Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 1992, 8:47 PM CDT for Knox County, Missouri. It was in force for 58 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
- Jul 25, 1992, 8:47 PM CDT (01:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 1992, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Knox County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 9:40 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Knox, 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 325 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
- 2513 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1263 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 325 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 260149 SVRSTL MOC103-260245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 847 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM CDT ... IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI ...KNOX COUNTY AT 840 PM CDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEAST ADAIR COUNTY...ABOUT 5 TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KIRKSIVILLE. AT 835 PM CDT...THE ADAIR COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 2 TO 3 MILES SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE. PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF EDINA AND NOVELTY ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM AND SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. 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. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. PRZYBYLINSKI
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 25, 5:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
MOZ003-007-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 555 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI UNTIL 1100 PM... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT... AT 550 PM...SEVERAL VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN A LINE ACROSS KNOW AND LEWIS COUNTIES IN MISOSURI AND OVER THE NORTH SECTIONS OF ADAMS COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. INDICATIONS ARE THAT HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN OCCUR WITH THE HEAVY STORMS. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED AS OF 515 PM. IF YOU LIVE IN THE KIRKSVILLEN AREA...OR IN THE WATCH AREA REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER THIS EVENING.
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
MOZ003-007-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 555 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI UNTIL 1100 PM... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI TONIGHT... AT 550 PM...SEVERAL VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN A LINE ACROSS KNOX AND LEWIS COUNTIES IN MISSOURI AND OVER THE NORTH SECTIONS OF ADAMS COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. INDICATIONS ARE THAT HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN OCCUR WITH THE HEAVY STORMS. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED AS OF 515 PM. IF YOU LIVE IN THE KIRKSVILLE^ AREA...OR IN THE WATCH AREA REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER THIS EVENING.
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
MOZ003-007-260045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 643 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT... AT 635 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF QUINCY ILLINOIS TO NEAR KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST EAST OF KIRKSVILLE AND IN CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY...NEAR MONTICELLO. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE CITIES OF LA GRANGE...GREENSBORO...EDINA AND KNOX CITY ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND BRIEF GUSTY WIND CAN BE EXPECTED. SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERICIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SHEA
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 7:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
MOZ003-007-260130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 724 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 711 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY ILLINOIS...ABOUT 25 MILES EAST OF QUINCY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE COMMUNITIES OF MT.STERLING...RIPLEY...COOPERSTOWN AND LA GRANGE ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND BRIEF GUSTY WIND ARE LIKELY. WHEN STORMS APPROACH...TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR SAFE STRUCTURE. THIS STORM WAS PARTS OF A LARGER AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING WEST TOWARD THE KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI AREA. THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN MISSOURI AND WESTERN ILLINOIS THIS EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SHEA
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 8:09 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
MOZ005>011-013-014-260800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 802 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 300 AM CDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 300 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WATCH EXTENDS FROM THE QUICNY ILLINOIS AREA TO NEAR KANSAS CITY. IF YOU LIVE IN OR CLOSE TO THIS WATCH AREA...KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER MOVES INTO YOUR AREA. SHEA
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 8:15 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
MOZ006-010-260200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 810 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY... AT 805 PM CDT COLUMBIAS WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY HAIL MOVING INTO NORTH SECTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN A BAND ABOUT 20 MILES WIDE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY..NEAR BRECKENRIDGE..TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KIRKSVILLE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS IN LINN COUNTY..NEAR BROWNING AND APPROACHING LACLEDE ABOUT 75 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR AND BY 900 PM CDT WILL EXTEND FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARSHALL TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KIRKSVILLE NEAR CLARENCE IN SHELBY COUNTY. PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE FOR TRANSFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. L. BLANCHARD
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox, Lewis | 42 min |
| Jul 25, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adair | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 9:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Knox, Scotland | 4 hr |
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.