A few strong to severe thunderstorms developed causing a swath of large hail and damaging winds along the Highway 13 corridor. A tornado also tracked from Schell City to north of El Dorado Springs.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
A few strong to severe thunderstorms developed causing a swath of large hail and damaging winds along the Highway 13 corridor. A tornado also tracked from Schell City to north of El Dorado Springs.
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 Jun 2, 2:34 AM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
334 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008
.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN ONGOING EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS
THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA. THESE STORMS ARE DEVELOPING
IN AN AREA OF WARM AIR ADVECTION AS THE LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES
ACROSS THE AREA. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING IN THIS AREA OF WARM AIR ADVECTION...
WITH IS STARTING TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE. THESE STORMS SHOULD
MAINLY REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THAT
COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND SMALL HAIL THE MAIN HAZARDS...
HOWEVER CANNOT RULE OUT ONE OF THE STRONGER STORMS PRODUCING
MARGINAL SEVERE HAIL. THIS SHOULD MAINLY REMAIN ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN CWA THIS MORNING.
LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS...THAT ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS INTO NEBRASKA...WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA.
ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL BE IN PLACE TO MAKE STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE TO WARM FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY. BY
THIS AFTERNOON THE WESTERN CWA SHOULD BECOME CAPPED ENOUGH TO
LIMIT THUNDERSTORMS. BY THIS EVENING THE STORMS SHOULD BEGIN TO
PUSH EAST OUT OF THE EASTERN CWA.
THE WARM AIR CONTINUES TO PUMP INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY...WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 80S. THE STRONG CAP THAT WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ON TUESDAY. SHOULD NOT SEE ANY
PRECIPITATION THOUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOMORROW EVENING AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA. THESE FEATURES SHOULD BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE CAP...WITH
STORMS QUICKLY DEVELOP TOMORROW EVENING ONCE THE CAP BREAKS.
SEVERE WEATHER WE BE POSSIBLE AS A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIRMASS WE BE OVER THE AREA...WITH 0-6KM WIND SHEAR VALUES OF 50
TO 60 KTS. ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE
QUESTION FOR THE TORNADO POTENTIAL IS IF THE STORMS WILL BE ABLE TO
BECOME SURFACE BASED OR IF THEY REMAIN ELEVATED. IF THEY CAN GET
SURFACE BASED AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE MUCH HEAD WAY SOUTH AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
CONTINUES TO BUILD IN. THEREFORE...THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD MAINLY
AFFECT THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA.
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BE OVER THE
REGION...WITH MUGGY CONDITIONS CONTINUING. THINK THE AREA WILL
REMAIN TOO CAPPED TO GET ANY AFTERNOON CONVECTION TO FIRE WITH THE
HEATING OF THE DAY. HAVE PULLED POPS OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL US THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...BRING
ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORM AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR
SEVERE WEATHER. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SLIGHTLY
DIFFER IN THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM. HAVE GENERALLY FOLLOWED A
BLEND OF THE GFS AND THE ECMWF. WILL HAVE TO GET A BETTER HANDLE
ON THE EXACT TIMING AND ON THE MESOSCALE FEATURES TO BETTER DISCERN
THE SEVERE WEATHER MODE. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE MONITORED AS THE
SYNOPTIC SET UP FAVORS SEVERE WEATHER SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
U.S.
WISE
&&
.AVIATION...
WHILE PREDOMINANTLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AT THE
SPRINGFIELD AND JOPLIN TERMINALS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE ON
THE INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE
PREVALENT AFTER 09Z INTO MONDAY MORNING. ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY
DIMINISH AND MOVE TO THE EAST AROUND 15Z. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE AREAS OF PRECIPITATION. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
AGAIN THE RULE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED STORMS REDEVELOPING
ESPECIALLY EAST OF SPRINGFIELD.
FOSTER
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MOZ066-077-078-088-
089-093-094-101>103.
KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR KSZ073-097-101.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1258 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-030600- 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- 1258 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING: HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL LIKELY PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI AFTER 500 AM. DISCUSSION: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AN UPPER LEVEL FRONT ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD...HOWEVER A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS KANSAS LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI BY DAYBREAK. THE STORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE OZARKS INTO THE MORNING HOURS MONDAY. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT STRONG STORMS WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERS ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN HAZARDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WORK WEEK AS ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED LATE 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) GAGAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1203 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 MOZ102-103-020600- STONE MO-BARRY MO- 1203 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CENTRAL STONE AND EAST CENTRAL BARRY COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT... AT MIDNIGHT CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRANE...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF AURORA...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 27 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... GALENA BY 1225 AM CDT. REEDS SPRING...WEST BRANSON AND 8 MILES NORTH OF KIMBERLING CITY BY 1240 AM CDT. 6 MILES NORTH OF INDIAN POINT BY 1245 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF ELSEY...CAPE FAIR AND SILVER DOLLAR CITY ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PENNY SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. FOSTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1230 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 MOZ104-020630- TANEY MO- 1230 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR TANEY COUNTY UNTIL 130 AM CDT... AT 1225 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR REEDS SPRING...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF KIMBERLING CITY...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ROCKAWAY BEACH...BRANSON...MERRIAM WOODS AND HOLLISTER BY 1255 AM CDT. FORSYTH BY 100 AM CDT. 8 MILES SOUTH OF TANEYVILLE BY 105 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF WALNUT SHADE...KIRBYVILLE...OZARK BEACH...EDGEWATER BEACH...POWERSITE...KISSEE MILLS...RUETER AND PROTEM ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PENNY SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. FOSTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1237 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 MOZ093-020630- NEWTON MO- 1237 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 130 AM CDT... AT 1235 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SENECA...OR 11 MILES WEST OF NEOSHO...MOVING EAST AT 22 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 8 MILES SOUTH OF SAGINAW BY 1245 AM CDT. NEOSHO BY 105 AM CDT. 7 MILES SOUTH OF DIAMOND BY 110 AM CDT. GRANBY BY 120 AM CDT. 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRVIEW BY 130 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF NEWTONIA...STARK CITY AND RITCHEY ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5. PENNY SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. FOSTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 132 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 MOZ101-020700- MCDONALD MO- 132 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EASTERN MCDONALD COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM CDT... AT 128 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOODMAN...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF NEOSHO... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 24 MPH. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN MCDONALD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF POWELL. PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GAGAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 217 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 MOZ102-020800- BARRY MO- 217 AM CDT MON JUN 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTY UNTIL 300 AM CDT... AT 212 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WASHBURN...OR 11 MILES WEST OF CASSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... EXETER BY 230 AM CDT. WASHBURN BY 235 AM CDT. SELIGMAN BY 245 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF WAYNE AND EAGLE ROCK ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PENNY SIZE HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GAGAN
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:02 UTC.
19 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Numerous trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
One person was injured after being struck by baseball size hail.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Schell City, and tracked into St. Clair County approximately one mile south of Atkinson Lake. Numerous trees were downed while several roofs were damaged in Schell City.
Numerous large trees were blown down from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a tornado tracked across southwest sections of St. Clair County. Numerous trees were damaged while one barn was destroyed that was located southwest of Tiffin along Highway 32.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees and power lines.
Excessive rain caused several homes and businesses to flood.
Several trees were damaged from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Several trees were downed from thunderstorm wind gusts.
A few outbuildings were damaged from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees.
A large tree was downed from thunderstorm wind gusts.
A low water crossing along Highway C flooded and became impassable to motorists.
A low water crossing along Highway C flooded and became impassable to motorists.
Four feet of water flooded areas near the intersection of Hackberry Road and Pacific Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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