Scattered thunderstorms developed in a very moist summer time air mass. Storms develop and moved very slowly producing localized flooding along with localized downburst winds.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed in a very moist summer time air mass. Storms develop and moved very slowly producing localized flooding along with localized downburst winds.
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 15, 5:02 PM CST, 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
602 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010
...UPDATE TO AVIATION...
.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM GRADUALLY TRANSLATED INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI THIS
AFTERNOON...TRIGGERING SEVERAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE
STORMS WERE MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44. TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE
FRONT WERE JUST SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN THE WARM SECTOR...BUT NOT BY
MUCH. HOWEVER...CLOUD COVER MITIGATED TEMPERATURES FROM WARMING
BEYOND ABOUT 90 DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS. IT IS LIKELY THAT A
LARGE AREA OF DRY AIR ABOVE 500 MB WAS PREVENTING STORMS FROM
BECOMING MORE INTENSE.
THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO
STALL OUT SOMEWHERE OVER FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI...OR NORTHERN
ARKANSAS TONIGHT. EVENTUALLY THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE...BUT UNTIL
THEN...THIS FEATURE COULD REMAIN A FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL
RANGE FROM THE LOWER 70S IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...TO THE MIDDLE 70S IN
SOUTHERN MISSOURI. WITH CLOUD COVER AND AREAS OF PRECIPITATION
PERSISTING INTO FRIDAYS PERIOD...AFTERNOON HIGHS MAY STRUGGLE TO
WARM OUT OF THE UPPER 80S.
HEADING INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY
THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIRMASS WILL STICK AROUND PROMOTING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ON AN AFTERNOON BASIS. THE OZARKS WILL ALSO BE
POSITIONED UNDERNEATH THE NORTHEASTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUMMERTIME
HIGH...WHICH IS TYPICALLY A GOOD AREA FOR MORNING THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEXES. I'M NOT COMPLETELY CONFIDENT IN ANY NOCTURNAL COMPLEXES
TRACKING INTO THE REGION...ALTHOUGH IT CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY RULED
OUT EITHER. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE LOW 90S BOTH
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE 70S ON A
NIGHTLY BASIS.
CONDITIONS WILL ONLY GET HOTTER NEXT WORK WEEK AS THE SUMMERTIME
RIDGE EXPANDS BACK INTO THE NATIONS MID SECTION. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES APPEAR TO BE VERY LOW THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK...WITH
TEMPERATURES BLASTING WELL INTO THE 90S. I WOULD EXPECT THAT
HEADLINES REGARDING THE HEAT WILL BE NEEDED FOR SEVERAL DAYS NEXT
WEEK.
CRAMER
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 00Z TAFS...FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO SHIFT SOUTH ALONG
THE MO/AR BORDER EARLY THIS EVENING HAVING PUSHED THROUGH BOTH
SGF/JLN AND WORKING THROUGH BBG. ONLY REAL CONVECTIVE CHANCES
LOOKS TO AFFECT THE BBG TERMINAL OVER THE FIRST COUPLE OF HOURS OF
THE 00Z TAFS. WEAK WIND FIELD BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND OVERNIGHT AND THE POTENTIAL OF MVFR
VISIBILITIES TOWARDS MORNING. OTHERWISE EXPECTING VFR CONDITIONS.
LINDENBERG
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MOZ082-083-088-
092>098-101>106.
KS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ101.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 243 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-161200- 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- 243 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK LEVEL IS...ELEVATED. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK FOR WINDS IN EXCESS TO 60 MPH. LIMITED HAIL RISK FOR HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. LIMITED FLOODING RISK. LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. DISCUSSION... HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 107 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS KANSAS TO OZARK TO SALEM MISSOURI LINE...WHERE A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ALONG A SLOWLY MOVING COLD FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. THE MAIN RISKS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA INTO FRIDAY. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH WARM SOUTHERLY WINDS AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING REGAINING CONTROL OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. && 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 247 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010 MOZ082-097-152030- TEXAS MO-HOWELL MO- 247 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTH CENTRAL HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 243 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF CLEAR SPRINGS...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF WILLOW SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN HOWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. WISE
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.
9 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash flooding occurred along Highway P southeast of Ava in between Highway 14 and Highway N.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree near the intersection of West Bennett Street and South Campbell Avenue.
Widespread street flooding was reported in southern parts of the city of Springfield.
Fassnight Creek in Springfield was flowing out of its banks and flooding nearby streets.
Widespread street flooding was reported in the city of Neosho. Several cars were pushed off of roadways by high water.
Thunderstorm winds damaged an outbuilding.
High water flooded a low water crossing near Missouri Highway 43 and Langley Road.
Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and an outbuilding along Missouri Highway B just north of Rogersville.
High water briefly closed Highway D north of Highway 32 in Bolivar.
High water caused the closure of a segment of Missouri Highway H in McDonald County.
High water closed Missouri Highway 43 just north of Highway DD.
High water flooded a low water crossing at Farm Road 182 about a half mile west of Missouri Highway 39.
Law enforcement estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, July 2010
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: 252959, 245769, 249858, 249824, 252911, 249827, 249865, 249853, 249878, 249832, 249836, 249839, 249845, 249872.