Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 226, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 1, 2014, 7:57 PM CDT for Cole County, Osage County, Missouri. It was in force for 48 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
- Oct 1, 2014, 7:57 PM CDT (00:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2014, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cole County, MO, Osage County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 1108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1358 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.9
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 Oct 1, 6:59 PM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 6:59 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 1, 4:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 411 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-021130- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO- LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO- AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO- LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO- ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO- WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO- MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO- 411 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR IN CENTRAL AND PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT...PLEAS REFER TO THE WATCH PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI. ADDITIONALLY...STORM SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY HEAVY RAIN AND OR FLASH FLOODING THAT IS OBSERVED. CARNEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 1, 5:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
522 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0521 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 6 S FULTON 38.77N 91.95W
10/01/2014 CALLAWAY MO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
CARNEYLocal storm report, Oct 1, 5:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
528 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM HAIL NEW BLOOMFIELD 38.72N 92.09W
10/01/2014 E1.00 INCH CALLAWAY MO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
FUCHSLocal storm report, Oct 1, 6:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
614 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM FLOOD QUINCY 39.93N 91.39W
10/01/2014 ADAMS IL BROADCAST MEDIA
STREET FLOODING ON 12TH STREET NEAR THE JUNIOR HIGH.
&&
CARNEYSpecial weather statement, Oct 1, 7:13 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 713 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014 MOZ052-020045- LINCOLN MO- 713 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 711 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TROY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... TROY... ELSBERRY... MOSCOW MILLS... WINFIELD... MILLER
Special weather statement, Oct 1, 7:24 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 724 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014 ILZ059-020115- MACOUPIN IL- 724 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MACOUPIN COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 721 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENFIELD...OR 11 MILES WEST OF CARLINVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... CARLINVILLE... GIRARD... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MILLER
Special weather statement, Oct 1, 7:35 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 735 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014 ILZ058-098-099-020130- CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-JERSEY IL- 735 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GREENE...CALHOUN AND JERSEY COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... AT 734 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF ELSBERRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... JERSEYVILLE... WHITE HALL... BELLEVIEW... HARDIN... GRAFTON... OLD KANE... CARROLLTON... ROODHOUSE... KEMPER... GREENFIELD... MILLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau | 49 min |
| Oct 1, 9:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 47 hr |
| Oct 2, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls | 48 min |
| Oct 2, 2:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 27 min |
| Oct 2, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 26 min |
| Oct 2, 3:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Oct 2, 6:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 66 hr |
| Oct 2, 7:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Boone, Moniteau | 3 hr |
| Oct 2, 8:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Oct 2, 9:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 4 days |
| Oct 2, 9:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Boone, Moniteau | 6 hr |
| Oct 2, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 53 hr |
| Oct 2, 10:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 6 days |
| Oct 2, 11:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 51 min |
| Oct 2, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin | 51 min |
| Oct 2, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Washington | 31 min |
| Oct 2, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis | 38 min |
| Oct 2, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 32 min |
| Oct 2, 4:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Oct 1, 11:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 3 hr |
| Oct 2, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.