Storms, associated with a meso-scale convective system, developed over western Kansas during the late afternoon of the 21st and moved to the east-southeast from mid-morning through late afternoon. Isolated accumulations over one and a half inches were observed over southeast Kansas.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Storms, associated with a meso-scale convective system, developed over western Kansas during the late afternoon of the 21st and moved to the east-southeast from mid-morning through late afternoon. Isolated accumulations over one and a half inches were observed over southeast Kansas.
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 22, 5:14 AM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 614 AM CDT Fri May 22 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 240 AM CDT Fri May 22 2020 Convection has started developing over the area over the western CWA on the edge of higher 850 mb winds out of the south-southwest. On a regional level, a thunderstorm complex was pushing southeast out of southwest Kansas and into western Oklahoma. There are a lot of mesoscale features at play with todays forecast which will make things messy. Main focus will be trying to sort through all the differing solutions for potential severe storms this afternoon and evening. Secondary focus will be with additional rain chances later this weekend into next week which may lead to flooding concerns. && .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 240 AM CDT Fri May 22 2020 We are expecting the current convection to continue through the rest of the night sliding to the east. This convection is not expected to be severe, but will have some lightning and heavy rain associated with it. Some training cells may produce a localized flood risk. MCS to the west will most likely shift into the area by 12-14z and then shift east across the area through the day. Main redevelopment in the afternoon/evening will be possible if the convection can clear out and instability can redevelop. The main shortwave will be swinging northeast from southeast Kansas and into northern MO by 06z with ridging building in behind this shortwave during the overnight. Believe precipitation chances will decrease significantly after midnight. Models develop some decent instability in the southwest portion of the CWA later in the afternoon in the wake of this mornings conveciton along with some 35-45 kts of 0-6km bulk shear. The most intense instability will remain southwest of the area and we are expecting the better severe weather risk there. However, we can still get some strong to severe storms if the instability materializes this afternoon/evening for some large hail and damaging winds. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 240 AM CDT Fri May 22 2020 Not a big focus for thunderstorm organization Saturday into Saturday night in the wake of the shortwave, however can't rule out some diurnal convection given the instability. As the next wave approaches from the west on Sunday, our chances of thunderstorms will be on the increase along with the risk of heavy rain and higher flood potential. With a strong upper ridge setting up in the east, a low will likely close off to the west of the area with several waves of energy cycling the low through our CWA from Monday night through at least Thursday. With the recent heavy rains from last week, we may be looking at a flood potential again next week. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Saturday morning) Issued at 611 AM CDT Fri May 22 2020 For the 12z TAFS...convection has been ongoing for much of the overnight hours, mainly affecting the BBG/SGF sites so far. Will also be affecting the JLN site shortly as newly developing convection out ahead of the main MCS to the west begins to move in. Most of this activity will affect the areas this morning. There is the possibility of redevelopment later this afternoon ahead of an MCV. Generally expecting MVFR and IFR conditions within the convection and MVFR to VFR outside of the convection. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...Lindenberg SHORT TERM...Lindenberg LONG TERM...Lindenberg AVIATION...Lindenberg
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 355 AM CDT Fri May 22 2020 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-230900- 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- 355 AM CDT Fri May 22 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Limited tornado risk. Limited hail risk. Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk. Limited flooding risk. Significant lightning risk. DISCUSSION... Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected today into tonight. If enough instability can develop this afternoon after this mornings rounds of thunderstorms, then some severe storms will be possible by the late afternoon into the evening. Large hail to the size of golf balls, damaging wind in excess of 60 mph and isolated tornadoes will all be possible. The best chance of severe storms will be over the southwestern portion of Missouri into southeast Kansas. In addition to the potential of severe weather, the several rounds of thunderstorms will likey produce heavy rain and if thunderstorms can train across the same locations, localized flooding will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There will be at least a chance of thunderstorms on nearly a daily basis from the weekend into the first half of next week. Heavy rain and flooding will also be possible as the ground remains fairly saturated from the heavy rainfall next week. .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 Lindenberg
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
942 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0918 AM FLOOD NEOSHO 36.87N 94.37W
05/22/2020 NEWTON MO EMERGENCY MNGR
MCCORD AND SPRING STREETS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
&&
ANGLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
945 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM FLOOD BRANSON 36.64N 93.22W
05/22/2020 TANEY MO EMERGENCY MNGR
LOW WATER CROSSINGS CLOSED ON FALL CREEK
ROAD. SEVERAL OTHER CITY STREETS COVERED DUE
TO RAINFALL.
&&
ANGLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
952 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0935 AM LIGHTNING 3 SSE ATLAS 37.05N 94.38W
05/22/2020 JASPER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
LIGHTNING STRIKE TO A HOUSE/GARAGE RESULTING
IN A FIRE.
&&
ANGLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
953 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 AM HAIL ROCKY COMFORT 36.75N 94.09W
05/22/2020 NAN INCH NEWTON MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
&&
ANGLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
955 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0951 AM HAIL ROCKY COMFORT 36.75N 94.09W
05/22/2020 E1.00 INCH NEWTON MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
UP TO QUARTER SIZE NOW.
&&
ANGLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
957 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 AM HAIL ROCKY COMFORT 36.75N 94.09W
05/22/2020 U0.88 INCH NEWTON MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM ROCKY
COMFORT TO INCLUDE MAGNITUDE.
&&
ANGLEThe Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:57 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Highway 39 was closed at 40th Street and Flat Rock Creek.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, May 2020
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: 892653.