Showers and thunderstorms developed along a cold front from the late evening of the 29th through the afternoon of the 30th. Additional showers developed behind the front through the afternoon of the 31th as the upper level trough axis shifted eastward across the central Plains into the Ohio Valley.
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Showers and thunderstorms developed along a cold front from the late evening of the 29th through the afternoon of the 30th. Additional showers developed behind the front through the afternoon of the 31th as the upper level trough axis shifted eastward across the central Plains into the Ohio Valley. Numerous reports of flooding were received to the east of Springfield, where some locations received over two inches of rain.
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 Mar 30, 5:21 AM CST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 621 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022 ...Updated for 12Z Aviation Discussion... Key Messages: 1. Strong to severe thunderstorm potential today with heavy rainfall. 2. Cooler tonight and Thursday with some showers Thursday. 3. Frost/Freeze potential Thursday night. 4. Warm-up for the weekend, with low end rain chances Friday night and Saturday. .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 301 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022 Early this morning, surface low pressure was located over far southwestern Iowa, with a trailing cold front back through eastern Kansas and into Oklahoma. Convection out ahead of this front stretched from Iowa into north Texas. The convection that has made into our western counties have been rather disorganized and remained below severe limits. This in part in the lull in instability showing up in the warm sector per SPC meso-analysis page and quite a bit of dry air in the 06Z SGF special sounding. Still cannot rule out some strong to severe storms during the pre-dawn hours as a well defined shortwave trough over the Plains lifts across the area this morning taking on a more negative tilt aided by a stout 60 knot low level jet. The cold front will march through the area today and will see falling temperatures, especially over southeast Kansas and western Missouri, with the focus for strong to severe thunderstorms shifting into the eastern counties later this morning and afternoon as instability begins to increase once again ahead of the front and there could be a window of strong to severe storms for those areas. Rainfall amounts still look to be heaviest west of highway 65 prior to 12Z and then shifting east after 12Z, with some 1 to 2 inch amounts still quite possible. The front and rainfall will move east of the area by tonight, with some clearing likely across far southern Missouri and more clouds over central Missouri. Lows tonight will drop down into the mid 30. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 301 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022 Thursday looks to be cloudy and cool as another spoke of energy rotates through the area. This could spark a few very light showers across the area. However, temperatures will be quite cool with highs only in the middle and upper 40s along with a somewhat breezy west to northwest winds. As this rotates out Thursday night, shortwave ridging will take place with clear skies expected. Winds look to be on the lighter side, and this combination will set the stage for lows around 30, bringing frost and possibly a freeze potential to the area by Friday morning, but temperatures will rebound back into the lower 60s by afternoon. Another fast moving shortwave in the flow will bring some low end rain chances to the area Friday night and into Saturday, with quiet and mild weather expected to end the weekend. There are signals for another period of unsettled weather during the beginning of next week. The WPC Cluster Analysis Tool is advertising broad scale troughing over the western CONUS Monday into Tuesday. This would bring the potential for increased rain chances to the Missouri Ozarks. Confidence in this system is still on the low side, with many model discrepancies and timing issues. Overall, temperatures in this time frame look to remain seasonal with highs in the low 60s and lows in the 40s and 50s. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Thursday morning) Issued at 621 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022 Showers and thunderstorms have overspread southern Missouri this morning ahead of an approaching cold front. These will continue much of the morning and perhaps into the early afternoon hours before moving east of the terminals. Localized IFR conditions will be possible in the stronger storms. As the cold front pushes through, winds will swing around to the northwest and become rather gusty again. In addition, lower stratus in the IFR range will overspread the terminals in the wake of the front and continue well into the evening hours. Some clearing will be possible later this evening back into VFR conditions, but confidence remains rather low on this occuring or the timing of it. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Raberding LONG TERM...Raberding AVIATION...Raberding
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 447 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-311000- 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- 447 AM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022 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. Elevated thunderstorm wind damage risk. Limited lightning risk. Limited excessive rainfall risk Limited non thunderstorm wind risk. DISCUSSION... Windy conditions are expected today ahead of a storm system. Southerly winds will gust at 30 to 40 mph at times, mainly over the eastern Ozarks. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will impact the region today. There is a limited risk for flooding as rainfall amounts could range from 1 to 2 inches, with the highest amounts expected in areas west of highway 65. A few strong to severe storms will be possible early this morning over southwest Missouri. Damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph will be the main severe weather risk. We also can't rule out some hail to the size of quarters and an isolated tornado. This threat then will shift eastward into the eastern Ozarks from mid morning through the afternoon hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is the potential for some frost and freeze Thursday night into Friday morning. An unsettled weather pattern is expected to set up early next week, with the potential for some thunderstorms. .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 Raberding
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:29 UTC.
12 flood, 7 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall caused flooding along Burnett Road.
State Highway T at Possum Walk Creek was flooded and impassable.
State Highway Y at Cowskin Creek was flooded and impassable.
Portions of MO-95 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable.
Route FF at Hunter Creek was flooded and impassable.
Route AB at Wolf Creek was flooded and impassable.
Route Z at the Finley River was flooded and impassable.
State Highway EE at the Meramec River was flooded and impassable.
Highway TT at Crooked Creek was flooded and impassable.
Highway H at the North Fork River was flooded and impassable.
Highway 181 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable.
Highway EE at the North Fork River was flooded and impassable.
Highway U was closed due to flooding at a low water area.
Highway Y at the South Prong Jacks Fork River was flooded and impassable.
Highway U at the South Prong of the Jacks Fork River was flooded and impassable.
Highway NN at Rocky Creek was flooded and impassable.
Highway YY at Castro Valley Creek was flooded and impassable.
Highway Z at Elk Creek was flooded and impassable.
County Road 7460 at Little Piney River was flooded and impassable.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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