Showers and thunderstorms produced between 1 and 3 inches of rainfall across portions of the Ozarks which caused localized flooding.
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Showers and thunderstorms produced between 1 and 3 inches of rainfall across portions of the Ozarks which caused localized flooding.
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 Apr 27, 4:49 AM CST, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 549 AM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms continue through this morning, before dissipating and shifting east of the area this afternoon. - Slight Risk (2 out of 5) for strong to severe thunderstorms late Monday night through Tuesday. Primary hazards are damaging wind gusts and large hail. Additionally, localized heavy rainfall and flooding may occur. - Shower and thunderstorm chances continue on Wednesday and Thursday. The potential for heavy rainfall and flooding increase with repeated rounds. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Issued at 300 AM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025 This Morning-Tonight: Radar depicts scattered showers and a few thunderstorms lingering across the area this morning. This activity is expected to persist through the entire morning, before tapering off into the early afternoon. An additional few tenths of rainfall may occur, especially within any stronger cells producing heavy downpours. Activity diminishes to the east with the shortwave energy. Meanwhile, a warm front lifts northeast through the region this afternoon. Behind the warm front, clouds will gradually break from west to east. The advancement of clouds breaking/clearing to the east will play a key role in the wide range of high temperatures this afternoon. Currently, highs are expected to vary from middle to upper 60s across central Missouri, to lower to middle 70s across southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. If clouds are slower to clear, temperatures will remain cooler in these areas. An isolated shower or thunderstorm remains possible through the later afternoon and evening across the western half of the area, though chances remain low (10-20%). Breezy conditions build into the area overnight as warm air advection begins to build north with overnight lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Issued at 300 AM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025 Monday: Warm air advection continues to stream low-level moisture and warmer temperatures into the area on Monday. This will be accompanied by gusty south winds, with gusts approaching 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Highs reach into the lower 80s, to perhaps even middle 80s if strong enough mixing is realized. Dewpoints push into the lower to middle 60s as the area becomes enveloped in a broad warm sector of a rapidly developing low across the Northern Plains. This surface low will be driven by strong southwest flow in the mid-levels. A surface cold front will be draped south through the Southern Plains and is progged to shift east-southeast by late Monday night into Tuesday morning. Ensemble guidance suggests the environment remains favorable for some strong to severe thunderstorms across the area, with ample shear and instability in the vicinity of rich moisture. Initial thought is for thunderstorms to develop along the cold front well north and west of the area Monday evening, before shifting east with the front Monday night. While the environment may support supercells well outside of our area, the general consensus is for upscale growth into clusters or a line of thunderstorms. There is remaining uncertainty on the extent of coverage into late Monday night/early Tuesday morning across the area as a stout cap may inhibit further progression/development. However, if thunderstorms move off the front with a developing cold pool, activity may make its way through the area overnight Monday. This remaining uncertainty will be best captured with CAMs and the mesoscale environment. Primary hazards would be damaging wind gusts and large hail overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. Tuesday: By Tuesday morning into the afternoon, the front is progged to slowly stall across the area. There remains subtle differences on the exact timing, but overall the forecast remains on track for additional showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday across the area. This environment will be characterized by increasing instability and modest shear profiles. Thus, the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms persists through Tuesday with a Slight Risk (2 of 5) across the southern half of the area. Additionally, the slow progression of the front through the area on Tuesday will reintroduce the potential for localized heavy rainfall and flooding. The potential for flooding will gradually increase through mid week as additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected. Wednesday-Thursday: By mid-week, the trough across the desert Southwest begins to shift eastward as a stationary front stalls across the region. Temperatures are expected to remain around normal in the lower to middle 70s. Meanwhile, with rich moisture being transported by a low- level jet into the area, additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected on Wednesday and Thursday. While strong to severe thunderstorms are not expected with the mid- week activity, the potential for heavy rainfall and flooding increase. This is characterized by saturated soils and above normal precipitation over the last one to two weeks. Thus, runoff will increase as area rivers and streams become swollen. WPC captures the flooding potential with a Slight Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (2 of 4) on Wednesday. There remains some uncertainty on where the heaviest rainfall axis lines up, as this will be driven by the positioning of the stalled front. Rainfall amounts across the area through Thursday are currently forecast to be highest along and north of Interstate 44. NBM 72 hour (Monday-Thursday) probabilities depict the following: Prob of > 0.5 inch: 80-100% Prob of > 1.0 inch: 70-90% Prob of > 2.0 inch: 40-70% Prob of > 3.0 inch: 10-40% Additional details on timing, amounts, and locations will be better resolved over the coming days. Next Weekend: Ensembles suggest the trough shifts east of the central CONUS into next weekend, potentially providing some relief from an active stretch of weather. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/... Issued at 550 AM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025 Isolated showers and a few stray thunderstorms continue to linger across the area through this morning. Coverage is expected to remain limited, thus a PROB30 group is being used. Any remaining activity should diminish by this afternoon. IFR to MVFR ceilings around 900 to 1500 feet through this morning, before gradually improving to VFR by early to mid afternoon. A few breaks in the clouds through the afternoon before additional cloud cover returns tonight. Southeast winds around 10 knots, with occasional wind gusts up to 20 knots through the period. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None. && SHORT TERM...Perez LONG TERM...Perez AVIATION...Perez
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 310 AM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-280815- 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- 310 AM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Limited lightning risk. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms linger through this morning before dissipating by early afternoon. There is a low chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Gusty south winds on Monday afternoon at 25 to 35 mph. There is the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms late Monday night into Tuesday. Additional shower and thunderstorm chances linger through Wednesday and Thursday/ Heavy rainfall and flooding may occur with repeated rounds. .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 Perez
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:10 UTC.
6 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Route J at Lick Creek was flooded and impassable.
Route H at the North Fork River was flooded and impassable.
Missouri Route 142 at Bennetts River was flooded and impassable.
Missouri Route 142 at Bennetts Bayou was flooded and impassable.
Missouri Route 142 at Bennetts Bayou was flooded and impassable.
Missouri Route 142 at Bennetts Bayou was flooded and impassable.
A water rescue was performed at Howell County Road 9330 north of Highway 142 at Myatt Creek. All occupants self rescued with no injuries.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1251609, 1251611, 1251618, 1251614, 1251615, 1251616, 1251623.