About the National Weather Service in Springfield, MO

Provide weather, water and climate data, forecasts, warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.

A Weather-Ready Nation: Society is prepared for and responds to weather, water, and climate-dependent events.

A look back into the past of NWS Springfield office history. The office and radar were once located in Monett, Missouri before moving to Springfield, Missouri in the early 90s.

• Kelsey Angle - Meteorologist in Charge
• Nicole Newman - Administrative Support Assistant
• Steve Runnels - Warning Coordination Meteorologist
• Jason Schaumann - Science and Operations Officer
• Quay Kendrick - Electronic Systems Analyst
• Sean Rose - Information Technology Officer
• Tom Olsen - Observation Program Leader
• Vacant - Service Hydrologist
• Jason Howard - Electronics Technician
• Tom White - Electronics Technician
• Steven Lindenberg - Lead Meteorologist
• Justin Titus - Lead Meteorologist
• Mark Burchfield - Lead Meteorologist
• Eric Wise - Lead Meteorologist
• Kyle Perez - Lead Meteorologist
• Gene Hatch - Meteorologist
• Shelby Melto - Meteorologist
• Jordan Didio - Meteorologist
• Angelica Soria - Meteorologist
• Raychel Nelson - Meteorologist
• Ben Price - Meteorologist
• Peyton Camden - Meteorologist

•  Missouri State Parks 
•  Kansas State Parks 
•  Missouri National Parks 
•  Kansas National Parks 

Scroll through the locations on the map and click on a point to get climate information for that location.

You can also head over to our  Climate webpage  for more climate information or  Event Summaries  for information on past notable weather events in extreme southeastern Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks.

"Building a Weather-Ready Nation is rooted in the goal that every community becomes “ready and responsive” as an extreme weather or water event approaches, taking the proper steps to prepare for—and react to—the event, saving lives, mitigating property loss, and being positioned for a quick recovery: the basis for community resiliency." -NWS Director Louis W. Uccellini

StormReady communities, counties, Indian nations, universities and colleges, military bases, government sites, commercial enterprises and other groups are better prepared to save lives from the onslaught of severe weather through advanced planning, education and awareness. No community is storm proof, but StormReady can help communities save lives.

StormReady uses a grassroots approach to help communities develop plans to handle all types of extreme weather—from tornadoes to winter storms. The program encourages communities to take a new, proactive approach to improving local hazardous weather operations by providing emergency managers with clear-cut guidelines on how to improve their hazardous weather operations. To be officially StormReady, a community must:

• Establish a 24-hour warning point and emergency operations center
• Have more than one way to receive severe weather warnings and forecasts and to alert the public
• Create a system that monitors weather conditions locally
• Promote the importance of public readiness through community seminars
• Develop a formal hazardous weather plan, which includes training severe weather spotters and holding emergency exercises.

A Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador is an organization or individual that serves a pivotal role in affecting social change by promoting Weather-Ready Nation messages, collaborating with the National Weather Service, sharing success stories and serving as an example. Ambassadors play a key role in helping our nation become more resilient to increasing extreme weather, water and climate events.

How do Ambassadors help Build a Weather-Ready Nation? Promote Weather-Ready Nation messages and themes to your stakeholders. Engage with NOAA personnel on potential collaboration opportunities. Share your success stories of preparedness and resiliency. Serve as an “example” by educating employees on workplace preparedness and encouraging personal preparedness at home.