Multiple rounds of severe weather occurred over several days with a slow moving storm system which included damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding.
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.
Multiple rounds of severe weather occurred over several days with a slow moving storm system which included damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding.
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 Jun 4, 2:21 AM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 321 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2014 .SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight) Issued at 321 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 Mesoscale convective system (MCS) moving southeastward out of northern Missouri will be the first forecast challenge of the day. MCS is at mature phase and following forward propagating system motion vectors nicely to the southeast. Numerous outflow boundaries and embedded surges have been noted with this activity over the past several hours. There remains a wind risk with this system at it moves into the Highway 54 corridor over the next few hours. Current thoughts are to keep areas along and northeast of a line from Nevada to Eminence in the better rain chances through the mid morning hours. To the southwest of this line, the incoming EML should keep these area dry. The next forecast challenge concerns storm redevelopment this afternoon and evening. While there will be a cap in place, especially over the western half of the area, the incoming outflow boundaries (now, really, the effective synoptic front) will provide a focusing mechanism for isolated to widely scattered thunderstorm development this afternoon. With another very warm and humid afternoon on tap, MLCAPE values should approach 3000 J/kg with around 40kt of 0-6km shear. Support is lacking in the upper levels as a shortwave will be departing to the east as the atmosphere reaches peak instability. If storms can indeed fire, the better chances look to be along/east of the Highway 65 corridor. Given CAPE/shear profiles, supercellular structures are expected with wind/hail the primary risks. Tonight, linger boundaries will continue to provide at least a chance for additional thunderstorm development. A low level jet will once again get organized tonight, although initially to our west. As this jet veers, additional scattered thunderstorms will be possible late tonight/toward daybreak Thursday. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 321 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 The forecast for Thursday through the upcoming weekend remains largely unchanged. The 00z suite of model output continues to keep an oscillating synoptic boundary across the region. This will maintain a risk for periodic MCS passages and a conditional risk for severe weather. Each of the global models have a convective system moving through the region each day and it is hard to argue with their more pessimistic view on PoPs. While there will be dry time to be had, it is impossible to pin point and chance to likely PoPs are in the picture each day. The severe risk will very much depend on timing and instability profiles. With a belt of westerlies aloft sagging south into our area, shear will be more than sufficient to support organized complexes of storms. If timing favors peak instability, severe storms both Thursday and Friday are plausible. Wind and hail would be the primary risks, but with what will be numerous boundaries around, a few tornadoes cannot be ruled out. If we can indeed get a parade of MCSs across the area, localized flash flooding will be potential concern. We can certainly use any rainfall we can muster, but this airmass is quite moist and excessive rainfall rates can cause problems (even given abnormally dry conditions). Heading into next week, the forecast remains uncertain and largely depending on whether or not the synoptic boundary gets shunted to the east/south. The bottom line for early next week is that additional chances for showers and storms are possible. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Wednesday Night) Issued at 100 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 For the KSGF, KJLN, and KBBG TAFS...A strong low level jet has developed over the region and will produce low level wind shear concerns overnight into early Wednesday morning. A line of storms is currently pushing across northern Missouri and will track to the southeast and remain well north and east of the TAF sites. An outflow boundary will push south through the area Wednesday morning and will have to watch if it could produce any convection. A strong cap is currently spreading into southwestern Missouri and think the lift with this boundary will be too weak to produce storms this morning. A frontal boundary will then track south into the area Wednesday afternoon into the evening hours. The heating of the day may weaken the cap enough for some storms to develop across far southern Missouri. Think the better chances may be in northern Arkansas for this development but have included prob30 groups in the KSGF and KBBG TAF sites as these storms may develop over head and then push south into Arkansas. Gusty south to southwesterly winds will occur during the day on Wednesday. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Gagan LONG TERM...Gagan AVIATION...Wise
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1201 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-050515- 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- 1201 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED HAIL RISK. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. ELEVATED LIGHTNING RISK. DISCUSSION... A SEVERE LINE OF STORMS IS CURRENTLY SLIDING TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI LATE THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL APPROACH PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 54 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 OVERNIGHT GENERALLY AFTER 2 AM. WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WILL BE THE MAIN RISK WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES AGAIN WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE TIED TO THE STRENGTH OF A STORM SUPPRESSING CAP OVER THE REGION WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST OVER KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI AND WEAKER OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. IF SEVERE STORMS CAN DEVELOP...THE MAIN RISKS WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. PERIODIC ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY TO SUNDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN DEPENDING ON THE TRACK AND EVOLUTION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OR LINE OF STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARSAW TO VICHY MISSOURI LINE. && 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) WFO SGF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
346 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014
MOZ055-056-067-040915-
BENTON MO-MORGAN MO-ST. CLAIR MO-
346 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...MORGAN AND ST. CLAIR
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT...
AT 340 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF
SYRACUSE TO 4 MILES WEST OF BRANDON TO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF APPLETON
CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE APPLETON CITY...COLE CAMP...LINCOLN...
LOWRY CITY...OSCEOLA...STOVER...VERSAILLES AND WARSAW.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDE LAKE OF
THE OZARKS...TRUMAN LAKE AND TRUMAN STATE PARK.
PERSONS ON OR NEAR TRUMAN LAKE AND LAKE OF THE OZARKS...GET OUT OF
THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. THUNDERSTORMS POSE A
VARIETY OF LIFE THREATENING HAZARDS TO BOATERS INCLUDING STRONG
WINDS...VERY CHOPPY WATERS...HAIL...DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND POTENTIALLY BLINDING RAINS. DON'T BE CAUGHT OUT ON
THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM...BOATERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK SAFE
HARBOR.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3869 9284 3860 9283 3843 9262 3828 9270
3819 9290 3823 9295 3819 9301 3822 9299
3827 9307 3814 9306 3807 9339 3807 9350
3804 9351 3791 9402 3796 9407 3822 9405
3821 9353 3851 9352 3854 9308 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0845Z 311DEG 40KT 3882 9274 3849 9344
3829 9422
HATCHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
424 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014
MOZ055-067>069-078>080-041000-
BENTON MO-CAMDEN MO-CEDAR MO-HICKORY MO-POLK MO-ST. CLAIR MO-
DALLAS MO-
424 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CEDAR...HICKORY...NORTHERN
DALLAS...NORTHERN POLK...SOUTHERN BENTON...ST. CLAIR AND WESTERN
CAMDEN COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM CDT...
AT 420 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF
ZORA TO ICONIUM TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF TABERVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT
40 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE EL DORADO SPRINGS...HERMITAGE...
HUMANSVILLE...MACKS CREEK...OSCEOLA...STOCKTON...URBANA...WARSAW...
WEAUBLEAU AND WHEATLAND.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDE LAKE OF
THE OZARKS...POMME DE TERRE LAKE...POMME DE TERRE STATE PARK...
STOCKTON LAKE AND TRUMAN LAKE.
THUNDERSTORMS POSE A VARIETY OF HAZARDS TO THOSE OUTDOORS...INCLUDING
HAIL... STRONG WINDS THAT CAN CREATE DANGEROUS FLYING PROJECTILES AND
DEBRIS...AS WELL AS DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...MOVE INDOORS TO A STURDY SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3838 9312 3830 9307 3827 9308 3827 9305
3821 9301 3820 9302 3819 9300 3791 9282
3770 9344 3758 9407 3804 9407 3819 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 0924Z 350DEG 33KT 3834 9312 3808 9354
3809 9405
HATCHThe Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:29 UTC.
35 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 12 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Two trees were blown down in the city park. A metal roof was torn off of a structure.
Highway K had several sections with water over the road.
Half dollar size hail was reported near Lawrence Farm Road 2175 and Highway 39.
Several trees were blown down and a metal shed was destroyed.
Several large limbs were blown down along Highway 160.
Hail broke out several windows and damaged shutters on the west side of Shell Knob.
Several power lines were blown down around town and a tree was down on a home.
Two boat docks were heavily damaged and several others broke loose from their moorings. Several house boats were damaged.
Hail damaged numerous metal roofs and cars along with breaking windows.
Missouri Highway 97 was closed in both directions due to flooding. The Spring River was flowing out of the banks.
The ASOS at the Joplin Airport measured a 64 mph wind gust.
Wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph and numerous trees were blown down.
Wind gusts were estimated up to 65 mph.
Numerous trees were blown down and several vehicles were damaged due to large limbs falling on them.
Trained spotter estimated up to 60 mph wind gusts.
Large limbs were blown down and wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated.
Wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
Wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph.
Numerous low water crossing were flooded across the county.
A tree was down over Elm Street.
Several trees were blown onto powerlines and County Road 215 was blocked.
A large tree was uprooted south of Monett at Highway BB and County Road 700.
A tree was down across Central Avenue.
A large oak tree was uprooted.
Thunderstorm winds downed large limbs that blocked South Commerce and Orchard Street. Several powerlines were also blown down.
Wind gusts up to 70 mph were estimated.
The Pierce City bank sign was blown over.
A hotel in Branson had a partial roof collapse.
Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in the city of Branson.
A foot in diameter tree was blown down in Forsyth.
Several trees were blown down in the Chesterfield Village area.
Severe trees were blown down.
Three low water crossings were flooded in the city of Lamar.
Water over a foot deep was flowing over Civil War Road.
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 to 65 mph.
There was a public report of wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph.
Several roads were flooded in the southwest portion of Dade County.
Numerous roads were flooded near the Spring River and its tributaries.
The personnel at the post office estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
The intersection of Farm Road 28 and 33 was closed because the culvert was washed out.
The intersection of Highway Y and U was flooded.
Several large tree limbs were blown down.
Mount Vernon Street had over a foot of water over the road between Newton and Broadway Streets.
A road was closed due to high water between Freemont Street and Weller Street on Division Street in north Springfield.
Several trees were blown down around the area.
Penny size hail was reported at Interstate 44 near Mile Marker 29.
There was a water rescue on the south side of Goodman. There were cars stranded along Highway 59 south of Goodman under a railroad overpass.
The low water bridge on Park Street was flooded and closed.
Dime to quarter size hail was reported.
Route E was impassable on the north side of town due to high water.
Several roads across Stone County had water running over them including Lane Branch and Highway A in Hurley. Railey Creek and Main Street in Reeds Spring had high water on them. Highway BB and Lee Ridge Road in Crane had minor street flooding. Several streets in Galena had high water on them.
There was a public report of wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph.
The public estimated wind gusts of at least 60 mph.
Dawson Archery and Reloading estimated at least 60 mph wind gusts.
Trampoline and other objects were blown across the yards into fences.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 2014
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: 511567, 511547, 511545, 511548, 511572, 511549, 511550, 511551, 511552, 511573, 511553, 511554, 511555, 511556, 511574, 511557, 511575, 511558, 511559, 511560, 511533, 511568, 511569, 511576, 511577, 511578, 511579, 511571, 511580, 511534, 511561, 511581, 511582, 511583, 511584, 511585, 511587, 511588, 511589, 511590, and more.