A cluster of thunderstorms produced minor wind damage across extreme southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri.
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A cluster of thunderstorms produced minor wind damage across extreme southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri.
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 Feb 9, 8:46 AM CST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
846 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009
.UPDATE...
...MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION...
A LINE OF FORCED CONVECTION ALONG A LOW LEVEL ZONE OF CONVERGENCE
HAS PUT DOWN SOME SEVERE WINDS ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS
MORNING. LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS REVEALS REALLY NO INSTABILITY
WHATSOEVER. WITHIN THE LAST HOUR...THIS CONVECTION HAS BEEN ABLE TO
MIX DOWN SOME FAIRLY ROBUST MOMENTUMS JUST OFF THE SURFACE. A LOW
LEVEL JET LIKELY EXCEEDING 70 KNOTS IS CURRENTLY PUNCHING INTO THE
BACK OF THIS LINE OF CONVECTION. THIS LOW LEVEL JET WILL SHIFT
NORTH AND EAST WITH TIME THIS MORNING AS STRONG SHORT WAVE ENERGY
PULLS NORTHEAST INTO NEBRASKA. THEREFORE EXPECT THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE WINDS TO DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LINE
SHIFTS EAST OF HIGHWAY 65...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED SEVERE GUST WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI.
SCHAUMANN
&&
.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINDS TODAY ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY
REMAIN THE FOCUS OF THE FORECAST.
AS ADVERTISED...THE FIRST UPPER TROUGH IN A SERIES OF WAVES TO
COME IS LIFTING INTO THE PLAINS AS THE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF
WESTERLIES IN A SPLIT FLOW PATTERN BECOMES INCREASINGLY ACTIVE.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH IN
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS AIDED BY A 60 KNOT LOW LEVEL JET.
MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE UPPER TROUGH LIFTING INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS WITH UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND THE STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET SHIFTING EAST OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI
OZARKS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH CHANCES ENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
OZARKS BY EARLY EVENING. IT WILL BE A WINDY DAY AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT FURTHER TIGHTENS RESULTING IN A STRONG SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTH WIND. THE STRONGEST WIND...NEAR 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 40 TO 50 MPH...IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OSAGE PLAIN AND ALONG
THE PLATEAU. CURRENT WIND ADVISORY CONFIGURATION HANDLES THIS
WELL AND WILL LEAVE AS IS. LIMITED INSTABILITY WILL HINDER THE
SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL TODAY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH SUFFICIENT UPDRAFTS COULD MIX DOWN STRONGER
AMBIENT WINDS TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE.
A MUCH STRONGER UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PLAINS TUESDAY. THIS
WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...HEAVY RAIN AND
FLASH FLOODING TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS
AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH...DEEP GULF MOISTURE
WILL SURGE INTO THE OZARKS ON THE NOSE OF A 60 KNOT 850 MB JET
WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES INCREASING TO NEAR AN INCH.
FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT A DEEPENING OF THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW AND SURFACE LOW AS THEY TRACK THROUGH OKLAHOMA INTO THE
MISSOURI OZARKS. WHILE MODELS ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT ON THESE
FEATURES...THERE ARE SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH THE NAM BEING
THE SLOWEST AND THE GFS AND ECMWF SIMILAR WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE LOWS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP AS UPPER
LEVEL DIFFLUENCE EXPANDS WITH THE TROUGH BECOMING NEGATIVELY TILTED
WITH A 110 KNOT 250MB JET MAX ROUNDING ITS BASE. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP IN A HIGH SHEAR LOW CAPE ENVIRONMENT WITH 0-6 KM BULK
SHEAR NEAR 75 KNOTS...0-1 KM HELICITY NEAR 400 M2/S2...AND 0-1 KM
CAPE APPROACHING 500 J/KG. ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE
POSSIBLE INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS...FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY
RAIN AND ISOLATED TORNADOES IN DISCRETE CELLS AND EMBEDDED WITHIN
CONVECTIVE SEGMENTS.
THUNDERSTORM UPDRAFTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HIGH RAINFALL RATES
LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING DUE TO THE ROCKY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS
AND MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS FROM PRECIPITATION TODAY. A HYDROLOGIC
OUTLOOK (STLESFSGF) WILL BE ISSUED WITH THE RELEASE OF THIS
FORECAST TO HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING WITH LATER SHIFTS
ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOLLOWING TODAYS
PRECIPITATION.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE TIMING OF THIS CONVECTIVE EVENT IS
ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR MOSTLY DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS AND IN A
WINTER MONTH. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND MEDIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO
EMPHASIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THIS SPRING LIKE STORM AND RAISE
AWARENESS OF IT OCCURRING AT NIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE CALENDAR SAYS
FEBRUARY.
DRY WEATHER RETURNS THURSDAY WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING
INTO THE PLAINS. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN ACTIVE
ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE PLAINS LATE THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL FORECASTS WILL
FURTHER DETAIL THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST.
ANGLE
&&
.AVIATION...
WINDY CONDITIONS AND AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM TRACKS
ACROSS THE PLAIN STATES. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
OVER 30 KTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA
DURING THE DAY AND REACH THE JOPLIN TERMINAL BY LATE MORNING THEN
SPRINGFIELD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL PERSIST
MUCH OF THE DAY AS WINDS GREATER THAN 50 KTS PERSIST JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE. THE SHOWERS WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON BUT GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.
FOSTER
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
FEB 9 FEB 10
SPRINGFIELD 76 (1932) 74 (1999)
JOPLIN 73 (2000) 74 (1954)
WEST PLAINS 73 (1957) 76 (1976)
VICHY ROLLA 69 (2000) 77 (1976)
RECORD HIGH LOW TEMPERATURES
FEB 9 FEB 10
SPRINGFIELD 53 (1938) 63 (1932)
JOPLIN 47 (1953) 45 (1993)
WEST PLAINS 52 (1959) 51 (1999)
VICHY ROLLA 51 (1959) 51 (1898)
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD
SPRINGFIELD SINCE 1888
JOPLIN SINCE 1948
WEST PLAINS SINCE 1947
VICHY ROLLA SINCE 1888
ANGLE
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOZ066>068-
077>081-088>095-101-102.
KS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ073-097-101.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 828 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-101200- 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 CST MON FEB 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 THIS AFTERNOON WITH THESE STORMS. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE OSAGE PLAIN OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI AND ALONG WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OZARK PLATEAU. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE DAMAGING WINDS...ISOLATED TORNADOES AND HEAVY RAIN RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE TIMING OF THIS CONVECTIVE EVENT IS ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR MOSTLY DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS AND IN A WINTER MONTH. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND MEDIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO EMPHASIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THIS SPRING LIKE STORM AND RAISE AWARENESS OF IT OCCURRING AT NIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE CALENDAR SAYS FEBRUARY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE PLAINS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING. && 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
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:47 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over a highway sign.
Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over a power line.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, February 2009
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: 154897, 154898.