triggering showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms became severe and/or caused flash flooding.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
A warm front lifted northward through the region...triggering showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms became severe and/or caused flash flooding.
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 Jun 24, 5:52 AM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 652 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .DISCUSSION... /324 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008/ PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE TRYING TO NAIL DOWN PRECIPITATION CHANCES AS PATTERN SHIFTS TO MORE SUMMER-LIKE QUASI-ZONAL FLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WEVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. ONGOING CONVECTION OVER NEBRASKA AND NORTHEAST KANSAS IS DEVELOPING AN MCV WHICH SHOULD DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN IA/NORTHERN MO TODAY. AT THE SURFACE...A WARM FRONT CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TODAY BRINGING MORE HUMIDITY BACK TO THE MID- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE HINTING AT SCATTERED PRECIP ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BI-STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE MCV...AND NAM IS DEVELOPING SOME DECENT MUCAPE IN THE VICINITY OF THE WARM FRONT WHICH WILL BE LIFTING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. NSSL AND SPC 4KM WRF MODELS ALSO BREAK PRECIP OUT OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE IT SOUTHEAST ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ITS UNCLEAR AS TO WHETHER THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE NOCTURNAL CONVECTION WHICH IS ONGOING OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AT THIS TIME...OR IF ITS ASSOCIATED MORE WITH THE APPROACHING MCV AND SURFACE BOUNDARY. REGARDLESS...HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP MID-HIGH CHANCE POPS GOING ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA TODAY...FADING DOWN TO LOW CHANCE ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS. HAVE KEPT 30-40 POPS ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWFA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WHICH LOOKS TO STAY CLOSER TO GREATER BAROCLINICITY/MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW LEVEL JET AT NIGHT...AND ALSO CLOSER TO THE SURFACE FRONT WHICH BECOMES QUASI- STATIONARY SOMEWHERE OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA OR IOWA DUE TO NOCTURNAL CONVECTION. CLOUDS/PRECIP SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES UP THERE SOMEWHAT SUPPRESSED AS WELL...WHILE THE REST OF THE AREA WARMS UP INTO THE 90S BY TOMORROW. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGS RELATIVELY MOIST AIR BACK INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL STICK WITH US AT LEAST UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND WHEN THE GFS IS ADVERTISING A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH SHOULD BRING THE AREA COOLER TEMPS BACK IN THE 80S AND LOWER HUMIDITY. CARNEY && .AVIATION... /637 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008/ FOR THE 12Z TAFS... THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CLOUD TOPS HAVE WARMED SLIGHTLY WITH THE MCS FROM NORTHWEST MISSOURI INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. SOME RATHER INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL OCCURING IN NW MO AND THE QUESTION IS IF THESE WILL HOLD TOGETHER AS THEY MOVE EAST AND IF THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL SOUTHWARD DEVELOPMENT. THE AIR MASS SOUTH OF THIS CONVECTION SHOULD GET QUITE UNSTABLE TODAY WITH HEATING AND THIS AIR WILL BE FEEDING THE THUNDERSTORM CLUSTER...SO MY CURRENT THINKING IS THAT AT LEAST SOME CONVECTION WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI LATER THIS MORNING AND WILL IMPACT KUIN THIS AFTERNOON. LIFT VIA THE BROAD SWLY LLJ WILL REMAIN FOCUSED FROM IA INTO NE MO AND WEST CENTRAL IL TONIGHT SUGGESTING THERE COULD BE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS JUST ABOUT ANYTIME. I THINK THE BEST PROBABILITY WILL BE OVERNIGHT AND THUS ADDED A PROB GROUP FOR KUIN. FUTHER SOUTH THERE IS ALOT MORE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING BOTH POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND COVERAGE. ATTM OPTED TO NOT MENTION ANY STORMS GIVEN THESE CAVEATS AND HAVE PREDOMINATELY VFR CONDS. GLASS && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR LINCOLN. IL...NONE. && WFO LSX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 613 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-251115- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 613 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SOME STORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS COULD BE STRONG PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. MODERATE TO MAJOR RIVER FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS. SEE THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO MAJOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS. SEE THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS IF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1 CARNEY
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:01 UTC.
3 flash flood, 2 lightning, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 17 year old male was struck by lightning in Binder Memorial State Park west of Jefferson City. The victim was revived by paramedics and airlifted to a local hospital. He was released from the hospital a week later.
A 26 year old male was struck by lightning at the Deerfield Mobile Home Park. He was revived on the scene by paramedics and taken to the hospital.
Slow moving thunderstorms dumped up to 6 inches of rain over Knox county. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding including Highway 151 just south of Highway 156, Route K west of Colony, Highway 15 south of Edina, and Highway F north of Novelty.
Slow moving thunderstorms dumped up to 5 inches of rain over Shelby county. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding including Route M just west of Route BB, Route H near the intersection of Routes H and K, Route N north of Lentner, and Route W just south of Route J. Also, in the town of Bethel, flood waters filled a couple of basements causing moderate damage and a propane tank tipped over in the flood waters, snapping the gas line. No injuries were reported.
Slow moving thunderstorms dumped up to 5 inches of rain on Lewis County. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding including Highway 16 between Monticello and Canton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 2008
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: 119916, 119915, 119917, 119918, 119919, 119924, 119925, 119927.