Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 1995, 11:53 PM CDT for Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 1995, 11:53 PM CDT (04:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 1995, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Newton County, MO
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1376 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSGF 070455 RRA SVRSGF MOC145-070545- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1153 PM CDT SUN AUG 6 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ...NEWTON COUNTY AT 1153 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN SPRINGFIELD WAS SHOWING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF JOPLIN OR JUST NORTH OF NEOSHO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE TOWNS OF NEOSHO...GRANBY AND FAIRVIEW THROUGH 1245 AM. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. LINDENBERG
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, Aug 6, 6:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
MOZ098-106>108-070000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 558 PM CDT SUN AUG 6 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 555PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM ALLEY SPRINGS IN SHANNON COUNTY SOUTHWARD INTO THE GRAND GULF STATE PARK IN OREGON COUNTY AND THEN INTO NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINS AND WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THESE STORMS SHOULD EFFECT THE TOWNS OF THAYER AND ALTON AROUND 630 PM. 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. SHUMWAY
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
MOZ107-108-070110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR STORM MOVEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 705 PM CDT SUN AUG 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 700 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EXTREME WESTERN CARTER AND RIPLEY COUNTIES. THE MAIN THREAT FORM THESE STORMS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS AROUND 30 TO 4O MPH. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. AS THE STORMS MOVE EAST THEY ARE TENDING TO WEAKEN SOMEWHAT...BUT PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE FLOODING OF FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH AS LOW LYING ROADS AND SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SHUMWAY
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:07 PM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
MOZ107-108-070110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 705 PM CDT SUN AUG 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 700 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EXTREME WESTERN CARTER AND RIPLEY COUNTIES. THE MAIN THREAT FORM THESE STORMS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS AROUND 30 TO 4O MPH. AS THE STORMS MOVE EAST THEY ARE TENDING TO WEAKEN SOMEWHAT...BUT PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE FLOODING OF FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH AS LOW LYING ROADS AND SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SHUMWAY
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:11 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
MOZ107-108-070110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR STORM MOVEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 705 PM CDT SUN AUG 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... AT 700 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EXTREME WESTERN CARTER AND RIPLEY COUNTIES. THE MAIN THREAT FORM THESE STORMS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS AROUND 30 TO 4O MPH. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. AS THE STORMS MOVE EAST THEY ARE TENDING TO WEAKEN SOMEWHAT...BUT PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE FLOODING OF FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH AS LOW LYING ROADS AND SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SHUMWAY
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 11:36 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-070640- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1136 PM CDT SUN AUG 6 1995 DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS A SMALL AREA OF SHOWERS FORMED IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND DRIFTED EAST INTO THE CORNER OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THERE WAS EVEN A FEW STROKES OF LIGHTNING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL 3 OR 4 AM. AT 1130 PM THE AREA IN MISSOURI WAS FROM LAMAR SOUTH ACROSS JOPLIN AND CARATHAGE TO AROUND NEOSHO AND THEY WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST. PERIODS OF BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1130 PM AND 1 AM ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JOPLIN...CARL JUNCTION...WEBB CITY AND CARTHAGE. NINE
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 11:38 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
MOZ066-077>082-088>098-101>108-070640- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1136 PM CDT SUN AUG 6 1995 DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS A SMALL AREA OF SHOWERS FORMED IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND DRIFTED EAST INTO THE CORNER OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THERE WAS EVEN A FEW STROKES OF LIGHTNING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL 3 OR 4 AM. AT 1130 PM THE AREA IN MISSOURI WAS FROM LAMAR SOUTH ACROSSz JOPLIN AND CARATHAGE TO AROUND NEOSHO AND THEY WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST. PERIODS OF BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1130 PM AND 1 AM ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JOPLIN...CARL JUNCTION...WEBB CITY AND CARTHAGE. NINE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 11:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 118 min |
| Aug 7, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas, Wright | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Wright | 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.