Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 1995, 6:21 PM CDT for Dade County, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was in force for 54 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 1995, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1995, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Dade County, MO, Lawrence County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 41 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 232322 RRA SVRSGF MOC039-057-109-240015- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 621 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ...CEDAR COUNTY...DADE COUNTY...LAWRENCE COUNTY AT 620 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EXTENDING FROM MILFORD TO WEST OF LOCKWOOD TO WEST OF STOTTS CITY IN WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY. AN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR IN GOLDEN CITY REPORTED 60 MPH WINDS WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVED EAST AT 35 MPH. RESIDENTS ACROSS LAWRENCE...DADE AND CEDAR COUNTY SHOULD PREPARE FOR STORMS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE6 THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 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, 2:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 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, 3 hours 29 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, 2 hours 4 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, 2 hours 3 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, 5:48 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
MOZ077-088-093-232350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 548 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... AT 545 PM CDT...STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI FROM EAST OF BRONAUGH TO MINDENMINES TO EAST OF COLUMBUS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MONTEVALLO...SHELDON...LAMAR...MILFORD...JASPER AND JOPLIN AREAS THROUGH 7 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR THIS AREA AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. RUNNELS
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 5:49 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
MOZ077-088-093-232350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 548 PM CDT SUN JUL 23 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... AT 545 PM CDT...STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI FROM EAST OF BRONAUGH TO MINDENMINES TO EAST OF COLUMBUS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MONTEVALLO...SHELDON...LAMAR...MILFORD...JASPER AND JOPLIN AREAS THROUGH 7 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR THIS AREA AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. 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, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 43 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 | 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.