1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 25, 12:00 AM CST, 9 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 100 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2004 .DISCUSSION... MCS OVER NW MO IS MOVING E OR NE...MOST LIKE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SE BY EARLY MORNIG. AS RESULT WILL EFFECT PORTION OF THE WHATCH AREA. THE 1000-500 THICKESS CHART SHOWED EAST TO SE MOVEMNT. PTCHY FOG IS DEVELOPING WITH PLANTY OF H2O AT THE SFC AND LIGHT WIND NOT MUCH CHG IN THE OUTGOING FCST...KP THE LIKELY CATEGORY FOR TODAY ACRS NERN AND CNTRAL MO AND IL...WITH A CHC IN THE SOUTH. ALSO KP THE FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY. ACTIVE WX PTRN SHUD CONT ACR AREA FOR THE NXT FEW DAYS...AS UNSEASONABLY STG WESTERLIES INTERACT WITH TYPICAL UNSTBL AMS OF SUMMER. PINNING DOWN THE SPECIFIC CNVTV TRENDS IS THE MAIN FCST PROBLEM FOR THIS PKG. UPPER PTN WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY...ALSO A FRNT WILL BRING COOER AND DRIER AMS BY SUNDAY. TEMPS FCST LOOK OK. && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TDAY ALG-E OF VIH-UIN LN. IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TDAY UIN AREA. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 845 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2004 ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-261200- ADAMS IL-BROWN-KNOX-LEWIS-MARION-MONROE-PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS-SHELBY- 845 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. DUE TO THE UNSTABLE AIR FUELING THE STORMS...AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO OCCUR...AND BECAUSE OF THIS FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS FRONT...COMBINED WITH A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...WILL CONTINUE THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY... SATURDAY...AND INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. MOZ041-042-047>051-059-261200- AUDRAIN-BOONE-CALLAWAY-COLE-GASCONADE-MONITEAU-MONTGOMERY-OSAGE- 845 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2004 HIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. DUE TO THE UNSTABLE AIR FUELING THE STORMS...AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO OCCUR...AND BECAUSE OF THIS FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT...COMBINED WITH A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY...SATURDAY...AND INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ052-060>065-072>075- 084-085-099-261200- BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-GREENE IL- IRON-JEFFERSON-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON-MADISON IL- MARION IL-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-ST CHARLES- ST CLAIR IL-ST FRANCOIS-ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-STE GENEVIEVE-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WASHINGTON IL- 845 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. DUE TO THE UNSTABLE AIR FUELING THE STORMS...AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT...COMBINED WITH A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. TRUETT
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A lighting strike was believed to be the cause of a fire at the Saverton Community Church. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the rear roof area of the church.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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