An isolated severe thunderstorm produce winds of 60mph which damaged several trees and knocked down some power lines.
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An isolated severe thunderstorm produce winds of 60mph which damaged several trees and knocked down some power lines.
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 25, 5:58 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 658 AM CDT Wed May 25 2022 Key Messages: 1. Periods of showers and storms will continue, but will become more spotty this afternoon. Some minor flooding risk will be possible, mainly for low water crossings and a few creeks/rivers. 2. Storm Prediction Center (SPC) marginal risk today: A brief, isolated severe storm risk may exists with a band narrow band of storms over central and south central Missouri late this morning and early this afternoon. 3. Rain finally ends from west to east Thursday/Thursday night. 4. Near to slightly above normal temperatures and dry weather expected for the holiday weekend. .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 300 AM CDT Wed May 25 2022 Showers and a few storms continue to stream northward ahead of a slow moving upper low over the central/southern Plains. 24-hour rainfall amounts have varied, but some areas have seen 1.0-1.5 inches. Rainfall rates don't support flash flooding, but mounting rainfall totals will likely produce some low water crossing flooding along with some rivers. Flood advisory over southern MO accounts for the low water crossing/minor flooding hazard with additional rainfall over the next few hours. High res cams along with the 00z ECMWF show a band of convection rotating northeast through the area later this morning/early this afternoon. With some limited daytime heating, modest cape/instability 500-1000 j/kg and 30-40kt deep layer shear (0-6km) might favor an uptick in severe storm potential, at least briefly, before the band moves out of the area by early-mid afternoon. SPC marginal risk with a 2%T/5%H/5%W risk looks reasonable with the overall limiting factor being instability and poor mid level lapse rates despite improving shear profiles. Drier air aloft rotating around the upper low moves into the area from the southwest later in the afternoon and will limit the overall coverage of showers and instability during that time once the banded convection moves off to the northeast. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 330 AM CDT Wed May 25 2022 Thursday: The upper low will move across the region. Convection (showers/very isolated storms) will be possible with midday/afternoon heating. Cloud cover will continue to keep daytime temperatures cool again. Rain chances will shift east of the area Thursday night. Friday-Memorial Day Weekend-Tuesday: A sfc ridge moves across the region Friday/Friday night and then moves off to the east. An upper ridge over the central CONUS moving into the MS Vly will support a nice weekend warming trend Fri-Sunday with ensemble guidance showing highs in the mid 80s for much the area by Sunday. The CONUS upper pattern is in good agreement guidance-wise into Monday and Tuesday with a high amplitude western CONUS trough and Great Lakes/eastern CONUS ridge keeping the area warm/humid but rain-free. Beyond Tuesday: Guidance diverges on how the western CONUS eventually evolves as it shifts east and northeast into the Plains and the degree of upper ridging that hangs on farther to the east. There doesn't look to be any big air mass change 7-10 days out but a weak front may eventually bring temperatures down a bit by Thu-Sat with some degree of a chance for showers/storms. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Thursday morning) Issued at 655 AM CDT Wed May 25 2022 KSGF/KJLN/KBBG tafs: An upper low will move slowly east from Kansas into western Missouri by the end of the period. Showers and a few storms will continue to move northward ahead of the low with frequent MVFR and IFR ceilings during the period. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...DSA LONG TERM...DSA AVIATION...DSA
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 511 AM CDT Wed May 25 2022 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-261015- 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- 511 AM CDT Wed May 25 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 hail risk. Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk. Elevated lightning risk. Limited excessive rainfall risk DISCUSSION... A limited risk for severe storms is expected 10 am to 4 pm in central and south central Missouri counties along and east of a line from Versailles to West Plains. Isolated storms will be capable of one inch hail and 60 mph winds. Periods of brief heavy rainfall may lead to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Additional showers and thunderstorms will last off and on through Thursday. Gusty south winds will be possible this holiday weekend, primarily on Sunday and Monday. Wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph will be possible from southeast Kansas into parts of far southwest Missouri. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at: http://www.weather.gov/sgf/dsspacket This product in graphical format...along with other weather... hydrological and climate information...at http://www.weather.gov/sgf DSA
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:56 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A NWS storm survey determined that straight line winds estimated at 60 mph uprooted a few trees and broke some large limbs at a couple of homes along Farm Road 1140. A small utility shed suffered some damage as well.
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