Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 1995, 4:47 PM CDT for Dade County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 1995, 4:47 PM CDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1995, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Dade County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 1999 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1085 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSGF 232148 RRA SVRSGF MOC057-232230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 447 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ...DADE COUNTY AT 448 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ENTERING WESTERN DADE COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARCOLA. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH TOWARDS ARCOLA. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES U NLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. RUNNELS
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, Jul 23, 1:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
MOZ098-106>108-231915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 113 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 113 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOUYRI. THE STORMS WERE MAINLY EAST OF A EMINENCE TO ALTON LINE...WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS EAST OF ROUND SPRINGS IN EASTERN SHANNON COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 25 MPH. RESIDENTS IN OREGON...SHANNON...CARTER AND RIPLEY COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS AND TAKE COVER INDOORS AS THEY APPROACH. RUNNELS
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 1:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
MOZ098-106>108-231915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 113 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 113 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOUYRI. THE STORMS WERE MAINLY EAST OF A EMINENCE TO ALTON LINE...WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS EAST OF ROUND SPRINGS IN EASTERN SHANNON COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 25 MPH. RESIDENTS IN OREGON...SHANNON...CARTER AND RIPLEY COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS AND TAKE COVER INDOORS AS THEY APPROACH. RUNNELS
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
MOZ106-108-232055- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 251 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 250 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST PLAINS...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF COUCH. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL REACH MYRTLE TOWARDS 3 PM AND THEN INTO THE CALM AREA TOWARDS 310. 1/2 INCH HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THIS STORM AND TAKE COVER AS IT APPROACHES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RUNNELS
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
MOZ106-108-232055- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 251 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 250 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST PLAINS...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF COUCH. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL REACH MYRTLE TOWARDS 3 PM AND THEN INTO THE CALM AREA TOWARDS 310. 1/2 INCH HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THIS STORM AND TAKE COVER AS IT APPROACHES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RUNNELS
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:17 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-232320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 417 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH... AT 415 PM CDT...STRONG STORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST PLAINS NEAR BURNHAM. THEY WILL MOVE THROUGH MOUNTAIN VIEW AND WILLOW SPRINGS AREAS BY 5 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH OF JOPLIN. THEY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH THROUGH THE JASPER AND GOLDEN CITY AREAS BY 5 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE STORMS. RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE APPROACH OF SEVERE STORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NWR AND COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND WARNINGS. RUNNELS
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:18 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-232320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 417 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH... AT 415 PM CDT...STRONG STORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST PLAINS NEAR BURNHAM. THEY WILL MOVE THROUGH MOUNTAIN VIEW AND WILLOW SPRINGS AREAS BY 5 PM. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH OF JOPLIN. THEY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH THROUGH THE JASPER AND GOLDEN CITY AREAS BY 5 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE STORMS. RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE APPROACH OF SEVERE STORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NWR AND COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND WARNINGS. RUNNELS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Carter | 52 min |
| Jul 23, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar | 35 min |
| Jul 23, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton | 41 min |
| Jul 23, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 54 min |
| Jul 23, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar | 54 min |
| Jul 23, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barry | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene, Polk | 47 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.