Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 1995, 7:47 PM CDT for Callaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 1995, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 1995, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Callaway County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 271 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
- 1137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1097 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 170050 SVRSTL MOC027-170130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 747 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL MISSOURI ...CALLAWAY COUNTY AT 745 PM CDT..NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OVER EASTERN MONITEAU COUNTY AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST BOONE COUNTY. THE TOWNS OF FULTON...CARRINGTON AND GUTHRIE ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 TO 45 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK INSIDE SHELTER NOW! RP &
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, May 16, 5:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 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, 1 hour 58 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, 1 hour 53 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
Special weather statement, May 16, 6:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
MOZ058-170005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 600 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS ENTERING MARIES COUNTY... AT 557PM A THUNDERSTORM STRETCHED FROM 25 MILES WEST OF ROLLA TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROLLA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SMALL HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS MUCH OF MARIES COUNTY BETWEEN 6PM AND 7PM. REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 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 QnUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. REAUGH
Special weather statement, May 16, 6:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
MOZ042-041-050-047-170000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 617 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF SALINE COUNTY...ALONG DNORTH OF I70 NEAR THE TOWN OF MARSHALL. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 40 TO 50 MILES WEST OF COLUMBIA. THE CLUSTER OF THUNDESTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO BOONE COUNTY AND THE CIT OCOLUMBIA BETWEEN 650 AND 710 PM THIS EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL AND HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 15 TO 20 MPH WEST SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBIA OVER NORTHERN MONITEAU COUNTY. ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... RP
Special weather statement, May 16, 6:59 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
MOZ056-170100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA MISSOURI 657 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADING FOR MORGAN COUNTY... AT 655PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE SEDALIA AREA AS WELL AS THE REST OF PETTIS COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF VERY STRONG WINDS... TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE ENTERING MORGAN COUNTY BY 710PM AND WILL AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES OF FLORENCE...SYRACUSE...FORTUNA...AND GLENSTED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM AND 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 VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATE4R MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. REAUGH
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 54 min |
| May 16, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 49 min |
| May 16, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 44 min |
| May 16, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone | 49 min |
| May 17, 12:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau | 5 hr |
| May 17, 12:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Montgomery | 5 hr |
| May 17, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Moniteau | 37 min |
| May 17, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Lincoln, Warren | 6 hr |
| May 17, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Washington | 40 min |
| May 17, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 50 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.