Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 1994, 8:45 PM CDT for Shelby County, Missouri. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 1994, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 1994, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Shelby County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 319 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
- 2099 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 388 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 15.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 260151 COR SVRSTL MOC205-127-260245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTED TO ADD SOUTHWEST MARION COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 845 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI ...SHELBY COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST MARION COUNTY AT 845 PM...RADAR INIDICATED TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SHELBY COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE EAST AND JUST NORTHWEST OF SHELBINA AND WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE AFFECTING THE SHELBINA...SHELBYVILLE AND WARREN AREAS BY 945 PM. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WARNING FOR EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ST,AY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DM/DLF
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 25, 7:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
MOZ001>115-KSZ102>105-ILZ095>102-260105- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 703 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 2 AM CDT... AT 655 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUED TO SHOW RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGHTEN...AND QUICKLY RACE TOWARDS THE SOUTH AT 40 MPH INTO NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND TORNADOES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATION FOR FUTHER WEATHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR AREA. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. METZE
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 7:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
MOZ008>010-017>019-025>027-033>036-041-042-048>052-059>065-ILZ098>102- 260110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 710 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE QUICKLY DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS EVENING... AT 705 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS QUICKLY DEVELOPING FROM NEAR KIRKSVILLE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF QUINCY...ILLINOIS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY WHEN STORMS APPROACH. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. ALSO...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 2AM CDT. METZE
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 7:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
MOZ008>010-017>019-025>027-033>036-041-042-048>052-059>065-ILZ098>102- 260110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 710 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE QUICKLY DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS EVENING... AT 705 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS QUICKLY DEVELOPING FROM NEAR KIRKSVILLE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF QUINCY...ILLINOIS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY WHEN STORMS APPROACH. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. ALSO...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 2AM CDT. METZE
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 8:25 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
MOZ042-055-041-050-069-032-048-046-059-068-040-024-025-058-057- 047-051-056-049-045-070-033-039-260230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 826 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND MOVING INTO THE NORTH PART OF CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 820 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 15 MILES EAST OF CHILLICOTHE NEAR LACLEDE AND SUMNER...15 MILES SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE AND OVER KIRKSVILLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT SUMNER...BROOKFIELD...BYNUMVILLE AND LA PLATA THROUGH 9 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN DURING THE EVENING. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. KENNEDY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 8:26 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
MOZ042-055-041-050-069-032-048-046-059-068-040-024-025-058-057- 047-051-056-049-045-070-033-039-260230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 826 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND MOVING INTO THE NORTH PART OF CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 820 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 15 MILES EAST OF CHILLICOTHE NEAR LACLEDE AND SUMNER...15 MILES SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE AND OVER KIRKSVILLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT SUMNER...BROOKFIELD...BYNUMVILLE AND LA PLATA THROUGH 9 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN DURING THE EVENING. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. KENNEDY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 8:26 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
MOZ042-055-041-050-069-032-048-046-059-068-040-024-025-058-057- 047-051-056-049-045-070-033-039-260230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MO 826 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND MOVING INTO THE NORTH PART OF CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 820 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 15 MILES EAST OF CHILLICOTHE NEAR LACLEDE AND SUMNER...15 MILES SOUTH OF KIRKSVILLE AND OVER KIRKSVILLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT SUMNER...BROOKFIELD...BYNUMVILLE AND LA PLATA THROUGH 9 PM. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN DURING THE EVENING. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. KENNEDY
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Shelby | 65 min |
| Jun 25, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Ralls | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 2:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Dent | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Phelps | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 4:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Dent | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Francois | 26 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.