Storms developed over southeast Kansas during the evening of the 13th into the morning of the 14th before moving into southwestern Missouri. These storms produced a swath of wind gusts over 60 mph from Fort Scott, Kansas to the Missouri state line and led to widespread tree and powerline damage.
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Storms developed over southeast Kansas during the evening of the 13th into the morning of the 14th before moving into southwestern Missouri. These storms produced a swath of wind gusts over 60 mph from Fort Scott, Kansas to the Missouri state line and led to widespread tree and powerline damage.
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 Jul 14, 1:52 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 252 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 Key Messages: 1. Severe thunderstorms will move across the area from late this evening through this evening. Damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph and flash flooding are the primary hazards. Hail up to the size of quarters possible with the strongest storms. 2. Slightly cooler temperatures today into early next week with hot conditions returning by the middle of next week. .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday) Issued at 250 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 Thunderstorms are currently located from northeastern Kansas into central Kansas this afternoon. This activity will continue to move southeast this afternoon into this evening. Instability is recovering across the area after showers and storms moved across southern Missouri this morning. An instability gradient is setting up across the area and the line segments across Kansas should following the gradient and move across the area this evening. Some of the latest CAMS are diving the southern line segment move to the south, looking at where the instability gradient is setting up think the southern line segment should move more southeast into and across portions of the area. Damaging wind gusts will be the main risk with the storms, and could see gusts up to 80 mph with the bowing portions of the line segments this evening. Some hail up to the size of quarters will also be possible. Locally heavy rainfall for 2 to 3" will be possible this evening but the line segments will be moving at a decent clip so the heaviest rain should not remain over the same locations for too lone so this will be very localized in nature. There is a very low risk for a tornado along the leading edge of bowing segments across extreme southeastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri this evening as low level shear is on the weaker side. The line segments will start to push into the western portions of the area late this afternoon/early this evening and will mainly move across the area this evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is currently in effect for portions of our western portions of the forecast area until 7 PM for the storms currently across northeastern Kansas. Expectation are for the storms across central Kansas to also move across the area this evening. If this occurs an additional watch may be needed for portions of the area later into the evening hours and outside the current watch area. The severe storm risk should move out of the area by late this evening. Some linger showers and a few rumbles of thunder may occur into the overnight hours especially across southern Missouri. Dry and slightly cooler conditions will occur on Saturday as highs warm into the upper 80s to near 90. .LONG TERM...(Saturday Night through Friday) Issued at 250 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 The upper level ridge will remain to the west of the area this weekend into early next week. The ridge will then build east during the middle of next week. The area will be in an upper level northwest flow pattern Sunday into Monday. Some showers and storms will likely move southeast through the northwest flow into northern Missouri. This activity could get into central Missouri but there are questions on just how far south this activity can make it. As the upper level ridge builds east the upper level flow will become more zonal across the area and the rain chances overall look to remain on the lower side next week. Temperatures will warm during the middle of next week as hot and humid conditions will be possible. The area may then return to an upper level northwest flow pattern later next week into the weekend and could bring additional rain chances to the region. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday afternoon) Issued at 1216 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 The morning convection has dissipated and moves out of the area with the clouds clearing from west to east this afternoon. Instability will increase across the area this afternoon into this evening. A few isolated storm will be possible this afternoon but this activity will not be widespread this afternoon so confidence is low the TAF sites will be affected. Storms have also developed across central Nebraska into central Kansas this morning. A line or few line segments will continue to move southeast across Kansas this afternoon and will move across the area this evening. Gusty winds and brief locally heavy rainfall will occur with the storms, with lower visibilities occurring with the storms. There will be the potential for these storms to be severe with damaging wind gusts the main risk. These storms will quickly move across the area, but some showers and perhaps a few rumbles of thunder will occur behind the storms for a few hours. Winds will become more west to northwesterly behind the storms and some MVFR ceilings will be possible. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Wise LONG TERM...Wise AVIATION...Wise
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 223 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-151930- 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- 223 PM CDT Fri Jul 14 2023 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. Elevated hail risk. Elevated thunderstorm wind damage risk. Significant lightning risk.Elevated excessive rainfall risk DISCUSSION... Storms have developed across northeastern Kansas into central Kansas this afternoon. These storms will continue to move southeast and will move across the region from late this afternoon through this evening. Damaging straight line winds will be the main risk with wind gusts up to 80 mph possible with the strongest storms. Hail up to the size of quarters and localized flash flooding are also risks with these storms. There is a very low risk for a tornado along the leading edge of bowing segments across extreme southeastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Excessive heat may be possible for the middle of next week. A few thunderstorms will be possible Sunday night into Monday across portions of the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon into this evening for southeastern Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. && 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 Wise
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds were strong enough to roll round bales of hay and down several power lines.
Several large tree limbs were downed. Multiple transformers blew as a result of winds and tree limbs.
Multiple large limbs were reported down and shingles were blown off at least one home.
Tree and power lines were down blocking several roads.
High winds downed power lines and poles and caused minor shingle and roof damage to a few homes. Winds were estimated at 70 mph.
Winds were reported at 60 mph at a local radio station.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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