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NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 19, 1:01 PM CST, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
201 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006
.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ONTARIO ACROSS
THE DAKOTAS INTO WY WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CANADIAN
ROCKIES. COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SETTLE INTO NORTHWEST MO THURSDAY
MORNING AND SAG SLOWLY ACROSS THE REGION. THE GFS IS THE MOST
AGGRRESSIVE IN MOVING THE FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. THE WRF, UKMET AND
EUROPEAN FORECASTS ARE SLOWER WITH THE FRONT WHICH LOOKS REASONABLE
CONSIDERSING THE TIME OF YEAR IT IS. EXPECT THE FRONT TO BE ACROSS
THE OZARKS BY FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE
REGION OVER THE WEEKEND AND PROVIDE COMFORTABLE LATE JULY WEATHER.
500 MB HIGH WAS ANCHORED OVER THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS
MORNING. SHORT WAVE FROM MANITOBA INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES IS
FORECAST TO ROLL INTO QUEBEC BY THURSDAY EVENING. MODELS ARE SIMILAR
IN FORECASTING A SECOND SHORT WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL BREAK DOWN THE UPPER RIDGE AND SHIFT HIGH CENTER
INTO THE WESTERN STATES. BY FRIDAY EVENING, THE GFS, WRF, AND UKMET
HAVE HIGH CENTERED NEAR GREAT SALT LAKE WITH SHORT WAVE AND A 40-60
METER HEIGHT FALL CENTER OVER IL.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST
AREA INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. DEWPOINTS REMAINED IN THE 70S
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA WITH THE HEAT INDEX FROM 101 TO 106 ACROSS
THE STL METRO AREA TO 110 IN COU AT 18Z.
IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD, THE LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE VERY SIMILAR AT H5
SUNDAY MORNING WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND HUGE
HIGH PARKED OVER THE GREAT BASIN. UPPER RIDGE IS FORECAST TO HOLD
OVER THE WEST INTO MID WEEK WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS OUR AREA.
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 18Z TAFS...
ST AND FOG DECK THAT FORMED ERY THIS MRNG HAVE DISSIPATED WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AT ALL TAF SITES. HZ WL CONT TO PRODUCE OCNLY
MVFR VSBYS AT KUIN FOR THE NXT FEW HRS....WITH A BIT A CU FORMING
ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTN. WX SHUD RMN TRANQUIL FOR MOST SITES
TNGT...BUT MAY HV TO REINTRO SM HZ DEPENDING ON VSBY TRENDS DURG
AFTN. WL ALSO NEED TO KP AN EYE FOR PSBL CNVTN IN KUIN BY END OF TAF
FCST PD...BUT FOR NOW PROB QUITE LO SO WL LV TAF TSRA FREE.
BYRD
&&
.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR AUDRAIN-BOONE-
CALLAWAY-COLE-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-JEFFERSON-KNOX-
LEWIS-LINCOLN-MARION-MONITEAU-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-OSAGE-PIKE-
RALLS-SHELBY-ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-WARREN-WASHINGTON.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR ST. CHARLES-
ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY.
IL...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR ADAMS IL-BOND
IL-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-
JERSEY IL-MACOUPIN IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY IL-
PIKE IL-RANDOLPH IL-WASHINGTON IL.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR MADISON IL-
ST. CLAIR IL.
&&
WFO LSXHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 523 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-201300- ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOND IL-BOONE-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY- CLINTON IL-COLE-CRAWFORD-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-RANDOLPH IL-SHELBY- ST. CHARLES-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. FRANCOIS-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY- STE. GENEVIEVE-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WASHINGTON IL- 523 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND ALSO OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS... ISOLATED TORNADOES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. OTHERWISE...THERE IS ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE LATE TONIGHT FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HEAT AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES STILL IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDICES FROM 105 TO 110 EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HEAT AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH AGAIN ON THURSDAY... WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM 95 TO 103 AND HEAT INDICES FROM 105 TO 120 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RELIEF WILL COME IN THE FORM OF A COLD FRONT LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 15 TO 25 DEGREES LOWER. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...TO BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. DUE TO THE CONTINUED HIGH LEVELS OF INSTABILITY PRESENT ON THURSDAY...SOME STORMS MAY EXCEED SEVERE LIMITS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. MOZ084-085-099-201300- IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 523 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT HEAT AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES STILL IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDICES FROM 105 TO 110 EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE REGION. EXPECT SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HEAT AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH AGAIN ON THURSDAY... WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM 95 TO 103 AND HEAT INDICES FROM 105 TO 120 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RELIEF WILL COME IN THE FORM OF A COLD FRONT LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 15 TO 25 DEGREES LOWER. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...TO BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. DUE TO THE CONTINUED HIGH LEVELS OF INSTABILITY PRESENT ON THURSDAY EVENING... SOME STORMS MAY EXCEED SEVERE LIMITS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. BRITT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
648 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM BLIZZARD 1 E SILEX 39.13N 91.04W
07/19/2006 LINCOLN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.
&&
BDYEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
652 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM WIND DAMAGE 1 E SILEX 39.13N 91.04W
07/19/2006 LINCOLN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.
&&
BDYEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
700 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NW BUNKER HILL 39.05N 89.96W
07/19/2006 M92.00 MPH MACOUPIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCK BLOWN INTO DITCH.
&&
BDYEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
709 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0704 PM TSTM WND DMG FLORISSANT 38.80N 90.32W
07/19/2006 ST. LOUIS MO EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWNED LINDBERGH AND NEW HALLS FERRY ROAD.
&&
BDYEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
711 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG ST. CHARLES 38.79N 90.52W
07/19/2006 ST. CHARLES MO AMATEUR RADIO
TWO 18 WHEELERS ROLLED OVER ON 370 BRIDGE.
&&
BDYEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
715 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0709 PM TSTM WND GST BETHALTO 38.90N 90.05W
07/19/2006 M62 MPH MADISON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
BDYEThe St Louis radar (KLSX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:25 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor roof damage occurred to a building on the campus of SIUE. Also, several large trees were uprooted.
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