A band of training showers and thunderstorms produced flash flooding across portions of the Ozarks.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
A band of training showers and thunderstorms produced flash flooding across portions of the Ozarks.
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 20, 6:07 PM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
707 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
.DISCUSSION...
ITS BEEN A WILD 48 HOURS OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI OZARKS. ITS BEEN JUST AS WILD HERE AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. AFTER EXPERIENCING UPPER 60 AND LOWER 70 DEGREE
TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AFTERNOON...LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER WE'RE
DEALING WITH HEAVY SNOW.
FIRST AND FOREMOST...WE UPGRADED
POLK...DADE...HICKORY...DALLAS...CAMDEN...AND MORGAN COUNTIES TO A
WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM
LAMAR...TO STOCKTON LAKE...AND UP TO CROSS TIMBERS HAS BEEN QUITE
IMPRESSIVE. SEVERAL OBSERVERS WITHIN THIS GEOGRAPHIC ZONE HAS
MEASURED ANYWHERE FROM FOUR TO SIX INCHES...ALL OCCURING WITHIN THE
LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. THEREFORE THE UPGRADE TO A WARNING WAS
NEEDED. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WITHIN THIS AREA COULD RANGE FROM
6 TO 9 INCHES.
FURTHER WEST INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE HIGHWAY 71 CORRIDOR OF
WESTERN MISSOURI...MEASUREMENTS HAVE RANGED FROM 2 INCHES IN NEWTON
AND MCDONALD COUNTIES...UP TO AROUND FOUR TO SIX INCHES FROM
COLUMBUS/JOPLIN UP TO NEVADA AND FORT SCOTT. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO
THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS ZONE.
FURTHER EAST IN AREAS EXTENDING FROM TABLE ROCK...TO
SPRINGFIELD...LEBANON...UP TO TUSCUMBIA...LIGHT SNOW IS
EXPECTED...HOWEVER THE WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE MELTING MOST OF
IT SO FAR. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
AREAS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A TRACE UP TO TWO
INCHES. AREAS OF WESTERN GREENE COUNTY COULD ACCUMULATE MORE WITH
THE COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THIS REGION.
I'M ALSO GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT FLOODING...AND WILL LIKELY BE
ISSUING SOME WARNINGS HERE SOON...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HIGHWAY 65
CORRIDOR WHERE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS HAVE OCCURRED.
CRAMER
&&
.AVIATION...
PILOTS FLYING IN AND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AIRPORTS WILL
EXPERIENCE IFR AND MVFR CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT 24 HORUS. A
VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM HAS INVADED THE REGION...CAUSING A LARGE
SHIELD OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOW CEILINGS WITHIN THE IFR
CATEGORY...ALONG WITH SEVERAL OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITIES HAVE
RESULTED AND WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERD BY
FOG...RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET AT TIMES.
LOOK FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO PERSIST...AND MAYBE EVEN STRENGTHEN
OVERNIGHT AS THIS STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GAIN STRENGTH.
FLIGHT CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING
AS THE PRECIPITATION AND LOW CLOUDS EXITS EAST OF THE REGION.
CRAMER
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR MOZ055>058-066>071-
077>083-088>098-101>106.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR MOZ056-057-068-
069-079>081-089-090-094-095-102-103.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR MOZ055-066-067-
077-078-088-093-101.
KS...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR KSZ073-097-101.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR KSZ073-097-101.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 756 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-211745- 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- 756 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION AND FLOODING TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI TONIGHT. FOUR TO NINE INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. FURTHER EAST NEAR THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR FROM SPRINGFIELD DOWN TO BRANSON...LIGHT SNOW COULD CAUSE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO TWO INCHES. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS WILL ONLY EXPERIENCE RAIN TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR MORE DETAILS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND MAIN STEM RIVERS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CLOSELY CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OUTLOOKS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT ADJACENT AREAS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL END ACROSS THE AREA BY MONDAY MORNING. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH 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) CRAMER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
729 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM SNOW JOPLIN 37.08N 94.51W
03/20/2010 E5.5 INCH JASPER MO PUBLIC
&&
JCOLUCCIPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
814 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0344 PM ICE STORM 2 W GOODMAN 36.74N 94.43W
03/20/2010 MCDONALD MO PUBLIC
REPORTS 1/8 INCH TOTAL ICE ACCRETION ON SIGNS AND
BRANCHES. PRECIP HAS CHANGED TO SNOW.
&&
JCOLUCCIPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
824 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM SNOW LAMAR 37.49N 94.28W
03/20/2010 M8.0 INCH BARTON MO EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
JCOLUCCIPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
839 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0839 PM ICE STORM LEBANON 37.68N 92.66W
03/20/2010 LACLEDE MO EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS RAIN AN DFREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.
&&
JCOLUCCIPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
919 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0919 PM SNOW DADEVILLE 37.48N 93.67W
03/20/2010 E6.0 INCH DADE MO BROADCAST MEDIA
&&
DCRAMERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
926 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0926 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 NW BUFFALO 37.67N 93.13W
03/20/2010 DALLAS MO PUBLIC
THE LITTLE LINDLEY CREEK IS FLOODING A SECTION OF HIGHWAY
C NORTHWEST OF BUFFALO.
&&
DCRAMERThe Springfield radar (KSGF), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:23 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Little Lindley Creek flooded a section of Highway C.
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, March 2010
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