Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 27, 1990, 12:47 PM CST for Pike County, Missouri; Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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
- Nov 27, 1990, 12:47 PM CST (18:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 1990, 1:30 PM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Pike County, IL, Pike 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 1:15 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Pike, 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 337 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
- 189 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 271848 SVRSTL ILC149-MOC163-271930- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1247 PM CST TUE NOV 27 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...PIKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI ...PIKE COUNTY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH PIKE COUNTY MISSOURI INTO PIKE COUNTY ILLINOIS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
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, Nov 27, 6:51 AM CST, 5 hours 56 minutes before
MOZALL-271400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 630 AM CST TUE NOV 27 1990 ...BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER COMING FOR MISSOURIANS... AT 630 AM...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF KIRKSVILLE TO SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY. THE TEMPERATURE BEHIND THE FRONT WAS IN THE 30S IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER...AND REMAINED IN THE LOW 60S TO LOW 70S ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...WHILE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE THE CENTRAL PORTION. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED A WIND GUST TO 61 MPH AT THE COLUMBIA AIRPORT AT 619 AM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CALLAWAY COUNTY UNTIL 715 AM. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSOURI FOR TODAY. INTERMITTENT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST...WITH THE DRIZZLE CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE DAY.
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 7:32 AM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
MOZ007-271415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 720 AM CST TUE NOV 27 1990 AT 715 AM CST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ESTES MISSOURI IN SOUTHWEST PIKE COUNTY...OR 35 MILES SOUTH OF HANNIBAL MISSOURI. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL TRACK ACROSS BOWLING GREEN MISSOURI BETWEEN 730 AND 800 AM THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 10:10 AM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
MOZALL-271900-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
10 AM CST TUE NOV 27 1990
...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF
MISSOURI...
AT 10 AM...TORNADO WATCHES COVERED A LARGE PART OF MISSOURI FROM THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MISSOURI
OZARKS...INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND COLUMBIA.
SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS
ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO OKLAHOMA. THE CONTRAST IN TEMPERATURE
ACROSS THIS FRONT WAS VERY OBVIOUS...WITH COLUMBIA IN THE MID 60S AND
ST JOSEPH MISSOURI IN THE MID 30S.
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN EAST OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS AT 10
AM. AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST...THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE OF MISSOURI. BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4PM THE
THREAT WILL MAINLY BE ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL SECTIONS. FROM MID
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS THE THREAT WILL SHIFT MORE INTO
EASTERN MISSOURI.
PEOPLE SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY TODAY AND LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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ATTENTION MEDIA...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED THROUGH THE
FOLLOWING PRODUCTS.
STLNOWXXX SHORT RANGE WEATHER SUMMARY XXX = COU COLUMBIA
STLSPSXXX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS STL ST LOUIS
STLSVSXXX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMEHNTS MCI KANSAS CITY
SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS SGF SPRINGFIELD
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FELDTSpecial weather statement, Nov 27, 10:54 AM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
MOZALL-271900-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
11 AM CST TUE NOV 27 1990
...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
AT 11 AM...TORNADO WATCHES COVERED A LARGE PART OF MISSOURI FROM THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MISSOURI OZARKS...
INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD...COLUMBIA AND TO JUST SOUTH OF QUINCY ILLINOIS.
SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM
THE NORTHEAST CORNER TO JUST NORTH OF JOPLIN. THE TEMPERATURE WERE IN
THE 30S AND 40S NORTH OF THE FRONT...THE 70S WERE COMMON SOUTH OF IT.
AT 1015 AM...A TORNADO WARNING WAS ISSUED BY COLUMBIA WEATHER SERVICE
FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...THIS INCLUDED EASTERN BENTON...
WESTERN MORGAN AND SOUTHERN COOPER UNTIL 1045 AM.
THREAT WILL MAINLY BE ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL SECTIONS. FROM MID
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS THE THREAT WILL SHIFT MORE INTO
EASTERN MISSOURI.
PEOPLE SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY TODAY AND LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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ATTENTION MEDIA...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED THROUGH THE
FOLLOWING PRODUCTS.
STLNOWXXX SHORT RANGE WEATHER SUMMARY XXX = COU COLUMBIA
STLSPSXXX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS STL ST LOUIS
STLSVSXXX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS MCI KANSAS CITY
SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS SGF SPRINGFIELD
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ACQUAVIVASpecial weather statement, Nov 27, 11:29 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
MOZALL-271900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1128 AM CST TUE NOV 27 1990 ...STRONG STORMS ARE MOVING INTO MONROE AND SHELBY COUNTIES... AT 1125 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF MONROE AND SHELBY COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE VERY GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED IN CENTRAL MISSOURI NEAR COLUMBIA. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. A TORNADO WATCH COVERS MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FELDT
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 12:21 PM CST, 26 minutes before
MOZALL-272000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 12 PM CST TUE NOV 27 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI... TORNADO WATCHES COVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. AT 1215 PM...A LINE OF VERY STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE NORTHEAST TIP OF MISSOURI...TO NEAR COLUMBIA TO NEAR SPRINGFIELD. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. BETWEEN 1225 AND 1 PM...THESE POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF RALLS...MARION AND PIKE COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI. EARLIER TODAY...AROUND 1120 AM...A POSSIBLE TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS AROUND COLUMBIA...INCLUDING A SHOPPING CENTER AND SEVERAL HOMES. ALTHOUGH NO RECENT REPORTS OF DAMAGE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED...THE STORMS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO THIS RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER SITUAoTION AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FELDT
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 65 min |
| Nov 27, 2:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin | 65 min |
| Nov 27, 3:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 43 min |
| Nov 27, 3:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | City of Saint Louis | 43 min |
| Nov 26, 8:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Washington | 43 min |
| Nov 26, 8:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Perry | 43 min |
| Nov 27, 1:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 28 min |
| Nov 27, 3:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey | 43 min |
| Nov 27, 3:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 67 min |
| Nov 27, 3:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey | 37 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 1990Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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.