Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1998, 10:57 PM CDT for Wright County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 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 4, 1998, 10:57 PM CDT (03:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1998, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:57 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 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 438 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
024 WUUS1 KSGF 050359 RRA SVRSGF MOC229-050430- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1057 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WRIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI * UNTIL 1130 PM CDT * AT 1057 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF NICKELS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF HARTVILLE AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM(S) WILL BE NEAR... RAYBORN BY 1105 PM GRAFF AND MANES BY 1110 PM EMBREE BY 1120 PM VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO DEVELOP IN URBAN AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SCHMIDT/DSA
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.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 4, 8:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 8:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 839 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1998 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 505 WILL BE OVER AT 9 PM. CURRENT RADAR LOOPS FROM FT SMITH AND SPRINGFIELD INDICATE MAIN STORM MOVING OFF TO OUR EAST...BUT LINGERING RE-DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS/STORMS OCCURRING OVER ECNTRL OK/NW AR ATTM AND WILL LIKELY MOVE BACK OVER SW AND SCNTRL MO OVERNIGHT. AS FOR THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...WILL REMOVE SE KS AND FAR WRN CWA COUNTIES. BUT WILL KEEP FFA UP FOR AREAS AROUND LAKE OF THE OZARKS...OR EAST OF A WARSAW TO BOLIVAR LINE...UP FOR TONIGHT AS ANY RAIN ON TOP OF THE WET GROUND WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. REPORT OF 5 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR TODAY IN SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTY NEAR EDWARDS. WILL ALSO UPDATE TO LOWER TEMPS IN SGF/JLN ZONES WITH TEMPS CURRENTLY DROPPING INTO THE UPR 50S. RIDDLE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:28 PM CDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-089-050200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 528 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1998 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... ...IN KANSAS... BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD ...IN MISSOURI... BARTON BENTON CAMDEN CEDAR DADE DALLAS HICKORY LACLEDE MARIES MILLER MORGAN PHELPS POLK PULASKI ST. CLAIR VERNON THE WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A COLUMBUS KANSAS TO LAMAR TO BOLIVAR TO ROLLA LINE. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPED LATE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR SPRINGFIELD. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EAST INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WHILE A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE DAWN OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...IN THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS REGION. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL BE LIKELY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS AND MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY FLOOD. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT...ESPECIALLY FROM BOLIVAR EAST TO ROLLA. REPORT ANY FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RIDDLE
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>067-050200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 612 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1998 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 505 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...IN KANSAS... BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD ...IN MISSOURI... BENTON ST. CLAIR VERNON THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FOR AREAS IN CENTRAL MISSOURI ALONG AND NORTH OF A NEVADA TO OSCEOLA TO WARSAW LINE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.... BARTON...CEDAR...DADE...POLK...HICKORY...DALLAS...LACLEDE...CAMDEN... MORGAN...PULASKI...PHELPS...MILLER AND MARIES. IN ADDITION...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A COLUMBUS KANSAS TO LAMAR TO BOLIVAR TO ROLLA LINE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN LIKELY...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CAUSE MORE FLOODING. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS AREA. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RIDDLE
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>067-050200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 612 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1998 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 505 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ...IN KANSAS... BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD ...IN MISSOURI... BENTON ST. CLAIR VERNON THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FOR AREAS IN CENTRAL MISSOURI ALONG AND NORTH OF A NEVADA TO OSCEOLA TO WARSAW LINE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.... BARTON...CEDAR...DADE...POLK...HICKORY...DALLAS...LACLEDE...CAMDEN... MORGAN...PULASKI...PHELPS...MILLER AND MARIES. IN ADDITION...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A COLUMBUS KANSAS TO LAMAR TO BOLIVAR TO ROLLA LINE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN LIKELY...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CAUSE MORE FLOODING. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS AREA. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RIDDLE
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 9:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-089-050900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 903 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING BOLIVAR...CAMDENTON...LEBANON AND ROLLA HAS EXPIRED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI... BENTON...HICKORY...POLK...DALLAS...LACLEDE...CAMDEN...MORGAN...MILLER ...MARIES...PULASKI...AND PHELPS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLIVAR...ROLLA...LEBANON AND WARSAW. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD AND BOURBON IN KANSAS BARTON...VERNON...CEDAR...DADE...ST CLAIR IN MISSOURI. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED THE STORMY WEATHER TODAY WAS LOCATED FROM NORTHERN TENNESSEE TO NORTHERN ARKANSAS TO NORTHERN TEXAS. THIS FRONT AND ITS ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT INTO THE OHIO VALLEY REGION. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN ACROSS THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. RIDDLE
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 9:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>081-089-050900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 903 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...INCLUDING BOLIVAR...CAMDENTON...LEBANON AND ROLLA HAS EXPIRED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI... BENTON...HICKORY...POLK...DALLAS...LACLEDE...CAMDEN...MORGAN...MILLER ...MARIES...PULASKI...AND PHELPS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLIVAR...ROLLA...LEBANON AND WARSAW. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... CHEROKEE...CRAWFORD AND BOURBON IN KANSAS BARTON...VERNON...CEDAR...DADE...ST CLAIR IN MISSOURI. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED THE STORMY WEATHER TODAY WAS LOCATED FROM NORTHERN TENNESSEE TO NORTHERN ARKANSAS TO NORTHERN TEXAS. THIS FRONT AND ITS ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT INTO THE OHIO VALLEY REGION. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN ACROSS THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. RIDDLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Texas | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 66 min |
| Jun 4, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 8:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 10:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Benton, Camden, Miller, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Maries | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Texas | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 11:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Phelps | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Douglas | 34 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.