A NWS Survey team confirmed that an EF-1 tornado occurred southeast of Monett in northern Barry county and tracked northeast into southern Lawrence county before lifting southeast of Aurora. The tornado was on the ground for around 10.5 miles. Several trees were uprooted or snapped with damage to several outbuildings. […]
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A complex thunderstorm pattern will develop today across the Ozarks. Morning storms have already formed and a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect from Springfield northward. This area should see the development of a bowing line of severe storms along a warm front which when then track east and eventually […]
Unstable air will return northward to much of Missouri on Wednesday. This, coupled with a strong jet stream, will allow for the return of a severe thunderstorm threat.
There are chances for severe thunderstorms in the Ozarks from today (Monday, 5/6) through Wednesday (5/8). The greatest risks will be late tonight and in the afternoon and early evening on Wednesday. For tonight, an active severe thunderstorm line will march into the Ozarks. Large hail, damaging winds and a […]
It was a day where I kept thinking to myself, “O.K., this time of year, snow is unusual but if it does happen, it would only be overnight or early when temperatures are cold”. Nope! I kept looking out my window into the late morning and then into the afternoon […]
The Ozarks were in severe weather outlook areas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There were both isolated supercells and lines of severe storms on these days. The last one on Sunday set off the tornado warning sirens in Springfield and nearby areas. On Friday, the Ozarks remained fairly quiet while […]
Today’s severe storm threat is very dependent on the amount of sunshine can develop in the wake of last night’s thunderstorm line. Overall, current instability is forecast to be much weaker today as clouds are expected in hang around most of the morning and afternoon. But if sunshine rules more, […]
Much of the central and southern Great Plains is expecting a severe weather outbreak today and into the overnight hours. Isolated supercells are expected over much of the enhanced and moderate areas shown in orange and red above. The tornado threat is higher and more widespread then yesterdays. The Ozarks […]
The much advertised threat for severe thunderstorms just got a boost late this morning. The Ozarks have been in slight risk area for a couple of days now. As of the late morning update, much of the Ozarks have been upgraded to the next highest threat level which is “enhanced” […]
Overall, this is not considered a huge threat day as measured by the Storm Prediction Center outlooks. When storm chasing, finding a tornado is the jackpot of course. By that measure, a trip into the 10% area (shown above in yellow) makes sense and is not off the table. However, […]