Slow moving thunderstorms produced isolated heavy rainfall and one report of flooding across west central Missouri.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
Slow moving thunderstorms produced isolated heavy rainfall and one report of flooding across west central Missouri.
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 Oct 7, 5:30 AM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 630 AM CDT Fri Oct 7 2016 .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 218 AM CDT Fri Oct 7 2016 A strong cold front is beginning to move into the region from the northwest as of 2 AM, and will continue to push through the area this morning. An area of thunderstorms that developed ahead of the front last night has weakened considerably this morning, with rain generally confined to the western half of the CWA. Current expectations are for this area of rain to continue for a few more hours, before diminishing as the front moves through. For areas east of Highway 65, additional rainfall appears relatively unlikely at this time. The frontal passage should bring a noticeable drop in temperatures this morning for many areas, though some moderate warming (or at least steady temperatures) is expected by afternoon as increasing sunshine offsets the cold air advection. Dewpoints will tank this afternoon into the 40s as high pressure starts to build into the area. This will set the stage for a chilly night, with low temperatures in the low 40s for most. A few readings in the upper 30s are certainly possible in some of the colder areas. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 218 AM CDT Fri Oct 7 2016 This looks to be the second weekend in a row of near perfect early Autumn weather, with highs Saturday and Sunday in the 70s, and lows in the 40s. Skies should remain sunny through the weekend. Pleasant weather will continue into at least mid week next week, with a gradual warming trend Monday-Wednesday. Another frontal passage, albeit much weaker than this morning's, is possible by Wednesday or Thursday, as a shortwave swings across the northern Plains and Great Lakes. Precip chances with this front look somewhat limited, given a fairly dry airmass in place. Upper level ridging looks to take control behind the mid week shortwave, with highs warming into the upper range of climatological averages to round out the workweek. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Saturday morning) Issued at 627 AM CDT Fri Oct 7 2016 Pilots can expect MVFR to locally IFR conditions to overspread the area this morning as a cold front moves across the region. Winds will shift to the northwest and ceilings will lower with the frontal passage. Improving flight conditions will occur this afternoon from west to east as drier airmass spreads into the area. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Boxell LONG TERM...Boxell AVIATION...Foster
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 510 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2016 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-081015- 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- 510 AM CDT FRI OCT 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... LIMITED FLOODING RISK. DISCUSSION... SOME REMNANT MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. .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) FOSTER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
State Highway V was closed due to flooding along the Little Osage River.
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