Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 1994, 5:07 PM CDT for Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 1994, 5:07 PM CDT (22:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 1994, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Iron County, MO, Reynolds County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1797 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 272209 SVRSTL MOC093-179-272315- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 507 PM CDT WED APR 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS IS
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 27, 2:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
MOZALL-272100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 255 PM CDT WED APR 27 1994 ...TORNADO AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MISSOURI... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI UNTIL 9 PM CDT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF BRANSON AND CASSVILLE. ANOTHER TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 10 PM CDT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF WEST PLAINS...POPLAR BLUFF...KENNET...NEW MADRID...CARUTHERSVILLE AND CAPE GIRARDEAU. THE REST OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ALONG WITH WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI ARE UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE SPRINGFIELD...JOPLIN...JEFFERSON CITY...KANSAS CITY...AND COLUMBIA AREAS. PEOPLE IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THESE WATCH SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO YOUR AREA. FERRY
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 3:07 PM CDT, 2 hours before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-272110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 306 PM CDT WED APR 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM... AT 305 PM RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS AREA WAS WEST OF A LINE FROM JUST NORTH OF MARSHALL TO 30 MILES WEST OF JEFFERSON CITY NEAR VERSAILLES. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL AFFFECT THE COUNTIES OF CHARITON...HOWARD...COOPER AND MONITEAU DURING THE NEXT HOUR. GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. PREPARE TO TAKE COVER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS GG
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 3:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-272120- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 319 PM CDT WED APR 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN CENTRAL MISSOURI... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM... AT 320 PM RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS AREA WAS WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA...TO 15 MILES WEST OF COLUMBIA...TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSON CITY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL AFFFECT THE COUNTIES OF RANDOLPH...BOONE...COLE AND MILLER DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE STORMS PRODUCED HALF INCH SIZE HAIL IN SEDALIA. GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. PREPARE TO TAKE COVER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS GG
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-272140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 337 PM CDT WED APR 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO COLUMBIA... AT 337 PM RADAR INDICATED THAT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO COLUMBIA. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL..AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 35 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS TAKE COVER NOW. GG
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 4:28 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
MOZ052-027-036-035-ILZ095-096-097-272330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 427 PM CDT WED APR 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS HEADED FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 420 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STORMS WERE JUST EAST OF COLUMBIA AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE BOWLING GREEN...HANNIBAL AND QUIN~CY ILLINOIS AREAS BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. THESE STORMS STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH. FERRY/TRUETT
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 4:39 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
MOZ051-272240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 436 PM CDT WED APR 27 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING INTO MONTGOMERY COUNTY... AT 433PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN STRETCHING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEXICO TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEXICO. PEA SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVED THROUGH BOONE...CALLAWAY...AND AUDRAIN COUNTIES. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35MPH TOWARDS THE COMMUNITIES OF WELLSVILLE...MONTGOMERY CITY...AND BELLFLOWER. PEOPLE ACROSS MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. REAUGH
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 67 min |
| Apr 26, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Phelps | 63 min |
| Apr 26, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Dent | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Washington | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 66 min |
| Apr 26, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Washington | 68 min |
| Apr 26, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Saint Francois | 55 min |
| Apr 26, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Saint Francois, Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Francois | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.