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NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 16, 3:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 340 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 .DISCUSSION... STG CDFNT FM CHICAGO TO ST LOUIS TO WEST PLAINS MISSOURI TRIGGERING SVR TSTMS ALG THE LINE. SVRL REPORTS OF 1 TO 3 INCH HAIL ACROSS THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA IN THE PAST HOUR. XTRM COLD ADVECTION FOLLOWING CLOSE BY AND TEMPS WILL FALL SOME 50 DEGREES OR SO TONIGHT. IN THE MIDST OF SVR WX AND OUR COMPUTERS ARE EXTREMELY SLOW SO THIS DISCUSSION WILL BE VERY BRIEF. SVR TSTMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CWA THIS EVENING WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE TEENS. VERY COLD AMS CONTINUES FOR NEXT 3 DAYS AND MODELS ARE VASCILLATING AS TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN BUT BASICALLY THE COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE AND WK SYSTEMS PASS BY GENERALLY TO THE SOUTH. HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE SNOW FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS BUT WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. NO TIME FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS...MORE PROBLEMS CROPPING UP HERE.... PEDIGO && .AVIATION... FOR THE 00Z TAFS... SFC LOW OVR LWR MICHIGAN WITH CDFNT THRU SOUTH BEND IN...60 MILES EAST OF ST LOUIS TO POPLAR BLUFF MO AND RACING EWD WITH VRY STRONG PRESSURE RISES ALL ALONG BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE COLD AIR RUSHES IN. NUMEROUS WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE REPORTS BEING REPORTED. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY AS BACK EDGE OF STRATUS DECK NOW ALONG THE WRN MO BORDER RACES EWD REACHING COLUMBIA BY 06Z QUINCY BY 08Z AND ST LOUIS AREA BY 12Z. VRY STG NLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME GOOD DIRECTIONAL SHEAR WILL CONTINUE. WNDS UP TO 3000 FEET WILL BE NLY UP TO 50 KTS AND WINDS AT 5-10 THSD FEET WILL BE WLY OR WSWLY AT 50-70 KTS. LRG SFC HI BUILDING IN FROM DAKOTAS TOMORROW WITH MDT FLOW AND SFC WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THOMAS/PEDIGO && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. IL...NONE. && WFO LSX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1253 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ049-051-052-059>065- 072>075-084-085-099-171900- BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN- GASCONADE-GREENE IL-IRON-JEFFERSON-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL- MADISON-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL- OSAGE-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-ST. CHARLES-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. FRANCOIS- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-STE. GENEVIEVE-WARREN-WASHINGTON- WASHINGTON IL- 1253 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...CENTRAL MISSOURI...EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI..SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS..HAIL AND EVEN A POSSIBLE TORNADO. A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVITATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ILZ097-MOZ035-036-041-042-047-048-050-171900- AUDRAIN-BOONE-CALLAWAY-COLE-MONITEAU-PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS- 1253 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CENTRAL MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. .DO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO REPORT SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ILZ095-096-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-171900- ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-KNOX-LEWIS-MARION-MONROE-SHELBY- 1253 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PATCHY FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE OVER SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO REPORTS SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. RP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
425 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0423 PM HAIL 3 E MAEYSTOWN 38.23N 90.18W
02/16/2006 E1.00 INCH MONROE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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ALSO ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.
TRUETTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
428 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0402 PM HAIL COLUMBIA 38.46N 90.23W
02/16/2006 E1.00 INCH MONROE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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TRUETTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
430 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0429 PM HAIL 5 W RED BUD 38.21N 90.09W
02/16/2006 E1.00 INCH MONROE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
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TRUETTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
444 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0442 PM HAIL MASCOUTAH 38.51N 89.81W
02/16/2006 E1.00 INCH ST. CLAIR IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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TRUETTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
452 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM HAIL FILLMORE 39.12N 89.28W
02/16/2006 E1.00 INCH MONTGOMERY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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TRUETTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
455 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM HAIL MASCOUTAH 38.51N 89.81W
02/16/2006 E1.75 INCH ST. CLAIR IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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TRUETTThe St Louis radar (KLSX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Storm spotters reported power lines down at several locations in town.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, February 2006
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: 5492863.