Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 254, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 18, 2002, 3:31 PM CST. It was in force for 44 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
- Dec 18, 2002, 3:31 PM CST (21:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2002, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
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 St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 18, 3:30 PM CST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 3:30 PM CST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 330 PM CST WED DEC 18 2002 NOT ENUF TIME TO LOOK AT THINGS...PRETTY BUSY TDA. CNVCTN STILL INCRSG ON DRY BNDRY FM CNTRL INTO NERN MO. HAVE HAD SVRL REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL WITH THEM. ILX RADAR IS KAPUT AND WE WILL MAINTAIN WX WATCH AS WE CAN. HAVE COORD WITH EAX...OUT EMERGENCY POWER... GENERATOR IS OTS...HAVE SUMMONED A CONTRACTOR TO REPAIR IT BUT WE ARE STILL UNDER THE GUN AND SHOULD WE LOSE COMMERCIAL POWER WE WILL BE UNABLE TO PERFORM BACKUP POWER. S/W PRESSING THRU AND DRIER AIR IS DRFTG OUR WAY FM SW. LOOK FOR IT TO OVERTAKE CWA THRU EVE AND END PCPN WITH IT. REST OF SHORT TERM IS EXERCISE IN TEMPS AND CLDS. KEPT MENT OF PCPN SAT AND AGAIN ON TUE...OTHERWISE DRY. ONLY HAVE TORNADO WATCH IN SERN MO...JUST SOUTH OF OUR CWA. WILL HANDLE ANY SVR TSTMS N AND W WITH LCL WRNGS. .STL...NONE PEDIGO
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 8:15 AM CST, 7 hours 16 minutes before
ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036 -041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-191200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 815 AM CST WED DEC 18 2002 THIS OUTLOOK COVERS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM JEFFERSON CITY EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH ALTON ILLINOIS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ST LOUIS...CUBA... FARMINGTON... ANNAPOLIS...FREDERICKTOWN...BELLEVILLE...AND CHESTER. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE IN THIS AREA CONTAINING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA FOR TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. SOME CITIES IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDE COLUMBIA...HANNIBAL AND QUINCY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE IN THIS AREA AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY SEVERE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY INTO THIS EVENING IN THE UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID ENVIRONMENT OVER THE BI-STATE REGION AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER TODAY AND THIS EVENING. GKS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 18, 10:43 AM CST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1043 AM CST WED DEC 18 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1010 AM 5SW EDWARDSVILLE IL 1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02 MADISON REPORTED BY SEVERE
WEATHER SPOTTER AT
INTERSECTION OF
INTERSTATE 270 AND
HIGHWAY 111.Local storm report, Dec 18, 11:36 AM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1136 AM CST WED DEC 18 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1110 AM 7N LA BELLE MO WIND DAMAGE
12/18/02 LEWIS PUBLIC REPORTED TREES
DOWNED NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGWAYS K
AND Y.Local storm report, Dec 18, 1:08 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
108 PM CST WED DEC 18 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1255 PM CALIFORNIA MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02 MONITEAU DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
BY MONITEAU COUNTY 911.Local storm report, Dec 18, 1:41 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
141 PM CST WED DEC 18 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0117 PM 2NW ASHLAND MO 1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02 BOONE PUBLIC REPORT.
0124 PM 2NE ASHLAND MO 0.88 INCH HAIL
12/18/02 BOONE NICKEL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED AT COLUMBIA
AIRPORT BY COLUMIBA EOC.Local storm report, Dec 18, 2:01 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
201 PM CST WED DEC 18 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0157 PM AUXVASSE MO 0.88 INCH HAIL
12/18/02 CALLAWAY REPORTED BY CALLAWAY
COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.Local storm report, Dec 18, 3:13 PM CST, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
313 PM CST WED DEC 18 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0310 PM WELLSVILLE MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02 MONTGOMERY REPORTED BY MONTGOMERY
COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 9:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 43 min | |
| Dec 17, 9:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 46 min | |
| Dec 17, 10:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 42 min |
| Dec 17, 10:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 48 min | |
| Dec 17, 11:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 48 min | |
| Dec 17, 11:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 23 min |
| Dec 17, 11:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 43 min | |
| Dec 17, 11:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 30 min | |
| Dec 18, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 23 min | |
| Dec 18, 12:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 37 min | |
| Dec 18, 1:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 32 min | |
| Dec 18, 1:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 29 min | |
| Dec 18, 2:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 27 min | |
| Dec 18, 2:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 35 min | |
| Dec 18, 2:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 29 min | |
| Dec 18, 2:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 25 min | |
| Dec 18, 3:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 24 min | |
| Dec 18, 3:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 42 min | |
| Dec 18, 3:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 48 min | |
| Dec 18, 10:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 27 min | |
| Dec 18, 10:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 50 min | |
| Dec 18, 11:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 23 min | |
| Dec 18, 11:20 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| Dec 18, 1:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 45 min | |
| Dec 18, 1:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 48 min | |
| Dec 18, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 44 min | |
| Dec 18, 2:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 43 min | |
| Dec 18, 3:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 45 min | |
| Dec 18, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 45 min | |
| Dec 18, 3:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 26 min |
| Dec 18, 3:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 21 min |
| Dec 18, 4:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 22 min | |
| Dec 18, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 35 min | |
| Dec 18, 4:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | 45 min | |
| Dec 18, 4:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade | 26 min |
| Dec 18, 4:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade | 21 min |
| Dec 17, 11:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene | 40 min |
| Dec 18, 4:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene | 28 min |
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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.