In the midst of yet another flooding event in Southwest Missouri, last Saturday’s Severe Weather Expo at Battlefield Mall in Springfield was an awesome success. The turnout at the mall was huge – probably a product of the rain itself. Southwest Missouri Regional Skywarn had a table this year. Our display featured brochures available to […]
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2018 Greene County Skywarn Spotter Training
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Springfield, Missouri has rescheduled the 2018 Greene County Spotter Training Class: Date: Friday, March 9, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. Location: Assembly Of God Headquarters Auditorium 1445 N. Boonville Ave. Springfield, Missouri 65802 (use the interactive map below for your convenience)
February 2018 Ozarks Flooding Event
Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Springfield, Missouri The past several days have been very wet which resulted in flooding of streams, rivers, and many roads. Seven-day rainfall totals from February 18 through February 25, 2018, generally ranged from 3 to 6 inches with localized higher amounts around 7 inches. The highest totals were across southern […]
2018 Severe Weather Awareness Week
The National Weather Service, along with the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency and the Kansas Division of Emergency Management, has designated the week of March 4th through March 10th as Severe Weather Awareness Week for 2018 in both Missouri and Kansas. The State Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service will conduct their Annual […]
January 2018 Ozarks Climate Summary
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Springfield, Missouri has released the Climate Summary for January 2018. They say it was a month with extreme temperatures, some winter weather, and even a tornado. When averaged out temperatures were slightly below normal across the area with below normal precipitation. Click here or on the graphic below […]
2018 Severe Weather Expo
Saturday, February 24, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Battlefield Mall, Springfield, Missouri Battlefield Mall will host the 2018 Severe Weather Awareness Expo along with the National Weather Service and other local agencies and partners to better equip Southwest Missouri communities to prepare for the upcoming severe weather season of tornadoes, flash flooding and […]
2018 Greene County Skywarn Spotter Training
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Location: Assembly Of God Headquarters Auditorium 1445 N. Boonville Ave. Springfield, Missouri 65802 (use the interactive map below for your convenience) The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Springfield, Missouri has set the date, time and location for the 2018 Greene County Skywarn Spotter Training session. Dates for […]
EF-1 Tornado Confirmed Near Mt. Vernon
The National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri is confirming that a brief EF-1 tornado touched down Sunday night near Mount Vernon and Hoberg, Missouri. The NWS storm survey reports the tornado hit about two miles southeast of Hoberg at about 8:04 p.m. and traveled for about one and a half miles on the ground. It […]
January 2018 Snowfall Events
Two quick moving storm systems moved through portions of the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas from the early morning of January 14th through the early evening of January 15th. The first system was mainly associated with an upper level jet streak and brought roughly a 1 to 3 inch snowband from west central Missouri and […]
Small Earthquakes Rattle Area
The United States Geological Survey is reporting that two small earthquakes shook parts of Taney County on Sunday, December 17, 2017. The first quake struck at 2:53 p.m. Central time with a magnitude of 2.5, and the second quake struck just four minutes later with magnitude of 1.9. The epicenter of the quakes is in […]
