Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 1995, 10:22 PM CDT for Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 53 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 1995, 10:22 PM CDT (03:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 1995, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Marion County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 170327 SVRSTL ILC121-170415- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1022 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...MARION COUNTY AT 1025 PM CDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN CLINTON COUNTY...JUST NORTH OF CARLYE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE TOWNS OF SALEM..AND SANDOVAL BETWEEN 1040 AND 1055 PM CDT. PEOPLE IN THESE TOWNS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WIND"S. 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, 5:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 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, 4 hours 20 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, 4 hours 2 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, 3 hours 23 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
Special weather statement, May 16, 8:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
MOZ061-063-064-170230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 843 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI TIL 1100 PM CDT... NWS DOPPLER SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN ST. CHARLES COUNTY...AND EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND ST. LOUIS CITY BETWEEN 900 AND 920 PM CDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. PRZYBYLINSKI
Special weather statement, May 16, 9:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
MOZALL-ILZ095>102-170230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 907 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 1995 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND A PART OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS GENERALLY INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A QUINCY ILLINOIS...JEFFERSON CITY LINE. THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA AND KIRKSVILLE HAVE ALSO BEEN CLEARED FROM THE WATCH. HOWEVER...THE TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 11 PM...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF MISSOURI TONIGHT. ...BROADCASTERS...UPCOMING ZONE PACKAGE AT 920 PM WILL INCLUDE THE LATESWATCH INFORMATION... TRUETT
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, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 54 min |
| May 16, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 50 min |
| May 16, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton | 52 min |
| May 17, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Clinton, Saint Clair | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Marion, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison | 6 hr |
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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.