Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 1995, 5:04 PM CDT for Taney County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1995, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1995, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Taney County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Forsyth, MO | A severe storm produced a tornado at Forsyth and later downed trees to the southeast of Bradleyville. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 345 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
- 2724 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Jun 8, 11:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
MOZ066-077-078-081825- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1120 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 1117 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN KANSAS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LARGE AREA FROM FULTON AND FORT SCOTT KANSAS SOUTH TO BETWEEN CHANUTE AND PITTSBURG. THIS BAND WAS MOVING EAST AT NEAR 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE VERNON AND BARTON COUNTY AREAS BY 1145 AM. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:21 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
MOZ066-077-078-081825- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1120 AM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 1117 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN KANSAS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LARGE AREA FROM FULTON AND FORT SCOTT KANSAS SOUTH TO BETWEEN CHANUTE AND PITTSBURG. THIS BAND WAS MOVING EAST AT NEAR 30 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE VERNON AND BARTON COUNTY AREAS BY 1145 AM. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADNIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-081920- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1219 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR VERNON COUNTY... AT 1214 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM PITTSBURG KANSAS TO STOCKTON MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORM IN THIS AREA WAS LOCATED BETWEEN EL DORADO SPRINGS AND CAPLINGER MILLS IN NORTHERN CEDAR COUNTY. MOVEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30 MPH WHILE THE AREA CONTINUED TO DRIFT EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ALSO POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED 10 MILES WEST OF JOPLIN AND NORTH OF BOLIVAR. MOVEMENT WAS ALSO NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30 MPH. THE LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT INTO SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING HIGH WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THE HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH SEVERAL STORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. 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. AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF HEAVY RAINS OR FLOODING ARE OBSERVED...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-081920- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1219 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR VERNON COUNTY... AT 1214 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM PITTSBURG KANSAS TO STOCKTON MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORM IN THIS AREA WAS LOCATED BETWEEN EL DORADO SPRINGS AND CAPLINGER MILLS IN NORTHERN CEDAR COUNTY. MOVEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30 MPH WHILE THE AREA CONTINUED TO DRIFT EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ALSO POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED 10 MILES WEST OF JOPLIN AND NORTH OF BOLIVAR. MOVEMENT WAS ALSO NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30 MPH. THE LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT INTO SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING HIGH WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THE HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH SEVERAL STORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. 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. AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF HEAVY RAINS OR FLOODING ARE OBSERVED...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TVT STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SUTTON
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-082035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 133 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM CDT... AT 130 PM CDT SPRINGFIELD DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM RICHLAND TO SPRINGFIELD AND THEN TO NEOSHO MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40-50 MPH...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. 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 QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. W. MOORE
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-082035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 133 PM CDT THU JUN 8 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM CDT... AT 130 PM CDT SPRINGFIELD DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM RICHLAND TO SPRINGFIELD AND THEN TO NEOSHO MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40-50 MPH...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. 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 QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER fGROUND. W. MOORE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian | 40 min |
| Jun 8, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Carter, Shannon | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Carter, Shannon | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Barry | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Carter | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Stone | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Taney | 40 min |
| Jun 8, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Newton | 14 min |
| Jun 8, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 44 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.