Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 1999, 6:53 PM CST for Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 1999, 6:53 PM CST (00:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 1999, 7:40 PM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Marion County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:15 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Salem, IL |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 479 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSTL 220052 RRA SVRSTL ILC121-220140- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 653 PM CST THU JAN 21 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN MARION COUNTY ILLINOIS IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS * UNTIL 740 PM CST * AT 651 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF CENTRALIA... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED... SALEM IUKA THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS DAMAGING HAIL. LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE AN SERIOUS INJURY TO PEOPLE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. GKS/RP
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
Local storm report, Jan 21, 2:17 PM CST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MISSOURI
217 PM CST THU JAN 21 1999
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1105 AM CLARKSBURG MO 1 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 MONITEAU REPORT FROM COUNTY SHERIFF
1143 AM 2 N COLUMBIA MO .88 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 BOONE REPORT FROM COLUMBIA EOC
1150 AM SILEX MO 1 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 LINCOLN SPOTTER REPORT: 3/4 TO 1
INCH HAIL COVERED GROUND
1155 AM HALLSVILLE MO .75 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 BOONE SPOTTER REPORT
1255 PM HALLSVILLE MO 1 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 BOONE EOC REPORTED 1 INCH HAIL
COVERING THE GROUND
1257 PM STURGEON MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 BOONE EOC REPORTED GOLFBALL HAIL
0100 PM 2 NE STURGEON MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 AUDRAIN SPOTTER REPORTLocal storm report, Jan 21, 2:17 PM CST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MISSOURI
217 PM CST THU JAN 21 1999
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1105 AM CLARKSBURG MO 1 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 MONITEAU REPORT FROM COUNTY SHERIFF
1143 AM 2 N COLUMBIA MO .88 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 BOONE REPORT FROM COLUMBIA EOC
1150 AM SILEX MO 1 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 LINCOLN SPOTTER REPORT: 3/4 TO 1
INCH HAIL COVERED GROUND
1155 AM HALLSVILLE MO .75 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 BOONE SPOTTER REPORT
1255 PM HALLSVILLE MO 1 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 BOONE EOC REPORTED 1 INCH HAIL
COVERING THE GROUND
1257 PM STURGEON MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 BOONE EOC REPORTED GOLFBALL HAIL
0100 PM 2 NE STURGEON MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
01/21/99 AUDRAIN SPOTTER REPORTSpecial weather statement, Jan 21, 2:25 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
MOZ042-041-050-010-048-072-062-059-084-018-019-052-085-027-047- 051-034-049-036-035-099-061-075-074-063-064-009-026-060-073-ILZ095- 064-096-098-069-065-058-099-059-100-070-102-060-097-079-101-074- MOZ065-221200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 225 PM CST THU JAN 21 1999 THIS OUTLOOK COVERS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA OF THE NWS OFFICE IN ST. LOUIS. AREAS INCLUDED ARE PARTS OF CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KIRKSVILLE TO QUINCY. STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD KEEP ADVISED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND MONITOR LATER WEATHER INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE SKYWARN ACTION. GKS
Special weather statement, Jan 21, 3:00 PM CST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 300 PM CST THU JAN 21 1999 ...WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...COMPUTER MODELS CHANGING THEIR MINDS... EARLY THIS WEEK THE LONG RANGE COMPUTER MODELS HAD BEEN INDICATING THAT MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK WOULD HAVE WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE LATEST MODELS NOW INDICATE COLDER...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFICULTY INVOLVED IN MAKING LONGER RANGE PREDICTIONS. RIGHT NOW...THE COMPUTER MODELS ARE INDICATING TEMPERATURES AROUND NORMAL...WHICH WOULD BE A HIGH AROUND 38 AND A LOW AROUND 21. THERE ALSO LOOKS LIKE THERE WOULD BE A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. DEPENDING ON WHAT TEMPERATURES DEVELOP AND THE TIMING OF THE PRECIPITATION...IT COULD BE EITHER LIQUID OR FROZEN. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE COMMERCIAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. JPK
Special weather statement, Jan 21, 3:15 PM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 315 PM CST THU JAN 21 1999 ...WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...COMPUTER MODELS CHANGING THEIR MINDS... EARLY THIS WEEK THE LONG RANGE COMPUTER MODELS HAD BEEN INDICATING THAT MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK WOULD HAVE WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE LATEST MODELS NOW INDICATE COLDER...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFICULTY INVOLVED IN MAKING LONGER RANGE PREDICTIONS. RIGHT NOW...THE COMPUTER MODELS ARE INDICATING TEMPERATURES AROUND NORMAL...WHICH WOULD BE A HIGH AROUND 38 AND A LOW AROUND 21. FOR THE MOST PART...IT LOOKS LIKE THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE COMMERCIAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. JPK
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.