Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms produced reports of hail and wind damage across the Missouri Ozarks. Heavy rainfall led to reports of flash flooding as well.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms produced reports of hail and wind damage across the Missouri Ozarks. Heavy rainfall led to reports of flash flooding as well.
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 Sep 14, 6:21 PM CST, 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 721 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday) Issued at 1251 PM CDT Wed Sep 14 2016 Upper level pattern depicts a flat ridge over the southeastern states with a closed low along the NV-ID border creating rather broad southwesterly flow across the region. Surface front has made it to just south of I-44 early this afternoon. Widely scattered convection has broken out along to just ahead of the front. This front should make it into northern Arkansas before stalling out this evening. As the front becomes more east-west oriented...will need to monitor convection closely for training cells which could produce locally heavy rainfall. .LONG TERM...(Thursday Night through Wednesday) Issued at 1251 PM CDT Wed Sep 14 2016 The closed upper low out west will begin to open and lift out on Thursday. As it does...lee cyclogenesis will induce a front east of the Rockies which will begin to affect the area on Friday. As the surface front moves through on Friday...our best rainfall chances will occur from about Thursday night through Saturday morning. Once the upper level trough pushes through the Great Lakes Region...the southern end of the surface front is expected to stall just south of the CWA. By Sunday...zonal flow will dominate the upper levels allowing a series of short waves to interact with the stalled/meandering surface front over the region. As such...will carry rain chances through all periods within the extended forecast. Temperatures through the forecast period should be seasonable for time of year. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday evening) Issued at 709 PM CDT Wed Sep 14 2016 Scattered thunderstorms will slowly diminish across the area this evening. MVFR and brief IFR conditions will be possible with any storms. We are then expecting a lull in activity overnight with the potential for light fog. Confidence in fog potential remains low at this time. Thunderstorms are then expected again on Thursday with the greatest chances in the afternoon. && .SGF Watches/Warnings/Advisories... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Gaede LONG TERM...Gaede AVIATION...Schaumann
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 744 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2016 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-160045- 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- 744 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED FLOODING RISK. LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY POTENTIAL HAZARDS WITH A LIMITED RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PRIMARILY THE EASTERN MISSOURI OZARKS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THROUGH THE REGION. WHILE SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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) SCHAUMANN
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:58 UTC.
16 flash flood, 3 heavy rain, 2 hail, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Water was reported over the road several inches deep on Highway H near Barnitz Prong Creek. The highway was closed for a brief time to traffic due to the high water.
Flash flooding occurred in Mountain View due to heavy rainfall. Numerous city streets had water flowing over them 8-10 inches deep at times. State Highway 17, on the southern edge of town was also closed. Jam Up Creek near town was reported as approaching bank full.
The Sheriff reported that Highway O at Jones Creek was flooded and impassable.
A water rescue was performed to remove two occupants from a vehicle on Salem Drive located along Mill Creek just before it connects with the Gasconade River. The occupants were safely removed from vehicle.
Flash flooding was reported along Baseline Road and State Highway 37. The Dry Fork, Coon and Stoney Branch Creeks were all reported as flooding out of their banks.
Penny to nickle size hail was reported via social media photo.
Greasy Creek was flowing out of its banks along Greasy Creek Road.
Wilson's Creek flooded over the road at Farm Roads 146 and 123.
Greasy Creek spilled out of its banks and over State Highway UU. One car was swept off the road at the location but the driver escaped safely on their own.
The Niangua River was out of its banks at Bennett Springs State Park along Highway 64.
State Highway E at the Little Niangua River was closed due to flooding.
Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding that made portions of Short and Springfield Streets in town impassable.
State Highway Z at Elk Creek was closed due to flooding.
The observer measured 6.56 inches of rainfall since 9am.
The observer measured 4.01 inches of rainfall since the morning.
A water rescue occurred along the Current River when occupants camping along the river were trapped by quickly rising water. The campers were rescued safely with no injuries reports.
Penny size hail was reported in the city limits of Koshkonong.
Several trees were reported down west of town along US Highway 142 by the public via social media.
Water was reported over the road making it briefly impassable on State Highway 14 6 miles west of Highway 63.
Two water rescues occurred along US Highway 160 2 miles northeast of South Fork due to flash flooding. The highway was impassable. No injuries were reported.
South State Highway 17 south of West Plains was briefly impassable and closed due to flash flooding.
The observer measured 2.94 inches of rainfall during the event.
State Highway MM was closed due to flash flooding along Spring Creek.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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