A 582 acre wildfire occurred in Camden County near the town of Edwards on the afternoon of March 29th. No structures were damaged or destroyed.
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A 582 acre wildfire occurred in Camden County near the town of Edwards on the afternoon of March 29th. No structures were damaged or destroyed.
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 29, 2:09 PM CST, 46 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 309 PM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Elevated to localized significant fire weather conditions today and again on Monday. Relative humidity values will be in the 30-40% range with wind gusts up to 30 mph today with wind gusts up to 40 mph on Monday. - A large warm up occurs again Monday and Tuesday with near record breaking temperatures. Windy conditions are expected Monday and Tuesday approaching wind advisory criteria in the west. - An active pattern builds into the region by the middle of the week through next weekend featuring daily rain and thunderstorm chances. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... Issued at 1255 PM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026 We're currently sitting in between a surface high to our east and a surface low to our west which caused a bit of cloud cover to form over the area. This kept our temperatures a little cooler than we anticipated but they are right on track now that cloud cover has pushed off to the northeast. There's still a dry air mass in place dewpoints had to be lowered by a couple of degrees today. Min RH is expected to get into the 30-40% range and southerly wind gusts are gusting to 30 mph. Though, lowest dewpoints coincide with the weaker wind gusts out over the eastern Ozarks. Therefore, only messaging elevated fire weather conditions today. Winds will continue to stay elevated gusting near 20 mph through the rest of the evening and into the overnight hours. Lows will stay relatively warm tonight due to WAA with temperatures almost 20 degrees warmer in some places with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s with clear skies. Mid-level high pressure builds over the southeast and we go into zonal flow for the start of the work week. High temperatures will be warm in the 80s and will threaten to break records. Winds will be gusty for Monday and Tuesday with southwesterly wind gusts up to 40 mph especially west of Highway 65. RH values will steadily increase over the next couple of days, though with the dry fuels and gusty winds, we'll still be messaging elevated fire weather conditions through Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon/evening is the start of the pattern change that's incoming for this week. Rain chances start to increase by Tuesday afternoon (30-50%) and we may get a few rumbles of thunder. No severe weather is expected at this time and rain is forecast to continue through the night. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 1255 PM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026 An active pattern will be in store for us for the rest of the week into Easter weekend. If you have plans, be sure to stay up to date with the latest forecast as we will see several rounds of rain through the weekend. We'll have a front stall over the area starting on Wednesday with rain chances everyday through Saturday. The WPC 7 day WPC map has 3-5" of rain falling over the area over that period of time with the higher axis of QPF falling along and west of I-44. This axis may oscillate over time, but it is currently situated over the area where models have the highest PWATs (1.5-1.6") which would be well over the 90th percentile for this time of year (0.99"). We'll have plenty of moisture to work with and should see some decent rainfall with these rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Looking ahead into the long term forecast, Wednesday is forecast to receive the highest QPF with a possible 1.5-2" of rain falling over the course of the day. There may be nuisance flooding, but with the overall drought outlook, we aren't expecting any major flooding at this time. Though, we are in a Marginal Excessive Rainfall Outlook (1/4) for Wednesday and Thursday which would match up well with our nuisance flooding messaging through this event. Probabilistic rainfall amounts from NBM 72hr precip product (Wed-Fri): 30-40% for >3" 15-20% for >4" (These probabilities are highest along I-44) Expect intermittent rain showers to continue through the weekend with a cold front moving through on Saturday. Highs will be in the 60s and 70s even with all the rain and cloud cover in the area. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1238 PM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026 Mid-level clouds have pushed off to the northeast and have left us with clear skies through the rest of the period. Southerly winds will continue to be gusty up to 25 knots for the rest of today and tonight. Wind shear near 40 knots will also be present overnight. Winds stay elevated and turn southwesterly for Monday and will be even stronger gusting up to 30 knots. && .CLIMATE... Issued at 135 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026 Record High Temperatures: Monday March 30: KSGF: 82/1963 Forecast: 84 KJLN: 84/1904 Forecast: 84 KVIH: 80/1978 Forecast: 84 KUNO: 82/1968 Forecast: 82 Tuesday March 31: KSGF: 87/1974 Forecast: 83 KVIH: 84/2010 Forecast: 83 KUNO: 85/1981 Forecast: 83 Record Warmest Minimum Temperatures: Tuesday March 31: KSGF: 62/1967 Forecast: 63 KJLN: 65/1967 Forecast: 66 KVIH: 61/1967 Forecast: 64 KUNO: 58/1967 Forecast: 60 && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None. && SHORT TERM...Soria LONG TERM...Soria AVIATION...Soria CLIMATE...Lindenberg
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 354 PM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-302100- 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- 354 PM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Limited non thunderstorm wind risk. Elevated fire weather risk. DISCUSSION... Elevated fire weather conditions are occurring today with low humidity values in the 30-40% range and gusty winds of 25 to 35 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Windy conditions are expected on Monday and Tuesday with wind gusts approaching advisory criteria in the west on Monday with gusts of 35 to 40 mph possible. Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move through from Tuesday night through next weekend. .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 Soria
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A 582 acre wildfire occurred in the area of State Highway FF and Lick Creek Road in Edwards, Missouri on the afternoon and evening of March 29th. No structures were damaged or destroyed, and no injuries were reported.
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