Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 11, 1994, 3:28 PM CDT for Barton County, Jasper County, Missouri. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 11, 1994, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 1994, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Barton County, MO, Jasper County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 575 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 872 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSGF 112030 SVRSGF MOC011-097-112115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 328 PM CDT MON APR 11 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ...BARTON COUNTY...JASPER COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 325 PM CDT INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOPLIN MISSOURI MOVING NORTHEAST 40 MPH. THE STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CITIES OF JOPLIN...LAMAR...GOLDEN CITY...AND LIBERAL. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LEE
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 11, 9:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-111545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 943 AM CDT MON APR 11 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS BEGINNIG TO MOVE INTO EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 940 AM INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 40 MILES SOUTH OF JOPLIN NEAR SOUTH WEST CITY MOVING NORTHEAST 30 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CITIES OF PINEVILLE AND POWELL BY 1000 AM. PEOPLE SHOULD EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAIN...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WIND AS THIS STORM MOVES NORTHEAST. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI INCLUDING MCDONALD COUNTY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LEE
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 11:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-111730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1127 AM CDT MON APR 11 1994 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY AND THE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI AREA... AT 1125 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SPRINGFIELD MOVING NORTHEAST 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND INTO WEBSTER COUNTY NORTH OF ROGERSVILLE BY 1200 NOON. PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE DANGER OF FLOODING AS THIS STORM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI INCLUDING GREENE COUNTY. TORRENTIAL R<AIN...HAIL AND GUSTY WIND MAY BE EXPECTED IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD UNTIL 1200 NOON. LEE
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 12:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-111840- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1236 PM CDT MON APR 11 1994 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS MCDONALD... NEWTON...AND JASPER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 1235 PM CDT INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...10 MILES WIDE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF JOPLIN TO PINEVILLE 30 MILES SOUTH OF JOPLIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 30 MPH. STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THE LINE WILL CROSS THE CITIES OF NEOSHO... CARTHAGE...JOPLIN...DIAMOND...AND SARCOXIE BY 12 NOON. THESE STORMS ARE TRACKING ACROSS AN AREA UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND A TORNADO WATCH. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WIND AS THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LEE
Special weather statement, Apr 11, 12:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-111840- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME IN 2ND PARAGRAPH... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1243 PM CDT MON APR 11 1994 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS MCDONALD... NEWTON...AND JASPER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 1235 PM CDT INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...10 MILES WIDE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF JOPLIN TO PINEVILLE 30 MILES SOUTH OF JOPLIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 30 MPH. STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM IN THE LINE WILL CROSS THE CITIES OF NEOSHO... CARTHAGE...JOPLIN...DIAMOND...AND SARCOXIE BY 100 PM. THESE STORMS ARE TRACKING ACROSS AN AREA UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND A TORNADO WATCH. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING...HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WIND AS THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LEE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, McDonald, Newton | 56 min |
| Apr 10, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Polk, Vernon | 56 min |
| Apr 10, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry, Christian, Stone | 61 min |
| Apr 10, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 61 min |
| Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede, Webster and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Polk | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Ozark | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Stone | 60 min |
| Apr 10, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas, Webster, Wright | 63 min |
| Apr 10, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 59 min |
| Apr 11, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Vernon | 65 min |
| Apr 11, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Vernon | 68 min |
| Apr 11, 4:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 33 min |
| Apr 11, 6:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Vernon | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 7:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 5 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Stone | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Polk | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Webster | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Polk | 6 hr |
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.