Isolated strong to severe storms produced wind damage and flooding across portions of central and west central Missouri.
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Isolated strong to severe storms produced wind damage and flooding across portions of central and 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 May 27, 4:05 AM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 505 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019 .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 333 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019 An upper level shortwave trough is currently located across western Kansas and is moving to the east early this morning. Ahead of the trough, a line of storms that has a history of producing severe wind gusts, continues to track to the east/northeast across central Kansas. Shear vectors favor the southern part of the line becoming more outflow dominate with the stronger part of the line expected to move more to the northeast through the early morning hours. The cap is strong across the Missouri Ozarks versus central Kansas. The cap does not weaken entirely, but will weaken some across southeastern Kansas ahead of the storms. Theta-E differences are also supportive of strong down drafts across Kansas. The line should gradually weaken as it spreads northeast, but given the weaker MLCIN values and the strong Theta-E differences there will remain the potential for isolated strong to severe wind gusts making it to the surface across extreme southeastern Kansas with the line. Will have to watch trends, as it may just clip the far northwestern portions of the forecast area. It's also possible the line goes just to the north of the area. Farther south in the outflow dominate region of the line, showers and a few storms will still be possible across extreme southeastern Kansas into parts of central Missouri into the mid morning hours, This activity should not be severe and likely more isolated in nature if it even makes it into the area. There could be brief heavy rain with any storms this morning, but it should be progressive and weakening as it moves into the area so not expecting an additional flooding risk. Much of the area will likely remain dry this morning and its also possible the line lifts just north of the area. After any morning rain moves out of the area, skies should clear leaving a warm day across the area. Highs will warm into the middle to upper 80s as heat index values warm to around the 90 degree mark. Gusty southerly winds will increase this morning into early this afternoon. Gusts up to around 35 mph can be expected at times, especially along and west of Highway 65. Mild conditions will occur again tonight as lows only drop to the upper 60s to the lower 70s. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 333 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019 An upper level low over the southwestern U.S. will move to the east today and into the Plains on Tuesday. The low will then lift north remaining over the Plains into Wednesday. Surface low pressure will move east across the central Plains on Tuesday. This will help to keep gusty southerly winds across the area on Tuesday. A moist and unstable air mass will develop across the region on Tuesday as deep layer shear increases with the approach of the upper level low. A cold front will move into central Kansas where storms should develop late Tuesday afternoon into the evening hours. The storms and front will then move east Tuesday evening and overnight. Storm flow should allow storms to be able to move off the front and be supercells in nature. There should be enough convection that develops to end up having these discrete cells grow into a line or line segments and sweep off to the east across the region Tuesday night. All modes of severe weather will occur with the supercells, though the primary risk will be large hail and damaging winds with an isolated tornado risk. The question is just how far east will the discrete storms be able to make it before growing into a line. There is the potential they move into southeast Kansas and west central Missouri Tuesday evening before transitioning to the line. Once the line develops the main risk will be damaging winds, though low level shear will still support an isolated brief spin up tornado risk within the line as it spreads across the Missouri Ozarks Tuesday night. The upper level low will remain across the central/northern Plains on Wednesday sending lift across the region into Wednesday night. This will result in additional showers and storms tracking across the region. This will lead to the risk for additional heavy rain and flooding across the area. This will likely be more a band of heavy rainfall and will need to zero in on the specifics as we get closer to the event. Slightly cooler conditions will occur on Thursday as highs warm into the 70s and lows drop into the 50s. Highs will then return to the 80s by the weekend. Another disturbance will then track through the area this weekend and could bring additional scattered shower and storm chances to the region. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Tuesday morning) Issued at 500 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019 A line of showers and storms are currently moving northeast across southeastern Kansas early this morning. This activity may affect portions of east central Kansas and west central Missouri early this morning, but should remain west and north of the TAF sites. Additional showers and storms are currently located across north central Oklahoma/south central Kansas early this morning. This activity again will track northeast and may push into the far western portions of the area this morning. This activity should be weakening as it moves towards the area and may dissipate before making it into the area. Confidence is low that a TAF site will be effected at the current time. Otherwise, VFR conditions are expected today and tonight. Southerly winds will pickup and becoming gusty this morning into the early evening hours. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Wise LONG TERM...Wise AVIATION...Wise
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 747 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-281300- 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- 747 AM CDT Mon May 27 2019 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. Significant lightning risk. Limited non thunderstorm wind risk. DISCUSSION... Scattered thunderstorms will occur over southeast Kansas and far west central and southwest Missouri this morning. Some locally heavy rain and flash flooding will be posisble where heavy rain can persist. Gusty non-thunderstorm winds can also be expected today over southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri with gusts of 30 to 35 mph possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Gusty south winds will occur again Tuesday into Wednesday mainly across southeastern Kansas and western Missouri. Gusts over 30 mph will be possible at times. Showers and thunderstorms will develop Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night, including chances for severe storms. All modes of severe weather will be possible along with heavy rainfall. Storms will also be possible Wednesday and Wednesday night with the potential for heavy rainfall and flooding. Additional chances for storms will return late Friday night and into next weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at: http://www.weather.gov/sgf/sitrep This product in graphical format...along with other weather... hydrological and climate information...at http://www.weather.gov/sgf DSA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
907 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2019
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0843 AM TSTM WND DMG FRONTENAC 37.46N 94.69W
05/27/2019 CRAWFORD KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
REPORT OF A FEW POWER LINES DOWN IN
FRONTENAC.
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KPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
912 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2019
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0912 AM FLASH FLOOD LAMAR 37.50N 94.28W
05/27/2019 BARTON MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN STREET FLOODING
WITHIN LAMAR.
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KPThe Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:10 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall resulted in flooding of numerous streets in the city of Lamar.
A few large limbs broke out of hardwood trees near County Road 2401.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 2019
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: 824474, 824475.