Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 1993, 6:18 PM CDT for Lewis County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 1993, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 1993, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lewis County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 357 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
- 1579 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 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 242322 SVRSTL MOC111-242345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 618 PM CDT THU JUN 24 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI ...EASTERN LEWIS COUNTY AT 617 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF CANTON TO EWING OR 20 MILES WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST OF QUINCY ILLINOIS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM LAGRANGE...NORTH BY 645 PM. 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. DLF/GT
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, Jun 24, 5:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
MOZ002-005-008-242300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 505 PM CDT THU JUN 24 1993 SECTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MISSOURI HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 494. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... PLATTE CLAY JACKSON CASS CALDWELL LIVINGSTON RAY CARROLL HARRISON MERCER PUTNAM DAVIESS GRUNDY SULLIVAN IN ADDITION...THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA...AS WELL AS FOR THE CITIES OF CHILICOTHE AND TRENTON. HOWEVER...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KIRKSVILLE...MACON ...SEDALIA...AND NEVADA AREAS...UNTIL 9 PM. TRUETT
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
MOZ002-005-008-242300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 505 PM CDT THU JUN 24 1993 SECTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN MISSOURI HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 494. THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... PLATTE CLAY JACKSON CASS CALDWELL LIVINGSTON RAY CARROLL HARRISON MERCER PUTNAM DAVIESS GRUNDY SULLIVAN IN ADDITION...THE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA...AS WELL AS FOR THE CITIES OF CHILICOTHE AND TRENTON. HOWEVER...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE KIRKSVILLE...MACON ...SEDALIA...AND NEVADA AREAS...UNTIL 9 PM. TRUETT
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:20 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
MOZ003-007-242315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 520 PM CDT THU JUN 24 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 515 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI. ONE STORM WAS NEAR NEAR LA BELLE OR 35 MILES EAST OF KIRKSVILLE. ANOTHER STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KAHOKIA. OR 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIRKSVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL BE PASSING THROUGH OR NEAR THE TOWNS OF REVERE...WILLIAMSTOWN AND FENWAY BY 615 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. ALSO...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 9 PM. FERRY/TUCKER
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:24 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
MOZ003-007-242315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 520 PM CDT THU JUN 24 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 515 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI. ONE STORM WAS NEAR NEAR LA BELLE OR 35 MILES EAST OF KIRKSVILLE. ANOTHER STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KAHOKIA. OR 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIRKSVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL BE PASSING THROUGH OR NEAR THE TOWNS OF REVERE...WILLIAMSTOWN AND FENWAY BY 615 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. ALSO...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 9 PM. FERRY/TUCKER
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:40 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
MOZ006-009-010-013-014-242340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 540 PM CDT THU JUN 24 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 435 PM CDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY SHOWERS WERE SCATTERED IN A LINE ABOUT 15 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM WARRENSBURG...45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY...THROUGH MARSHALL TO 50 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA..AROUND CLARENCE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY SHOWERS WERE NOTED OVER AND AROUND WARSAW...ABOUT 65 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBIA...UP TO SEDALIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON... HOWEVER...THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR AS WELL AS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. LB/DK
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:47 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
MOZ006-009-010-013-014-242340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 540 PM CDT THU JUN 24 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 435 PM CDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY SHOWERS WERE SCATTERED IN A LINE ABOUT 15 MILES WIDE EXTENDING FROM WARRENSBURG...45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY...THROUGH MARSHALL TO 50 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA..AROUND CLARENCE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY SHOWERS WERE NOTED OVER AND AROUND WARSAW...ABOUT 65 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBIA...UP TO SEDALIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON... HOWEVER...THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR AS WELL AS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. LB/DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clark, Lewis | 41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.