Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 1995, 3:54 AM CDT for Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 1995, 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 1995, 4:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Reynolds County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 2427 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1362 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 080853 RRA SVRSTL MOC065-179-080945- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 354 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI ...DENT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ...REYNOLDS COUNTY AT 350 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROLLA NEAR GLADDEN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SOME COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE BUNKER... REYNOLDS...ELLINGTON...AND CENTERVILLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! BE PREPARED FOR DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. METZE
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, Jul 7, 11:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
MOZ041-050-010-047-080530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1145 PM CDT FRI JUL 7 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 1135 PM CDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A NEARLY SOLID LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA TO 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRENTON MISSOURI. ONE VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTY OR 15 MILES NORTH OF BOONEVILLE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND MOVE THROUGH THE TOWN OF ROCKPORT BETWEEN 1200 MIDNIGHT AND 1220 AM CDT. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED NORTHWEST FROM THIS STORM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TIL 400 AM CDT. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP TUNE FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE ZNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. RP
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:04 AM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
MOZ041-047>050-080600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1204 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS MORNING... AT 1202 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR COLUMBIA TO SPICKARD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COMMUNITIES OF COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY...AND CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 1230 AM AND 300 AM. STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MOVING OF THE SAME AREA CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SEVERAL PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO STREET OR URBAN FLOODING EARLY THIS MORNING. IF STORMS THREATEN YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THEY PASS. ALSO...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO FLOWING WATER AS IT MAY BE SWEEPED AWAY. METZE
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
MOZ041-047>050-080600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1204 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS MORNING... AT 1202 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR COLUMBIA TO SPICKARD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COMMUNITIES OF COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY...AND CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 1230 AM AND 300 AM. STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MOVING OF THE SAME AREA CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SEVERAL PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO STREET OR URBAN FLOODING EARLY THIS MORNING. IF STORMS THREATEN YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THEY PASS. ALSO...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO FLOWING WATER AS IT MAY BE SWEEPED AWAY. METZE
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:10 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
MOZ071-083-080900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO HEADLINE COUNTY LOCATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 310 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH PHELPS AND DENT COUNTIES... AT 303 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ROLLA TO EDGAR SPRINGS. THIS CLUSTER WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COMMUNITIES OF ROLLA...YANCY MILL...EDGAR SPRINGS...ELK PRAIRIE...LAKE SPRINGS...AND SALEM BETWEEN 310 AND 430 AM CDT. IF STRONG STORMS THREATEN YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASS. ALSO...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IRON COUNTY UNTIL 500 AM CDT. METZE
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:10 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
MOZ071-083-080900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 310 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH IRON AND DENT COUNTIES... AT 303 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ROLLA TO EDGAR SPRINGS. THIS CLUSTER WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COMMUNITIES OF ROLLA...YANCY MILL...EDGAR SPRINGS...ELK PRAIRIE...LAKE SPRINGS...AND SALEM BETWEEN 310 AND 430 AM CDT. IF STRONG STORMS THREATEN YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASS. ALSO...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IRON COUNTY UNTIL 500 AM CDT. METZE
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:14 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
MOZ071-083-080900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO HEADLINE COUNTY LOCATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 310 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH PHELPS AND DENT COUNTIES... AT 303 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ROLLA TO EDGAR SPRINGS. THIS CLUSTER WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COMMUNITIES OF ROLLA...YANCY MILL...EDGAR SPRINGS...ELK PRAIRIE...LAKE SPRINGS...AND SALEM BETWEEN 310 AND 430 AM CDT. IF STRONG STORMS THREATEN YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASS. ALSO...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IRON COUNTY UNTIL 500 AM CDT. METZE
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Cole, Osage | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Moniteau | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Dent | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Moniteau | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 5:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Boone | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Osage | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Gasconade | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.