Eleven tornadoes and significant flash flooding occurred in response to several clusters of thunderstorms impacting the Missouri Ozarks. The ground was saturated from record rainfall in both the months of February and March.
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.
Eleven tornadoes and significant flash flooding occurred in response to several clusters of thunderstorms impacting the Missouri Ozarks. The ground was saturated from record rainfall in both the months of February and March.
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 Mar 31, 5:46 AM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
646 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
...SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING UPDATE...
.UPDATE...
THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN CONCENTRATED EARLY THIS MORNING FROM NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS INTO NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
THE STORMS ARE BEING SUSTAINED BY A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AND UPPER
LEVEL DIVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK.
EXPECT THE STORMS TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AS
THE LOW LEVEL JET VEERS. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN
SUB SEVERE WITH SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
HOWEVER THERE IS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE PERSISTENT SUPERCELL OVER
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TO THE NORTH OF TULSA. THIS STORM HAS TAKEN
MORE OF EASTWARD TURN THE PAST HOUR OR SO. WHILE THIS STORM IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN IT MAY SUSTAIN SEVERE CHARACTERISTICS
WITH THE POTENTIAL OF LARGE HAIL AS IT TRACKS INTO MCDONALD AND
NEWTON COUNTIES AROUND 9 AM. SOME CONCERN FOR TORNADIC POTENTIAL
WITH THIS STORM AS LOW LEVEL HELICITIES NEAR 300 M2/S2 ARE IN
PLACE AHEAD OF THE STORM. THIS STORM WILL MONITORED CLOSELY.
FOSTER
&&
.DISCUSSION...
SEVERE WEATHER IS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI
OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. AN
ELEVATED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IS ADVISED THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ANTICIPATED WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.
SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHERN KANSAS
CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST WITH THE AID OF AN 850MB LOW LEVEL
JET. CHANCES FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THIS MORNING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER
OUTBREAK THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ALONG A
SURFACE FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR GAGE OKLAHOMA TO NEAR
WICHITA KANSAS TO NEAR KANSAS CITY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE HAS
DEVELOPED IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT IS A MOIST AIRMASS
WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 50S AND 60S. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL BE KICKED INTO THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW DEEPENS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST
INTO THE MISSOURI OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WITH THE NAM
AND GFS PROGGING LAPSE RATES STEEPENING TO NEAR 7 DEGREES
CELSIUS/KM...0-6KM BULK SHEAR NEAR 50 KTS...AND PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES OVER AN INCH.
THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF
LINE FROM NEAR JOPLIN TO SPRINGFIELD TO BRANSON WHERE THE GFS AND
NAM MODELS PROG 0-3 KM HELICITY VALUES GENERALLY 300-400 M2/S2.
ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT CAN DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY THUS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME TORNADIC.
FACTORS THE COULD HINDER THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES INCLUDE
LIMITED HEATING AND SURFACE CAPE DUE TO CLOUD COVER.
THE CONVECTION WILL EVOLVE INTO A SQUALL LINE AND MOVE FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL
AND HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
BY TUESDAY MORNING THE FRONT WILL BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA
WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY WITH
COOLER AND DRY AIR SETTLING IN. HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL BE BELOW
NORMAL WITH READINGS IN THE 50S. FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING.
ANGLE
LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE SHORTWAVES RIDE THE QUASI
ZONAL FLOW AND INTERACT WITH A MEANDERING EAST-WEST ORIENTED
BAROLINOC ZONE. 850 MB WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
WELL AHEAD OF THE NEXT SHORTWAVE COMING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. EXPECT RAINFALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL WARM AIR AND MOISTURE ADVECTION INCREASE
OVERTOP A SURFACE WARM FRONT THAT WILL BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED FROM
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA EAST ALONG THE MISSOURI ARKANSAS BORDER.
ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY BE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT
THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGHER RAINFALL RATES.
A SURFACE LOW IS PROGGED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSOURI THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
RAINFALL. THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE WEATHER EXIST BUT IS DEPENDENT
UPON THE PLACEMENT OF THE WARM FRONT. IF THE WARM SECTOR LIFTS
NORTH INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI AS PROGGED BY THE GFS THE POTENTIAL
OF SURFACE BASED STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER WOULD INCREASE. IN THE
VERY LEAST...IT APPEARS THAT ADDITIONAL FLOODING WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP AND AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING THAT WILL LIKELY
TRANSPIRE TODAY AND TONIGHT. IF THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN
DEVELOPS...SERIOUS FLOODING COULD UNFOLD DURING MID AND LATE WEEK.
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND OTHERS WITH FLOOD RELATED CONCERNS ARE
URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST...AND RIVER STAGES AND
FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEK.
FOSTER
&&
.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD MVFR AND LOCALIZED IFR CEILINGS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
MIDDAY TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROS EASTERN KANSAS AND
OKLAHOMA WILL SPREAD EAST AND AFFECT THE TERMINAL SITES THIS
MORNING. CEILINGS WILL RISE THIS AFTERNOON OUTSIDE OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGH MVFR AND LOW VFR CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. IN ADDITION GUSTY SOUTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KTS WILL CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT.
FOSTER
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ISOLATED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE IN
A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WILL CREATE NUMEROUS AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING AS THE WATER DRAINS INTO CREEKS..STREAMS AND RIVERS
THERE WILL BE RAPID RISES IN LEVELS DUE TO THE SATURATED SOIL AND
RUGGED TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY ALONG A STALLED FRONT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE
TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS
RAINFALL ON TOP OF RAINFALL RECEIVED TODAY AND TONIGHT COULD
AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING...AND QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING
AND SERIOUS RIVER FLOODING.
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND OTHERS WITH FLOOD RELATED CONCERNS ARE
URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST...AND RIVER STAGES AND
FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEK.
ANGLE/FOSTER
&&
.CLIMATE...
MARCH 2008 WILL BE RECORDED AS A HISTORICAL WET MONTH. THE TABLE
BELOW LISTS THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION RECEIVED SO FAR AT EACH
STATION ALONG WITH THE CURRENT RECORD RANK AND THE RECORD MARCH
PRECIPITATION TOTALS ALONG WITH THE YEAR.
LOCATION MARCH PRECIP SO FAR CURRENT RANK MARCH RECORDS
SPRINGFIELD 8.71 5TH 9.09 1935 (1)
7.87 1990 (5)
JOPLIN 5.93 8TH 9.04 1973 (1)
5.93 1975 (8)
WEST PLAINS 13.57 1ST 9.87 2002 (1)
VICHY ROLLA 8.31 1ST 7.41 1945 (1)
ANGLE
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOZ055>058-
066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106.
KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ073-097-101.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 828 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-011200- 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- 828 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 ...SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING... DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. ISOLATED TORNADOES. AND FLASH FLOODING. AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ANDERSON TO SPRINGFIELD TO OSAGE BEACH THROUGH 10 AM. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AND ALONG A COLD FRONT IN EASTERN KANSAS. DISCRETE SUPERCELLS THAT FORM AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES SOUTHWEST OF A LINE NEAR JOPLIN TO NEAR SPRINGFIELD TO NEAR BRANSON. A SQUALL LINE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA TONIGHT. QUARTER SIZE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THIS SQUALL LINE MOVES THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE SQUALL LINE. DISCUSSION: A SURFACE COLD FRONT IN EASTERN KANSAS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN OZARKS THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE MOIST AND UNSTABLE RESULTING IN THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES AND FLASH FLOODING WITH WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY TUESDAY MORNING ENDING THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA ALONG AND NORTH OF A STALLED FRONT. THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY AND 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) SCHAUMANN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 814 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 MOZ066-077-311415- BARTON MO-VERNON MO- 814 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHWESTERN BARTON AND VERNON COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM CDT... AT 813 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ENGLEVALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIBERAL BY 830 AM CDT. VERDELLA BY 835 AM CDT. SHELDON AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEVADA BY 850 AM CDT. 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WALKER BY 900 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF BURGESS...OSKALOOSA...HANNON...BRONAUGH...MOUNDVILLE... MILO AND MONTEVALLO ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PENNY SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. FOSTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 816 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 KSZ101-MOZ088-093-311415- CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-NEWTON MO- 816 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM CDT... AT 813 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MIAMI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BAXTER SPRINGS AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SENECA BY 825 AM CDT. 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALENA BY 835 AM CDT. SHOAL CREEK DRIVE AND IRON GATES BY 840 AM CDT. SAGINAW...SILVER CREEK...LEAWOOD AND JOPLIN BY 845 AM CDT. DUENWEG...DUQUESNE AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARTERVILLE BY 850 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF RACINE...REDINGS MILL...CLIFF VILLAGE...DENNIS ACRES... SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...OAKLAND PARK...ATLAS...FIDELITY...REEDS AND AVILLA ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 31. PENNY SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. FOSTER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
851 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 AM HAIL JOPLIN 37.08N 94.51W
03/31/2008 M0.70 INCH JASPER MO TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL AT MILE MARKER 5.4 ON INTERSTATE 44.
&&
ANGLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
929 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0929 AM HAIL WALNUT 37.60N 95.08W
03/31/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAWFORD KS EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
HATCHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
945 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0934 AM HAIL HEPLER 37.66N 94.97W
03/31/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAWFORD KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
HATCHThe Springfield radar (KSGF), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:46 UTC.
14 flash flood, 11 tornado, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines and poles along Highway O.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado damaged three homes and snapped several trees in rural southern Hickory County.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado damaged a hay barn and snapped a few power poles approximately two miles south of Miller.
A trained spotter witnessed a brief tornado touchdown in rural central Vernon County.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado caused minor damage to a barn. Several trees were uprooted and snapped near the barn.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that straight line winds damaged several outbuildings and a camper.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
This tornado is an extension of the Ottawa County, Oklahoma tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted sections of western Newton County. Several outbuildings were damaged and destroyed along with damage to several trees.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted northern sections of the city of Neosho. Ten homes were damaged, three homes were destroyed, and one business was damaged.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado impacted a section of Dallas County, including the city of Buffalo. Approximately 40 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed, and three people were injured. The path of destruction extended over an industrial plant and flipped airplanes at the Buffalo Airport. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 120 mph.
Straight line winds caused minor damage to the Race Brothers store and a church on Highway 37 near the city limits. A tractor trailer container was also turned on its side.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado caused damage to several homes and businesses on the north side of Lebanon. A bus was also overturned at Esther Elemetary School.
Straight line winds downed large limbs around Parkview High School.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado damaged a home, a barn, and power poles in rural southeast Polk County.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado caused minor damage to a turkey barn.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in South Fork. A barn housing a camping unit was destroyed.
Straight line winds blew a mobile home off of its foundation.
This is a continuation of the flash flooding over Taney County. Lake Taneycomo and Turkey Creek continued to flood lowlands near these streams for periods ranging from several days to over two months.
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, March 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: 88644, 89911, 89899, 89916, 85302, 89904, 88645, 89880, 89881, 89882, 85303, 88574, 89883, 89900, 89906, 89896, 89898, 88649, 88663, 89912, 88665, 88575, 89884, 89885, 85304, 89889, 85305, 89890, 89915, 89891, 89905, 89886, 89893, 89894, 89895, 89910, 88666, 85306, 89888.