Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 1994, 2:12 AM CDT for Crawford County, Missouri. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 1994, 2:12 AM CDT (07:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 1994, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Crawford County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 100714 SVRSTL MOC055-100815- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 212 AM CDT SUN APR 10 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI ...CRAWFORD COUNTY AT 210 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STEELEVILLE...25 MILES EAST OF ROLLA..IN EXTREME WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY MISSOURI. SINCE 100 AM CDT MARBLE SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN PHELPS COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH AND WILL REACH STEELVILLE...CHERRYVILLE...AND SEVERAL OTHER SMALL COMMUNITIES BETWEEN 215 AM AND 300 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE STORM MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM"S CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. PEDIGO
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, Apr 9, 8:39 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
MOZ052-061-063-064-ILZ098>100-102-100240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 838 PM CDT SAT APR 9 1994 ...MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADED FOR THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA... AT 830 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM WESTERN ST CHARLES COUNTY THROUGH ST LOUIS COUNTY INTO MONROE COUNTY ILLINOIS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WILL MOVE TXHROUGH THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA BY 930 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. FERRY
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 10:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
MOZALL-100700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1040PM CDT SAT APR 9 1994 THE TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING...AND INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF SPRINGFIELD...BRANSON...JOPLIN...AND NEVADA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AT 1030 PM THESE STORMS WERE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEET MISSOURI ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD. SEVERAL RESIDENTS REPORTED HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE IN PORTIONS OF VERNON AND BARTON COUNTIES THIS EVENING. PEOPLE IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE DEVELOPEMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER LA\TE THIS EVENING AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. UPDATES OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM LOCAL RADIO AND T.V. STATIONS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN. PEDIG
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 11:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-100505- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 1104 PM CDT SAT APR 9 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 11 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED NEAR STOCKTON LAKE...OR 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES OF WEAUBLEAU...PRESTON AND HERMITAGE BEFORE 1130 PM. THE STORMS SHOWED SIGNS OF DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY BUT ARE STILL DANGEROUS AND MAY CONTAIN HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN HICKORY...BENTON AND CAMDEN COUNTIES...AS WELL AS INTERESTS NEAR THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FUR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PERLOW
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 11:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
MOZALL-101100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1141 PM CDT SAT APR 9 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM SUNDAY MORNING...AND INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF BRANSON...JOPLIN...SPRINGFIELD...CASSVILLE...LEBANON...WEST PLAINS... HOUSTON...AND ROLLA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AND SHOULD MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD SPAWN TORNADOES. PEOPLE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN SSOURI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NIGHT. UP TO DATE INFORMATION OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM LOCAL RADIO AND T.V. STATIONS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE A PLACE OF SAFETY. PEDIGO
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 11:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-100555- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 1150 PM CDT SAT APR 9 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENRTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 6:00 AM... AT 1145 PM RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR POMME DU TERRE LAKE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL AFFECT CAMDEN AND MILLER COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS THUNDERSTORM. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM MEXICO TO COLUMBIA TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF SEDALIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. GG
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 11:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-100555- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR THUNDERSTORM MOVEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 1150 PM CDT SAT APR 9 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 6:00 AM... AT 1145 PM RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD NEAR POMME DU TERRE LAKE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL AFFECT CAMDEN AND MILLER COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS THUNDERSTORM. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM MEXICO TO COLUMBIA TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF SEDALIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. GG
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Phelps | 58 min |
| Apr 10, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Washington | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.