Springfield, MO

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Severe Storms, Flooding and Winter Weather - January 10th-11th, 2020

Overview

An intense storm system brought many forms of severe weather to the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas over the time period Thursday, January 9th through Saturday, January 11th, 2020. The thunderstorms and heavy rain began across the eastern Ozarks on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a strong cold front on Friday which continued into Friday night. Damaging wind, hail and several tornadoes occurred on Friday and Friday night. As the system was lifting out of the area a Winter mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow occurred across most of the area.

Tornado
Flooding
Snow/Ice
Radar
Storm Reports
Rainfall

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Tornado - NE Springfield - Strafford
Greene County, MO

Date	Jan 10th, 2020
Time (Local)	5:42 PM - 5:53 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	98 mph
Path Length	7 miles
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: The Strafford tornado touched down just east of Springfield, and east of Highway 65 on East Mill Street. The tornado then tracked to the northeast crossing East Division Street. As the tornado approached Interstate 44, damage was sustained to an automobile service building. The service building lost a couple of overhead doors and two box trucks were overturned. Damage to the roof was also sustained. As it crossed Interstate 44 into Strafford, there was damage to several homes. The damage included a significant loss of roof covering material, damage to gutters, and collapse of garage doors inward. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. The tornado lifted just before Highway 125 near East Farm Road 84. The tornado produced EF1 damage with maximum winds up to 98 mph and a max width of 75 yards. The tornado was on the ground for 11 minutes along a 7 mile path.

Track Map

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Tornado - SW to N of Fair Play
SE Cedar County into Polk County MO

Date	Jan 10th, 2020
Time (Local)	2:27 PM - 2:41 PM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	110 mph
Path Length	8.8 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: The Fair Play tornado touched down to the southwest of Fair Play. Shortly after touchdown, the tornado completely destroyed a manufactured home. The tornado then continued tracking to the northeast. It would pass just to the west and northwest of Fair Play before crossing Highway 123. The tornado lifted just to the west of Highway 13 and to the north of East 380th Road. Along the path of the tornado there were several trees uprooted or snapped , damage to a few homes, and several outbuildings destroyed. The tornado produced EF1 damage with maximum winds up to 110 mph and a max width of 50 yards. The tornado was on the ground for 14 minutes along a 8.8 mile path.

Track Map

Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado -Near Cross Timbers
Hickory County, MO

Date	Jan 10th, 2020
Time (Local)	3:20 pm - 3:23 pm
EF Rating	EF - 1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	1.6 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 / 0
Summary: The tornado touched down a few miles southeast of Cross Timbers on Highway CC. The tornado then tracked to the northeast before quickly lifting. Along the path of the tornado there were numerous trees snapped or uprooted, minor roof damage to two homes, and an outbuilding completely destroyed. The tornado produced EF1 damage with maximum winds up to 100 mph and a max width of 100 yards. The tornado was on the ground for 3 minutes along a 1.6 mile path.

Track Map

Downloadable KMZ File

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Flooding

Two to over four inches of rain occurred across the area from Thursday into Saturday morning across the area. This led to quite a bit of flooding and flash flooding across the area. Many rivers went above flood stage.

Hydrographs


Big Piney River @ Ft. Leonard Wood	Gasconade River @ Jerome	James River @ Galena	Marmaton River @ Nevada

Additional flooding


Road closures in MO from flooding

Snow/Ice

As the system was lifting out on Saturday, freezing drizzle changed to sleet and snow before precipitation ended across the area. General snowfall amounts were in the 1 to 2 inch range. Some isolated 3 to 4 inch amounts occurred in central MO.

Radar

Fair Play Tornado - 2:34 PM


Fair Play Tornado - Reflectivity 2:34 PM	Fair Play Tornado - Storm Relative Velocity 2:34 PM	Fair Play Tornado - Correlation Coefficient 2:34 PM

Strafford Tornado - 5:51 PM


Strafford Tornado - Reflectivity	Strafford Tornado - Storm Relative Velocity	Strafford Tornado - Correlation Coefficient

Near Cross Timbers Tornado - 3:20 PM


Near Cross Timbers Tornado - Reflectivity	Near Cross Timbers Tornado - Storm relative velocity	Near Cross Timbers Tornado - Correlation Coefficient

Storm Reports

Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the cold front on Friday. Several reports of wind damage and hail occurred, along with three tornadoes.

Rain Reports

Rainfall started during the day Thursday and continued into Saturday morning. General rain amounts of 2 to 4 inches occurred, with some localized areas receiving over 4 inches.

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