Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 19, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 19, 2006
Start: 2006-07-19T20:50
End: 2006-07-19T20:50
Location: Missouri

July 19, 2006 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 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 Jul 19, 7:54 PM CST, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 7:54 PM CST, 56 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
854 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER SPEAKING WITH SPC...HAVE LOCALLY EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 692 INTO IRON...MADISON AND REYNOLDS COUNTY EFFECTIVE UNTIL
11 PM BASED ON RADAR AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS. HAVE ALSO CANCELLED THE
WATCH IN AREAS WHERE THE MCS HAS ALREADY MOVED THROUGH. NEW ZFP
WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

&&

.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 LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 4:23 PM CST, 4 hours 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS 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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:03 PM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
903 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     HAIL             POTOSI                  37.94N 90.78W
07/19/2006  M0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            50+ MPH ESTIMATED WIND GUST.

&&

BDYE

Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:12 PM CST, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
912 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S POTOSI              37.89N 90.78W
07/19/2006                   WASHINGTON         MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            18 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN. NUMEROUS SHINGLES BLOWN
            OFF ROOFS.

&&

BDYE

Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:14 PM CST, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
914 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 PM     TSTM WND GST     PACIFIC                 38.48N 90.75W
07/19/2006  E60 MPH          FRANKLIN           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF HOUSE.

&&

BDYE

Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:38 PM CST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
938 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     IRONDALE                37.83N 90.67W
07/19/2006                   WASHINGTON         MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS DOWN- 2 INCH IN DIAMETER - A FEW LIMBS A
            LITTLE LARGER.

&&

BDYE

Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:48 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
948 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DE SOTO                 38.14N 90.56W
07/19/2006                   JEFFERSON          MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            SEVERELY DAMAGED HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS...NUMEROUS
            TREES UPROOTED OR DOWNED IN AND SOUTH OF DESOTO MO.
            DAMAGED OCCURRED BETWEEN 825 AND 840 PM

&&

BDYE

Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:49 PM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
949 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     UNIVERSITY CITY         38.67N 90.33W
07/19/2006                   ST. LOUIS          MO   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN.

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. ANN                 38.73N 90.39W
07/19/2006                   ST. LOUIS          MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF DAMAGE TO MAIN TERMINAL AT LAMBERT FIELD...ALSO

            NUMEROUS SIGNS DOWN WITH DEBRIS BLOWN ALL AROUND THE AREA

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. CHARLES             38.79N 90.52W
07/19/2006                   ST. CHARLES        MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN AND ARCING CAUSING A NUMBER OF
            FIRES AND ALARMS WITHIN THE CITY OF ST CHARLES

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. LOUIS               38.64N 90.24W
07/19/2006                   ST. LOUIS CITY     MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 1 INJ *** BUILDING NEXT TO THE EADS BRIDGE COLLAPSED
            ONTO THE BRIDGE - THE BRIDGE IS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC

0740 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. LOUIS               38.64N 90.24W
07/19/2006                   ST. LOUIS CITY     MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 1 INJ *** PARTIAL BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SOULARD AT
            LINCOLN AND SIDNEY STREETS

&&

FGLASS

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:47 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Reynolds

When: July 19, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Reynolds County, Centerville
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.433, -90.967

Several trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, July 2006

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: 5523965.