Isolated slow moving storms caused minor flash flooding.
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Isolated slow moving storms caused 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 31, 5:14 AM CST, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 614 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...12Z Aviation Update... .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 300 AM CDT Wed Aug 31 2016 Early this morning scattered showers and thunderstorms were found across portions of southeast Kansas and southern Missouri, generally north of interstate 44. The air mass across the region remains warm and humid with temperatures in the low to mid 70s. Although winds are northerly across the forecast area early this morning, the main cold front lies across far northern Missouri delineating the leading edge of the cooler drier airmass over the Upper Midwest. This front will push southward through the Ozarks and southeast Kansas today as a shortwave trough drops southeast out of northern Kansas. As a result, expect showers and thunderstorms to expand across the area this morning and continue into the afternoon. Severe weather is not expected given shear and instability parameters, but with precipitable water values of 1.50 to 2.00 inches could see some heavy downpours of rain. The clouds and preciptiation will keep temperatures down today with highs ranging from the middle 80s along the Arkansas border, to the lower 80s across central Missouri. This wave and front will push south this evening with the showers and storms tapering off by late afternoon or early evening as the drier air then begins to push southward. With Canadian high pressure settling in across Iowa and Minnesota lows will drop into the 60s and maybe some upper 50s across central Missouri. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 300 AM CDT Wed Aug 31 2016 The Canadian high pressure will drift eastward across the Upper Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes region Thursday through Saturday, exerting its influence well into the Ozarks and southeast Kansas. This will make for a quiet period with below normal temperatures and very comfortable humidity levels. Highs will be in the upper 70s to low 80s with overnight lows in the 50s. As the surface high slides further east Sunday, southerly low level flow will begin to pull moisture back northward. Upper flow will transition to a more southwesterly direction by early next week. This will continue to draw in increasing moisture and warmer temperatures back closer to normal. Although rainfall chances look to increase somewhat Monday and Tuesday, medium range models keep the deeper moisture to the north and west of the area. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Thursday morning) Issued at 610 AM CDT Wed Aug 31 2016 Showers and thunderstorms will be more numerous across the region today, as a frontal boundary approaches from the north. Despite the front, coverage will be rather random and disorganized, presenting a challenge for pinpointing exact timing and extent of impact for the terminals. For now, have indicated VCTS, with TEMPO groups around the times of greatest expected coverage. Additional amendments are likely through the day, however, as individual clusters of thunderstorms develop. Low end MVFR and IFR are likely within any areas of thunderstorms that do affect the terminal sites. The front should move through from north to south this evening, with much drier air building into the area behind it. && .SGF Watches/Warnings/Advisories... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Raberding LONG TERM...Raberding AVIATION...Boxell
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 945 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-011445- 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- 945 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED FLOODING RISK. LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING STORMS PERSIST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ENTER THE FORECAST ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. HEAT INDICES IN THE MIDDLE 90S MAY RETURN TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS BY NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .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) DSA
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 12 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:47 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding over a section of Farm Road 105 just south of the intersection with Farm Road 44. This report was reported by KSPR meteorologist.
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