Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 1990, 3:31 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 1990, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1990, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lincoln County, MO
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 3:45 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Lincoln, MO | |
| May 15, 4:20 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Lincoln, MO |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 297 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KSTL 152035
SVRSTL
MOC113-152115-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
331 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
...LINCOLN
RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST EAST OF BELFLOWER MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
A TORNAuDO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 15, 1:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 135 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ..A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI TODAY UNTIL 4PM CDT.. ..A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MISSOURI TODAY EXCEPT THE BOOTHEEL AREA UNTIL 600 PM CDT.. AT 132 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL..WAS 40 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ST LOUIS MO JUST WEST OF SALEM AND MT VERNON ILLINOIS..THESE STORMS WILL PASS NEAR CARLYLE LAKE AND THE CITY OF SALEM ILLINOIS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS..WIND AND HAIL WAS JUST WEST OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF AN AREA OF RAINSHOWERS STRETCHING FROM NEAR SEDALIA MISSOURI TO EAST ILLINOIS NEAR MATTOON. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. FMD
Special weather statement, May 15, 2:39 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
MOZ007-010-011-012-014-018-152100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 230 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 230 PM...POTENTIAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN AUDRAIN...MONTGOMERY AND CALLOWAY COUNTIES...OR JUST EAST OF COLUMBIA. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED A TORNADO THAT UPROOTED 24 INCH DIAMETER TREES ON THE CALLOWAY BOONE COUNTY BORDER. BETWEEN 230 AND 330 PM THESE STORMS WILL MOVE OVER PORTIONS OF RALLS...WEST PIKE...AUDRAIN...AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FURTHER WARNINGS ARE NEEDED. FELDT
Special weather statement, May 15, 2:43 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 240 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ..A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST MISSOURI AND MOST OF THE SOUTH THIRD OF ILLINOIS UNTIL 9PM CDT THIS EVENING.. ..A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MISSOURI EXCEPT THE BOOTHEEL AREA UNTIL 6PM CDT THIS EVENING.. AT 1235 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL WAS JUST NORTH OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI..AND ONE JUST EAST OF MEXICO MISSOURI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY..WITH THE POSSIBLITY OF STRONG WIND AND HAIL. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS IN SOUTH ILLINOIS JUST TO THE EAST OF SALEM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOS..STAY ALERT AND UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECAST. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING MAINLY TO THE EAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. FMD
Special weather statement, May 15, 2:48 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 240 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ..A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST MISSOURI AND MOST OF THE SOUTH THIRD OF ILLINOIS UNTIL 9PM CDT THIS EVENING.. ..A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MISSOURI EXCEPT THE BOOTHEEL AREA UNTIL 6PM CDT THIS EVENING.. AT 234 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL WAS JUST NORTH OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI..AND ONE JUST EAST OF MEXICO MISSOURI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY..WITH THE POSSIBLITY OF STRONG WIND AND HAIL. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS IN SOUTH ILLINOIS JUST TO THE EAST OF SALEM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOS..STAY ALERT AND UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECAST. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING MAINLY TO THE EAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. FMD
Special weather statement, May 15, 2:53 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 250 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER PIKE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 9PM. AT 250 PM A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ENTERING WEST PIKE COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS PIKE AND WEST LINCOLN COUNTIES BEFORE 345 PM INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN. A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING... STRONG WINDS AND PERHAPS SOME HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORMS PASS. PEOPLE IN PIKE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO THIS RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. FELDT
Special weather statement, May 15, 3:12 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
MOZ011-012-152100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 310 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 9PM. AT 305 PM...STRONG THUNDERSORMS WERE LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST. LOUIS EXTENDING FROM BOWLING GREEN IN PIKE COUNTY TO WEST OF WARRENTON IN WARREN COUNTY. BETWEEN 3 AND 4PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS..VERY HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING AND PERHAPS HAIL...WILL BE MOVING THROUGH PIKE..LINCOLN...AND WARREN COUNTIES IN MISSOURI AND PIKE AND CALHOUN COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS. THIS AREA OF STORMS SHOULD MOVE JUST N=ORTH OF ST. LOUIS HOWEVER OTHER STRONG STORMS COULD STILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR NIGHT. FELDT
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Warren | 4 hr |
| May 15, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Warren | 38 min |
| May 15, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 44 min |
| May 15, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 45 min |
| May 15, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin | 45 min |
| May 15, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 48 min |
| May 15, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 51 min |
| May 15, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 53 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.