1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 19, 1:30 AM CST, 11 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 230 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2001 MCS ACRS NW MO BEGINNING TO ROLL SEWD IN LN WITH THICKNESS. RUC FCSTS SGNFNT 850 THETA-E ADVCTN AND MSTR CNVGC FM CNTRL IA INTO NE MO ATTM. FEW CELLS WERE DVLPG ACRS CNTRL IA DURG PAST HR OR SO IN RESPONSE. COOD SEE A REPEAT OF WED'S WX WITH DVLPMNT DURG THE DAY ALG OUTFLOW BNDRY FM CURRENT CONVECTION. MESOETA'S QPF LOOKS RNSBL THRU THE PD WITH ANTHR MCS EXPCTD TNGT. SYSTM SHOOD THEN ROLL SEWD AND AFFCT MUCH OF CWA ON FRI. MODELS PICK UP ON MCV BY NOON WITH SGNFNT PVA FCST ACRS MUCH OF AREA DURG THE AFTN. LKLY POPS ACRS MST OF AREA FOR A START FOR TODAY WITH HIEST POPS ACRS NE MO FOR THIS MRNG. ETA'S TIME CROSS SECTS IN REGARD TO VV LOOK LIKE WNTR. .STL...NONE
ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-191700- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 645 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2001 THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. FOR THE PERIOD: TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WEATHER OUTLOOK: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BROKEN OUT ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST. A COUPLE OF THESE HAVE ALREADY SHOWN SEVERE TENDENCIES. THESE AND OTHER STORMS WHICH FORM ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES LATER TODAY ALONG WITH THE VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER MISSOURI HAVE PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO EXPAND THE SEVERE THREAT TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE ST LOUIS FORECAST AREA. ILLINOIS HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE THE THREAT AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE IN THE VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE CONDTIONS. THE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS WITH SOME LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. PwEDIGO
ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-191700- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION TO WORDING AND TIMES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1015 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2001 THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. FOR THE PERIOD: TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WEATHER OUTLOOK: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BROKEN OUT ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST. A COUPLE OF THESE HAVE ALREADY SHOWN SEVERE TENDENCIES. THESE AND OTHER STORMS WHICH FORM ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES LATER TODAY ALONG WITH THE VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER MISSOURI HAVE PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO EXPAND THE SEVERE THREAT TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE ST LOUIS FORECAST AREA. ILLINOIS HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE THE THREAT AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE IN THE VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. THE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS WITH SOME LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. PEDIGO
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Crawford County Sheriff reported 60 mph wind gusts along Interstate 44 near Bourbon.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, July 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5258453.