Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts and localized heavy rainfall which led to minor flash flooding.
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Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts and localized heavy rainfall which led to minor 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 Aug 25, 1:46 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 246 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 246 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2016 A surface boundary was located from southeast Kansas into northern Missouri early this afternoon. Instability has developed south and east of the boundary with surface based CAPES of 3000-4000 j/kg over the Ozarks. 0-6 bulk shear was between 30-40kts. Main focus over the short term period will be with convection potential, especially over our northwestern 1/3 of the CWA. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday) Issued at 246 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2016 For the remainder of this afternoon and tonight, we are anticipating some scattered convection to begin firing up shortly over extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. More organized convection is expected to our north and west again tonight. PW values along the front to our northwest tonight will be between 1.7 and 1.9 in. and our surrounding WFO neighbors to our north and west will be issuing a flash flood watch for tonight, given the already heavy rainfall from last night. Over our area, main concern will be in our northwest 1/3 of the CWA which could get the eastern extent of this convection tonight, but at this time we are not expecting enough in the way to warrant a watch in our cwa and we also did not get the rainfall as did the areas to our northwest last night. .LONG TERM...(Friday Night through Thursday) Issued at 246 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2016 The front is expected to hang around the area through the weekend with continued chances for scattered convection anticipated. At this time we are not expecting organized severe storms, but could see some strong storms develop during the afternoon on Friday near the frontal boundary. Cloud cover and scattered convection will keep temperatures down slightly with highs generally in the mid to upper 80s. Can't rule out thunderstorm chances on a daily basis given the high moisture content and weak disturbances pushing through the area. Little change in daily temperatures is expected through the period. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon) Issued at 1233 PM CDT Thu Aug 25 2016 For the KSGF/KJLN/KBBG tafs: The main surface boundary will remain north of the TAF sites through the period, which will be the focus for more widespread showers and thunderstorms. Cannot rule out some isolated storms further south this afternoon, but confidence no high enough to include in forecasts. Otherwise, better chances for convection will be late tonight/Friday morning as front sags slowly southward. Consensus of models do show activity to remain across central Missouri, but will include a prob30 after 12Z group given closer proximity of front. VFR conditions expected through the period, with the only IFR/MVFR flight conditions expected would be any any storms that might impact the terminals. && .SGF Watches/Warnings/Advisories... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...Lindenberg SHORT TERM...Lindenberg LONG TERM...Lindenberg AVIATION...Raberding
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 339 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-262045- 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- 339 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016 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. LIMITED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK. LIMITED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE ON A DAILY BASIS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO NEXT MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && 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) LINDENBERG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
357 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
MOZ069-080-252145-
CAMDEN MO-DALLAS MO-
357 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN DALLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
CAMDEN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 357 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES EAST OF URBANA...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF BUFFALO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...
HA HA TONKA STATE PARK... LAKE OF THE OZARKS...
CAMDENTON... URBANA...
MACKS CREEK... LINN CREEK...
LOUISBURG... GREEN BAY TERRACE...
TUNAS... BRANCH...
LEADMINE... ROACH...
HURRICANE DECK... OLD LINN CREEK...
PUMPKIN CENTER... PURVIS...
LAT...LON 3796 9261 3789 9274 3789 9285 3783 9286
3768 9313 3781 9319 3787 9319 3791 9314
3790 9307 3796 9307 3817 9282
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 231DEG 18KT 3787 9304
TERRYThe Springfield radar (KSGF), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
There were numerous tree limbs blown down on property and a private roadway. Time was estimated by radar.
Several trees and power lines were blown down in Joplin.
Several large tree limbs were blown down into power lines.
Electric company reported various tree limbs were blown on to power lines across Polk County.
A second round of damaging wind gusts estimated at 60 mph occured at the COOP observer residence.
Several large tree limbs were blown down in Seneca.
Several tree limbs were blown into power lines across Dallas County. Time was estimated by radar.
The local fire department at Morrisville reported multiple trees blown down.
Several large tree limbs were blown down in the Walnut Grove area.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding over a section of Highway 123 north of Walnut Grove and south of Eudora. There was approximately 2 feet of water flowing over the highway.
Winds were estimated at 60 mph with some minor damage to a deck.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding along a section of Highway 123 south of Eudora. This section of Highway 123 was near the intersection with County Road 560.
Two feet of water flooded Highway W west of Eudora.
There was quarter size hail on the south side of Stockton.
Two feet of water flooded over 560th Road.
Farm Road 2 was flooded.
Damaging wind gusts caused damage to a power line northeast of Houston.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, August 2016
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: 652107, 645536, 645537, 652102, 645534, 645538, 645540, 652100, 645539, 645541, 645529, 652106, 645530, 645531, 645535, 645532, 645533, 652108.