On the evening of August 2 several storms moved into northern Missouri out of southern Iowa. As these storms pushed through the area they produced only a few hail reports, however several wind reports came in as these storms did some minor damage to areas in north central Missouri.
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The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
On the evening of August 2 several storms moved into northern Missouri out of southern Iowa. As these storms pushed through the area they produced only a few hail reports, however several wind reports came in as these storms did some minor damage to areas in north central Missouri. The storms persisted through the evening and into the overnight hours of the morning on August 3.
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 Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 2, 5:14 PM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 614 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 .DISCUSSION... Issued at 258 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 Very warm temperatures and locally high moisture have been the main focus this afternoon, resulting in heat indices climbing into the mid 90s to lower 100s throughout the region. Surface heating has also resulted in steep low-level lapse rates and the recent development of isolated cu, but weak upper-level subsidence and a lack of surface focus, in addition to a weakness in lapse rates above 850 mb indicated on ACARS soundings, has so far squelched any potential deep convective initiation across the region. A weak cold front dropping southward across the region later this evening could provide enough lift for a few isolated storms to get going, but the front's slower than forecast progression and the diurnal decrease in instability after sunset may prevent widespread convection in the majority of the area, as hires models have also begun to indicate. Have delayed and reduced PoPs for this evening and tonight, and pulled any mention of storms east after midnight. A weak wave may push down on the nose of surface high pressure and the northern edge of the elevated thermal ridge on Monday, fueling storm development from eastern Nebraska through northern MO Monday afternoon through the early evening. Storm chances are relatively low, but a few isolated storms aren't out of the question as this weak feature pushes through the area. The aforementioned cold front will settle and become stalled across the region sometime on Monday, although its final position and how much it wavers across the CWA are still in question. This boundary will become the focus for convective activity in the days that follow. For Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures are a blend of extremes rather than a true forecast, and represent an astounding range of possibilities depending on the position of the stalled frontal boundary and clouds/precipitation associated with said boundary. Greater than 50 PoPs seem reasonable Tuesday through at least the first half of Wednesday as a strong, slow-moving shortwave trough passes over the front, and at least 30 PoPs can't be ruled out stretching through Thursday depending on how long the front lingers in the region and how quickly the Tuesday/Wednesday wave departs. In the wake of the system late in the work week through the coming weekend, temperatures will be slow to recover but precipitation chances will generally decrease. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Monday Evening) Issued at 606 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 A line of convection along a frontal boundary is approaching the area from the northwest. These storms should weaken as they move into the region, but should still hold together long enough to impact the KC area with gusty winds for a few hours this evening. Otherwise, winds will become variable by the early morning hours before turning southerly by the afternoon. Scattered low-level clouds will begin to develop and persist through the remainder of the period. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. MO...NONE. && DISCUSSION...Laflin AVIATION...Welsh
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 506 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-031015- ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS- ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON- CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON- RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS- COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 506 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING IN AREAS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS MORNINGS STORMS. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST OF STORMS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI...WITH THE CHANCE OF STORMS SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY. THEN THERE WILL BE SEVERAL CHANCES FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
823 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E POLLOCK 40.36N 93.03W
08/02/2015 SULLIVAN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
3 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCH BROKEN...50 MPH WINDS
ESTIMATED
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SBLAIRThe Des Moines radar (KDMX), 175 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:23 UTC.
9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported an estimated 60 mph wind.
A 6 inch tree limb was snapped in strong winds.
A trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust.
Law enforcement reported a couple power lines down in town from strong winds.
A trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust from strong storms that moved into the area.
There were several reports of 70 mph winds between Eagleville and Ridgeway.
A couple large tree limbs were blocking the road in the town of Macon.
An emergency manager reported 60 mph wind near Highway 6 and Road WW near Jamesport.
An emergency manager reported 60 mph winds 1 mile west of Route U and 4 miles north of Highway 190 near Lock Springs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, August 2015
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: 597690, 597691, 597692, 597682, 597693, 597694, 597695, 597696, 597683, 597697, 597698, 597684, 597685, 597686, 597687, 597688, 597689.