Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 1992, 10:40 PM CDT for Shelby County, Missouri. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 1992, 10:40 PM CDT (03:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 1992, 11:25 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Shelby County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 319 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
- 4592 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1321 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 160341 SVRSTL MOC205-160430- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1040 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI ...SHELBY COUNTY AT 1035 PM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST MOVING INTO WEST SHELBY COUNTY...ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF OF KIRKSVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO THE SHELBINA...SHELBYVILLE...AND BETHEL BY 1100 PM. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PRODUCE TORNADOES. IF ANY OF THESE STORMS MOVE INTO YOUR AREA...MOVE TO SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. EHG/RP
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, Jul 15, 7:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
MOZ003-160145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 755 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE KANSAS CITY AND ST. JOSEPH AREAS UNTIL 12 MIDNIGHT CDT... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 1 AM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12 MIDNIGHT CDT. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ST. JOSEPH...KANSAS CITY AND CHILLICOTHE. ANOTHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1 AM FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KIRKSVILLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. AT 755 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED AND LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF MISSOURI...ALSO AT 750 PM A SEVERE THUNDDERSTORM WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR THE PEOPLES IN BUCHANAN COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURpTHER STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ACQUAVIVA
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 8:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
MOZ003-160245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 855 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH FOR ZONES ONE AND FOUR HAS BEEN CANCEL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CANCEL THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ZONES ONE AND FOUR...THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. JOSEPH. HOWEVER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL PRESENT IN PORTIONS OF NORTH WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. AT 9 PM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNERSTORMS WERE PRESENT FROM MENCER COUNTY THROUGH GRUNDY AND LIVINGSTON AND TO KANSAS CITY AREA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ACQUAVIVA
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 8:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
MOZ001-004-160245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 855 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH FOR ZONES ONE AND FOUR HAS BEEN CANCEL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CANCEL THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ZONES ONE AND FOUR...THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. JOSEPH. HOWEVER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL PRESENT IN PORTIONS OF NORTH WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. AT 9 PM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNERSTORMS WERE PRESENT FROM MENCER COUNTY THROUGH GRUNDY AND LIVINGSTON AND TO KANSAS CITY AREA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ACQUAVIVA
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 9:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
MOZ007-007-009-010-160245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 910 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 1 AM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...HANNIBAL...JEFFERSON CITY...SEDALIA. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM. AT 910 PM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRESENT FROM PUTNAM TO TO NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. ALSO A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS DETECTED BY THE ST LOUIS DOPPLER RADAR IN SCHUYLER COUNTY.X STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ACQUAVIVA
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 9:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
MOZ006-009-010-013-014-160330 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 930 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 1 AM TONIGHT... AT 930 PM A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES WEST OF KIRKSVILLE TO JUST EAST OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA. THIS LINE WAS AT THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE STATE. THE LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST...WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COUNTY OF LINN...AND INTO CHARITON AND WESTERN MACON COUNTY. THE STORMS WILL REACH THE COMMUNITIES OF BROOKFIELD...SUMNER...MARCELINE AND BRUNSWICK BETWEEN 945 TO 1030 PM. RESIDENTS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTION OF MID MISSOURI CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF WIND AND HAIL...THE HEAVY SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. THIS WILL BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THOSE AREAS WHERE STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE ALREADY SWOLLEN PAST THE FLOOD STAGE. RESIDENTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BdE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. PERLOW
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 9:43 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
MOZ003-160345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 943 PM CDT WED JUL 15 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 938 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR IN ST LOUIS SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT EXTENDED FROM EASTERN PUTNAN COUNTY IN MISSOURI 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF KIRKSVILLE...TO 30 MILES SOUTHHWEST OF KIRKSVILLE...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF LANCASTER...QUEEN CITY AND KIRKSVILLE SHOULD PREPARE FOR STORMS ENTERING YOUR AREA AROUND 1030 PM. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 45 MILES AN HOUR ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 1 AM THURSDAY MORNING. STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMALL
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Schuyler, Scotland | 57 min |
| Jul 15, 9:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adair | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 41 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.