Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 1995, 4:48 PM CDT for Adams County, Illinois. It was in force for 42 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 1995, 4:48 PM CDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 1995, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Adams County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 246 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 162149 RRA SVRSTL ILC001-162230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 448 PM CDT WED AUG 16 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY AT 445 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS DETECTING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY ILLINOIS...JUST WEST OF MENDON. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. IT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TOWNS OF MENDON...LIMA...GOLDEN AND CAMP POINT BETWEEN 450 AND 530 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! BE PREPARED FOR DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GKS
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, Aug 16, 3:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
ILZ059-060-064-100-162100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 300 PM CDT WED AUG 16 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS... AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR EDWARDSVILLE...STAUTON...RAYMOND... AND GIRARD. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN FARMERSVILLE...RAYMOND...LITCHFIELD...AND STAUTON COULD EXPERIENCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 3 PM AND 4 PM.
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 3:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
ILZ059-060-064-100-162100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 300 PM CDT WED AUG 16 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS... AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR EDWARDSVILLE...STAUTON...RAYMOND... AND GIRARD. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN FARMERSVILLE...RAYMOND...LITCHFIELD...AND STAUTON COULD EXPERIENCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 3 PM AND 4 PM.
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
MOZ001>115-ILZ095>102-160230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 345 PM CDT WED AUG 16 1995 ...HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH THURSDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA ROUGHLY COVERS SECTIONS OF MISSOURI SOUTH OF LINE FROM NEVADA...ROLLA TO ST LOUIS LINE. HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. HEAT INDICES OF 105-110 ARE IN THE FORECAST AS TEMPERATURES REACH THE MID 90S...ALONG WITH HUMIDITIES AROUND 50 PERCENT. THIS PROLONGED PERIOD OF STEAMY SUMMER WEATHER MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE ELDERY...THE CHRONICALLY ILL...OR THE VERY YOUNG...THAT LIVE IN UN-AIR CONDITIONED HOMES OR APARTMENTS. ST LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH HAVE UPGRADED THE HEAT WARNING IN THE ST LOUIS AREA TO A HEAT ALERT...TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS TO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AREA HOSPITALS ARE REPORTING THE TREATMENT OF SEVERAL HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES EACH DAY... AND ONE REPORTED DEATH MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY. IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR RELATIVE THAT LIVE IN UN-AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS...MAKE SURE TO CHECK ON THEM FREQUENTLY DURING THE DAY...AND URGE THEM TO GO TO A COOL SPOT TO GET SOME RELIEF. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...MAKE SURE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF FANS TO CIRCULATE THE AIR. ACQUAVIVA
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 3:49 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
MOZ001>115-ILZ095>102-160230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 345 PM CDT WED AUG 16 1995 ...HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH THURSDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA ROUGHLY COVERS SECTIONS OF MISSOURI SOUTH OF LINE FROM NEVADA...ROLLA TO ST LOUIS LINE. HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. HEAT INDICES OF 105-110 ARE IN THE FORECAST AS TEMPERATURES REACH THE MID 90S...ALONG WITH HUMIDITIES AROUND 50 PERCENT. THIS PROLONGED PERIOD OF STEAMY SUMMER WEATHER MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE ELDERY...THE CHRONICALLY ILL...OR THE VERY YOUNG...THAT LIVE IN UN-AIR CONDITIONED HOMES OR APARTMENTS. ST LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH HAVE UPGRADED THE HEAT WARNING IN THE ST LOUIS AREA TO A HEAT ALERT...TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS TO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AREA HOSPITALS ARE REPORTING THE TREATMENT OF SEVERAL HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES EACH DAY... AND ONE REPORTED DEATH MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY. IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR RELATIVE THAT LIVE IN UN-AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS...MAKE SURE TO CHECK ON THEM FREQUENTLY DURING THE DAY...AND URGE THEM TO GO TO A COOL SPOT TO GET SOME RELIEF. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...MAKE SURE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF FANS TO CIRCULATE THE AIR. ACQUAVIVA
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 4:35 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
MOZ010-018-019-027-034-035-009-026-ILZ095-096-097-049-162245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 435 PM CDT WED AUG 16 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 430 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS DETECTING AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST EAST OF KAHOKA MISSOURI SOUTH THROUGH THE TOWNS OF CANTON AND LA GRANGE...THEN SOUTHWEST TO SHELBYVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THEY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MISSOURI TOWNS OF PEAKSVILLE...ALEXANDRIA AND EWING...AND THE ILLINOIS TOWNS OF MENDON...QUINCY...LIMA...GOLDEN AND CAMP POINT BETWEEN 445 AND 6 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING...DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GKS
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 4:41 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
MOZ010-018-019-027-034-035-009-026-ILZ095-096-097-049-162245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 435 PM CDT WED AUG 16 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... AT 430 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS DETECTING AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST EAST OF KAHOKA MISSOURI SOUTH THROUGH THE TOWNS OF CANTON AND LA GRANGE...THEN SOUTHWEST TO SHELBYVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THEY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MISSOURI TOWNS OF PEAKSVILLE...ALEXANDRIA AND EWING...AND THE ILLINOIS TOWNS OF MENDON...QUINCY...LIMA...GOLDEN AND CAMP POINT BETWEEN 445 AND 6 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING...DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GKS
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown | 42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.