50 inches of rainfall occurred on May 8, 2025. A moped was driven into a low water crossing before being swept away into Lindley Creek.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
An estimated 0.25 to 0.50 inches of rainfall occurred on May 8, 2025. A moped was driven into a low water crossing before being swept away into Lindley Creek. This ultimately led to a fatality.
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 8, 1:53 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 253 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Shower and isolated thunderstorm chances (30-75%) continue across the Ozarks into this evening. - Mild and dry conditions expected for the weekend. - Warming trend for the first half of next week && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 228 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025 An upper trough over the area will cause scattered showers and non-severe thunderstorms to continue into this evening. Low level moisture will stick around tonight, keeping cloud cover over the area while potentially leading to fog. The fog signal is not real strong, so no dense fog is currently predicted. Look for lows tonight in the 50s. For Friday, skies will gradually clear out through the day, sticking around longest over the Ozarks Plateau. Highs are forecast to be in the low 70s. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 228 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025 Models take the upper trough and deepen it into a closed low that meanders somewhere in the vicinity of LA this weekend into Monday before slowly drifting back N-NE into mid-week. The weekend looks dry with highs in the 70s to low 80s, but models are trending toward having the low impacting the area more with recent runs, which may bring showers and thunderstorms into the picture Monday and Tuesday. Currently, the forecast features 20-30% PoPs over the eastern half of the CWA, but that may need to be increased if models persist in their trends. Confidence decreases by mid week, but a warming trend is expected as an upper ridge moves into the area behind the upper low. Forecast highs for Wednesday are in the mid 80s. The warm airmass also looks quite humid in latest guidance. There is potential for a shortwave to move through the region mid to late next week, which could pose a risk for thunderstorms. If there is overlap between the warm, moist airmass and any shortwave energy, severe weather may be possible. CSU and CIPS output does highlight the region for severe risk, but confidence is low at this time. Stay tuned. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 1215 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025 MVFR conditions for the most part this afternoon and evening with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms persisting. Decreased ceilings to IFR category is expected tonight into early Friday morning. Fog is also possible, but low predictability prevents putting into the TAF at this time. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None. && SHORT TERM...Titus LONG TERM...Titus AVIATION...Titus
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 216 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-091930- 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- 216 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated lightning risk. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will move through the region this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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 Titus
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A fatality occurred when a moped was driven into a low water crossing on Mathis Road and was swept into Lindley Creek. An estimated rainfall amount of 0.50 to 0.75 inches had fallen.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood, Dallas | 2025-05-08 | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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