A squall line of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage across the Missouri Ozarks.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
A squall line of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage across the Missouri 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 Jul 24, 2:09 PM CST, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
309 PM CDT Fri Jul 24 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 229 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
An upper level ridge was centered across the Texas/Oklahoma
panhandles this afternoon. An old, diffuse boundary was located
from roughly Kansas City to Lebanon to Ft Wood. Temperatures
ranged from the middle 90s across SE Kansas to the upper 80s
across the eastern Ozarks. Heat Indices were around 105 to 110
from the I49 corridor westward into Kansas. A thunderstorm complex
was located along the Iowa/Missouri border north of Kirksville and
was moving south.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(This Evening)
Issued at 229 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
Main concern for this evening is in regard to the aforementioned
convective cluster near Kirksville. This line of storms has
separated from its upper level support but continues to dive south
along a theta-e and instability axis. With 0 to 6km shear vectors
of 30 to 35 knots and theta-e differentials around 35-40K, these
storms could produce damaging winds. If they are able to develop a
significant cold pool, this line could move into our area this
evening. Hi res models have been inconsistent but do break out
other scattered showers and storms this evening ahead of the
northern MO cluster, primarily over the eastern half of the CWA,
possibly tied to that old diffuse boundary. With warming and
slightly drying midlevels it may be hard to get convection west of
US 65. Heat indices will continue to hang near 100-105 across the
area until sundown.
Overnight, convection should wane with increasing inhibition. It
will be a rather mild night with lows in the middle to upper 70s.
An area of convection looks to fire along the Nebraska and Iowa
areas. Shear vectors would tend to point at this activity moving
southeast and possibly clipping our NE CWA by tomorrow morning
after 10Z.
.LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday)
By tomorrow morning, remnant convection from overnight MCS activity
across the Corn Belt may start to move south over northern/eastern
Missouri, and have maintained slight chance to chance PoPs over the
eastern Ozarks to account for the possibility of some outflow making
it far enough west to generate a few showers/thunderstorms within
the CWA. Most locations, especially those west of Highway 63,
should stay dry, however.
Temperatures will again be very warm on Saturday, with highs in the
low to mid 90s over central and southern Missouri, and the mid to
upper 90s over western Missouri and southeastern Kansas. Dewpoints
on Saturday will remain in the 70s, with resulting heat indices
between 102 and 109 area-wide. A Heat Advisory will be issued for
the entire CWA from noon until 9 PM Saturday.
More of the same is expected for the first portion of next week,
with highs in the low to mid 90s on a daily basis through at least
Tuesday. Occasional chances for isolated thunderstorms will be
possible as passing shortwaves across the Corn Belt briefly suppress
the upper ridge, but convection probably won't be widespread enough
to cool temperatures for except for a select few. Even then,
increased humidity will be enough to maintain heat indices around
Heat Advisory criteria.
That said, after coordination with surrounding WFOs, will hold off
on extending the Advisory beyond tomorrow, given uncertainties with
temperatures/cloud cover/precipitation. It is likely that most of
the area will end up with an Advisory beyond tomorrow, but this will
give us a bit more time to fine tune affected areas.
Some (relative) light does exist at the end of the tunnel, with both
the GFS and ECMWF suggesting that the upper level ridge will begin
to move back to the west by the middle to end of next week. This
would allow somewhat cooler air to build into the area by next
Thursday/Friday, with highs perhaps returning to the mid to upper
80s, with dewpoints finally dropping out of the 70s. If this comes
to fruition, it would be a welcomed break for many.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday Afternoon)
Issued at 1242 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
VFR conditions will prevail for the TAF period. Some high clouds
will traverse the area this afternoon. Very small chance of a
shower or storm this afternoon and evening but confidence and
coverage was too low at this point to include. Light fog is possible
overnight at BBG. Winds will remain light throughout the period.
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...HEAT ADVISORY until 9 PM CDT this evening FOR MOZ055-067-068-078-
079-089-090-094-101-102.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING until 9 PM CDT this evening FOR MOZ066-
077-088-093.
KS...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING until 9 PM CDT this evening FOR KSZ073-
097-101.
&&
SHORT TERM...Burchfield
LONG TERM...Boxell
AVIATION...BurchfieldHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 458 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-252200- 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- 458 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK. SIGNIFICANT EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI...WHERE A CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE AREA. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS MAY SURVIVE LONG ENOUGH TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE U.S. 65 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING. HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 103 AND 112 UNTIL EARLY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST READINGS ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE EASTERN OZARKS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE EASTERN OZARKS. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 109 DEGREES SATURDAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA SATURDAY...AND MAY BE NEEDED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE EASTERN OZARKS SATURDAY THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND PERHAPS FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE U.S. 65 CORRIDOR. && MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SGF/SITREP(ALL LOWERCASE) THIS PRODUCT IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER... HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) BOXELL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
609 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
MOZ055>057-250000-
BENTON MO-MILLER MO-MORGAN MO-
609 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN BENTON AND
NORTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 606 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FLORENCE TO OLEAN...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE AURORA SPRINGS...BAGNELL...BARNETT...COLE
CAMP...CROCKERVILLE...ELDON...ETTERVILLE...FLORENCE...GRAVOIS
MILLS...LAKELAND...LAKEVIEW...MORA...OLEAN...ROCKY MOUNT...STOVER...
SYRACUSE AND VERSAILLES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDE LAKE OF
THE OZARKS.
PERSONS ON OR NEAR 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.
LAT...LON 3869 9284 3868 9283 3860 9283 3844 9262
3843 9244 3818 9256 3845 9328 3854 9324
3854 9307 3868 9307 3870 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 020DEG 23KT 3863 9307 3841 9257
SCHAUMANNThe Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:28 UTC.
31 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large 12 inch in diameter trees and power lines were blown down in Stover.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Dallas County 911 reported a tree was blown down on Moon Valley Road east of Windyville.
There were three large trees blown down on Highway 95.
A tree was blown down on a power line near the Highway 73 and Highway 64.
A few trees were blown down in Pittsburg.
Numerous large limbs up to 10 inches in diameter were blown down at Highway 64 and Highway RA.
A small tree was blown down at Highway TT and Cassity Road in southwest Dallas County.
Several small trees were blown down in the Polk area.
Several large limbs were blown down and wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
Several large tree limbs were blown down.
A large tree branch was blown down near a home 5 miles west of Marshfield.
Sustained wind were estimated between 40 to 45 mph with several wind gusts up to 60 mph reported near Farm Road 84 and Highway 125.
A large tree was blown down at the KRBK TV studios in east Springfield. Several large limbs were blown onto power lines.
A tree fell onto a house at Kinsbury and Cherry Street in Rogersville.
A large tree was blown down at the 6600 Block of East Farm Road 138.
Wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph and there was minor tree damage.
Wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph which heavily damaged a patio canopy.
Wind gusts were estimated between 60 to 70 mph which blew off patio furniture off a deck. There was also some minor tree and property damage.
There was damage to the antenna of a repeater which was bent over near the intersection of Highway BB and Highway 14. Several large limbs were blown down on Highway 14.
A ten inch tree was reported down across Highway 125.
Two large trees were blown down in Mansfield. One tree fell onto a wooden porch and damaged the structure near the intersection of Highway 60 and Highway 5.
A large tree limb fell down onto a vehicle.
A tree was blown down on Highway 5 one mile north of Mansfield which partly blocked the highway.
Several power lines were blown down at Apricot Lane in the town of Crane as well as a large tree blown down across Medical Springs.
Wind gusts were estimated between 50 to 60 mph.
A large tree was blocking both lanes at the 4600 block of State Highway DD.
A tree was blown down on Abesville Circle.
Several large tree limbs were blown down.
Several large tree branches were blown down.
Several power lines were blown down in downtown Branson.
Highway EE at Little Creek was flooded and closed due to flooding.
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, July 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: 582026, 582027, 582066, 582050, 582064, 582063, 582047, 582065, 582061, 582028, 582060, 582062, 582029, 582030, 582042, 582044, 582053, 582056, 582040, 582049, 582031, 582033, 582058, 582037, 582052, 582043, 582054, 582055, 582051, 582059, 582057, 582025.