A 422 acre wildfire occurred during the afternoon and evening hours in northwest Camden County.
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A 422 acre wildfire occurred during the afternoon and evening hours in northwest Camden County.
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 Mar 26, 12:32 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 132 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Record high temperatures this afternoon with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. - Elevated to locally Significant fire danger today with hot, dry, and windy conditions. Additional Elevated fire danger through the upcoming weekend. - Mostly light showers and a few thunderstorms move through the area tonight into Friday morning. Very low chance (5%) of an isolated strong storm capable of producing dime to quarter sized hail. - An active pattern builds into the region by the middle of next week, featuring daily rain chances. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Issued at 130 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 Through Tonight: An upper-level ridge continues to gradually shift east into the central CONUS this afternoon, with a compact shortwave coming off the lee side of the Rockies into the Central Plains. The presence of this strong ridge has supported 850 mb temperatures reaching between 18 to 21 deg C. This correlates to high temperatures reaching well into the upper 80s to lower 90s this afternoon. For reference, this is 25 to 30 degrees above average for late March. As a result, record highs are likely in jeopardy this afternoon. Meanwhile, a developing low pressure system and tightening pressure gradient has aided in strong southwesterly winds at the surface. Peak wind gusts through the afternoon look to remain around 25 to 35 mph, with occasional gusts approaching 40 mph. The strong southwesterly flow at the surface is attempting to advect in low-level moisture, as seen with dewpoint observations in the middle 50s to near 60. However, there still remains some dry air in place, particularly aloft, that will be mixed down through the afternoon. This will allow relative humidity (RH) values to drop through the remainder of the day. RH values fall to around 30 to 40 percent areawide, with some localized locations falling to around 25 percent. Observations of RAWS site 10-hr fuel moisture between 7% and 10% along with ongoing wildfires and prescribed burns suggest fuels are still receptive to fire starts. Given this setup of hot, dry, and gusty conditions, there remains an Elevated to locally Significant fire danger this afternoon. No Fire headlines are expected at this time given the borderline criteria, with burning remaining confined to professionals. Attention then turns towards the approach of an associated cold front tonight. Previous forecasts remain on track with a strong cap in place over the area. This cap will inhibit any convection from developing through this evening. As we progress into tonight, the cold front will eventually provide forcing to break through the cap. However, the environment overnight is rather modest. Keying in on a few parameters of interest, mid-level lapse rates (7.5-8.0 C/km) remain favorable in the vicinity of elevated instability (~500-1000 J/kg). Dynamics remain strong with plenty of shear. This environment could support a few organized thunderstorms, with the primary hazard being hail. Confidence remains low in this potential and is captured by the latest SPC Marginal (1 of 5) Risk. Current CAMs and trends would suggest limited extent of thunderstorm coverage, let alone strong to severe thunderstorms. Otherwise, expect scattered showers (60-90% chances) to move through the area overnight into early Friday morning. Rainfall amounts remain limited, with the highest amounts focused along and north of Highway 54 corridor into central MO. This area could see some amounts around two to four tenths of an inch, with amounts quickly dropping off to around a tenth of an inch or less into southern MO. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 130 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 Friday: Rain chances (20-50%) linger through Friday morning across southern MO as the front clears the area. Behind the front, much cooler temperatures build into the area with highs only into the middle 50s on Friday afternoon. This will be accompanied by gusty north winds around 25 to 35 mph that advect in a dry airmass. The combination of gusty winds and lingering cloud cover will make middle 50s feel even cooler. Meanwhile, the drier airmass will nudge RH values around 30 to 40 percent back into the area, with localized values dipping to around 25 percent in far southeast KS. Like previous days, Elevated Fire weather conditions are in the forecast for Friday afternoon. A cold night ahead on Friday night, as clouds clear from north to south through the evening. This will support radiational cooling as high pressure sinks into the region. Lows Friday night are progged to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s areawide, with the potential for frost/freeze. While we are currently not issuing frost/freeze headlines, it goes without saying that the growing season is nearing and upon us, posing the potential for some impacts to sensitive vegetation. Continue to monitor for updates as we assess this potential over the next 24 hours. Saturday-Sunday: Ensembles continue to highlight the re-establishment of the upper-level ridge into the weekend, supporting a warming trend into Sunday and early next week. The dry airmass will feature reduced RHs into the 20 to 30 percent range, in addition to increasing winds. This will result in additional Elevated fire weather conditions on Saturday and Sunday. The current forecast suggests highs in the 60s on Saturday and 70s on Sunday. Next Week: Confidence is high in above average temperatures persisting into early next week, with broad southwest flow gradually taking shape over the region. This would support a potential active pattern towards the beginning of April. While there remains some variance across the guidance on timing and strength of synoptic features, the general consensus leans towards above normal precipitation through mid to late next week. This would be welcoming to the area given recent dry conditions and lingering drought. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 1145 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 VFR flight conditions through this evening ahead of an approaching system. Strong southwest winds through today. Sustained winds at 10 to 20 knots, with wind gusts approaching 25 to 35 knots. Clouds will gradually be on the increase after sunset into the overnight hours. Mid to low-level clouds overspread the area overnight, with MVFR ceilings around 1500 to 3000 feet developing. Additionally, winds will shift on the frontal passage, generally between 06-12Z. Winds become northerly, with gusts persisting around 20 to 30 knots into Friday morning. Meanwhile, scattered showers overspread the area along and behind the frontal passage. There remains some uncertainty on the extent of coverage, with PROB30 groups capturing the potential through Friday morning. MVFR to some instances of IFR may accompany this activity moving through. MVFR ceilings persist post-frontal into the later part of the TAF period. && .CLIMATE... Issued at 1200 PM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026 Record High Temperatures: March 26: KSGF: 82/2020 KJLN: 86/1910 KVIH: 83/2020 KUNO: 86/2020 && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None. && SHORT TERM...Perez LONG TERM...Perez AVIATION...Perez CLIMATE...Titus
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 211 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-271915- 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- 211 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Marginal hail risk. Marginal thunderstorm wind damage risk. Limited lightning risk. Limited non thunderstorm wind risk. Significant fire weather risk. DISCUSSION... Hot, dry, and windy conditions will result in an Elevated to locally Significant fire weather risk today. Southwest winds will gust to 30 to 40 mph across extreme western Missouri and southeast Kansas this afternoon. Showers and a few thunderstorms will move through the area tonight. There is a low chance for isolated severe thunderstorm to produce quarter sized hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Elevated fire weather conditions continue Friday through Sunday. .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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A 422 acre wildfire occurred on the afternoon of March 26th in northwest Camden County. No structures were damaged or destroyed, and no injuries were reported.
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