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 19, 1:35 PM CST, 9 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
235 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005
.DISCUSSION...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER RETURNED TO THE AREA
TODAY...WITH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S AND HEAT INDICIES AROUND
105 FOR SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF CWA THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE
HEAT ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA THROUGH 7 PM. BEYOND THAT MAIN FORECAST
ISSUE IS PCPN CHANCES FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
12Z NAM AND GFS CONTINUE TO BRING FRONT INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
CWA BY 06Z TONIGHT...THEN EXIT CWA BY 18Z. SOME CONCERN ABOUT PCPN
DEVELOPING ALONG MISSISSIPPI RIVER AREA DUE TO A WEAK WARM FRONT
LIFTING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. SPC/S MESOANALYSIS PAGE HAS
CAPES IN EXCESS OF 5000 J/KG OVER SOUTHERN HALF OF CWA...BUT FEEL
THAT THEY ARE A BIT HIGH DUE TO ERRONEOUS DEWPTS AT SEVERAL AWOS
SITES IN THE AREA INCLUDING ENL AND SAR. STILL FEEL THAT OUR BEST
CHANCES WILL BE TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
PCPN TO LINGER IN THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF I-70...THEN TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. BEYOND THAT...HIGH
PRESSURE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA WITH COOLER...MORE PLEASANT WEATHER
IN STORE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH 850 TEMPS BETWEEN 10 AND 12 DEGREES BY MONDAY.
AS FOR THE REST OF THE EXTENDED...WILL SEE TEMPS MODERATE BY MID
WEEK...AS RIDGE SLOWLY MOVES OFF. SOME CONCERN FOR MORE PCPN CHANCES
BY LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE REGION. MODEL TIMING OF THIS BOUNDARY HAS NOT BEEN
CONSISTENT...SO JUST KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN GRIDS FOR THIS TIME
PERIOD.
&&
.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...HEAT ADVISORY TIL 7 PM TONIGHT FOR MOZ036-041-042-
047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099.
IL...HEAT ADVISORY TIL 7 PM TONIGHT FOR ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-
074-079-098>102.
&&
BYRDHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 701 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005 ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-201100- ADAMS IL-BROWN-KNOX-LEWIS-MARION-MONROE-PIKE IL-RALLS-SHELBY- 701 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ036-041-042-047>052- 059>065-072>075-201100- AUDRAIN-BOND IL-BOONE-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY-CLINTON IL-COLE-CRAWFORD- FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-GREENE IL-JEFFERSON-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN- MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONITEAU-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY- MONTGOMERY IL-OSAGE-PIKE-RANDOLPH IL-ST CHARLES-ST CLAIR IL- ST FRANCOIS-ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-STE GENEVIEVE-WARREN-WASHINGTON- WASHINGTON IL- 701 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT. MOZ084-085-099-201100- IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 701 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT BUT ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. GKS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
657 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG MAYWOOD 39.95N 91.60W
08/18/2005 LEWIS MO EMERGENCY MNGR
A NUMBER OF LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWN IN
MAYWOOD AT 1145 PM CDT. CORN WAS FLATTEN OVER THIS AREA.
&&
PRZYBYLINSKIPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
728 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELBYVILLE 39.81N 92.04W
08/19/2005 SHELBY MO TRAINED SPOTTER
5 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG CANTON 40.13N 91.52W
08/19/2005 LEWIS MO TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN BLOCKING A NUMBER OF
STREETS IN TOWN. ONE LARGE TREE ON TOP OF A HOME IN TOWN.
&&
GKSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
939 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE MAYWOOD 39.97N 91.58W
08/19/2005 LEWIS MO EMERGENCY MNGR
2 TO 3 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN IN A 3 MILE STRETCH
FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF MAYWOOD TO NEAR US 61 2.3 MILES
SOUTH OF LA GRANGE
&&
GKSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1101 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELBYVILLE 39.81N 92.04W
08/19/2005 SHELBY MO TRAINED SPOTTER
5 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE MAYWOOD 39.97N 91.58W
08/19/2005 LEWIS MO EMERGENCY MNGR
2 TO 3 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN IN A 3 MILE STRETCH
FROM JUST NORTHEAST OF MAYWOOD TO NEAR US 61 2.3 MILES
SOUTH OF LA GRANGE
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG CANTON 40.13N 91.52W
08/19/2005 LEWIS MO TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN BLOCKING A NUMBER OF
STREETS IN TOWN. ONE LARGE TREE ON TOP OF A HOME IN TOWN.
&&
GKSThe St Louis radar (KLSX), 160 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:41 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Local emergency management officials reported a swath of damage in the Maywood area. A few small trees were down, some large limbs were down, and corn in nearby fields was flattened.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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