Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of 22 July. Damaging winds and a few observations of large hail resulted from these storms.
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Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of 22 July. Damaging winds and a few observations of large hail resulted from these storms.
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 Jul 22, 1:29 AM CST, 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 229 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .DISCUSSION... MAIN FOCUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WITH THE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALONG WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES. MAIN CONVECTIVE COMPLEX CONTINUES TO AFFECT AREAS TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA WITH MAIN SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STILL ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI. RADAR AS OF 07Z SHOWING A LONE CELL OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI...BUT MAIN ORGANIZED WEATHER WILL REMAIN AROUND MAIN SURFACE FRONT AND ANY CONVECTIVELY INDUCED OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WILL ROTATE AROUND THE GREAT LAKES UPPER LOW OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH RIDGE AXIS REMAINING POSITIONED FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS CHANGE TO A MORE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALLOW PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO SINK SOUTH INTO THE CWA TODAY AND BECOME MORE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED. INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE TODAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S WITH FRONT/OUTFLOWS ACTING AS FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WITH CAPES OF 3000-4000 J/KG POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOME OF THE STORMS IN THIS CORRIDOR MAY BECOME SEVERE. TEMPERATURES TODAY MAY BE MORE TRICKY THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS AS WE WILL BE DEALING WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER FROM CURRENT MCS ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON CONVECTION REDEVELOPMENT OVER THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE CWA. WHILE THAT AREA HAS HAD THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES THE PAST FEW DAYS...IT WILL LIKELY BE THE COOLER SPOT TODAY. SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE CWA WILL LIKLEY REACH BACK INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S WHILE NORTHEAST SECTIONS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90. MCS ACTIVITY AGAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT BUT FURTHER SOUTH FROM CURRENT COMPLEX WHICH IS AFFECTING NORTHERN MISSOURI. MODELS SHIFT MAIN INSTABILITY AXIS FURTHER SOUTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY AND LOOKS LIKE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI THEN. RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN AGAIN BY THURSDAY WITH MORE SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .AVIATION... FOR THE 0600 UTC KSGF/KJLN TAFS...BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT ALONG AND BEHIND A SFC COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH INTO CONTROL MO. THE WEAK FRONT WILL EASE SOUTH INTO THE MO OZARKS TUE BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION/TSTMS. WILL KEEP TAFS VFR THROUGH THE DAY TUE...WITH ONLY SOME BRIEF LOWERING OF VISIBILITY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUE FOR HAZE AND LIGHT FOG...THEN VFR CEILINGS WITH CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH CONVECTION. DSA && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 914 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-230215- 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- 914 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI EARLY THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...MOVING INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY AFTER 1 AM. AREAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM OSCEOLA TO LEBANON TO SALEM WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HAIL UP TO ONCE INCH DIAMETER AND 60 MPH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM OSCEOLA TO CASSVILLE. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA...PROVIDING A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE WIND SHEAR WILL BE MINIMAL...ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY MAY POSE A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS IF IT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ITSELF THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS NEARLY EVERY DAY. .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) BARJENBRUCH/DSA
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:55 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts caused significant damage to power poles. Several trees were knocked into power lines, causing power outages in the city of Theodosia for several hours.
Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a roof of a business.
Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down a large tree near the intersection of Scenic Avenue and Republic Road.
Debris blown from severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked out several car windows.
Several large trees were snapped or uprooted by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm wind gusts ripped off several pieces of plywood that were secured on a garage under construction.
Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down several trees in the city of Ozark.
Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down several five inch diameter tree limbs. Roof damage to a home was also observed.
Downburst winds knocked over a few trees.
Thunderstorm wind gusts ripped several three to four inch diameter tree limbs off of a sycamore tree.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, July 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: 115425, 115427, 115414, 115444, 115428, 115417, 115446, 115420, 115431, 115433, 115437, 115438, 115439, 115442, 115443, 115422.