Month: February 2018

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 Severe Weather Tornado Drill on Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. weather permitting. Everyone including schools and businesses is encouraged to participate in this drill.

During this drill, the National Weather Service Springfield will issue a test tornado warning. Local warning sirens, NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio, and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will be activated to signal the start of the drill. The “TOR” code for EAS and NOAA Weather Radio will be used again this year to simulate what would occur in the event of an actual tornado warning.

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 Missouri generally along and south of Interstate 44.  This excessive rainfall resulted in 70 flood reports.

Below is a graphic showing observed precipitation across our area throughout this event.

Observed Rainfall from February 18 through February 25

The National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri has canceled this evening’s Skywarn Storm Spotter class for Greene County and Springfield, Missouri because of the threat of icy weather.

They say they will reschedule the class at another time and date.

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 for details.