Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francois
- When
- August 26, 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- St. Francois County, Desloge
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.883, -90.550
Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 26, 2005
A line of severe thunderstorms caused scattered wind damage from Desloge south to Farmington. A few large trees and several large limbs were downed in Desloge blocking streets.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
A line of severe thunderstorms caused scattered wind damage from Desloge south to Farmington. A few large trees and several large limbs were downed in Desloge blocking streets. The story was similar in Bonne Terre and the west parts of Farmington where downed trees and limbs blocked several streets. A couple of cars in Farmington were damage by downed limbs. Power was out throughout the area.
What forecasters said that day
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, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 10:45 AM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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, Aug 26, 11:09 AM CST, 46 minutes before
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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 26, 8:55 AM CST, 3 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
955 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 AM FLOOD 3 NW COLUMBIA 38.49N 90.27W
08/26/2005 MONROE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OVERMILLER ROAD BETWEEN HIGHWAY E AND CREASY SPRINGS ROAD
IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER 10 INCHES OVER THE ROAD - COW
BRANCH CREEK OVER ITS BANKS
&&
RPLocal storm report, Aug 26, 8:58 AM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
958 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0935 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 E MURRY 39.04N 92.16W
08/26/2005 BOONE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY Z JUST EAST OF MURRY IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
- ONE FOOT DEEP.
&&
RPLocal storm report, Aug 26, 9:07 AM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1007 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 AM FLASH FLOOD CALIFORNIA 38.63N 92.57W
08/26/2005 MONITEAU MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
U.S. HIGHWAY 50 IS CLOSED IN CALIFORNIA DUE TO HIGH
WATER.
&&
RPSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 10:04 AM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1104 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 ILZ064>065-069>070-074-079-098>102-MOZ049-051>052-059>065- 072>075-084>085-099-262300- BOND-CALHOUN-CLINTON-FAYETTE-JERSEY-MADISON-MARION-MONROE- RANDOLPH-ST CLAIR-WASHINGTON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-IRON- JEFFERSON-LINCOLN-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-OSAGE-REYNOLDS-ST CHARLES- STE GENEVIEVE-ST FRANCOIS-ST LOUIS-WARREN-WASHINGTON- ST LOUIS CITY- 1104 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 747 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOND IL... CLINTON IL... FAYETTE IL... MARION IL... WASHINGTON IL... IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS CALHOUN IL... JERSEY IL... MADISON IL... MONROE IL... RANDOLPH IL... ST. CLAIR IL... IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI OSAGE... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI CRAWFORD... FRANKLIN... GASCONADE... JEFFERSON... LINCOLN... MONTGOMERY... ST. CHARLES... ST. LOUIS... WARREN... WASHINGTON... IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IRON... MADISON... REYNOLDS... ST. FRANCOIS... STE. GENEVIEVE... IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 INDEPENDENT CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. LOUIS CITY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...CHESTER... EDWARDSVILLE...FARMINGTON...SALEM...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS... UNION AND VANDALIA. TRUETT
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:55 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francois
- When
- August 26, 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- St. Francois County, Bonne Terre
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.917, -90.567
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francois
- When
- August 26, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francois County, Farmington
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.783, -90.417
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hurricane in Florida, August 26 to 27, 2005
- Flash Flood in Indiana, August 26, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, August 26, 2005
- Flood in Kansas, August 26 to 29, 2005
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, August 26, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 26, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 26 to 27, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 26, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 26, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 26, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 26, 2005
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, August 2005
Sources
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: 5470479, 5470480, 5470481.