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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 190, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 25, 1995Crawford County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 1995, 11:20 PM CDT for Crawford County, Missouri. It was in force for 55 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 25, 1995, 11:20 PM CDT (04:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 1995, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Whole counties

County Crawford County, MO

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 251 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 1995-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2725 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 1995-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2725 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1374 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KSTL 260424 RRA
SVRSTL
MOC055-260515-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1120 PM CDT TUE JUL 25 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
 
   ...CRAWFORD COUNTY
 
AT 1120 PM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY/NORTHEASTERN PHELPS COUNTY LINE... AROUND 7
MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF CUBA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
 
 
PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF CUBA AND FANNING ARE IN THE IMMEDIATE PATH OF
THIS STORM AND CAN EXPECT LARGE HAIL AND WINDS OF  50-60 MPH.
 
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
OFTEN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
 
FG/TJS

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 25, 7:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
MOZ042-041-047-034-026-260200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
755 PM CDT TUE JUL 25 1995

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI...

AT 755 PM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM AROUND 50 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA IN WESTERN SHELBY
COUNTY TO 20 MILES WEST OF COLUMBIA IN EASTERN HOWARD COUNTY.  THIS
LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF COLUMIBIA...CENTRALIA...HALLSVILLE...PARIS...
SHELBINA...AND MADISON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WITH WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND
SMALL HAIL.

FG/TJS
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 9:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
MOZ041-047-055-056-260200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
940 PM CDT TUE JUL 25 1995

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR BOONE...MONITEAU...MORGAN...AND BENTON
COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

ALTHOUGH ADDITONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...
THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS NOW SHIFTED TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF
THESE AREAS.

TRUETT
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 9:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
MOZ041-047-055-056-260200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
940 PM CDT TUE JUL 25 1995

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR BOONE...MONITEAU...MORGAN...AND BENTON
COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

ALTHOUGH ADDITONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...
THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS NOW SHIFTED TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF
THESE AREAS.

TRUETT
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 10:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
MOZ062-061-063-064-ILZ098-260415-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1012 PM CDT TUE JUL 25 1995

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA...

AT 1012 PM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF ST LOUIS THROUGH WESTERN ST CHARLES
COUNTY TO CENTRAL GASCONADE COUNTY.  THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AS IT MOVES THROUGH EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING
THE ST LOUIS AREA BETWEEN 1015 AND 1100 PM.

FG/TJS
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 11:13 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
MOZ056-260515-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI
1113 PM CDT TUE JUL 25 1995

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO MORGAN COUNTY...

AT 1111 PM A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REACHED FROM 25 MILES SOUTH
OF SEDALIA TO 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSON CITY...OR FROM WARSAW TO
CAMDENTON.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES PER HOUR.

AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS MORGAN COUNTY BETWEEN 1120PM AND 1AM WINDS
TO 50 MILES PER HOUR...SMALL HAIL...AND EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE
EXPECTED.

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, Jul 25, 11:14 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
MOZ056-260515-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI
1113 PM CDT TUE JUL 25 1995

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO MORGAN COUNTY...

AT 1111 PM A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REACHED FROM 25 MILES SOUTH
OF SEDALIA TO 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSON CITY...OR FROM WARSAW TO
CAMDENTON.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES PER HOUR.

AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS MORGAN COUNTY BETWEEN 1120PM AND 1AM WINDS
TO 50 MILES PER HOUR...SMALL HAIL...AND EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE
EXPECTED.

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway38 min
Jul 25, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike, Warren43 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.