Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2005, 6:36 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Missouri. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2005, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2005, 7:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Jefferson County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 6:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | House Springs, MO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 13, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 963 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KLSX 132336
SVRLSX
MOC099-140030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0168.050613T2336Z-050614T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
636 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 632 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
DITTMER...OR ABOUT NEAR CEDAR HILL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOUSE SPRINGS
BYRNES MILL
HIGH RIDGE
ANTONIA
MURPHY
BARNHART
ARNOLD
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
LAT...LON 3846 9073 3823 9076 3827 9038 3846 9037
3850 9050
$$
BRITT2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLSX 132358 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 655 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 MOC099-140030- /O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0168.000000T0000Z-050614T0030Z/ JEFFERSON MO- 655 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY... AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH OVER OLYMPIAN VILLAGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... FESTUS AND CRYSTAL CITY. ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY NEAR BYRNES MILL AND WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR HIGH RIDGE AND MURPHY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. LAT...LON 3815 9053 3807 9050 3812 9034 3826 9043 $$ BRITT
000 WWUS53 KLSX 140026 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 725 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 MOC099-140035- /O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0168.000000T0000Z-050614T0030Z/ JEFFERSON MO- 725 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER APPEARED TO BE SEVERE. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3815 9053 3807 9050 3812 9034 3826 9043 $$ BRITT
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 Jun 13, 1:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 145 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY TRAILING SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LOW WILL MOVE INTO WISCONSIN TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTHWARD ACROSS ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND DOMINATE OUR WEATHER PATTERN INTO THE WEEKEND WITH COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. CAP LAPS DATA INDICATED LIS OF -5 TO -7 ACROSS THIS AREA WHILE CAPES HAVE INCREASED INTO THE 2000-3000 J/KG RANGE. CAP WAS RAPIDLY ERODING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI DURING THE PAST HOUR WITH ISOLATED ELEVATED CONVECTION THAT REGION. MODELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH MOISTURE FIELDS FOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MODELS ADVECT MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY WITH KS FORECAST BELOW 20 ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY 12Z. HIGHER 850 MOISTURE HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH MID TEEN C DEWPOINTS. SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE ADVECTION/TRANSPORT IS FORECAST BY THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH AREA OF ADVECTION MOVING OFF RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. COOLER AND DRIER 850 MB AIR WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE GFS AND NAM ARE SIMILAR IN FORECASTSING 10C TO 12C TEMPS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE UKMET AND NAM FORECAST SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE ADVECTION/TRANSPORT BACK INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT CONVECTION TO REMAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST OF FORECAST AREA. H5 SHORT WAVE ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL SWING NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT. MODELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR IN MOVING SYSTEM INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA/OHIO VALLEY LATE ON WEDNESDAY WITH UPPER RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE GREAT PLAINS. IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD, THE 13/00Z RUN OF THE EUROPEAN AND THE 12/06Z RUN OF THE DGEX ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH A H5 CLOSED LOW OVER SOUTHEAST ONTARIO THURSDAY EVENING WITH RIDGE AXIS FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. UPPER RIDGE IS FORECAST TO AMPLIFY INTO THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS AND CENTRAL U.S. WITH DEEP TROF OR CLOSED LOW OVER THE EASATERN U.S. AND ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST. && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. IL...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 3:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 345 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-141200- ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOND IL-BOONE-BROWN-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY-CLINTON IL- COLE-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-GREENE IL-IRON-JEFFERSON- JERSEY IL-KNOX-LEWIS-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON-MADISON IL-MARION- MARION IL-MONITEAU-MONROE-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL-OSAGE- PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-SHELBY-ST CHARLES- ST CLAIR IL-ST FRANCOIS-ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-STE GENEVIEVE-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WASHINGTON IL- 345 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AS THE COLD FRONT FINALLY EXITS THE REGION. WHILE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BE WANING...ENOUGH IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SOME THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...NONE OF THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:17 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
617 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL GRAY SUMMIT 38.49N 90.82W
06/13/2005 0.75 INCH FRANKLIN MO AMATEUR RADIO
ALONG I-44.
&&
SDDLocal storm report, Jun 13, 6:19 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
619 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM BLIZZARD WASHINGTON 38.55N 91.01W
06/13/2005 FRANKLIN MO AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED IN CITY PARK. ONE 3FT IN DIAMETER
LIFTED UPROOTED.
&&
SDDSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 6:20 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 620 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 MOZ041-042-047>050-140100- AUDRAIN-BOONE-CALLAWAY-COLE-MONITEAU-OSAGE- 620 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005 ...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI... THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...AUDRAIN...BOONE...MONITEAU...CALLOWAY...COLE AND OSAGE.
Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:21 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
621 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG BUNKER HILL 39.04N 89.95W
06/13/2005 MACOUPIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWNED OF UNKNOWN SIZE BLOCKING TRAFFIC.
&&
SDDLocal storm report, Jun 13, 6:33 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
633 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG ST. LOUIS 38.64N 90.24W
06/13/2005 ST. LOUIS CITY MO PUBLIC
STOP SIGN BROKEN OFF AT IOWA ST IN SOUTHERN PART OF CITY.
&&
SDDLocal storm report, Jun 13, 6:34 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
634 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG PACIFIC 38.48N 90.75W
06/13/2005 FRANKLIN MO AMATEUR RADIO
6 INCH DIAMETER TREES AND LIMBS DOWN.
&&
SDDThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Warren | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Montgomery, Pike | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 40 min |
| Jun 13, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Pike | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 17 min |
| Jun 13, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Osage | 40 min |
| Jun 13, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Warren | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Gasconade | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 67 min |
| Jun 13, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Warren | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 54 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.