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 7, 5:20 AM CST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
620 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 258 AM CDT Thu Jul 7 2016
Currently, a linear MCS was tracking ESE across north central KS,
southeast NE, and southern IA. This feature will need to be
monitored this morning later this morning as it tracks across
northern/central MO. Outflow may also help to initiate further
convection later in the day. Cloud cover and potential convection
could also have an effect on temperatures later today which will
be the main short term forecast issues of the day.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight)
Issued at 258 AM CDT Thu Jul 7 2016
For today, short term models are all over the place with the
convective complex. We have the MCS mainly tracking ese across
northern and central MO during the remainder of the night and into
Thursday morning, with our highest pops across our central and
eastern MO counties during the day. Outflow could help to focus
later thunderstorm development across the eastern Ozarks. The
thunderstorms will have the capability to produce some damaging
wind and large hail. That being said, we believe that most of our
area will remain dry, especially in the southwestern 1/3 of the
CWA.
The clouds and convection will likely have an impact on
temperatures...especially from the morning into the early
afternoon. The western CWA will have the best chance of more
sunshine today. For now, am not planning on adjusting the current
heat advisory which is only for our 3 KS counties. After
calculating our heat index grids, this location is still the most
favorable for reaching and eclipsing 105 degrees. Other locations
just east of the advisory may approach 105 degree heat index but
with the ongoing mesoscale complex, am not going to get cute at
this point and the oncoming shift may need to do some short fused
adjustments based on how this MCS tracks during the morning.
It is expected to be quite breezy today in our western CWA where
some 30 mph gusts will be possible. Low pressure will strengthen
in the Plains and should see a decent pressure gradient set up out
ahead of the low over our western CWA.
Front is expected to slide southeast tonight and bisect the CWA
from southwest to northeast by 12z Friday as a stronger upper
level shortwave tracks east across the upper Mississippi valley
and into the Great Lakes. Can't rule out some scattered convection
tonight along the southeastward moving cold front.
.LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday)
Issued at 258 AM CDT Thu Jul 7 2016
It doesn't appear like we will get rid of the higher dewpoints
anytime soon as the front stalls out across the area. Some chance
of slightly drier air over our far northeast CWA Friday night into
Saturday, but that's about it. Shortwave energy embedded in the
westerlies will combine with the warm and unstable air mass to
continue an unsettled weather pattern through the weekend with
scattered thunderstorm chances continuing.
Warm and humid conditions will persist through the middle of next
week with occasional scattered thunderstorms developing.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Friday morning)
Pilots flying in and out of the southwest Missouri airports will
need to monitor radar for thunderstorms this morning and
afternoon.
A squall line was shifting to the southeast through the region.
Gusty winds are expected as the line of storms approaches. We
could also experience lower flight conditions if storms directly
impacts any of the airports.
Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon
and evening. If storms are not present, airports should be
experiencing VFR weather.
Safe Travels.
&&
.SGF Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
MO...NONE.
KS...Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening for
KSZ073-097-101.
&&
SYNOPSIS...Lindenberg
SHORT TERM...Lindenberg
LONG TERM...Lindenberg
AVIATION...CramerHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 319 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-080830- 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- 319 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED HAIL RISK. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. ELEVATED LIGHTNING RISK. ELEVATED EXCESSIVE HEAT RISK. LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK. DISCUSSION... A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST-SOUTHEAST DURING THE MORNING AND MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS MORNING AND PARTS OF THE EASTERN OZARKS DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. IF THE STORMS DO MAKE IT INTO THE AREA OR CAN REDEVELOP ON OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES LATER IN THE DAY...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER RISKS. ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF MISSOURI AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS...THERE WILL BE MORE SUNSHINE...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND WE COULD AGAIN SEE HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMB TO AROUND 105 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN IN THE PLAINS TODAY AND WILL CAUSE SOME GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTH INTO THE REGION. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER CONCERN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE EASTERN OZARKS. && 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
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:25 UTC.
22 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was blown down in the road near Highway H. A power line was blown down near Lincoln.
A shed was destroyed near Lincoln.
Several large tree limbs were blown down in Versailles.
A large tree was blown down at the Alhonna Resort and Marina on Lake of the Ozarks.
A lightning strike hit a radio tower at the county jail and caused several thousand dollars worth of damage to electrical equipment.
Several large tree limbs were blown down near Highway 63.
Several power lines were blown down in Moundville. A porch was torn off a mobile home southwest of Nevada.
Several trees and power poles were blown down across the western portions of Japser County.
Several large tree limbs were blown down around the city of Stockton.
A large tree was blown down on to a house in south Joplin. A female was injured as the tree fell on her.
A tree was blown down on to a car at the Newton County Fairgrounds.
Several large tree branches up to 10 inches in diameter were blown down. Time was estimated by radar.
Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding on a few city streets in Webb City.
Several large tree limbs were blown down on Garrison Cutoff Road.
The KVIH ASOS measured a wind gust of 60 mph from the west-northwest.
A tree was blown down in a roadway near County Road 3000 and Little Dry Fork.
Numerous trees and large tree limbs were blown down in the Burlington Subdivision. Several roofs were damaged as well as siding and fencing. Time was estimated by radar.
Multiple trees were blown down along Highway 160 in northern Taney County.
A tree was blown down blocking Highway T near Highway O.
Several large tree limbs were blown down around Ava.
A power pole was blown down near the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 95.
Winds were estimated up to 60 mph at Troop G Headquarters.
Numerous trees were blown down around the town of Winona. Time was estimated by radar.
Several trees were blown down around the Blue Spring area in eastern Shannon County. Time was estimated by radar.
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
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: 636561, 636565, 636562, 636563, 636566, 636564, 636569, 636567, 636568, 636570, 636571, 636573, 636560, 636572, 636581, 636574, 636579, 636575, 636578, 636577, 636580, 636584, 636582, 636583.