Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 1995, 7:10 AM CDT for Macoupin County, Illinois. It was in force for 50 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1995, 7:10 AM CDT (12:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1995, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Macoupin County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 414 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -381 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 081213 RRA SVRSTL ILC117-081300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 710 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...MACOUPIN COUNTY AT 700 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR JERSEYVILLE TO NORTHWEST OF CARROLLTON ILLINOIS. THIS AREA IS ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF CARLINVILLE. THE LINE OF SEVERE STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN MEDORA...CARLINVILLE...AND PALMYRA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG DAMAGING WINDS BETWEEN 725 AM AND 750 AM. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK INSIDE SHELTER NOW!
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 8, 4:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
MOZ041-048-047-081145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 445 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 445 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS ABOUT 30 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST OF COLUMBIA...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO MID-MISSOURI BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM THIS MORNING...AND TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE AREA...INCLUDING THE COLUMBIA AND JEFFERSON CITY AREAS... SHOULD BE READY FOR RAPIDLY CHANING WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE SURE TO MONITOR RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TRUETT WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. 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. REAUGH
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
MOZ041-048-047-081145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 445 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 445 AM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS ABOUT 30 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST OF COLUMBIA...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO MID-MISSOURI BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM THIS MORNING...AND TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE AREA...INCLUDING THE COLUMBIA AND JEFFERSON CITY AREAS... SHOULD BE READY FOR RAPIDLY CHANING WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE SURE TO MONITOR RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TRUETT
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
MOZ058-070-081205- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 604 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS... AT 6AM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS CENTERED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS...45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSON CITY IN THE HURRICANE DECK VICINITY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS OF 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS AND THROUGH CAMDENTON ...OSAGE BEACH...AND FOUR SEASONS BY 630AM. ALSO...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9AM AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS AREA. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO...NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN IT IN A CAR. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. 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. 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
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
MOZ058-070-081205- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 604 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS... AT 6AM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS CENTERED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS...45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSON CITY IN THE HURRICANE DECK VICINITY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS OF 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS AND THROUGH CAMDENTON ...OSAGE BEACH...AND FOUR SEASONS BY 630AM. ALSO...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9AM AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS AREA. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO...NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN IT IN A CAR. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. 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. 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
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:54 AM CDT, 16 minutes before
MOZALL-081230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 655 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH FOR MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCEL... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 576 FOR MOST OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCEL. HOWEVER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN HALF OF MISSOURI UNTIL 11 AM. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN ONE THIRD MISSOURI TOpDAY AND TONIGHT. ALSO...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:55 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
MOZALL-081230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 655 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH FOR MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCEL... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 576 FOR MOST OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCEL. HOWEVER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN HALF OF MISSOURI UNTIL 11 AM. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN ONE THIRD MISSOURI TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALSO...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 6:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Scott | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 7:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Montgomery | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 8:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 8:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 8:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Perry, Randolph | 42 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.