Isolated pulse thunderstorms produced several reports of damaging wind gusts.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
Isolated pulse thunderstorms produced several reports of damaging wind gusts.
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 Sep 5, 1:11 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 211 PM CDT Fri Sep 5 2014 .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Saturday) It was a hot and humid day over extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. This led to strong instability within this airmass, with mixed layer capes exceeding 2500 j/kg in most areas. With a frontal system approaching from the northwest this afternoon and evening, we think strong to severe storms will be possible, despite the weak shear present. The primary hazard with the stronger storms this evening will be damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. The highest concentration of storms should occur north of the Interstate 44 corridor, or essentially along and north of the frontal boundary. This frontal system will continue to push through southern Missouri tonight, leaving behind residual showers and thunderstorms. In fact, this activity could persist over southern Missouri into the Saturday morning hours. We think by noon Saturday, all locations will be dry across southern Missouri. The front will also chill temperatures down to comfortable levels. Highs on Saturday will only warm into the middle 70s. .LONG TERM...(Sunday through Friday) The upper level pattern through most of the Sunday through Friday time frame will be low amplitude and highly zonal. The summertime ridge becomes suppressed into southern Texas, allowing for westerlies to return over southern Missouri. This pattern shift will lead to additional thunderstorm chances next work week beginning Tuesday. Southerly winds commence Monday night bringing back a Gulf airmass by Tuesday. Models suggest that a short wave trough will approach and trigger a round of thunderstorms. Storm intensity could depend on the timing of these storms developing. This wave will also force a frontal boundary across the region, and is forecasted to stall out either over southern Missouri or northern Arkansas. This feature will become a focus for additional thunderstorm potential into Wednesday and Thursday. We could experience some decent rainfall amounts during the Tuesday through Thursday period. Have a great weekend and enjoy the cooler weather this weekend ! && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday Afternoon) Issued at 1244 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 A cold front will push southeast through the area from late this afternoon into this evening. Scattered thunderstorms are expected during this time period with showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms then lingering into late tonight and Saturday morning. MVFR and brief IFR can be expected beneath any storms. Weather models then continue to paint a signal for lowering ceilings for late tonight and Saturday morning. The highest probability for low-end MVFR and potential IFR will be at Springfield due to local terrain effects. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Cramer LONG TERM...Cramer AVIATION...Schaumann
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 349 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-062100- 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- 349 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED HAIL RISK. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. ELEVATED LIGHTNING RISK. LIMITED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. DISCUSSION... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A HIGHLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL FACILITATE A DAMAGING WIND RISK WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI. SMALL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THE WARMEST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. A STORMY PATTERN WILL EVOLVE NEXT WEEK FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI. && 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/SCHAUMANN
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:51 UTC.
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown over the roadway blocking one lane of traffic on Highway 28 and Highway PP.
A picture from social media showed a large tree snapped.
The public reported 50 to 60 mph wind gusts near Northwest 800 Road half way between Appleton City and Johnson City.
A CO-OP observer estimated 60 mph wind gusts south of Warsaw.
County 911 reported several trees blown down in Warsaw.
A tree was blown down onto a power line at the intersectiong of Highway J and Highway M. A brief fire was started.
A report from social media indicated several trees and power lines were blown down.
A tree was blown down onto a house causing minor damage.
Several trees and power lines were blown down near BB Highway and County Road 3310 just east of Rolla.
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, September 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: 533638, 533640, 533645, 533646, 533641, 533642, 533643, 533644, 534410.