Tornadoes and Severe Storms - November 24th, 2010

Event Summary

...Tornadoes Rip Through the Ozarks Wednesday Night...

A powerful cold front swept through the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas during the evening and overnight hours of November 24th, 2010.  Warm and moist air pushed into the region behind a warm front earlier in the day and brought temperatures into the mid 70s over parts of the region with dewpoints in the mid 60s.  Strong wind shear was in place over the region ahead of the advancing storm system.

As the storm system moved into the area, strong to severe thunderstorms developed, many of which became supercellular along and near the warm frontal boundary.  Three tornadoes were verified from this event by a storm survey team.  2 EF1 tornadoes and an EF0 tornado occurred.

In addition the the tornadoes, large hail was reported along with many reports of flash flooding as storms continued to train along the same path during the evening.

Event Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
206 PM CST THU NOV 25 2010

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

0416 PM     HAIL             8 N MONTEVALLO          37.84N 94.11W
11/24/2010  E0.88 INCH       VERNON             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0430 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W COLLINS             37.89N 93.68W
11/24/2010                   ST. CLAIR          MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGHWAY 54 IS FLOODING AT ITS INTERSECTION OF CEDAR

            CREEK. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES WEST OF COLLINS.

0445 PM     HAIL             4 S EL DORADO SPRINGS   37.82N 94.02W
11/24/2010  E0.88 INCH       CEDAR              MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0449 PM     HAIL             2 W WEAUBLEAU           37.89N 93.58W
11/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       HICKORY            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0450 PM     TORNADO          1 N WHEATLAND           37.96N 93.40W
11/24/2010                   HICKORY            MO   NWS STORM SURVEY

            RATED EF0. 80 MPH WIND ESTIMATE. 75 YARDS WIDE AND 1 MILE
            IN LENGTH. MODERATE DAMAGE TO ROOF. 1 SHED DESTROYED AND
            SEVERAL TREES DAMAGED.

0455 PM     TORNADO          2 ENE CROSS TIMBERS     38.04N 93.19W
11/24/2010                   HICKORY            MO   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF1 TORNADO. ESTIMATED 100 MPH WIND. 150 YARDS WIDE AND 3
            MILES LONG. DAMAGE TO 2 STRUCTURE HOMES AND 3 OUT
            BUILDINGS ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO FARM EQUIPMENT.

0503 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BAXTER SPRINGS          37.02N 94.74W
11/24/2010                   CHEROKEE           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF WATER REPORTED PONDING ON HIGHWAY
            166 1/4 TO 1/2 MILES WEST OF TOWN.

0505 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 S CROSS TIMBERS       37.98N 93.23W
11/24/2010                   HICKORY            MO   PUBLIC

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED CROSSING HIGHWAY 65 BETWEEN CROSS

            TIMBERS AND PRESTON. FUNNEL CLOUD DID NOT CONTACT GROUND.

0608 PM     FLASH FLOOD      JOPLIN                  37.08N 94.51W
11/24/2010                   JASPER             MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            FLASH FLOODING ONGOING IN THE CITY OF JOPLIN. SEVERAL
            STREETS ARE FLOODING ACROSS THE CITY.

0711 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S BRIGHTON            37.44N 93.35W
11/24/2010                   POLK               MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HAS BEEN OBSERVED ALONG HIGHWAY 13 NEAR
            THE GREEN/POLK COUNTY LINE.

0711 PM     TORNADO          1 S BRIGHTON            37.44N 93.35W
11/24/2010                   POLK               MO   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO
            TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE SOUTH OF BRIGHTON. THE PATH OF THE
            TORNADO WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE.
            TWO OUT BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED AND AN ADDITIONAL OUT
            BUILDING AND HOUSE WERE MODERATELY DAMAGED.

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S BRIGHTON            37.44N 93.35W
11/24/2010                   POLK               MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF LIFTED OFF HOUSE AND DEBRIS DEPOSITED ON NORTH SIDE
            OF HIGHWAY 13 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF BRIGHTON. BARN ALSO
            HEAVILY DAMAGED. GOOSENECK CATTLE TRAILER ALSO DAMAGED.
            NO INJURIES.

0744 PM     HAIL             6 NW MILLER             37.28N 93.92W
11/24/2010  E0.75 INCH       LAWRENCE           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0802 PM     HAIL             12 W CONWAY             37.50N 93.04W
11/24/2010  E0.88 INCH       DALLAS             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0910 PM     HAIL             2 S WILLARD             37.28N 93.43W
11/24/2010  M1.00 INCH       GREENE             MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

0910 PM     HAIL             SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
11/24/2010  E1.25 INCH       GREENE             MO   PUBLIC

            INTERSECTION OF WEST BYPASS AND CHESNUT.

0912 PM     HAIL             SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
11/24/2010  E1.75 INCH       GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0919 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
11/24/2010                   GREENE             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM SPOTTER OBSERVED SHINGLE DAMAGE OFF OF AN
            OUTBUILDING NEAR THE OLD SPRINGFIELD CITY HALL.

0919 PM     HAIL             SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
11/24/2010  E1.75 INCH       GREENE             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

0920 PM     HAIL             SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
11/24/2010  E1.50 INCH       GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            INTERSECTION OF NATIONAL AND BLAINE.

0925 PM     HAIL             STRAFFORD               37.27N 93.12W
11/24/2010  E1.75 INCH       GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 744 AND I-44.

1013 PM     HAIL             1 S MARSHFIELD          37.32N 92.91W
11/24/2010  E0.88 INCH       WEBSTER            MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

1045 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MONETT                  36.92N 93.93W
11/24/2010                   BARRY              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 60 FLOODED AND CLOSED.

1050 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSW NEOSHO            36.83N 94.39W
11/24/2010                   NEWTON             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SECTION OF HIGHWAY D AT BUFFALO CREEK.

1115 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEOSHO                  36.87N 94.37W
11/24/2010                   NEWTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            INTERSECTION OF D HIGHWAY AND DONIPHAN RD IN NEOSHO
            FLOODED AND BEING CLOSED.

1138 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MONETT                  36.92N 93.93W
11/24/2010                   BARRY              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            KYLER ST AND 60 HIGHWAY INTERSECTION IS FLOODED.
            EISENHOWER ST IS IMPASSABLE. CLEVELAND ST AND 4TH ST
            INTERSECTION IS FLOODED.

1140 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 ESE NEOSHO            36.85N 94.30W
11/24/2010                   NEWTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A SECTION OF HIGHWAY HH NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH RAVIN
            ROAD WAS FLOODING AND BEING CLOSED OFF TO MOTORISTS.

1154 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 WSW MONETT            36.90N 93.99W
11/24/2010                   BARRY              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A SECTION OF HIGHWAY 97 IS FLOODED AND IN THE PROCESS OF
            BEING CLOSED OFF TO MOTORISTS. THE FLOODED AREA IS
            APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF PULASKIFIELD.

1214 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
11/25/2010                   GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WILSONS CREEK WAS FLOODING THE INTERSECTION OF FARM ROADS
            123 AND 146 NEAR THE RUTLEDGE FARM.

1225 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 S WILLARD             37.28N 93.43W
11/25/2010                   GREENE             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FARM ROAD 103 FLOODED BETWEEN FARM ROAD 104 AND FARM ROAD
            106.

0108 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE SPRINGFIELD        37.16N 93.23W
11/25/2010                   GREENE             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING OVER FARM ROAD 193...JUST
            SOUTH OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH FARM ROAD 148.

0155 AM     FLOOD            2 NNE MARCH             37.55N 93.08W
11/25/2010                   DALLAS             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            8 TO 9 INCHES OF WATER OVER CENTER POINT ROAD OFF OF
            STATE ROUTE F.

0220 AM     FLOOD            3 SSE BUFFALO           37.61N 93.07W
11/25/2010                   DALLAS             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER FLOWING OVER HAYES ROAD ALONG GREASY CREEK...DEPTH
            UNKNOWN.

0230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PIERCE CITY             36.95N 94.00W
11/25/2010                   LAWRENCE           MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            HIGHWAY 97 CLOSED BETWEEN FRONT STREET AND NEWMAN AVENUE
            DUE TO FLOODING

Event Survey

A National Weather Service storm survey group surveyed damage in Hickory and Polk counties and found 3 tornado tracks from this event.

TORNADO 1
LOCATION...2 MILES ENE WHEATLAND.
EF SCALE...0
WIND ESTIMATE...80 MPH.
LENGTH...1 MILE LONG.
WIDTH...75 YARDS WIDE.
DAMAGE...MODERATE DAMAGE TO A ROOF. 1 SHED DESTROYED. SEVERAL
TREES DAMAGED.

TORNADO 2
LOCATION...2 ENE CROSS TIMBERS.
EF SCALE...1
WIND ESTIMATE...100 MPH.
LENGTH...3 MILES LONG.
WIDTH...150 YARDS WIDE.
DAMAGE...2 STRUCTURED HOMES DAMAGED. 3 OUT BUILDINGS DAMAGED. FARM
EQUIPMENT DAMAGED.

TORNADO 3
LOCATION...1 S BRIGHTON.
EF SCALE...1
WIND ESTIMATE...100 MPH.
LENGTH...1 MILE LONG.
WIDTH...200 YARDS WIDE.
DAMAGE...2 OUT BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED AND AN ADDITIONAL OUT
BUILDING AND HOUSE WERE MODERATELY DAMAGED.