Springfield, MO

Weather Forecast Office

Event Summaries

Severe Weather and Tornadoes

Flooding

Winter Weather

Extreme Heat and Cold

Other

Severe Thunderstorms & Tornadoes

The following summaries cover "significant" or widespread thunderstorm outbreaks and tornadoes. Tornadoes, hail, wind damage, and flooding impacts can be found in these summaries. If the event was focused mainly on flooding it will be found under the "Flooding" section.

2024

April 1-2 Severe Storms and Tornadoes

2023

2022

May 19th - Tornadoes and Severe Storms

2021

2020

January 10th-11th: Tornadoes, severe storms, flooding and Winter weather
May 4th: Severe weather
May 14th-15th: Severe Storms and Flooding

2019

February 5th-7th: Severe Storms and Ice
March 24th: Severe storms with large hail
April 30th: Tornado Outbreak
May 20th-22nd: Tornadoes and Flooding
August 26th: Severe Storms
October 20th-21st: Severe storms and tornadoes
December 28th: Damaging wind and tornado

2018

January 21st: Tornado
April 13th: Severe Weather and Tornadoes
May 2nd-3rd: Severe Weather and Tornadoes
May 19-20th: Tornadoes, severe weather and flooding
May 31st: Severe storms and flooding
June 26th: Severe Weather and Tornado
July 19th: Severe Thunderstorms
August 19th: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
November 1st: Landspout Tornado
November 30th-December 1st: Damaging Winds and Tornadoes

2017

2016

March 23rd: Barry County Tornado
March 30th-31st: Severe Storms
April 26th-27th: Severe Storms and Tornadoes
April 30th: Severe Storms with large hail
May 9th-10th: Severe Storms and Flooding
June 23rd Severe Storms and Flooding
June 26th Severe Storms
June 30th Severe Storms and Flooding
August 25th Severe Storms and Flooding
October 19th: Severe Storms and Flooding

2015

March 24th: Severe Storms
March 25th: Severe Storms and Flooding
April 2nd-3rd: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
May 17th: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
May 24th: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
May 29th: Flooding and Localized Severe Storms
July 14th: Severe Storms with Wind Damage
July 24th: Severe Storms
August 8th: Severe Storms
August 23rd: Severe Storms

2014

Mar 27th: Severe Storms
Apr 3rd: Severe Storms
Apr 13th: Severe Storms
Apr 24th: Severe Storms
Apr 27th: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
May 8th: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
Jun 5th-6th: Severe Storms and Flooding
Jun 7th: Severe Storms
Jul 7th-8th: Severe Storms
Sep 1st-2nd: Severe Storms
Oct 2nd: Strong Storms and heavy rain impact the area
Oct 13th: Tornadoes and isolated severe storms

2013

Jan 29th: Severe Storms
Mar 30th: Large Hail
Apr 7th: Large Hail
Apr 10th: Severe Storms and Flooding
Apr 17th-18th: Severe Storms and Flooding
May 19th-20th: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
May 30th-Jun 1st: Severe Storms and Flooding
Jun 27th-28th: Severe Storms
Jul 21st: Weak tornado in Springfield
Jul 29th-30th: EF-1 Tornado

2012

Jan 16th-17th: Severe Storms
Feb 20th: Severe Storms
Feb 28th-29th: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
Apr 30th: Weak tornado in Hickory county
Jul 7th: Severe Storms
Aug 4th: Severe Storms
Sep 6th-7th: Severe Storms
Oct 13th: Severe Storms and Willard Tornado

2011

Feb 27th-28th: Tornado and Severe Storms
May 22nd: Joplin Tornado
May 23rd-24th: Tornado and Severe Storms
May 25th: Tornado and Severe Storms

2010

Apr 24th: Tornado and Severe Storms
Apr 30th: Tornadoes
May 13th: Tornadoes
Jul 11th: Severe Storms
Jul 12th: Tornadoes
Jul 16th: Downburst and flash flooding
Oct 25th-26th: Severe Storms
Nov 24th: Tornadoes and Severe Storms
Dec 30th-31st: Deadly Tornadoes Rip through the Ozarks

2009

Feb 10th: EF-1 Tornado
Feb 26th: Severe Storms
Mar 8th: Severe Storms
Apr 9th: Weak Tornado
May 8th: Significant Damaging Winds and Tornadoes
May 13th: Severe Storms
Jun 10th: Severe Storms
Aug 20th: Tornado and Severe Storms
Oct 1st: Severe Storms

2008

Jan 7th-8th: Tornado Outbreak
Mar 27th: Severe Weather
Mar 31st: Tornadoes, Severe Weather and Flooding
May 10th: Tornadoes
Sep 11th: Weak Tornado
Dec 27th: Tornadoes

2007

Mar 1st: Tornadoes and Severe Storms

2006

Mar 12th: Tornado Outbreak
Sep 22nd: St. James Tornado/Eastern Ozarks Severe Weather

2005

Jan 12th: Severe Storms and Flooding

2004

Apr 30th-May 1st: Severe Weather and Flooding
May 25th: Severe Storms
May 25th-26th: Roscoe, MO Tornado and Severer Weather
May 26th-27th: Crawford County KS Tornado and other Wind Damage
May 30th: Tornadoes and other severe storms
Jul 4th: Derecho and F1 Tornado
Jul 5th: Derecho

2003

May 4th: Tornado Outbreak

Historic or Very Major

Dec 17th-18th, 2002: Deadly Tornado Outbreak
May 4th, 2003: Tornado Outbreak
Mar 12th, 2006: Tornado Outbreak
Jan 7th-8th, 2008: Tornado Outbreak
May 8th, 2009: Significant Damaging Winds and Tornadoes
Dec 30th-31st, 2010: Deadly Tornadoes Rip through the Ozarks
May 22nd, 2011: Joplin Tornado

Flooding

The following summaries cover "significant" or widespread flooding. River and flash flooding can be found in these summaries. If the flooding event accompanied severe thunderstorms or tornado outbreaks, it will likely be included in that event's summary under the "Thunderstorms / Tornadoes" section.

2020

January 10th-11th: Tornadoes, severe storms, flooding and Winter weather
May 14th-15th: Severe Storms and Flooding
May 16th-17th: Flooding

2019

2018

Feb18th-25th: Heavy rain and flooding impact the area

2017

April 28th-30th : Historic Flooding Event

2016

2015

May 29th: Flooding and Severe Storms
June 18th-19th: Significant Flooding
July 1st-2nd: Flash Flooding and Severe Storms
July 6th-10th: Severe Flooding and Severe Storms
Dec 26th-28th: Historic Flooding

2014

2013

Jun 15th: Intense Rainfall and Flash Flooding - South Springfield
Aug 3rd-10th: Extreme heavy rainfall and flash flooding

2012

Mar 19th-21st: Heavy rain and flooding

2011

Apr 22nd-27th: Flooding

2010

May 12th-16th: Flooding and Severe Storms
May 19th-20th: Heavy rain and flooding
Sep 2nd: Flooding and Severe Weather
Sep 15th: Flooding and Severe Weather

2009

Sep 19th-20th: Heavy rain and flooding
Oct 29th: Flooding

2008

Feb 16th-17th: Flooding
Mar 18th: Heavy rain and flooding
Sep 2nd-4th: Flooding from remnants of 'Gustav'
Sep 13th-14th: Remnants of 'Ike' bring more flooding

2007

Aug 19th-20th: Flash Flooding

2006

2005

2004

Oct 31st-Nov 1st: Flooding and Severe Storms

Historic or Very Major

December 26th-28th, 2015: Historic Flooding

Winter Storms

The following summaries cover "significant" or widespread winter storms. Heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain, and blizzards can be found in these summaries. If the event focused on wind chills, it will be found under the "Heat / Cold" section.

2022

February 1st-4th - Winter Storm

2021

2020

January 10th-11th: Tornadoes, severe storms, flooding and Winter weather
February 20th: Light snow during the early morning hours

2019

January 11th-12th: Snow and Ice
January 19th: Snow
January 29th-30th: Snow
February 5th-7th: Severe Weather and Ice
February 15th: Winter Weather
March 3rd: Snow
December 15th-16th Winter Weather

2018

January 14th-15th: Snow Events

2017

January 13th-15th: Ice Storm
January 5th: Accumulating Snowfall
December 22nd-23rd Snow and Ice

2016

January 9th: Accumulating Snowfall
January 19th - 21st: Winter Weather

2015

January 15th: Banded Snow Event
February 15th-16th: Winter Storm
February 27th-Mar 1: Heavy Snow
Mar 4th: Snow and Sleet

2014

Jan 1st-2nd: Light Snow
Jan 5th: Heavy Snow
Feb 2nd: Snowfall
Feb 4th: Snowfall
Mar 1st-3rd: Winter Storm
Mar 15th-16th: Strong Winds, heavy rain, sleet and snow
Nov 16th: Snowfall across the Ozarks
Dec 17th-18th: Light wintry weather

2013

Jan 12th-13th: Winter Weather
Feb 20th-21st: Winter Storm
Feb 26th: Snowfall
Mar 21st: Snowfall
Mar 24th: Snowfall
May 3rd: Historic Snowfall for the Ozarks
Dec 5th-6th: Snowfall
Dec 9th: Snowfall
Dec 13th: Winter Event
Dec 20th-21st: Winter weather and flooding

2012

Feb 13th: Snowfall
Dec 31st: Winter Weather

2011

Jan 10th: Snowfall
Jan 20th: Snowfall
Feb 1st: Snowstorm
Feb 4th-5th: Snowfall
Feb 8th-9th: Snowfall

2010

Jan 2nd-3rd: Snowfall
Jan 6th-7th: Snowfall
Jan 29th: Snowstorm
Mar 20th-21st: Snowstorm
Dec 11th-12th: Strong winds and light snow
Dec 24th-25th: Snowfall

2009

Jan 26th-28th: Winter Storm
Feb 28th: Snowstorm
Dec 24th-25th: Snowfall

2008

Feb 21st: Ice Storm
Mar 4th: Snowfall

2007

Jan 12th-14th: Major Ice Storm
Dec 8th-10th: Ice Storm
Dec 15th: Snow

2006

Nov 30th-Dec 1st: Snow and Ice Storm

2005

2004

Feb 4th-5th: Winter Weather

2003

Jan 2nd: Snow Event
Jan 15th-16th: Snow Event
Feb 5th-6th: Snow Event
Feb 9th: Snow Event
Feb 23rd: Snow Event
Dec 9th-10th: Snow Event
Dec 12th-13th: Snow Event

2002

Dec 23rd-24th: Snowstorm

Historic or Very Major

Jan 12th-14th: Major Ice Storm
May 3rd, 2013: Historic Snowfall for the Ozarks

Extreme Heat & Cold

The following summaries cover "significant" or widespread high heat or extreme cold. Dangerous wind chills and life threatening heat indices can be found in these summaries. If the extreme temperatures were associated with a summer or winter storm, it may be found under the "Thunderstorms & Tornadoes" or "Winter" sections. These events tend to more "rare" compared to others, and has not been broken into yearly sections.

Nov 11th, 1911: The Great "Blue Norther" of November 11, 1911 (11/11/11)

Other Events

The following summaries cover events that don't fall under the other categories - such as high wind events (not associated with thunderstorms). Other atmospheric events, such as auroras, may be found here.

Jun 7th, 2010: Unique 'Undulatus Asperatus' Clouds
Mar 6th, 2012: Non-Thunderstorm High Wind Event
Jan 12th, 2014: Non-Thunderstorm High Wind Event
Feb 20th, 2014: Non-Thunderstorm High Wind Event
Mar 9th, 2019: Non-Thunderstorm high wind event