1 lightning, 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 Jun 26, 1:00 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 200 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 .DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER PORTIONS OF THE CWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...JUST LIKE THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS CWA REMAINS IN THE WARM SECTOR UNDER THE UPPER RIDGE. FOR TONIGHT...WILL KEEP MENTION OF ISOLATED RWS/TRWS THROUGH AT LEAST 02Z...THEN DRY FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. MILD AND HUMID WEATHER TO PERSIST WITH LOWS ONLY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED ACTIVITY ON MON AND TUE AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI LIFTS NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN IL BY MONDAY EVENING. HOT WEATHER TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD AS WELL WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 100...SO WILL CONTINUE TO HEADLINE THIS IN ZONES FOR THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA. BY WEDNESDAY...UPPER LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES OUT OF REGION AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NW WILL STILL BE TOO FAR AWAY TO TRIGGER ANY ACTIVITY...SO WILL KEEP WED DRY FOR NOW. HOWEVER...BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...COLD FRONT BEGINS TO SINK SOUTH INTO MISSOURI...SO ADDED SLIGHT CHANCE MENTION OF RWS/TRWS TO NORTHERN MISSOURI. THEN UPPED POPS ON THURSDAY TO 30 PERCENT AS FRONT SWINGS THROUGH THE STATE. FOR THE REST OF THE EXTENDED...SHOULD SEE DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER...BEFORE BEGINNING A WARMING TREND BY NEXT SUNDAY. && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. IL...NONE. && BYRD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 339 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036- 041-042-047>052-059>065-271100- ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOND IL-BOONE-BROWN-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY-CLINTON IL- COLE-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-GREENE IL-JEFFERSON-JERSEY IL- KNOX-LEWIS-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION-MARION IL-MONITEAU- MONROE-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL-OSAGE-PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS- SHELBY-ST CHARLES-ST CLAIR IL-ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-WARREN- WASHINGTON IL- 339 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ILZ079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-271100- CRAWFORD-IRON-MADISON-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-ST FRANCOIS-STE GENEVIEVE- WASHINGTON- 339 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND FAR SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ILZ100>102-MOZ061-063>065-262300- JEFFERSON-MADISON IL-MONROE IL-ST CHARLES-ST CLAIR IL-ST LOUIS- ST LOUIS CITY- 1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ...HOT WEATHER CONTINUES FOR THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA... HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. ACTUAL HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 94 TO 98 DEGREE RANGE. COOL OUTFLOW FROM ANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS MAY SUPPLY SOME TEMPORARY RELIEF TO SOME AREAS. THIS IS THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY WITH TEMPERATURES THIS WARM. CHECK FREQUENTLY WITH FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS THAT ARE MOST AT RISK... THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES. EVEN HEALTHY PEOPLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY. IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...WEAR LOOSE FITTING...LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. TRY TO LIMIT OUTDOOR WORK AND EXERCISE TO THE EVENING HOURS. BRITT
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 179 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Three men were injured when the truck they were standing by was struck by lightning. The men were knocked to the ground and were treated for superficial burns. The bolt melted the radio antenna, the radio, left a hole in the back window, and left burn marks on the drive's side mirror.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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