pierce City. A water rescue was performed one mile northeast of Wheaton. Over five inches of rain was measured within a 6 hour time frame.
A severe thunderstorm produced straight line winds which downed several trees 7 miles west of Hartville.
Penny sized hail was reported at the south gate of Fort Leonard Wood.
Training thunderstorms caused significant flash flooding across countless locations in Christian County. Widespread rainfall amounts up to four inches occurred over the county within a six hour period. Numerous roads and low water crossings were washed out. Several roads in the city of Ozark and Nixa also experienced flash flooding.
Training thunderstorms caused significant flooding over countless locations in Lawrence County. Numerous roads and low water crossings were washed away. A few specific locations that experienced this flooding include a low water crossing on Farm Road 2170 approximately one quarter of a mile east of its intersection with Highway K, a section of Farm Road 1200 near its intersection with 2165. An observer near the intersection of Farm Road 1200 and Farm Road 2165 measured over five inches of rain.
Penny sized hail fell at the 176 mile marker of Interstate 44.
Penny sized hail fell in the community of Pilot Knob along Highway 63.
Straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm rolled 3 small trailers at a mobile home park on to their sides.
Straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm destroyed a small barn.
Straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to one home. Damage included the loss of an attached porch.
Areas near and just north of Washburn sustained significant wind damage to large trees in a heavily forested area.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado developed along a squall line, and tracked across rural areas south of Cassville. A few houses and outbuildings sustained damage. Numerous trees were also damaged from this tornado.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado developed along a squall line and tracked across rural sections of Barry and Stone counties. In Barry County, damage mainly consisted of trees.
This tornado is an extension of the Barry County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across rural sections of Stone County. Poultry barns, sheds, and outbuildings in the vicinity of Boomerrang Road and Highway 248 were heavily damaged or destroyed. Several poultry barns were also destroyed along Horsecreek Road.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado touched down on a warehouse owned by Harry Cooper Supply. This warehouse is located on Chestnut and Sherman and was completely destroyed. The tornado continued to track along Chestnut Expressway causing minor damage to several homes. The tornado lifted just north of the intersection of Glenstone and Chestnut Expressway, where it destroyed the Krispy Kream donut sign.
Roof damage occurred to two commercial buildings in the town of Shell Knob. A wall was also blown out of a metal barn just north of Shell Knob.
High winds associated with a rear flank downdraft downed power lines across Blue Springs Road. Minor siding and roof damage was also reported to homes just north of the city hall.
Severe winds associated with a squall line produced widespread minor damage across the city including downed limbs and windows blown out.
Straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm snapped three cedar trees estimated to be 18 inches in diameter at the trunk.
Winds associated with a severe thunderstorm downed a large tree onto a house. An outbuilding was also blown over on north Old Mill road south of the town of Battlefield.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted the community of Highlandville. Numerous structures sustained damage including a church at the intersection of Highway 160 and Kentling Road. The tornado continued eastward and crossed Highway 65 approximately one half of a mile south of the Highlandville exit. Several outbuildings and highway advertisement signs sustained damage in this area.
The Automated Surface Observing System at the Springfield/Branson National airport recorded an official wind measurement of 66 mph.
Winds estimated at near 100 mph winds were reported southwest of the intersection of Republic and Golden roads.
An estimated thunderstorm gust of 80 mph was reported at the intersection of National and St. Louis streets in Springfield.
Shingles were blown off of a roof by a thunderstorm wind gust.
Debris from associated thunderstorm winds was reported at the intersection of Republic Road and Golden.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down at the Thousand Hills Golf Resort. Three condomeniums sustained minor damage. The tornado also caused damage at a mobile home park in Hollister.
An estimated 80 mph wind gust downed large tree limbs.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado touched down along an overnight squall line. Weak tree and structure damage ocurred over a seven mile stretch of rural Webster County.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado tracked across rural areas of northwest Douglas County. Several barns and outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed with numerous trees snapped or uprooted.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that 90 mph straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm raked across the community of Dove. Damage occurred to a farm house and surrounding trees.
A National Wether Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado touched down over rural areas of eastern Webster County. Several homes and outbuildings were destroyed from this tornado.
A severe thunderstorm produced straight line winds which downed several trees reported across the county.
A large barn was destroyed by straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm. The barn was located along Highway V northeast of Seymour.
High winds associated with a squall line damaged one home.
A 58 mph wind gust was measured by a home weather station.
A National Weather Service storm survey determined that straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm caused significant tree damage.
An estimated 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported in Mount Zion.
A National Weather Service storm survey determined that straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm damaged or uprooted several trees north of the city of Hartville.
A 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust on the south edge of Ava deposited debris on the portions of Highway 5.
Severe winds associated with a line of thunderstorms removed shingles from the roof of a home and a barn. Several large cedar trees were uprooted with damage to other trees occurring as well.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted rural areas of northeast Douglas County. This tornado caused significant tree damage and moved a mobile home from its foundation.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked over rural areas north of Mountain Grove causing damage to a few barns and outbuildings.
This is an extension of the Wright County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across rural areas of southwest Texas County. A few barns and outbuildings sustained damage from this tornado.
Winds estimated at 60 mph were reported with debris strewn about.
High winds from a dissipating supercell downed several large trees.
Thunderstorm winds toppled several trees and downed large limbs. Shingles were also blown off of several roofs and there was minor damage reported to one barn.
Severe winds associated with a bowing segment of a squall line produced widespread wind damage in a six mile swath from 3 miles west and southwest of Summersville to areas south of Summersville. Roof damage to one home and damage to a trailer home was reported.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a weak EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in a rural area in western Howell County. Two outbuildings were damaged and a mobile home sustained minor damage.
A National Weather Service storm survey determined that a barn was destroyed by straight line winds south of Summersville.
Numerous trees were reported down along Highway 106 for a six to eight mile stretch near Highway 106 between Summersville and Alley Spring.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked across forested sections of central Shannon County. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted from this tornado.
A National Weather Service storm survey determined that significant tree damage in the Alley Spring area was due to intense straight line winds.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted forested areas of eastern Shannon County. Two barns and a garage were destroyed while numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a weak EF-0 tornado damaged a few outbuildings south of Alton. A motorcycle shop sustained the most damage as a barn that sheltered several new motorcycles was destroyed.
A few trees were reported down in the Eminence area.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Greene | 2008-01-07 | 84 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Webster | 2008-01-07 | 52 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Webster | 2008-01-31 | 100 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Missouri, 2008Warnings in Missouri, January 2008
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: 73648, 73812, 77525, 73816, 73818, 73819, 72552, 72547, 73646, 73821, 73822, 73825, 73826, 73827, 73828, 73744, 73829, 73831, 73833, 73834, 73836, 75000, 73837, 73745, 73838, 73747, 74525, 73839, 73840, 73880, 73611, 73753, 73612, 73756, 73841, 73842, 75001, 73789, 73790, 73843, and more.