Showers and thunderstorms produced flooding across Southwest Missouri with isolated wind damage in Neosho.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
Showers and thunderstorms produced flooding across Southwest Missouri with isolated wind damage in Neosho.
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 Oct 29, 5:36 AM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
636 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009
...UPDATE TO AVIATION...
.DISCUSSION...
CONCERNS REMAIN THE SAME AS RECENT RECENT FCST SHIFTS...HEAVY RAIN
AND SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WITH STORM EJECTING NORTHEAST INTO
THE PLAINS TODAY. OVERALL MODEL TRENDS CONTINUE TO SLOW THE EVOLUTION
OF THIS UPCOMING EPISODE SOMEWHAT...WITH POSSIBLE IMPLICATION
CONCERNING TIMING OF THE FROPA WITH RESULTING AFFECTS ON HEAVY
RAINFALL PLACEMENT AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER.
FOR TODAY...STRONG LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION IS ALLOWING GULF
MOISTURE TO RAPIDLY RETURN OVER THE PLAINS. ELEVATED CONVECTION
SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD EAST AS MOISTURE
TRANSPORT/ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASE AHEAD/NORTH OF A SFC WARM FRONT OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. COLD FRONT/OCCLUSION SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF
THE CWFA THROUGH TODAY...JUST APPROACHING OUR WESTERN COUNTIES BY
EARLY EVENING WITH WNW-ESE ORIENTED WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH INTO
NORTHEAST OK AND AR BY 30/00Z. THE SLOWER FROPA TREND WILL ALLOW
SOMEWHAT MORE INSTABILITY TO SHIFT NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST
KS/SOUTHERN MO LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...HOWEVER THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY...STRONGER FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN
WEST OF THE REGION. SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE ELEVATED CONVECTION
THROUGH TODAY. PWATS GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE 1.50-1.75 INCH
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON SO SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE.
FOR TONIGHT...FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH THROUGH THE CWFA TONIGHT
EXITING EASTERN COUNTIES JUST PRIOR TO 30/12Z. A CONTINUED
UNSEASONABLY MILD AND MOISTURE LADEN AIR MASS WITH PWATS OF 1.75
INCHES (PROGGED GFS SOUNDINGS...EASTERN OZARKS) COUPLED WITH
FORCING ALONG THE FRONT WILL MAKE THIS PERIOD THE MOST ACTIVE
WITHIN THIS EPISODE. A LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
TAKE SHAPE FROM SOUTH TX NORTHWARD INTO SE KS/SW MO LATE THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING AS STRONGER SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT CATCHES UP TO
THE FRONT. FCST TREND HAS BEEN TO ALLOW SOMEWHAT STRONGER
INSTABILITY TO LIFT NORTH AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT...WITH
MLCAPES 300-500 J/KG REACHING INTO SOUTHERN MO AND MUCAPES OF
500-800 J/KG AREA WIDE. WHILE INSTABILITY IS NOT
REMARKABLE...STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS FIELDS WILL MAKE FOR A
DAMAGING WIND THREAT ALONG THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE CONVECTIVE
LINE. OVERALL RISK FOR SUPERCELLS IS LOW THIS FAR NORTH WITH
BETTER CHANCES TO THE SOUTH WHERE INSTABILITY IS MORE ROBUST AND
ROOTED CLOSER TO THE SFC WHERE IT CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF VEERING
VERTICAL LOW LEVEL WIND PROFILES/HELICITY. WILL NEED TO WATCH
TRENDS ON THE LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY INTO SOUTHERN MO THIS EVENING
AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES SINCE THE TREND HAS BEEN TO GRADUALLY
INCREASE IT WITH EACH MODEL RUN.
THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS BEEN A ONGOING FCST CONCERN FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF DAYS...AND IN GENERAL FCST MODEL PLACEMENT HAS BEEN
CONSISTENT. I MAY ADD A COUPLE OF COUNTIES TO THE WEST OF THE
EXISTING WATCH...BUT OVERALL PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST PROGGED
RAINFALL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING NNE-SSW LINE OF CONVECTION WILL EXIST
TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
FRIDAY...FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY PROGRESSES EAST...AND THE AXIS OF
HEAVIER RAIN MAY ONLY LINGER OVER OUR FAR EASTERN COUNTIES THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THE PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
WESTERN U.S. TROUGH SHOULD PUSH THE RAIN EAST OF THE REGION BY
FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL RAINFALL IN THE FORECAST GRIDS THU-FRI
AVERAGES 2-4 INCHES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MO. ALREADY NEARLY
SATURATED ROCKY SOILS WILL CONVERT THIS TO RUNOFF QUICKLY.
SATURDAY-TUESDAY...RIDGE OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES W-E THROUGH THE
REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. A SFC TROUGH/DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION LATE SUNDAY/EARLY MON WITH ANOTHER STRONGER SFC
HIGH BUILDING INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. CAN IT BE WE WILL
SEE SEVERAL DRY DAYS IN A ROW??? ITS LOOKING GOOD SO FAR. DSA
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 12Z TAFS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. GENERALLY MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES CAN BE
EXPECTED THOUGH IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF
ANY CONVECTION THAT OCCURS. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL REMAIN A
HAZARD TO PILOTS AS SURFACE WINDS REMAIN GUSTY AND 2KFT WINDS WILL
BE NEAR 50-60KTS.
HATCH
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR MOZ071-082-083-092-096>098-104>106.
KS...NONE.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 532 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-301045- 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- 532 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY TODAY WELL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT OVER THE PLAINS. STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. THE FRONT WILL PASS WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA TONIGHT. A LINE OF STORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THIS EVENING WITH STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. THE MAIN STORM HAZARDS EXPECTED WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. IF ENOUGH LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY CAN MOVE NORTHWARD INTO FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS EVENING...A BRIEF THREAT FOR SHORT LIVED TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP...HOWEVER THE OVERALL PROBABILITY FOR THIS REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN IN COUNTIES ALONG AND EAST OF A BRANSON TO ROLLA LINE. WIDESPREAD FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE DAY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS WITH POSSIBLE ONGOING FLOODING PROBLEMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON 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) DSA
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:14 UTC.
27 flash flood, 18 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Route C and other roads along the Lindley Creek were flooded.
Route U west of Highway 137 was closed due to flooding.
Route U west of Highway 137 was closed due to flooding.
Route U west of Highway 137 was closed due to flooding.
Route EE along the North Fork of the White River was closed due to flooding.
Route T east of Highway 5 was closed due to flooding.
Route U south of Highway 60 was closed due to flooding.
Route C near Route T was closed due to flooding.
Route A near County Road 3380 was closed due to flooding.
Route NN along Rocky Creek was closed due to flooding.
Route TT east of Route 19 was closed due to flooding.
Several low water crossings were reported flooded across Maries County.
Thunderstorm winds blew windows out of some buildings with one building suffering minor structural damage. Several power poles and trees were also reported to be downed and a tractor trailer was blown over in a parking lot.
Several low water crossings were reported to be flooded west of Mountain Grove.
Numerous roads flooded in Springfield including the intersection of Mount Vernon and Broadway.
Low water crossings were flooded.
Old Cheese Plant Road near Little Beaver Creek was flooded.
Low water crossings were flooded.
Numerous roads were closed in Ava due to flash flooding.
A successful water rescue occurred in a low water crossing on Highway NN.
Route E was closed due to flooding.
Senior housing developments were evacuated due to flooding in Mansfield near Maple Avenue and Highway 5 and near Oak Street and Highway 5. Additional flooding occurred across Wright County with reports of propane tanks floating in yards in Mansfield and Hartville.
Highway 215 near the Pomme De Terre River was closed due to flooding.
Highway 215 near the Pomme De Terre River was closed due to flooding.
Route H near the Pomme De Terre River was closed due to flooding.
A water rescue was conducted on Route V between Highway 83 and Route O.
Route U was closed due to flash flooding.
Highway T 5 miles east of Route 5 was closed.
Numerous low water crossings were flooded.
County Road 830 was closed due to flooding.
Smokey Road was closed due to flooding.
Numerous low water crossings were flooded where Highway AA transitions to County Road 314.
Several vehicles were reported washed off of Highway 60 due to water flowing over the highway.
Water was reported flowing over Highway 5 near Hartville.
Highway 38 near the Wright and Webster county line was washed out.
Route C near Flat Creek was flooded.
County Road 142 was closed due to flooding.
A water rescue occurred near Highway Y and the intersection of Road 519.
Route O near Jones Creek was closed due to flooding.
Route J near the Big Piney River was closed due to flooding.
Route E north of the junction of Route HH was closed due to flooding.
Highway E was closed due to flooding.
Route J was closed due to flooding.
A water rescue was conducted at a low water crossing along Greenwood Road.
Dillon Road and Cardwell Chapel Road near the Finley Creek were closed due to flooding.
Numerous streets were flooded and impassable.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, October 2009
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