Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2001, 9:39 PM CDT for St. Clair County, Missouri. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2001, 9:39 PM CDT (02:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2001, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County St. Clair County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:41 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 1, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KSGF 020239
SVRSGF
MOC185-020345-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
939 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2001
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 936 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OSCEOLA TO 7 MILES
NORTHEAST OF EL DORADO SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
NICKELS...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LOWRY CITY BY 1020 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF TIFFIN...ROSCOE AND MONEGAW SPRINGS ARE ALSO IN THE PATH
OF THESE STORMS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING.
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY
INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
SPRINGFIELD.
LAT...LON 3808 9392 3792 9400 3787 9361 3804 9353
3819 9365
FOSTERWhat 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 1, 2:47 PM CDT, 6 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 2:47 PM CDT, 6 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 245 PM CDT FRI JUNE 1 2001 MAIN FOCUS HAS BEEN ON TIMING AND STRENGTH OF STORMS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT TONIGHT. CUMULUS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE AREA OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS AS WE WARMED RAPIDLY INTO THE 70S FROM EARLY MORNING TEMPS NEAR 50. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE ALREADY FIRING UP AHEAD OF THE FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NORTH OF DES MOINES TO GOODLAND KANSAS. DEWPOINT TEMPS ARE INCREASING OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT 60+ DEWPOINTS REMAIN OFF TO THE WEST. LATEST LAPS DATA SHOWS LIS BELOW ZERO WEST OF AN OSAGE BEACH TO SPRINGFIELD LINE...WITH CAPES FROM 100 TO 600 J/KG. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY IS NOT FORECAST TO BE TOO IMPRESSIVE BY THE TIME THE STORMS GET HERE (AFTER 03Z) AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND STRONG VORT MAX APPROACHING THE AREA CONTINUE TO FAVOR LIKELY POPS FOR TONIGHT. 100 KT JET ACCOMPANYING STORMS WILL ENHANCE DOWNBURST POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN ZONES WHERE BEST DYNAMICS/INSTABILITY WILL BE LOCATED. LATEST RUC80 HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON PRECIP FIELD THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MESOETA NOT PICKING UP ON PRE-FRONTAL PRECIP WELL. REST OF THE MODELS SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON FRONT LOCATION AND MOVEMENT. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE PRECIP WILL REMAIN IN A RATHER NARROW BAND AS FRONT MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA BY 12Z SATURDAY. THEREAFTER...ANOTHER QUICK RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION...DRYING US OUT TEMPORARILY. LOOKS LIKE OVERRUNNING PATTERN SETS UP SATURDAY NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH STRONG 850 THETA E ADVECTION SETTING UP OVER OUR SOUTHWEST ZONES AFTER 06Z. THEREFORE WILL ADD POPS FOR LATE SATURDAY TO THE SOUTHWEST. WEATHER PATTERN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK LOOKS INCREASINGLY WET...AS FRONT STALLS TO OUR SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY RETURNS NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY/MONDAY. FRONT MAY THEN REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AS SURFACE WAVE DEVELOPS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND PROPAGATES EASTWARD ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THIS PATTERN TYPICALLY BRINGS FLOODING TO OUR AREA...AND FEAR THAT MODEL QPF MAY BE UNDERDONE. WENT CLOSE TO MAV NUMBERS... PRELIMINARY FCST: FCSTID = 17/TERRY SGF 56 74 54 75 / 60 10 10 40 JLN 57 75 57 74 / 60 10 30 50 UNO 54 74 54 73 / 60 20 10 40 VIH 53 73 53 75 / 60 20 10 30 .SGF... MO...NONE. KS...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>070-077>081-088-089-020500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 630 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 352...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSOURI: BARTON...BENTON...CAMDEN...CEDAR...DADE...DALLAS...HICKORY... JASPER...LACLEDE...MARIES...MILLER...MORGAN...POLK...PULASKI...ST. CLAIR AND VERNON. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD. SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE BOLIVAR... CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...JOPLIN...LEBANON... NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...PITTSBURG AND STOCKTON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER MAY NOT BE IMMINENT...PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Local storm report, Jun 1, 8:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
829 PM CDT FRI JUN 01 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0805 PM VERSAILLES MO WIND DAMAGE
06/01/01 MORGAN TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0826 PM 5 N SUNRISE BEACH MO 1 INCH HAIL
06/01/01 MORGAN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Morgan | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Miller | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | St. Clair | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Hickory, Polk | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Vernon | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Polk | 64 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.