Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 1994, 5:59 PM CDT for Madison County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 1994, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1994, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Madison County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 1357 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 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 232300 SVRSTL ILC119-232345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 559 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 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 SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS ...MADISON COUNTY AT 6 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG AND GUSTY DAMANGING WINDS IN MADISON COUNTY ILLINOIS JUST SOUTH OF ALTON ILLINOIS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. RESIDENTS NEAR THIS STORM REPORTED WIND GUST OF AROUND 50 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE VICINITY OF BETHALO AND MIDWAY BY 630 PM THIS EVENING. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT| STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. &
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 23, 5:40 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
MOZALL-232340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 540 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE WATCH...HENRY...ST CLAIR...PETTIS...BENTON... HICKORY...MORGAN...MONITEAU...COOPER...HOWARD...CAMDEN AND RANDOLPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR EAST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE HANNIBAL...COLUMBIA AND ST LOUIS AREAS. FERRY WWUS35KFWA .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:41 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
MOZALL-232340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 540 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE WATCH...HENRY...ST CLAIR...PETTIS...BENTON... HICKORY...MORGAN...MONITEAU...COOPER...HOWARD...CAMDEN AND RANDOLPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR EAST CENTRA>L AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE HANNIBAL...COLUMBIA AND ST LOUIS AREAS. FERRY
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:42 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-239999- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 540 PM CST JUN 23 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING INTO CALLAWAY COUNTY... AT 440PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL 10 MILES NORTH OF JEFFERSON CITY IN SOUTHERN CALLAWAY COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 30MPH TOWARDS THE COMMUNITIES OF NEW BLOOMFIELD...HOLTS SUMMIT...AND MOKANE. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING SEEK STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY! REAUGH WWUS35KMLB .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:42 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-239999- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 540 PM CST JUN 23 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING INTO CALLAWAY COUNTY... AT 440PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL 10 MILES NORTH OF JEFFERSON CITY IN SOUTHERN CALLAWAY COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 30MPH TOWARDS THE COMMUNITIES OF NEW BLOOMFIELD...HOLTS SUMMIT...AND MOKANE. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING SEEK STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY! REAUGH WWUS35KMLB .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:46 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-239999- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORR FOR TIME... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 540 PM CST JUN 23 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING INTO CALLAWAY COUNTY... AT 540PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL 10 MILES NORTH OF JEFFERSON CITY IN SOUTHERN CALLAWAY COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 30MPH TOWARDS THE COMMUNITIES OF NEW BLOOMFIELD...HOLTS SUMMIT...AND MOKANE. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING SEEK STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY! REAUGH WWUS35KCVG .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:46 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
MOZ024-025-032-033-039>042-045>051-055>059-068>070-239999- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORR FOR TIME... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 540 PM CST JUN 23 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING INTO CALLAWAY COUNTY... AT 540PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL 10 MILES NORTH OF JEFFERSON CITY IN SOUTHERN CALLAWAY COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 30MPH TOWARDS THE COMMUNITIES OF NEW BLOOMFIELD...HOLTS SUMMIT...AND MOKANE. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING SEEK STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY! REAUGH WWUS35KCVG .
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond | 51 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.