Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 1998, 11:14 PM CDT for Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1998, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 1998, 12:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Reynolds County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 3542 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1049 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 12.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 190415 RRA SVRSTL MOC179-190505- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1114 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI * UNTIL 1205 AM CDT * AT 1114 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF ELLINGTON... MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED... ELLINGTON REDFORD GARWOOD CLEARWATER LAKE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...DAMAGING HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OR YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. GLASS/TRUETT
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 18, 6:24 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
MOZ009-010-018-019-026-190130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 624 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SCOTLAND...CLARK...KNOX...LEWIS AND SHELBY COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. FERRY
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
ILZ095>097-MOZ027-034>036-041-042-047-048-190315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 820 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES FOR MARION...MONROE...RALLS... PIKE...AUDRAIN...BOONE...MONITEAU AND COLE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF ADAMS...BROWN AND PIKE IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. FERRY
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 8:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
ILZ095>097-MOZ027-034>036-041-042-047-048-190315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 820 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES FOR MARION...MONROE...RALLS... PIKE...AUDRAIN...BOONE...MONITEAU AND COLE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF ADAMS...BROWN AND PIKE IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. FERRY
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 9:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
ILZ058-059-098-099-MOZ049>052-060-061-190430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 935 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE MISSOURI COUNTIES OF OSAGE...CALLOWAY...MONTGOMERY AND LINCOLN AND THE SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF CALHOUN...JERSEY...GREENE AND MACOUPIN HAS EXPIRED. MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED FROM LINCOLN COUNTY MISSOURI INTO MACOUPIN COUNTY ILLINOIS. WHILE THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS ENDED...THE STORMS IN MACOUPIN COUNTY WERE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS. DLF
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 9:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
ILZ058-059-098-099-MOZ049>052-060-061-190430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 935 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE MISSOURI COUNTIES OF OSAGE...CALLOWAY...MONTGOMERY AND LINCOLN AND THE SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF CALHOUN...JERSEY...GREENE AND MACOUPIN HAS EXPIRED. MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED FROM LINCOLN COUNTY MISSOURI INTO MACOUPIN COUNTY ILLINOIS. WHILE THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS ENDED...THE STORMS IN MACOUPIN COUNTY WERE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS. DLF
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 11:06 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
ILZ100>102-MOZ059>065-190600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1106 PM CDT THU JUN 18 1998 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS EAST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE MISSOURI COUNTIES OF GASCONADE ...FRANKLIN...WARREN...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS AND JEFFERSON AND ST LOUIS CITY...AND THE ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF MADISON...ST CLAIR AND MONROE HAD BEEN CANCELLED. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST ENDING THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. DLF
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Osage | 36 min |
| Jun 18, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Washington | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Francois | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.