Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 5, 1994, 4:14 PM CST for Macoupin County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 1994, 4:14 PM CST (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 5, 1994, 4:45 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Macoupin County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 266 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 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 052217 RRA SVRSTL ILC117-052245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 414 PM CST SAT NOV 5 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...MACOUPIN COUNTY AT 415 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALONG THE MADISON MACOUPIN COUNTY LINE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SOME TREES DOWN IN MADISON COUNTY. THE STORMS AND HIGH WINDS WILL MOVING THROUGH THE BUNKER HILL...PLAINVIEW AND MACOUPIN AREAS BY 445 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 DON8'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. DLF/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, Nov 5, 2:54 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
ILZ058-099-052200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 254 PM CST SAT NOV 5 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH GREENE AND JERSEY COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS... AT 250 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF GREENE AND JERSERY THE STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM CARROLLTON IN GREENE COUNTY TO GRAFTON IN SOUTHERN JERSEY COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH JERSEYVILLE AND WRIGHTS AREAS BY 315 PM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. DLF/RP
Special weather statement, Nov 5, 2:56 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
ILZ058-099-052200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 254 PM CST SAT NOV 5 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH GREENE AND JERSEY COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS... AT 250 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF GREENE AND JERSERY THE STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM CARROLLTON IN GREENE COUNTY TO GRAFTON IN SOUTHERN JERSEY COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVINGR NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH JERSEYVILLE AND WRIGHTS AREAS BY 315 PM. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. DLF/RP
Special weather statement, Nov 5, 3:09 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
MOZ061-063-064-052215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 309 PM CST SAT NOV 5 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WERE MOVING THROUGH ST CHARLES AND WESTERN ST LOUIS COUNTIES... AT 305 PM...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WESTERN ST CHARLES SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHER ST LOUIS COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM THE ARNOLD AREA OF WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WITH THESE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH ST CHARLES AND ST LOUIS COUNTIES THROUGH 4 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 7 PM. PEOPLE SHOULD MONITOR THE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS. DLF/RP
Special weather statement, Nov 5, 3:12 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
MOZ061-063-064-052215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 309 PM CST SAT NOV 5 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WERE MOVING THROUGH ST CHARLES AND WESTERN ST LOUIS COUNTIES... AT 305 PM...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WESTERN ST CHARLES SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHER ST LOUIS COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM THE ARNOLD AREA OF WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WITH THESE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH ST CHARLES AND ST LOUIS COUNTIES THROUGH 4 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 7 PM. PEOPLE SHOULD MONITOR THE LOCAxL WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS. DLF/RP
Special weather statement, Nov 5, 3:57 PM CST, 17 minutes before
MOZ063-052300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 357 PM CST SAT NOV 5 1994 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ST LOUIS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 458 PM...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE STORMS HAVE MOVED NORTHEAST OF ST LOUIS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING ALL OF THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA. MORE STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE SO RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. DLF/RP
Special weather statement, Nov 5, 4:00 PM CST, 14 minutes before
MOZ063-052300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 357 PM CST SAT NOV 5 1994 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ST LOUIS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 458 PM...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE STORMS HAVE MOVED NORTHEAST OF ST LOUIS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING ALL OF THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA. MORE STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE SO RESIDE NTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. DLF/RP
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey | 38 min |
| Nov 5, 3:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Madison | 29 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.