Heavy Snow Across the Northern Plains and Great Lakes; Strong Winds for the East

Travel conditions will be challenging across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and east coast through Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Heavy snow, blizzard conditions, for the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region through Thanksgiving to be followed by another strong storm for the Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast this weekend. Strong winds are expected with these systems adding to travel difficulties Read More >

Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding - March 31st, 2008

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

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Event Summary

Yet another strong storm system affected the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas on March 31st, 2008. A strong cold front interacted with abundant moisture and instability already in place across the region. This interaction produced widespread severe storms with damaging wind, large hail, and 11 confirmed tornadoes through storm surveys on April 1st and 2nd.

In addition to the severe weather, heavy rain continued to batter the region with more flooding. In fact, Springfield set another record for monthly precipitation at 9.38 inches of rain for the month of March surpassing the previous record of 9.09 inches set back in 1935. This marks the second month in a row for record rainfall in Springfield.