Fall 2012

Location – Springfield, MO

Population (2010)

 • City 159,498

 • Density2,116.61/sq mi (800.0/km2)

Springfield Obs KSGF 271752Z 00000KT 9SM FEW006 OVC070 21/18 A3015 RMK AO2 RAB31E42

SLP200 P0000 60000 T02060178 10206 20183 50003= KSGF 271807Z 00000KT 9SM BKN006 BKN065 OVC080 21/18 A3015 RMK AO2= KSGF 271850Z 04003KT 10SM BKN011 22/18 A3013 RMK AO2 CIG 008V013= KSGF 271852Z 00000KT 10SM BKN011 22/18 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02170178= KSGF 271904Z 03004KT 10SM SCT011 22/18 A3012= KSGF 271904Z 03004KT 10SM SCT011 22/18 A3012 RMK AO2= KSGF 271926Z 06005KT 10SM BKN016 23/18 A3011 RMK AO2= KSGF 271938Z 00000KT 10SM SCT016 23/17 A3011 RMK AO2= KSGF 271952Z 09004KT 10SM FEW016 23/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02280178= KSGF 272052Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02330167

58013= KSGF 272152Z 01003KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02390172= KSGF 272252Z 03003KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02280172= KSGF 272352Z 05005KT 10SM FEW029 SCT039 22/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP181

T02220172 10244 20200 53002=

Springfield - ObsKSGF 280052Z 08005KT 10SM SCT120 21/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02110172=KSGF 280119Z 04004KT 10SM BKN029 21/18 A3011 RMK AO2=KSGF 280152Z 06004KT 10SM BKN025 OVC037 21/18 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP187 T02110178=KSGF 280252Z 07003KT 9SM -RA FEW020 BKN030 OVC095 21/18 A3011 RMK AO2 RAB05 SLP187 P0002 60002 T02060183 51005=KSGF 280325Z 00000KT 10SM BKN015 BKN100 21/18 A3012 RMK AO2 RAE07 P0000=KSGF 280352Z 00000KT 10SM OVC015 21/18 A3012 RMK AO2 RAE07 SLP191 P0000 T02060183=KSGF 280405Z 00000KT 10SM OVC013 20/18 A3012 RMK AO2=KSGF 280452Z 06011KT 10SM BKN011 BKN019 OVC049 19/17 A3011 RMK AO2 RAB22E45 SLP188 P0002 T01940172=KSGF 280536Z 11004KT 10SM SCT015 SCT019 SCT033 19/17 A3010 RMK AO2=KSGF 280552Z 13003KT 10SM FEW015 18/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP186 60004 T01830167 10222 20183 402440178 58002=

Springfield - Obs KSGF 280652Z 13005KT 10SM FEW110 19/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01890178= KSGF 280752Z 20003KT 8SM BKN050 OVC110 19/18 A3009 RMK AO2 RAB12E51 SLP179

P0000 T01890178= KSGF 280852Z 13003KT 7SM SCT055 OVC110 19/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP177 60000

T01890178 58007= KSGF 280943Z 33003KT 1 3/4SM BR FEW002 OVC120 18/17 A3009 RMK AO2= KSGF 280952Z 00000KT 1SM BR FEW002 BKN055 OVC110 18/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01830172= KSGF 281001Z 00000KT 3SM BR FEW002 BKN044 OVC110 18/18 A3009 RMK AO2= KSGF 280952Z 00000KT 1SM BR FEW002 BKN055 OVC110 18/17 A3009= KSGF 281035Z 02003KT 1 3/4SM BR SCT004 BKN060 OVC110 18/17 A3010 RMK AO2= KSGF 281040Z 02003KT 3/4SM BR BKN004 BKN045 OVC110 18/17 A3010= KSGF 281040Z 02003KT 3/4SM BR BKN004 BKN045 OVC110 18/17 A3010 RMK AO2= KSGF 281052Z 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN002 OVC070 18/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP182

T01830172= KSGF 281135Z 04004KT 1 1/4SM BR BKN002 OVC009 18/18 A3010 RMK AO2= KSGF 281145Z 06003KT 2 1/2SM BR BKN002 OVC009 18/18 A3010 RMK AO2= KSGF 281152Z 08004KT 3SM BR BKN002 OVC011 18/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP184 60000 70004 T01830178 10194 20178 52006=

Synoptic Reports

Upper Air Observations

Virtually no thermal advection across the southern Plains

Satellite Observations

Radar Observations

The few showers that caused the measurable rainfall at SGF

Model Guidance

Verifications

Scores

Up close and personal

Lessons Learned

A shallow cool air mass moving over a saturated, rolling hill terrain will if the skies clear lead to patches of very dense fog!

It is not probable that tiny short waves will repeatedly move over the same region – especially if a ridge aloft is building across the area.

Be careful of light and variable winds near a stalled weak frontal boundary.

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