Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 1995, 5:57 PM CDT for Knox County, Shelby County, Missouri. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 1995, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 1995, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Knox County, MO, Shelby County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -330 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 162301 SVRSTL MOC103-205-170000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 557 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI ...SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY...SHELBY COUNTY AT 600 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN MACON COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TOWNS OF BETHEL..PLEVNA...AND LEONARD BETWEEN 615 AND 640 PM CDT. PEOPLE IN THESE TOWNS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! BE PREPARED FOR DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND pDEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. RP/BW
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
Local storm report, May 16, 2:19 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT ...CORRECTED FOR TYPOS...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
200 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0445 AM HOLTS SUMMIT MO 3/4 INCH HAIL
5/16/95 CALLAWAY
0505 AM MARYLAND HEIGHTS MO 3/4 INCH HAIL
5/16/95 ST. LOUIS
0534 AM SPANISH LAKE MO 1 INCH HAIL
5/16/95 ST. LOUIS
0610 AM GRANITE CITY IL TREES DOWN
5/16/95 MADISON
0610 AM FLORISSANT MO FLOODING: ROADS CLOSED
5/16/95 ST. LOUIS
0610 AM ALTON IL FLOODING: ROADS CLOSED
5/16/95 MADISON
0632 AM SMITHTON IL 3/4 INCH HAIL
5/16/95 ST. CLAIR
0655 AM FREEBURG IL 3/4 INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH
5/16/95 ST. CLAIR WINDS
0703 AM NORTHWOODS MO I-70 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
5/16/95 ST. LOUIS
0735 AM BRIDGETON MO STREET FLOODING
5/16/95 ST. LOUIS
0810 AM 2S STE. GENEVIEVE MO TREES DOWN
5/16/95 STE GENEVIEVE
0815 AM LEBANON IL HIGHWAY 50 FLOODED
5/16/95 ST. CLAIR
0827 AM 5 N PERRYVILLE MO 3/4 INCH HAIL
5/16/95 PERRY
0843 AM ST. LOUIS CITY MO I-70 FLOODED
5/16/95 ST. LOUIS CITY
0946 AM SALEM/SANDOVAL IL RT 50 FLOODED IN SALEM
5/16/95 MARION RT 51 FLOODED IN SANDOVAL
0950 AM MASCOUTAH/TILDON/FREEBURG IL NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED
5/16/95 ST. CLAIR
0955 AM POSEY AND HOFFMAN IL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO
5/16/95 CLINTON " SMALL CREEKS OUT OF BANKS
JPKSpecial weather statement, May 16, 2:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
MOZALL-KSZ102>105-ILZ095-064-096-098-069-058-100-102-097-079-101-170120- MISSOURI SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 220 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF MISSOURI LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES INCLUDED IN THE RISK AREA ARE KIRKSVILLE...ST LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA...CAPE GIRARDEAU...COLUMBIA...LAKE OF THE OZARKS...BRANSON...JOPLIN... SEDALIA...KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...AND ST JOSEPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MOVE INTO THE MIDWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FURTHERMORE...THE COMBINATION OF RIVERS AND STREAMS AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHT...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE HEAVY RAIN...HAS CREATED A HIGH THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF MISSOURI TONIGHT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR LOW WATER BRIDGES ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI WHERE MOST DEATHS OCCUR! &STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD KEEP ADVISED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WATCHES/WARNINGS FOR POSSIBLE SKYWARN ACTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. METZE
Special weather statement, May 16, 4:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
MOZ010-018-019-027-009-026-162230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 449 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NORTHEAST MISSOURI... DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING A CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 5 TO 15 MILES WEST OF KIRKSVILLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH KIRKSVILLE BETWEEN 520 AND 530 PM AND EDNIA IN KNOX COUNTY BETWEEN 545 AND 600 PM CDT. PEOPLE IN KNOX COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS..HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. PRZYBYLINSKI
Special weather statement, May 16, 5:11 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
MOZ042-041-050-047-162300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 508 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI... DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 25 TO 35 MILES WEST OF COLUMBIA ALONG AND NORTH OF I70. THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN BOONE COUNTBETWEEN 530 AND 600 PM THIS TUESDAY EVENING. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN BOONE COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS... HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI TIL 1100 PM CDT. RP
Special weather statement, May 16, 5:49 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
MOZ070-162350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 548 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 ..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING THROUGH PULASKI COUNTY... AT 545PM A THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROLLA...COVERING MUCH OF PULASKI COUNTY. THE STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WINDS TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DIXON...CROCKER...HANCOCK ...AND WAYNESVILLE. REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISNIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. REAUGH
Special weather statement, May 16, 5:54 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
MOZ018-019-027-026-162345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 551 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO KNOX AND SHELBY COUNTIES... AT 545 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHOWED AND AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN MACON AND SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO KNOX AND SHELBY COUNTIES AND WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF NOVETY...BETHEL...ANDE PLEVNA BETWEEN 620 AND 635 PM CDT. MANY OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL... AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI TIL 11^00 PM CDT.. PRZYBYLINSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 4:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion | 53 min |
| May 16, 5:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles | 59 min |
| May 16, 5:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 51 min |
| May 16, 5:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren | 6 hr |
| May 16, 5:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| May 16, 8:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 26 min |
| May 16, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Perry | 46 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.