April 20th-24th, 2004 - Flooding and Severe Weather

 

Event Summary

April 20th - April 24th 2004 Severe Weather and Flooding Events

A frontal boundary stalled out across southern Missouri and northern Arkansas during the middle of the week. Strong low level winds just off the surface helped to bring large amounts of moisture up and over the front during the course of the 4 day period. In addition, several upper level disturbances moved through and increased the lift and wind shear over the area which lead to some severe storms with large hail, damaging wind and funnel cloud reports.

Scattered severe storms developed during the afternoon and evening of the 21st and evovled into a heavy rain event for extreme southern Missouri during the overnight hours into the morning of the 22nd. General rainfall amounts of a half inch to inch occurred across the area with several reports along the Missouri Arkansas border counties receiving around an inch and a half. This helped in the saturation of the ground for the upcoming rainfall which would affect the same areas during the next 3 days.

Clouds eventually cleared across western Missouri, southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma by the afternoon of the 22nd and instability increased once again across the Ozarks. Strong to severe thunderstorms began to develop by the early to mid afternoon hours across southern Missouri. Supercells began developing in northeast Oklahoma by late afternoon and shifted northeast into southwest Missouri by the early evening hours. Storms showed strong rotation and showed classic "hook echoes" on the reflectivity maps, but were never able reach the surface. There were many reports of funnel clouds aloft and hail up to baseball size with these supercell storms. In addition to the severe storms on the night of the 22nd, torrential rainfall occurred across the same areas which received the heavy rain on the night before. Precipitation totals of an additional 2 to 4 inches occurred across southern Missouri.

Scattered strong to severe storms continued throughout the entire day on the 23rd and through the evening hours. Most of the storms remained below severe limits but added to the flooding problems across the southern third of Missouri and extreme southeast Kansas. The heavy rain continued across much of central and Southern Missouri during the overnight hours and throughout the day of the 24th. Additional precipitation in southern Missouri of 4 to 5 inches of rainfall brought the 4 day totals into the 5 to 9 inch range and led to widespread flooding.

 

 

 

Event Local Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
443 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2004

...PRELIMINARY WEEKLY SUMMARY...

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0423 PM     HAIL             RIDGEDALE               36.52N 93.25W
04/21/2004  0.75 INCH        TANEY              MO   PUBLIC

           

0555 PM     HAIL             WHEELERVILLE            36.83N 93.63W
04/21/2004  0.75 INCH        BARRY              MO   PUBLIC

           

0650 PM     HAIL             6 NE WINONA             37.08N 91.25W
04/21/2004  0.75 INCH        SHANNON            MO   PUBLIC

           

0148 PM     HAIL             ARCOLA                  37.53N 93.92W
04/22/2004  0.88 INCH        DADE               MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0549 PM     FLOOD            MONETT                  36.92N 93.92W
04/22/2004                   BARRY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING

0612 PM     HAIL             2 NW AURORA             36.99N 93.75W
04/22/2004  0.88 INCH        LAWRENCE           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0617 PM     HAIL             2 NW AURORA             36.99N 93.75W
04/22/2004  1.50 INCH        LAWRENCE           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

           

0630 PM     HAIL             NEWBURG                 37.92N 91.90W
04/22/2004  0.75 INCH        PHELPS             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0635 PM     HAIL             (TBN)FT LEONARD WOOD AAF37.75N 92.13W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        PULASKI            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           

0635 PM     HAIL             RICHLAND                37.85N 92.42W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        PULASKI            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           

0635 PM     HAIL             CRANE                   36.90N 93.57W
04/22/2004  1.50 INCH        STONE              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           

0640 PM     HAIL             CROCKER                 37.95N 92.27W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        PULASKI            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           

0640 PM     HAIL             CRANE                   36.90N 93.57W
04/22/2004  1.50 INCH        STONE              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

           

0652 PM     HAIL             ELSEY                   36.85N 93.55W
04/22/2004  2.50 INCH        STONE              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

           

0652 PM     HAIL             ELSEY                   36.85N 93.55W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        STONE              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0654 PM     HAIL             WAYNESVILLE             37.83N 92.20W
04/22/2004  0.88 INCH        PULASKI            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           

0655 PM     HAIL             3 SW CRANE              36.87N 93.61W
04/22/2004  3.00 INCH        STONE              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0657 PM     HAIL             ELSEY                   36.85N 93.55W
04/22/2004  3.00 INCH        STONE              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

           

0659 PM     HAIL             (TBN)FT LEONARD WOOD AAF37.75N 92.13W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        PULASKI            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           

0700 PM     HAIL             2 S MONETT              36.89N 93.92W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        BARRY              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

           

0705 PM     HAIL             CARL JUNCTION           37.18N 94.57W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        JASPER             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0707 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 NW HURLEY             36.95N 93.53W
04/22/2004                   STONE              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N ELSEY               36.86N 93.55W
04/22/2004                   STONE              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD.

0715 PM     TSTM WND GST     ABESVILLE               36.83N 93.37W
04/22/2004  65 MPH           STONE              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

           

0720 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     ABESVILLE               36.83N 93.37W
04/22/2004                   STONE              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL AS WELL.

0725 PM     HAIL             3 S HIGHLANDVILLE       36.89N 93.28W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        CHRISTIAN          MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0725 PM     HAIL             2 E ABESVILLE           36.83N 93.33W
04/22/2004  1.25 INCH        STONE              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

           

0730 PM     FLOOD            ELSEY                   36.85N 93.55W
04/22/2004                   STONE              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            WATER OVER ROADS

0730 PM     HAIL             1 S HIGHLANDVILLE       36.92N 93.28W
04/22/2004  1.75 INCH        CHRISTIAN          MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0730 PM     HAIL             1 S HIGHLANDVILLE       36.92N 93.28W
04/22/2004  1.75 INCH        CHRISTIAN          MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0735 PM     HAIL             SPOKANE                 36.87N 93.30W
04/22/2004  1.75 INCH        CHRISTIAN          MO   AMATEUR RADIO

           

0750 PM     HAIL             1 N JENKINS             36.78N 93.68W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        BARRY              MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

           

0810 PM     HAIL             BRADLEYVILLE            36.78N 92.90W
04/22/2004  2.75 INCH        TANEY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0810 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 W JENKINS             36.77N 93.70W
04/22/2004                   BARRY              MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

           

0810 PM     HAIL             BRADLEYVILLE            36.78N 92.90W
04/22/2004  0.88 INCH        TANEY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0815 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     8 NE FORSYTH            36.76N 93.02W
04/22/2004                   TANEY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           

0820 PM     HAIL             SMALLETT                36.85N 92.72W
04/22/2004  1.75 INCH        DOUGLAS            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

           

0820 PM     HAIL             1 SW GOODMAN            36.72N 94.41W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        MCDONALD           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0825 PM     FLOOD            (UMN)MONETT             36.88N 93.90W
04/22/2004                   BARRY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS.

0826 PM     HAIL             7 W STOTTS CITY         37.10N 94.10W
04/22/2004  0.75 INCH        LAWRENCE           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0830 PM     HAIL             5 W STOTTS CITY         37.10N 94.06W
04/22/2004  1.00 INCH        LAWRENCE           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           

0850 PM     HAIL             NOBLE                   36.75N 92.57W
04/22/2004  0.88 INCH        OZARK              MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

           

0855 PM     HAIL             5 SE SQUIRES            36.80N 92.56W
04/22/2004  2.75 INCH        DOUGLAS            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE TO PICKUP TRUCK FROM LARGE HAIL NEAR
            DOUGLAS-OZARK COUNTY BORDER.

0930 PM     FLOOD            8 W AVA                 36.95N 92.79W
04/22/2004                   DOUGLAS            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED IN WESTERN PART OF COUNTY.

0955 PM     HAIL             4 NW WEST PLAINS        36.77N 91.90W
04/22/2004  0.75 INCH        HOWELL             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

1000 PM     HAIL             1 W WEST PLAINS         36.73N 91.87W
04/22/2004  0.75 INCH        HOWELL             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

           

1048 PM     HAIL             THAYER                  36.52N 91.55W
04/22/2004  0.88 INCH        OREGON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

1051 PM     HAIL             THAYER                  36.52N 91.55W
04/22/2004  0.88 INCH        OREGON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0600 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CASSVILLE               36.68N 93.87W
04/23/2004                   BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY WIDE FLOODING. ALL LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN THE
            COUNTY ARE FLOODED. MANY SECONDARY ROADS ARE ALSO
            UNDERWATER AND CLOSED. ONE CAR SWEPT AWAY BY WATER,
            OCCUPANT UNINJURED.

0602 AM     HAIL             PINEVILLE               36.60N 94.38W
04/23/2004  0.75 INCH        MCDONALD           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

0905 AM     HAIL             CASSVILLE               36.68N 93.87W
04/23/2004  0.75 INCH        BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

1244 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CASSVILLE               36.68N 93.87W
04/23/2004                   BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FR2185 MINERAL SPRGS, AND HIGHWAYS 39 FLAT CREEK NEAR
            MCDOWELL, 76 AND 50 ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING WATER.
            REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

1258 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PINEVILLE               36.60N 94.38W
04/23/2004                   MCDONALD           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSINGS UNDER WATER ON THE ELK RIVER
            AND BIG SUGAR CREEK.  MANY OTHER LOW WATER BRIDGES UNDER
            WATER ACROSS COUNTY. REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0144 PM     FLOOD            ROCKAWAY BEACH          36.70N 93.17W
04/23/2004                   TANEY              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BULL CREEK NEAR BANK FULL.  TWO FEET OF WATER FLOWING
            ACROSS COLUMBUS RD. BRIDGE.

0235 PM     HAIL             PITTSBURG               37.42N 94.70W
04/23/2004  0.88 INCH        CRAWFORD           KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.

0245 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 W NASHVILLE           37.38N 94.59W
04/23/2004  60 MPH           BARTON             MO   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0435 PM     HEAVY RAIN       MONETT                  36.92N 93.92W
04/23/2004  3.96 INCH        BARRY              MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ROADWAYS FLOODED.

0443 PM     FLOOD            MONETT                  36.92N 93.92W
04/23/2004                   BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BOYS STREET ON NORTH SIDE OF MONETT AND SOUTH SIDE RD.
            ON SOUTH SIDE OF MONETT ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0455 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MONETT                  36.92N 93.92W
04/23/2004                   BARRY              MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KELLY CREEK IN MONETT NEAR BANK FULL.  REPORT FROM KRMO
            RADIO.

0505 PM     FLASH FLOOD      REEDS SPRING            36.75N 93.38W
04/23/2004                   STONE              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HOLTWOOD RD. AND RAILEY CREEK RD. ARE CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING. REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0515 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 E MONETT              36.92N 93.83W
04/23/2004  3.03 INCH        BARRY              MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

           

0630 PM     FLOOD            (UMN)MONETT             36.88N 93.90W
04/23/2004                   BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            H HIGHWAY FLOODED

0712 PM     FLOOD            MT VERNON               37.10N 93.83W
04/23/2004                   LAWRENCE           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STANDING WATER ON FARM ROAD 2150 SOUTH OF ROUTE 60.

0730 PM     FLOOD            HURLEY                  36.93N 93.50W
04/23/2004                   STONE              MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            WATER RESCUE FOR 2 PEOPLE.

0740 PM     TSTM WND GST     SCAMMON                 37.28N 94.82W
04/23/2004  60 MPH           CHEROKEE           KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            REPORTED BY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE.

0750 PM     HAIL             POWELL                  36.62N 94.18W
04/23/2004  0.75 INCH        MCDONALD           MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            REPORTED BY CO-OP OBSERVER.

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW CARTHAGE           37.20N 94.36W
04/23/2004                   JASPER             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWN AND BLOCKING ROAD.

0815 PM     HAIL             WHEATON                 36.77N 94.07W
04/23/2004  0.88 INCH        BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0926 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 S WEST MINERAL        37.22N 94.92W
04/23/2004  60 MPH           CHEROKEE           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

1025 PM     TSTM WND GST     ASBURY                  37.28N 94.62W
04/23/2004  60 MPH           JASPER             MO   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY PUBLIC

1120 PM     HAIL             4 W LOCKWOOD            37.38N 94.04W
04/23/2004  1.00 INCH        DADE               MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

           

1120 PM     HAIL             GOLDEN CITY             37.40N 94.10W
04/23/2004  1.00 INCH        BARTON             MO   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY PUBLIC

1225 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MORRISVILLE             37.48N 93.43W
04/24/2004                   POLK               MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE FELL ONTO HOUSE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. REPORTED BY
            FIRE DEPT/RESCUE.

0500 AM     FLOOD            REEDS SPRING            36.75N 93.38W
04/24/2004                   STONE              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANY LOW WATER CROSSING FLOODED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
            HIGHWAY 413 AND ELSIE FLOODED. MANY ROADS FLOODED IN
            REED SPRINGS.

0529 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CARTHAGE                37.17N 94.32W
04/24/2004  1.31 INCH        JASPER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE 8 AM FRIDAY

0530 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BAXTER SPGS             37.02N 94.73W
04/24/2004  4.35 INCH        CHEROKEE           KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

           

0600 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GAINESVILLE             36.60N 92.43W
04/24/2004                   OZARK              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            J HIGHWAY FLOODED. ROUTE 201 FLOODED. NUMEROUS LOW WATER
            CROSSINGS FLOODED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

0600 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CASSVILLE               36.68N 93.87W
04/24/2004                   BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. ALL LOW WATER CROSSING
            ARE UNDER WATER. MANY OF THE SECONDARY ROADWAYS ARE
            CLOSED AND COMPLETELY FLOODED. ONE CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY BY
            FLOOD WATERS AND IS NOW LOST, OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.

0630 AM     FLOOD            FORSYTH                 36.68N 93.12W
04/24/2004                   TANEY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

0649 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 N AURORA              37.05N 93.72W
04/24/2004  4.25 INCH        LAWRENCE           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FROM 6AM FRIDAY THROUGH 6AM SATURDAY.

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 NE WINONA             37.08N 91.25W
04/24/2004                   SHANNON            MO   PUBLIC

            ROCKY CREEK COMPLETELY OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOWING
            ACROSS H HIGHWAY.

0700 AM     FLOOD            ALTON                   36.70N 91.40W
04/24/2004                   OREGON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MINOR FLOODING ON P HIGHWAY.

0740 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SEYMOUR                 37.15N 92.78W
04/24/2004                   WEBSTER            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANY ROADS IN THE TOWN OF SEYMOUR FLOODED. LOW WATER
            CROSSING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FLOODED, MANY IMPASSIBLE.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      AVA                     36.95N 92.65W
04/24/2004                   DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MANY LOW WATER CROSSING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FLOODED.
            FF HIGHWAY IN AVA FLOODED AND CLOSED. Y HIGHWAY WEST OF
            AVA FLOODED AND CLOSED. U HIGHWAY BETWEEN AVA AND
            MANSFIELD FLOODED AND CLOSED.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HARTVILLE               37.25N 92.52W
04/24/2004                   WRIGHT             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GASCONADE RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODED. WOODS FORK
            RIVER ALSO OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODED. NUMEROUS LOW
            WATER CROSSINGS UNDER WATER THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. ROUTE
            E NORTH OF HIGHWAY 38 FLOODED AND CLOSED.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       AVA                     36.95N 92.65W
04/24/2004  3.25 INCH        DOUGLAS            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3.25" SINCE 10 PM LAST NIGHT AND 6.25" STORM TOTAL,
            STILL RAINING.

1109 AM     FLOOD            1 N DORA                36.79N 92.23W
04/24/2004                   OZARK              MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HIGHWAY 181 CLOSED IN DORA.

1120 AM     FLOOD            1 S GENTRYVILLE         36.86N 92.37W
04/24/2004                   DOUGLAS            MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HIGHWAY 95 CLOSED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 14.

1200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEOSHO                  36.87N 94.37W
04/24/2004                   NEWTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS...INCLUDING
            HIGHWAY 60 IN NEOSHO.

0100 PM     FLOOD            2 W ROCKAWAY BEACH      36.70N 93.21W
04/24/2004                   TANEY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 176 AND MOLLY LANE INTERSECTION CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.  INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 176 AND HIGHWAY 160
            CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0100 PM     FLOOD            1 N NORWOOD             37.13N 92.43W
04/24/2004                   WRIGHT             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY E UNDER WATER.

0100 PM     FLOOD            1 SW HARTVILLE          37.24N 92.53W
04/24/2004                   WRIGHT             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LONDON RD. NEAR HARTVILLE UNDER WATER.

0110 PM     FLOOD            WINONA                  37.02N 91.33W
04/24/2004                   SHANNON            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FOUR PLACES ON HIGHWAY H CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 
            HIGHWAYS NN, MM, W, AND HIGHWAY T SOUTH OF TERESITA ALL
            CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0115 PM     FLOOD            3 SW WEST PLAINS        36.70N 91.89W
04/24/2004                   HOWELL             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY K CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.  HIGHWAY 142 CLOSED IN
            4 PLACES DUE TO FLOODING.

0200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LAMAR                   37.50N 94.28W
04/24/2004                   BARTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MOST LOW WATER CROSSING IN THE COUNTY FLOODED. HIGHWAY
            126 FLOODED AND CLOSED WEST OF HIGHWAY 71.

0354 PM     FLOOD            HOUSTON                 37.33N 91.97W
04/24/2004                   TEXAS              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CROSSING AT PETERS CREEK AND RANCH RD. WASHED OUT. 
            CROSSINGS ALONG EVANS RD. WASHED OUT DUE TO FLOODING.