Strong to severe thunderstorms brought strong winds and very heavy rainfall to portions of the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas from Wednesday evening August 19th into the early morning hours on Thursday August 20th. These storms produced localized wind damage, flash flooding and a brief EF-1 tornado. |
Brief EF-1 tornado touches down in northern Texas County.
...TORNADO DAMAGE RATED EF-1 IN FAR NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTY... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS CONCLUDED AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STORM DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF AUGUST 20TH...2009. A TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE RATED EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTY. THE BEGINNING OF THE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES NORTH OF THE TOWN OF ROBY WHERE A MOBILE HOME WAS ROLLED AND DESTROYED JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY AW. A RESIDENT OF THE MOBILE HOME WAS INJURED. THE APPROXIMATE WIND SPEED ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DAMAGE WAS BETWEEN 95 AND 100 MPH. THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST WHERE TWO FRAME HOMES AND AN OUTBUILDING SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH WITH DAMAGE LIMITED TO LARGE LIMBS NEAR THE END OF THE PATH. MAX DAMAGE RATING: EF-1 PATH LENGTH: 0.75 MILE PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS INJURIES: 1
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 547 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2009 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0919 PM TSTM WND GST 10 W COLUMBUS 37.17N 95.03W 08/19/2009 E45.00 MPH CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR 0923 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E SHERMAN 37.26N 95.02W 08/19/2009 E70.00 MPH CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR REPORTED BY SPOTTER 0929 PM TSTM WND GST CHEROKEE 37.35N 94.81W 08/19/2009 E60.00 MPH CRAWFORD KS LAW ENFORCEMENT 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS ALONG 400 HIGHWAY AND 160TH STREET 0941 PM TSTM WND GST JOPLIN 37.08N 94.51W 08/19/2009 E70.00 MPH JASPER MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0944 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W PITTSBURG 37.41N 94.72W 08/19/2009 E65.00 MPH CRAWFORD KS TRAINED SPOTTER 0945 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W CARL JUNCTION 37.18N 94.60W 08/19/2009 E60.00 MPH JASPER MO EMERGENCY MNGR IN SMITHFIELD 0948 PM TSTM WND GST WEBB CITY 37.15N 94.48W 08/19/2009 M46.00 MPH JASPER MO ASOS KJLN ASOS 0958 PM TSTM WND GST JASPER 37.34N 94.30W 08/19/2009 E60.00 MPH JASPER MO EMERGENCY MNGR 1013 PM TSTM WND GST 8 SW COLUMBUS 37.09N 94.95W 08/19/2009 E60.00 MPH CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR 1013 PM TSTM WND DMG BAXTER SPRINGS 37.02N 94.74W 08/19/2009 CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR BUILDING DAMAGE REPORTED IN BAXTER SPRINGS 1016 PM TSTM WND GST FAULKNER 37.10N 95.01W 08/19/2009 E70.00 MPH CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR 60-70MPH WINDS AND PEA HAIL 1026 PM TSTM WND GST WEBB CITY 37.15N 94.48W 08/19/2009 E46.00 MPH JASPER MO ASOS KJLN ASOS. A SECOND OCCURRENCE OF 40 KT/46 MPH GUST. 1031 PM TSTM WND GST STOCKTON 37.70N 93.80W 08/19/2009 E50.00 MPH CEDAR MO LAW ENFORCEMENT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AS WELL 1055 PM TSTM WND GST MONETT 36.92N 93.93W 08/19/2009 M47.00 MPH BARRY MO AWOS 1057 PM TSTM WND GST BOLIVAR 37.61N 93.41W 08/19/2009 E60.00 MPH POLK MO EMERGENCY MNGR 55-60MPH WINDS 1058 PM TSTM WND GST BOIS D`ARC 37.26N 93.51W 08/19/2009 E60.00 MPH GREENE MO EMERGENCY MNGR ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WIND GUSTS FROM SPOTTER. 1101 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SSE WILLARD 37.24N 93.39W 08/19/2009 M51.00 MPH GREENE MO ASOS KSGF AIRPORT ASOS. 1101 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SSE WILLARD 37.24N 93.39W 08/19/2009 M51.00 MPH GREENE MO ASOS SPRINGFIELD ASOS 1105 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SW REPUBLIC 37.08N 93.53W 08/19/2009 E55.00 MPH CHRISTIAN MO TRAINED SPOTTER BETWEEN REPUBLIC AND BILLINGS 1110 PM TSTM WND GST PLEASANT HOPE 37.46N 93.27W 08/19/2009 E60.00 MPH POLK MO EMERGENCY MNGR ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS AND PEAT TO DIME SIZED HAIL. 1112 PM TSTM WND GST SPRINGFIELD 37.20N 93.29W 08/19/2009 E60.00 MPH GREENE MO TRAINED SPOTTER ON WEST KEARNEY 1115 PM TSTM WND GST HALF WAY 37.62N 93.24W 08/19/2009 E55.00 MPH POLK MO EMERGENCY MNGR 1115 PM TSTM WND GST PLEASANT HOPE 37.46N 93.27W 08/19/2009 E60.00 MPH POLK MO EMERGENCY MNGR 1115 PM TSTM WND DMG BOLIVAR 37.61N 93.41W 08/19/2009 POLK MO EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN IN BOLIVAR 1115 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SW SPRINGFIELD 37.17N 93.32W 08/19/2009 M56.00 MPH GREENE MO PUBLIC 1119 PM HAIL 6 W NEOSHO 36.87N 94.48W 08/19/2009 E1.00 INCH NEWTON MO AMATEUR RADIO QUARTER HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED AT NEOSHO AT 1126 PM. 1119 PM TSTM WND GST NEOSHO 36.87N 94.37W 08/19/2009 E70.00 MPH NEWTON MO AMATEUR RADIO 70 TO 80 MPH WINDS REPORTED AT NEOSHO AIRPORT 1125 PM TSTM WND GST OZARK 37.02N 93.21W 08/19/2009 E50.00 MPH CHRISTIAN MO PUBLIC 1127 PM TSTM WND GST NEOSHO 36.87N 94.37W 08/19/2009 E80.00 MPH NEWTON MO AMATEUR RADIO 70 TO 80 MPH WINDS AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL 1128 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N ELDRIDGE 37.86N 92.75W 08/19/2009 E50.00 MPH LACLEDE MO AMATEUR RADIO 1129 PM HAIL 2 SW NEOSHO 36.85N 94.39W 08/19/2009 E1.00 INCH NEWTON MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE INTERSECTION OF 60 AND NEW 71 1137 PM TSTM WND GST LEBANON 37.68N 92.66W 08/19/2009 E55.00 MPH LACLEDE MO EMERGENCY MNGR 1139 PM FLASH FLOOD JOPLIN 37.08N 94.51W 08/19/2009 JASPER MO LAW ENFORCEMENT SHIFFENDECKER ROAD FLOODED WITH UP TO 10 INCHES OF WATER OVER ROAD 1139 PM FUNNEL CLOUD GOODMAN 36.74N 94.40W 08/19/2009 MCDONALD MO STORM CHASER 50 MPH WIND ALSO REPORTED 1140 PM TSTM WND DMG LEBANON 37.68N 92.66W 08/19/2009 LACLEDE MO EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN ON A PROPANE TANK. TANK IS LEAKING AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ENROUTE 1145 PM TSTM WND GST LEBANON 37.68N 92.66W 08/19/2009 M54.00 MPH LACLEDE MO AWOS 1148 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 N COLUMBUS 37.21N 94.84W 08/19/2009 CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR BETHLEHEM ROAD BETWEEN 10TH AND 20TH STREETS FLOODED. ALSO 8 MILES WEST OF COLUMBUS SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS FLOODED FROM 90TH ROAD WEST TO NEOSHO RIVER 1208 AM TSTM WND DMG DIXON 37.99N 92.09W 08/20/2009 PULASKI MO CO-OP OBSERVER TREES DOWN IN DIXON. ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS 1215 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 SSE FORT LEONARD WOOD 37.60N 92.13W 08/20/2009 TEXAS MO AMATEUR RADIO TRAILOR DESTROYED ON AW HIGHWAY NORTH OF ROBY. 1220 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 N ROBY 37.57N 92.14W 08/20/2009 TEXAS MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE *** 1 INJ *** A MOBILE HOME WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY EITHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OR A POSSIBLE TORNADO. A STORM SURVEY WILL LIKELY BE PERFORMED THIS AFTERNOON. 1230 AM TSTM WND GST CRANE 36.91N 93.57W 08/20/2009 E60.00 MPH STONE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT 0100 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 N JOPLIN 37.14N 94.51W 08/20/2009 M2.66 INCH JASPER MO ASOS 6 HOUR RAINFALL ACCUMULATION 0103 AM TSTM WND DMG SALEM 37.65N 91.54W 08/20/2009 DENT MO EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS KNOCKED OVER SEVERAL TREES AND POWER POLES ACROSS MUCH OF DENT COUNTY. IN SALEM...A CONVENIENT STORE SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE...ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO A DISPLAY CASE. POWER HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT TO NUMEROUS RESIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY. 0149 AM HEAVY RAIN CARTHAGE 37.18N 94.31W 08/20/2009 E3.76 INCH JASPER MO CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL PRECIP SO FAR. 0244 AM FLASH FLOOD MONETT 36.92N 93.93W 08/20/2009 BARRY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT THE MONETT POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST RELAYED TO THE NWS THAT CITY STREETS ARE BEGINNING TO FLOOD. THEY ARE WATCHING KELLEY CREEK CLOSELY. 0258 AM FLASH FLOOD SCAMMON 37.28N 94.82W 08/20/2009 CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR THE LITTLE CHERRY CREEK HAS FLOODED A SECTION OF HIGHWAY 7 NEAR SCAMMON. THE HIGHWAY HAS BEEN CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. 0305 AM FLASH FLOOD SCAMMON 37.28N 94.82W 08/20/2009 CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR A WATER RESCUE IS IN PROGRESS. A MOTORISTS TRIED TO CROSS A FLOODED LITTLE CHERRY CREEK AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 7. 0333 AM FLASH FLOOD COLUMBUS 37.17N 94.84W 08/20/2009 CHEROKEE KS EMERGENCY MNGR EXCESSIVE RAIN HAS FLOODED A HALF MILE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 7 IN COLUMBUS. THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR RELAYED TO THE NWS THAT THE WATER DEPTH ON THE HIGHWAY IS A FOOT AN A HALF. ALSO...BRUSH CREEK HAS NOW FLOODED A SECTION OF HIGHWAY 7...THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED OFF TO MOTORISTS. 0429 AM FLASH FLOOD NEOSHO 36.87N 94.37W 08/20/2009 NEWTON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS ROADS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF NEOSHO...ALONG WITH NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY WERE FLOODING FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. NO SPECIFIC ROAD INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 0436 AM FLASH FLOOD CASSVILLE 36.68N 93.87W 08/20/2009 BARRY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT TWO CITY STREETS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF CASSVILLE WERE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS. THESE ROADS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CLOSED DOWN TO MOSTORISTS. &&