Springfield Storm were formed by local businessmen Chris Hanlon and Doug Fiester and former professional players Armen Tonianse and Brett Thomas, and entered the PDL in 2005.

Playing out of Harrison Stadium on the campus of Drury University, the Storm enjoyed a fairly decent year of competition.

They tied their first competitive game 1–1 with Des Moines Menace, and beat Colorado Springs Blizzard 3–0 in their second.

Unfortunately, Storm's defence was overly-leaky; on five occasions the Storm conceded four or more goals, including a pair of 5–0 and 5–1 losses to Boulder Rapids Reserve in June, and two six-goal losses to Kansas City Brass in final two games.

At the end of the season the ownership group sold the franchise to investors in Glendora, California, where it moved to become Los Angeles Storm.