A tornado watch is August? Not too common. Chalk it up to the 2009 “summer of cool fronts” pattern. With a pattern like this, we are bound to get rain and severe weather. Last night, the Ozarks were treated to both. A map examining radar estimated rainfall shows common 2-4″ totals in a swath from southeastern Kansas southeastward to Barry County and including the Joplin/Carthage area. This area was hit repeatedly by rain and storms Wednesday and Wednesday night. Other areas receiving 1.5 inches of rain or greater include portions of Dallas, Laclede, Pulaski, Phelps, Texas, Dent, Shannon, Howell and Douglas Counties.
There were also widespread reports of severe or sub-severe wind gusts. The NWS confirms that an EF1 tornado caused the destruction of a mobile home north of Roby resulting in one injury. There were numerous wall cloud and funnel reports in McDonald, Newton and Barry county as well.
Ted Keller
Senior Meteorologist
KOLR/KSFX-TV
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