A slow moving front moved into the region with several rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. These storms caused minor flash flooding and isolated wind damage.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
A slow moving front moved into the region with several rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. These storms caused minor flash flooding and isolated wind damage.
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 25, 5:27 AM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 627 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016 ...12z Aviation Update... .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 230 AM CDT Mon Jul 25 2016 A few clusters of thunderstorms have developed across central Missouri and eastern Kansas early this morning, just along and south of a weak frontal boundary that has moved into the area. This convection will slowly sag southeast with time, and we may see some additional expansion in coverage early this morning as broad LLJ-induced ascent continues across the front. Scattered thunderstorms will then continue for much of the day across the region, as convection percolates south of the frontal boundary. Convection will likely be tied to the remains of the early morning activity (including outflow boundaries), and perhaps some additional diurnally forced activity if enough heating can take place. Temperatures today will be a bit cooler given the increased cloud cover and thunderstorm potential, with highs in the upper 80s and low 90s. A few thunderstorms may continue into the nighttime hours tonight across far southern Missouri, though most locations should be dry from mid evening onward. Lows tonight into early Tuesday will be in the low 70s. We may have to watch for a bit of fog late tonight, especially for those areas that see precipitation today. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 230 AM CDT Mon Jul 25 2016 A slightly cooler and rather unsettled stretch of weather appears to be in store for the area through the remainder of the workweek into the weekend. Convection on Tuesday and Wednesday looks to be diurnally driven, and focused along the more complex terrain south of I-44. One caveat will be the possibility for overnight MCS activity in Kansas moving into the area during the morning hours. MCS development across western Kansas looks to be a decent bet, but the predictability of the exact location is problematic more than a day or two in advance, thus bringing into question if and when any leftovers would affect the Ozarks. This will definitely be a day-to-day forecast challenge. By Thursday, there appears to be broad agreement in model guidance that the upper ridge will strengthen a bit over the Great Basin, resulting in weak northwest flow across the forecast area. This suggests a more active period of convection as a series of weak shortwaves ripple across the region. While not a constant rain by any means, several rounds of relatively widespread thunderstorm activity appear possible from Thursday through the first half or so of the weekend. It then looks like things may dry off, and heat back up, toward the tail end of the forecast period, with extended guidance continuing to advertise a strengthening of the upper ridge across the region. This would suggest a return to above average temperatures to start off the month of August. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Tuesday morning) Issued at 626 AM CDT Mon Jul 25 2016 Scattered thunderstorms will continue across the area this morning into the afternoon. Coverage should decrease from mid to late afternoon onward. Conditions should remain VFR outside of thunderstorm activity. MVFR and occasional IFR can be expected in and near any thunderstorms. && .SGF Watches/Warnings/Advisories... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Boxell LONG TERM...Boxell AVIATION...Boxell
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 400 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-252100- 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- 400 AM CDT MON JUL 25 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 THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. ELEVATED LIGHTNING RISK. LIMITED TO LOCALLY ELEVATED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL SLOWLY DEVELOP SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAT INDICES WILL BE BETWEEN 95 AND 102 DEGREES TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL STILL RANGE FROM 95 TO 103 DEGREES AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEK. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND ALONG THE MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS BORDER. .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) BOXELL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 510 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016 MOZ055-056-067>069-251045- HICKORY MO-BENTON MO-ST. CLAIR MO-CAMDEN MO-MORGAN MO- 510 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN...EAST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR...NORTHEASTERN HICKORY...NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN AND SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM CDT... AT 509 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STOVER TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARSAW...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE... LAKE OF THE OZARKS... TRUMAN LAKE... VILLAGE OF FOUR SEASONS... WARSAW... LAURIE... HERMITAGE... SUNRISE BEACH... PRESTON... CROSS TIMBERS... CLIMAX SPRINGS... FRISTOE... PURVIS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3823 9270 3790 9325 3811 9363 3840 9309 TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 297DEG 31KT 3833 9309 3812 9348 TERRY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
825 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0822 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 W SPRINGFIELD 37.20N 93.38W
07/25/2016 GREENE MO PUBLIC
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE APPROACHING FOUR INCHES AT THE
SPRINGFIELD LIVESTOCK CENTER. ONE SECTION OF THE OUTER
ROAD HAS A FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER IT. THERE IS ALSO
APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING INTO THE BARN
ITSELF.
&&
DCRAMERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
836 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0836 AM FLASH FLOOD SEYMOUR 37.15N 92.77W
07/25/2016 WEBSTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAUSED SEVERAL CITY STREETS IN THE
CITY OF SEYMOUR TO FLOOD.
&&
DCRAMERThe Springfield radar (KSGF), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:34 UTC.
13 flash flood, 6 heavy rain, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive rainfall caused several city streets in Seymour to flood.
An off duty NWS employee observed a large section of Farm Road 97 flooded and impassable to motorist.
The Springfield ASOS measured 1.99 inches or rainfall in about 2 hours.
Excessive rainfall caused Honey Creek to flood a section of Farm Road 2170 northwest of Marionville.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding along the Little Pomme De Terre River. Highway CC was closed and impassable to motorists.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding over a section of Highway H near the intersection with Farm Road 68.
Excessive rainfall caused streets to flood in the community of Mountain View.
Mountain View fire and police officials reported that nearly all city streets were flooded. There was a section of Highway 17 that was flooded.
Dora, Eastern Douglas County and Caney Mountain volunteer fire departments worked together July 26 to extinguish a house fire on Tetrick Lane. The firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before the house burned to the ground, but the home was a complete loss. The report was made to the Ozark County Sheriffs Department at 2:55 p.m. The fire was a result of a lightning strike that entered the structure through telephone lines, according to the Dora VFD.
Main Street in Pineville was impassable and closed due to flooding.
Ten feet of water was flowing over Old 88 Highway.
A COOP observer had 2.30 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.
A 24 hour rainfall report of 3.17 inches was measured west of Anderson.
A 24 hour rainfall report of 2.56 inches was measured west of Willard.
Over a foot of water was over Banning Street west of Highway CC. The road was briefly closed.
Water flooded a home in Marshfield.
A rainfall report of 2.99 inches was measured in about an hour.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding along Dry Crane Creek. The creek flooded a section of Twilight Drive east of Hurley.
Flash flood water damaged several large sections of pavement as it flowed over the road at the Willow Springs weigh station.
The COOP observer at Marshfield reported a 24 hour rainfall of 2.93 inches.
Large limbs and power lines were blown down on to two homes.
Several large tree limbs were blown down on to Highway YY.
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, July 2016
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