1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 26, 10:45 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1145 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 .DISCUSSION... WKNG MCS WL CONT TO MOVE ACR SE HALF OF CWA THIS AFTN AND EXPECT SM REINTENSIFICATION AHD OF LEADING LN...SPCLY OVR S AREAS. AIR FUELING STMS IN THE S HAS BCM QUITE UNSTBL DURG THE LATE MRNG WITH MUCAPES NOW OVR 3000J/KG. MCS IS MOVG INTO AREA THAT HAD A GOOD DEAL OF RAIN YSTDA AFTN/EVE...BUT OF SPECIAL CONCERN IS THE S AREAS WHERE 12Z ETA ANCHORS 85H MSTR CNVGC AND WK WAA LTR THIS AFTN AND INTO THE EVE...COMBINED WITH UPR LVL DIVERGENCE BULLSEYE. HV OPTED TO ISSUE FFA FOR S AREAS FOR THIS AFTN AND TNGT...GENLY ALG-S OF VIH-STE. GENEVIEVE LN. ZNS WITH FFA AND WATCH 747 WBIS. && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS AFTN/NIGHT...ALG-S OF CUBA-STE. GENVIEVE LN. IL...NONE. && TRUETT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1209 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047-048-050-271100- ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOONE-BROWN-CALLAWAY-COLE-KNOX-LEWIS-MARION- MONITEAU-MONROE-PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS-SHELBY- 1209 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...SINCE THE MOST UNSTABLE AIR HAS SHIFTED INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ049-051-052-059>065- 271100- BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE- GREENE IL-JEFFERSON-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL- MARION IL-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL-OSAGE-RANDOLPH IL- ST CHARLES-ST CLAIR IL-ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-WARREN-WASHINGTON IL- 1209 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. MOZ072>075-084-085-099-271100- CRAWFORD-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS-ST FRANCOIS-STE GENEVIEVE-WASHINGTON- 1209 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS BROUGHT THE GROUND TO NEAR SATURATION AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THERE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH 600 PM THIS EVENING. LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS WELL. BYRD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
127 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG FARMINGTON 37.78N 90.43W
08/26/2005 ST. FRANCOIS MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE LIMBS PARTIALLY BLOCKING STREETS OVER THE WEST SIDE
OF FARMINGTON.
&&
TILLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
130 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1255 PM TSTM WND DMG DESLOGE 37.87N 90.52W
08/26/2005 ST. FRANCOIS MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW LARGE TREES AND A NUMBER OF LARGE LIMBS DOWN
PARTIALLY BLOCKING STREETS.
&&
TILLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
154 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG CHESTER 37.92N 89.83W
08/26/2005 RANDOLPH IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW LARGE TREES AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN AROUND
CHESTER.
&&
TILLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
217 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 PM TSTM WND DMG ELLIS GROVE 38.01N 89.91W
08/26/2005 RANDOLPH IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN.
&&
TILLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
220 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG EVANSVILLE 38.09N 89.93W
08/26/2005 RANDOLPH IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN THROUGHOUT THE TOWN
&&
TILLYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
225 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM TSTM WND DMG HOYLETON 38.45N 89.27W
08/26/2005 WASHINGTON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE LIMBS AND A FEW TREES DOWN IN TOWN. LARGE LIMBS
BLOCKING ROADWAYS.
&&
TILLYThe Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:27 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees, large tree limbs, and power lines in Centralia. Two garages suffered severe damage from downed trees.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, August 2005
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: 5470488.