Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 1991
Tornado Warning 4, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 1991, 6:31 PM CDT for Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 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
- Jun 15, 1991, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 1991, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pike County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 6:40 PM CDT | 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 332 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
- 2296 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 152335 TORSTL MOC163-160015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 631 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI ...PIKE COUNTY AT 630 PM...WIND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT CURRYVILLE...ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTH OF HANNIBAL. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED A TORNADO WITH THIS STORM IN AUDRAIN COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL PASS THROUGH BOWLING GREEN...FARMER...GAZETTE AND NEW HARTFORD. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENC4H OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. TUCKER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Jun 15, 4:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
MOZ003-006-007-010-011-014-152200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 357 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 1991 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 900 PM CDT AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI UNTIL 900 PM CDT. AT 355 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT ST. LOUIS SHOWED CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHWEST MISSOURI THROUGH WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF PEORIA TO 10 NORTH OF QUINCY AND SOUTHWEST TO NEAR KANSAS CITY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 35 SOUTHWEST OF KIRKSVILLE AND 40 MILES EAST OF QUNICY. AS OF 350 PM CDT...THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI. GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY MANY OF THESE STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 2c5 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PRZYBYLINSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
MOZ003-006-007-010-011-012-018-014-152300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 1991 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 425 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT ST. LOUIS SHOWED CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS THROUGH QUNICY TO 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE TO ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA. THESE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING IN TO SHELBY AND MONROE COUNTIES BETWEEN 510 AND 530 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. . AS OF 430 PM CDT THERE HAS BEEN NO SEVERE WEATHER REPORTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI. GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...HAIL..AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY MANY OF THESE STORMS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER OF ROADWAYS AND CAUSE RAPID RISE IN SMALL STREAMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA LISTEN FOR LATER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PRZYBYLINSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
MOZ003-006-007-010-011-012-018-014-152300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ..CORRECTION.. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 1991 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 425 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT ST. LOUIS SHOWED CONTINUED TO SHOW AN AREA OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS THROUGH QUNICY TO 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE TO ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA. THESE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO SHELBY AND MONROE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI BETWEEN 510 AND 530 PM CDT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AS OF 430 PM CDT THERE HAS BEEN NO SEVERE WEATHER REPORTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI. GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...HAIL..AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY MANY OF THESE STORMS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER OF ROADWAYS AND CAUSE WATER TO RISE RAPIDLY IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA LISTEN FOR LATER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PRZYBYLINSKI
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
MOZ006-009-010-013-014-152300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 500 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 900PM... ...INTENSETHUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 450 PM A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 10 ILES WIDE EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KIRKSVILLE NEAR BETHEL TO ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA NEAR GLASGOW MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. BY 530 PM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL STRETCH FROM NEAR HANNIBAL TO MOBERLY TO ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA NEAR FAYETTE. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL MISSOURI YET THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ITS FORMATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. LA GREE
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
MOZ006-009-010-013-014-152300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 500 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 900PM... ...INTENSETHUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 450 PM A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 10 MILES WIDE EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KIRKSVILLE NEAR BETHEL TO ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA NEAR GLASGOW MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. BY 530 PM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL STRETCH FROM NEAR HANNIBAL TO MOBERLY TO ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA NEAR FAYETTE. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL MISSOURI YET THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ITS FORMATION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. LA GREE
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
MOZ003-006-007-010-011-012-018-014-152330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 525 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 1991 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR ALL BUT SOUTHERN MISSOURI... AT 515 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR QUINCY TO SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE TO 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN SHELBY...NORTHERN MONROE...AND EASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 50 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF ST. LOUIS IN PIKE COUNTY MISSOURI AND 25 MILES NORTH OF THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS YOU CAN EXPECT STRONG WINDS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. BE PREPARED TO SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER. GLASS
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Shelby | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Ralls | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 49 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.