Severe drought continued through much of December for portions of western Missouri before improving by late December.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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 EAX wrote it up.
Severe drought continued through much of December for portions of western Missouri before improving by late December.
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 Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 30, 11:54 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1154 PM CST Thu Nov 30 2023 .Discussion... Issued at 229 PM CST THU NOV 30 2023 Key messages: - Rain is expected to overspread the area late this afternoon into tonight from south to north. - Early tomorrow morning, rain is expected to transition to snow across northern Missouri. Little to know accumulation expected. - A second round of mixed wintry precipitation is expected Friday afternoon into Friday evening. Again little to no accumulation is expected. Discussion: This afternoon a upper level trough is evident on water vapor imagery across eastern New Mexico. Ahead of this system, Gulf moisture is streaming northward into the area an and a few light showers have begun to move into the southern CWA. This evening into tonight, the upper level trough will move from from eastern New Mexico to southeastern Kansas. This will allow moisture to continue to stream northward across the entire CWA as rain overspread the entire CWA. Overnight a nearly stack low will move along the I-44 corridor. Winds will shift to northeast across the area as this feature moves south of the CWA, this will usher in cooler air. Temperatures will be a key player for p-type across the northern CWA. The GFS/HRRR/RAP all keep temperatures above freezing overnight into tomorrow morning with the exception of extreme northern Missouri which will hover right around the freezing mark. It is here that some light freezing rain may be possible. Otherwise, light snow or a mix of rain snow with affect areas north of a St Joseph to Kirksville line. There may be a period where snowfall rates due to enhanced lift may provide enough dynamic cooling or may be enough to overcome above freezing surface temperatures leading to minor accumulations up to a half inch. Further south precipitation is expected to remain all rain through this event. That system will shift east of the area Friday morning. Some light rain/drizzle may be possible late Friday morning into the early afternoon as shallow moisture remains over the area. However, as we move into the late afternoon, another quick moving mid-level shortwave will bring the chance for light precipitation to areas along and north of I-70. Mixed precipitation is expected however, with temperatures hovering in the mid 30s, accumulations are not expected except for perhaps elevated and grassy surfaces. This quick moving system will move out of the area by midnight tomorrow night. The first half of Saturday will remain dry however, yet another quick moving shortwave will move across the central Plains into the local area producing another round of light showers Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening a highs rise into the upper 30s to mid 40s. Sunday will bring a return to dries conditions as downsloping westerly flow allows highs to rise into the lower 40s to lower 50s. Surface high pressure traverse the area Sunday night into early Monday before late day WAA gets underway keeping highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s. Monday night into Tuesday a upper level trough is expected to dig through the Great Lakes region forcing a cold front through the forecast area. The NBM is probably to warm in the mid 40s to mid 50s however, warmer temperatures do look to arrive for Wednesday and Thursday as WAA and upper level ridging allows high to rise into the mid 50s to lower 60s by Thursday. && .Aviation...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Friday Night) Issued at 1154 PM CST THU NOV 30 2023 Rain and IFR to MVFR conditions (both VSBYs and CIGs) continue at the terminals. Rain should finally exit to the northeast by around 12z Friday morning, with IFR to MVFR CIGs persisting. Light snow is probable to impact STJ between 20z and 0z Friday afternoon. Elevated northerly winds should continue through much of the period before turning northwesterly and relaxing by Friday afternoon. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. MO...NONE. && Discussion...73 Aviation...BMW
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 546 AM CST Thu Nov 30 2023 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-011200- Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS- Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler- Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton- Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton- Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis- Cooper-Bates-Henry- 546 AM CST Thu Nov 30 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Wintry precipitation is possible Friday morning and afternoon across northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. Minor accumulations of ice and snow are possible. More detailed information can be accessed at... https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Nodaway County began December 2023 in severe drought, but conditions improved to only moderate drought by the December 26th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
Gentry County began December 2023 in severe drought, but conditions improved to only moderate drought by the December 26th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
Northern portions of Andrew County began December 2023 in severe drought, but conditions improved to only moderate drought by the December 26th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
Bates County began December 2023 in severe drought, but conditions improved to only moderate drought by the December 26th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
Henry County began December 2023 in severe drought, but conditions improved to only moderate drought by the December 26th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
Johnson County began December 2023 in severe drought, but conditions improved to only moderate drought by the December 26th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
Saline County began December 2023 in severe drought, but conditions improved to only moderate drought by the December 26th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, December 2023
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: 1153801, 1153802, 1153803, 1153804, 1153805, 1153806, 1153807.