Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS St. Louis, MO

MOZ058-070>076-082>087-097>100-106>115-270205-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
704 PM CDT TUE APR 26 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI EXCLUDING THE
BOOTHEEL UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI EXCLUDING THE BOOTHEEL UNTIL MIDNIGHT.  LARGER
CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE FARMINGTON...WEST PLAINS...AND
POPLAR BLUFF.

REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE
WATCH AREA.

RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND STAY TUNED TO
LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

 IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A HOME OR
BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID
WINDOWS.

GLASS

MOZ062-065-061-063-064-ILZ100-102-101-270145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
742 PM CDT TUE APR 26 1994

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE BI-STATE AREA...

AT 740 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER
FRANKLIN COUNTY MISSOURI.  THE LATEST WEATHER DATA SUGGESTS THAT STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN MISSOURI AND
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA...BETWEEN NOW AND
9 PM THIS EVENING.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.  PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE THREAT OF ~SEVERE
WEATHER....AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

TRUETT

MOZ001>115-270200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
815 PM CDT TUE APR 26 1994

...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT...

THE TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI
...ENDING THE THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI.

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE CLEARED FROM THE WATCH...

BARTON             JASPER           NEWTON              MCDONALD
LAWRENCE           BARRY            STONE

THE CITIES OF JOPLIN AND NEOSHO ARE ALSO CLEARED FROM THE WATCH.

TRUETT

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO
1015 PM CDT TUE APR 27 1994

...PRELIMINARY STORM REPORTS...ALL TIMES LOCAL PM

TIME      COUNTY             REPORT
710       PULASKI        TORRENTIAL RAINS//PEA SIZED HAIL.
730       CAMDEN         WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED 85 MPH//POLICE JEEP LIFTED
                         OFF THE GROUND BY WIND//ROOF DESTROYED ON A NEW
                         2 STORY BLDG//AIRCRAFT HANGAR DESTROYED//HOUSE
                         BOAT FLIPPED IN LAKE//LARGE TREES...1 TO 11/2
                         FEET IN DIAMETER DOWN//LARGE BOATS DESTROYED IN
                         HARBOUR//ANOTHER REPORT OF 65 MPH WINDS.
737       MORGAN         60 PLUS MPH WINDS//TORRENTIAL RAINS//LARGE TREES
                         DOWN.
740       CAMDEN         ANTENNA TORN OFF COURT HOUSE//LARGE TREES DOWN
                         AT HIWAYS591/589//LARGE TREES DOWN JCT.99//3
                         MILES WEST OF CAMDENTON AT HH BLDG DESTROYED//
                         POWER OUT AT GRENVIEW AND JCT 5/17.
753        MILLER           TRAILER DESTROYED NEAR BRUMLEY//TREES
                              AND PHONE LINES DOWN//POWER OUT THERE.
805        GASCONADE        TREES DOWN//LARGE HAIL TO 11/2 INCH SOUTH
                            OF OWENSVILLE.
815        BENTON           3/4 INCH HAIL AND GROWING AROUND WARSAW.
817        COLE             LARGE TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO SIGNS AND
                            ROOFS IN JEFFERSON CITY.
820        S. CALLAWAY      TORNADO SIGHTED BY OFF DUTY POLICEMAN
                            MOVING TO NORTHEAST ON CO. ROAD AA.
830        BOONE            50 TO 60 MPH WINDS 11/2 MILES SOUTH OF
                RN DESTROYED//LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES
                            DOWN IN FULTON//WXL-45 NOAA WEA. RADIO OUT
                            OF BUSINESS.
845        MONTGOMERY       LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN
                            MONTGOMERY CITY.

LB/AP/AL

MOZALL-270800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1100 PM CDT TUE APR 26 1994

...A NEW TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND
   EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 300 AM...

...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST
   ILLINOIS CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

AT 1100 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A NEW
TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM.  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAMDENTON...
FARMINGTON...CAPE GIRARDEAU...JEFFERSON CITY...LEBANON...ROLLA...
ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS AND UNION.  TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 131 FOR
EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS CONTINUES IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT.  THE ONLY COUNTY IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES IS
LINCOLN COUNTY.

AT 1100 PM...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING
FROM NEAR VICHY THROUGH THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA INTO WESTERN
ILLINOIS.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.  PERSONS IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCxES FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

GKS

MOZ052-060>065-072>076-ILZ098>102-270800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1210 AM CDT WED APR 27 1994

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL
MISSOURI UNTIL 300 AM...
...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR OTHER AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND INTO
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS HAS EXPIRED...

TORNADO WATCH #131 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND SOUTWEST ILLINOIS.  THE COUNTIES CLOSE TO ST LOUIS THAT
ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN A TORNADO WATCH INCLUDE LINCOLN COUNTY IN
MISSOURI AND CALHOUN AND JERSEY COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS.

ALL OTHER COUNTIES AROUND THE ST LOUIS AREA REMAIN IN A TORNADO WATCH
UNTIL 300 AM.  IF STORMS MOVE I.NTO YOUR AREA...REMAIN INDOORS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SHEA