Severe thunderstorms with tornadoes and damaging winds occurred late in the evening of June 13, 2026. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and river flooding.
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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 SGF wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms with tornadoes and damaging winds occurred late in the evening of June 13, 2026. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and river flooding. Between 3 and 6 inches of rainfall fell with this system. Some fatalities occurred from the 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 Jun 13, 5:47 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
647 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Marginal (Level 1 of 5) risk for isolated severe thunderstorms
overnight/early this morning. Elevated hail and isolated
damaging winds will be the primary severe risk.
- Enhanced (Level 3 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms this
afternoon through tonight. Damaging wind gusts of 70-80 mph
will be the primary severe risk, with hail and brief tornadoes
as secondary hazards.
- A Flood Watch is in effect for portions of the area this
morning through Sunday morning. Moderate (Level 3 of 4) risk
for Excessive Rainfall through tonight. This is due to recent
heavy rains, elevated streamflows, and saturated soils.
- Active weather returns from mid to late next week.
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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1230 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Overnight/Early this Morning:
Shortwave energy coming off the lee side of Colorado Front
Range supports a developing low across western KS. An associated
warm front is lifting north with this developing low, and will
meander through the area tonight. Warm air advection persists
through the overnight in the vicinity of 1500-2500 J/kg MUCAPE
and marginal deep layer shear. As the front lifts through, a few
isolated showers and thunderstorms may develop, though likely
remain elevated in nature. Most of this isolated activity will
remain sub-severe in nature, though a strong to marginally
severe thunderstorm remains possible as captured in SPC's
Marginal Risk (5% chance). Primary hazards with any stronger
thunderstorms would be penny to ping pong sized hail, with the
wind potential fairly limited given the elevated nature of the
thunderstorms. If a thunderstorm is able to root more to
surface, a damaging wind gust of 50 to 60 mph is plausible.
Additionally, localized heavy downpours would accompany any of
the thunderstorms. In general, the coverage overnight through
early this morning is expected to remain minimal, with many
locations remaining dry.
This Afternoon-Tonight:
Following on the heels of the previous forecast, there were two
scenarios presented on the potential evolution of Saturday
morning into the afternoon. Given the latest trends, we are
leaning towards a scenario where a strong cold pool is not in
play. This would be a direct result of no MCS translating
through the area on Saturday morning. Thus, the arrival of
shortwave energy into the area by late Saturday morning into the
afternoon should support additional clusters of thunderstorms
to develop in an environment favorable for strong to severe
thunderstorms. SPC highlights the severe potential with an
Enhanced (3 of 5) Severe Risk draped across much of the area.
The environment will be characterized by ample instability
(MUCAPE 3000-4000+ J/kg) in the vicinity of deep layer shear
30-40+ knots. There will be some initial capping to erode,
though should be overcome with the arrival of shortwave energy.
Forecast soundings depict this setup, with hodographs even
hinting at the potential for splitting thunderstorms. From a
storm mode standpoint, some supercell structures remain in play,
though most will quickly grow upscale into clusters/bowing
segments. This can be gleaned from latest CAMs depicting
scattered clusters of thunderstorms through the afternoon, with
a few discrete cells. From a hazards standpoint, the environment
supports large hail and damaging wind gusts with the afternoon
round. Large hail looks to more favorable west of Highway 65,
where the best mid level lapse rates (7.5 C/km) overlap the
highest instability. Large hail parameter on the order of 8 to
12 suggests maximum hail size up to 2 inches or greater. Further
east, the environment is a bit less favorable for large hail of
this size, though quarters to golf balls remain plausible. As
for damaging winds, this remains the greatest risk. Favorable
parameters include Theta-E diffs of 30-35 K with strong 0-6km
wind speeds overlapping ample downdraft CAPE. Strong cold pools
will rapidly develop in this environment, supporting bowing
segments and associated downdrafts. Damaging wind gusts of 60 to
70 mph can be expected within the strongest thunderstorms
through the afternoon. A tornado threat remains low, but not
zero across the Eastern Ozarks if any thunderstorms are able to
maintain discrete. In addition, localized heavy rainfall and
flooding is on the table as early as Saturday afternoon,
especially if thunderstorms train over the same areas. Further
discussion of potential flooding is captured below in the
Hydrology section of the AFD. To summarize, the most likely
scenario is scattered strong to severe thunderstorms through the
afternoon, with lingering uncertainty on the extent of coverage
ahead of the main event Saturday evening/night.
As we progress into the evening, additional shortwave energy ejects
across the Middle Mississippi Valley as a cold front dives south
through the region. A potent line of strong to severe thunderstorms
develops along the front and will set the stage for damaging
wind gusts in addition to the potential of a few brief
tornadoes. This complex is expected to rapidly evolve as it
dives south-southeast through the area, with the primary hazard
being damaging wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph. CAMs continue to
capture this scenario fairly well, though subtle differences
exist with the timing. The latest trends would suggest the
complex enters the area in the early evening and exits early
Sunday morning. This complex will have the capability of
producing widespread wind damage.
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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1230 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Quiet Sunday into Monday:
West-northwest flow aloft will settle into the region with weak
surface high pressure building in from the northwest. While a
leftover shower will be possible (<20% chance) over southern
Missouri in the morning, dry weather is primarily expected with
variable cloudiness. Pleasant highs in the 70s will occur with a
less humid air mass also filtering into the region.
Cool conditions will then occur Sunday night as a surface ridge
axis settles into the area. Lows over most areas will dip well
down into the 50s. We will have to watch for some fog potential
with winds become light on top of saturated soil.
Monday will remain dry with shorter term ensembles showing
strong consensus in high temperatures in the upper 70s and
lower 80s. Dew points will remain in the lower to middle 50s
keeping humidity values in check.
Active Weather from Mid to Late Week:
Global ensembles show fairly good agreement that an upper level
short wave trough will dig southeast through the Great Lakes on
Tuesday. A stronger wave is then forecast to dig through the
same general region from Wednesday night into Thursday.
The potential for showers and thunderstorms will initially
increase on Tuesday as a warm front lifts north through the
region. This front will then likely return south with that
second wave and potentially stall somewhere across Missouri or
Arkansas.
Machine-learning convective outlooks indicate some potential for
severe storms starting as early as Tuesday and persisting
through at least next Friday. At this point, the highest
probabilities are for next Wednesday and Thursday. With recent
heavy rainfall, we will also have to monitor the potential for
additional flooding.
Temperatures will be highly modulated by coverage of storms and
cloud cover in addition to the location of that front,
especially from Thursday onward. Wednesday may be the warmest
day of the week across much of the Ozarks with NBM spreads
fairly clustered around highs in the middle 80s to around 90
degrees.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 640 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Morning convection is slowly drifting to the NW away from the
TAF sites. Additional scattered storms are then expected this
afternoon, some of which may be severe, but confidence in
coverage and location is low at this time. Additional
thunderstorms develop to the north and move through late this
evening into the overnight. Confidence is higher with these
storms, which may also pose a severe risk.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 1230 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Setting the stage, many areas across western MO and southeast KS
have received over 2 inches of rainfall and localized areas received
over 6 inches of rain in the past seven days. A Flood Watch is in
effect for most of the area, excluding the far southeast Ozarks for
a widespread 2 to 4 inches of rain with localized higher amounts.
For elsewhere outside of the watch, those areas could see 1 to 2
inches of rain. Localized higher amounts are depicted with the
latest HREF LPMM showing corridors 5 to 7 inches. The exact
locations of these corridors will vary and will be best captured as
the event unfolds. The Weather Prediction Center captures the heavy
rain and flash flooding potential with a Moderate Risk (3 of 4) for
today and overnight into Sunday morning.
From a heavy rainfall/flood potential environment, the atmosphere
will be conducive for efficient rainfall rates as PWATs push
towards 2 inches. This will support rainfall rates of 1 to 3
inches per a hour within thunderstorms. It is worth noting that
rivers are elevated going into this evening, with soil moisture
between 20-40% for most areas in the Flood Watch. One hour FFG
of 1 to 2 inches could quickly be exceeded as thunderstorms
progress through the area. Given the setup in place, locally
considerable flash flooding, along with "isolated moderate river
flooding" (per the National Water Center) are in the forecast
for today through tonight.
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.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for KSZ073-097-101.
MO...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for MOZ055>058-066>070-
077>081-088>090-093>095-101>103.
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SHORT TERM...Perez
LONG TERM...Schaumann
AVIATION...Titus
HYDROLOGY...PerezHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 1250 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-140600- 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- 1250 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Through Saturday night. Weather hazards expected... Slight tornado risk. Slight hail risk. Enhanced thunderstorm wind damage risk. Significant lightning risk. Limited excessive heat risk. Significant excessive rainfall risk DISCUSSION... Marginal (Level 1 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms tonight. Hail to the size of ping balls and isolated damaging winds will be the primary severe risks. There is also a elevated risk for flash flooding in areas that receive multiple thunderstorms. A Flood Watch has been issued for much of western Missouri and southeast Kansas from 1 AM tonight through 7 PM Sunday morning. Slight (Level 2 of 5) to Enhanced (Level 3 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms today and tonight. This afternoon: Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible. Primary hazards are large hail up to two inches in diameter and damaging wind gusts of 60-70 mph. Secondary hazard of a tornado or two. This evening/tonight: A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moves through the area. Primary hazard is damaging wind gusts of 70-80 mph. Secondary hazard of large hail up to one inch in diameter and a brief tornado or two. Moderate (Level 3 of 4) risk for excessive rainfall early today through tonight due to expected heavy rainfall, elevated streamflows, and saturated soils. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected, with localized rainfall amounts up to 6 inches possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Additional rounds of thunderstorms are possible next week, mainly in the Tuesday through Friday time frame. While confidence in details is low, there will be potential for some of this activity to present a severe weather risk. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may 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
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
744 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
MOZ055-067>069-131315-
Camden MO-Benton MO-Hickory MO-St. Clair MO-
744 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HICKORY...SOUTHERN
BENTON...ST. CLAIR AND WEST CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTIES THROUGH 815 AM
CDT...
At 744 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Warsaw to 8 miles west
of Osceola. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Truman State Park, Truman Lake, Warsaw, Appleton City, Osceola, Lowry
City, Cross Timbers, Collins, Climax Springs, Roscoe, Vista, Gerster,
Palo Pinto, Quincy, Fristoe, Knobby, Racket, Barnumton, Johnson City,
and Hastain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3811 9292 3783 9378 3784 9381 3789 9381
3790 9392 3805 9406 3821 9405 3820 9356
3822 9356 3821 9353 3837 9352 3842 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 1244Z 303DEG 26KT 3816 9338 3800 9385
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CamdenThe Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:34 UTC.
36 thunderstorm wind, 31 flash flood, 15 flood, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
State Highway A eastbound was closed due to flooding.
State Highway HH southbound was closed due to flooding.
Photo of water flowing over South 223 Rd over Jordan Creek due to flooding.
Water and debris were over road on State Highway HH from 64 to AC.
Southeast 1000 Rd east of Hwy J near the Birdsong Conservation area west of Collins was impassable due to flooding.
State Highway K was closed due to flooding.
A road near Conway was closed due to flooding.
State Highway W was closed due to flooding.
State Highway P was closed due to flooding.
State Highway AB was closed due to flooding.
State Highway E was closed due to flooding.
State Highway EE was closed due to flooding.
State Highway Z is closed due to flooding at the Finley River.
A National Weather Service storm Survey determined that a broad area of damaging straight-line winds impacted portions of Jasper and northern Newton Counties. Damage began in the Joplin and Webb City areas and continued to the east and northeast through the I-49 Corridor from Diamond to Carthage before winds weakened. Winds from 75 to 95 mph uprooted or snapped numerous trees and downed large limbs. Several trees were down on homes. Multiple power lines and poles were down in the impacted area. A near 9 mile wide swath of significant damaging winds of 85 to 95 mph damaged multiple buildings, causing significant structural damage to a few. Several outbuildings were picked up or rolled to the east and several vehicles had trees or large limbs on them.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree which fell on powerlines near Oronogo.
Large tree limbs were downed on a house in Webb City.
State Highway HH was closed between AA and Split Rail Drive due to utility damage.
A personal weather station measured a wind gust of 62mph near Oronogo.
Numerous uprooted trees and broken tree limbs were reported in Atlas.
The town of Atlas has multiple uprooted trees in multiple directions down with telephone pole snapped.
The town of Fidelity had a report of a uprooted tree that fell on house along with numerous broken tree branches of various sizes.
The National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90mph touched down 1 mile east southeast of Fidelity. The tornado lifted and rolled a secured carport before moving to the east northeast. Multiple trees were were uprooted or snapped off between 4 and 6 feet up along an intermittent path to a home along County Road 120. There were multiple 2 to 3 foot in diameter trees downed in a convergent pattern, with a home suffering significant roof and structural damage from the fallen tree. In addition, a truck was crushed under the a tree before the tornado lifted just east of the home in an open field.
There was a report of street flooding in the city of Joplin.
Thunderstorm winds damaged a metal frame barn and tossed it into the power lines along with debris tossed across J Highway into a field.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree at School Street and Route 59.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree south of Goodman.
The local fire department reported flooded roadways in numerous locations on State Highway P near Appleton City.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Route D a half mile south of McDonald Road.
Power lines and limbs were downed due to storms in Duenweg.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree at Deer Creek Rd and Hwy 59.
A brief tornado touched down along Highway 97 to the south of Capps Creek. The intermittent tornado path tracked to the east-northeast before lifting just west of Highway 37, between Monett and Purdy. Several uprooted trees and large branches snapped along the path. Walls collapsed on two farm outbuildings, with sheet metal tossed over 300 yards.
A tornado began near Farm Road 1078, just to the northwest of Butterfield. NWS ground surveys concluded that the tornado path tracked to the east across Highway 37. A couple of old wooden power poles snapped or were brought down along Highway 37. Several uprooted trees and large branches snapped along the path. Sentinel 2 satellite data analysis revealed that the tornado continued to the northeast, crossing State Highway U, producing an intermittent path of tree damage about 6.6 miles long. Satellite data revealed the tornado was 350 yards at its widest point with estimated max winds of 85 mph.
Thunderstorm winds broke several tree branches outside Cassville on Highway 248.
Thunderstorm winds took down numerous power lines across the city of Joplin.
The public reported flooding near Carl Junction due to heavy rainfall.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree into the roadway south of Hoberg.
The public reported flooding in Battlefield due to heavy rainfall.
Power lines were down and tree debris was downed due to thunderstorms.
Thunderstorm winds blocked a tree into the road northeast of Marionville.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree into the roadway on Highway ZZ and Central in Marionville.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on a power line.
Butterfield Fire reported power lines down at Hwy 37 and Hwy U.
Thunderstorm winds nearly downed a power line northeast of Aurora.
Multiple intersections were flooded in and near Lamar.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree across Nelson Mill Rd in Nixa.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree between Tracker Rd and Charleston on Phillips Rd south of Battlefield.
The public reported street flooding in Buffalo.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree which was blocking both lanes on Hidden Valley Rd at Valley Creek Rd in Clever.
Heavy rainfall caused flooding at an intersection in Springfield with two feet of water in the road.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on State Hwy F at Cedar Hills Rd in Ozark.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree which was covering the road.
Public reported unusual flooding occurring in the front yard of their home. The location of the home was was near Shuyler creek.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree across the roadway at Riverside Road and Greenbridge Road in Ozark.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree branch, possibly 2 feet in diameter near Ozark.
Thunderstorm winds downed tree branches into a road near Selmore.
Law enforcement reported vehicles stranded in standing water in Springfield.
Heavy rainfall flooded a road south of Iberia. There was 4 feet of water over the road.
Thunderstorms winds downed a large tree at Oldfield Road at Fairview Road in Sparta.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree across the roadway south of Oldfield.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree down on Hwy U between VV and Spring Hill south of Rogersville.
Heavy rainfall caused flooding with nearly 3 feet of water over the roadway.
A vehicle was inundated by floodwaters in Springfield.
Heavy rainfall caused flowing water over the road at W US Highway 160 at N Farm Road 115.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree on east Broadway in Ava.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree over the roadway at the corner of E Benton Ave and Malone St. in Ava.
Flooding was reported at Walnut Street and Prince Street in Springfield.
The road north of Lawrence 1082 and 2110 intersection was covered in water due to heavy rainfall.
Flooding was occurring along Chestnut Expressway up to the Harry Cooper building in central Springfield.
A vehicle was stuck in high water in Springfield due to flooding.
Flooding was reported in central Springfield with a abandoned car found floating with hazards on.
A vehicle was swept off a low water bridge on State Highway CC due to flash flooding. One of the occupants was able to self rescue however the other occupant was found deceased in the vehicle.
Route C Eastbound and Westbound was closed due to flooding.
Highway Y was closed due to flooding west of Ava.
State Highway FF is closed due to flooding at Hunter Creek.
State Highway FF was closed due to flooding.
State Highway E was closed due to flooding.
Debris was on the bridge and water was over the bridge in Buffalo at Steelman and Engle Road due to flooding.
Chestnut Expressway was closed due to water over the roadway.
State Highway 215 was closed east of Pleasant Hope due to water over the roadway.
State Route C and P are closed at Lindley Creek due to flooding.
State Highway HH closed north of Route 64 due to water over the roadway.
State Route M Eastbound and Westbound closed due to flooding.
One person was swept away by flood waters one mile west of Raccoon Road at Shoal Creek in Newton county.
Dispatch reported flooding on a county road southwest of Ash Grove.
Heavy rainfall that occurred during the morning of June 14th caused the James River at Springfield to reach moderate flood stage. This caused elevated stream flows at Lake Springfield. Four individuals went into Lake Springfield during the afternoon of June 14th and went over the Springfield Lake Dam where their devices were capsized. Three individuals drowned in the incident and the other had moderate injuries. A Flood Warning was in effect at the time of the incident.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Greene | 2026-06-14 | 22 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Flood, Newton | 2026-06-14 | 49 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flood, Greene | 2026-06-14 | 19 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flood, Greene | 2026-06-14 | 17 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flood, Greene | 2026-06-14 | 40 | Female | In Water | Direct |
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