Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2002

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 124

April 19, 200216 counties in Illinois; 49 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Apr 19, 2002, 10:15 AM CDT for 16 counties in Illinois; 49 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 19, 2002, 10:15 AM CDT (15:15 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2002, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 65 counties

Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Perry County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Union County, IL, Washington County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Barton County, MO, Bates County, MO, Benton County, MO, Bollinger County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Henry County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Madison County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Osage County, MO, Perry County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Shannon County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Warnings issued inside it

7 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 11:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent43 min
Apr 19, 11:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPulaski35 min
Apr 19, 11:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFPhelps47 min
Apr 19, 12:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDent45 min
Apr 19, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene, Webster46 min
Apr 19, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Wayne74 min
Apr 19, 2:58 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Stoddard47 min

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 188 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2002-04-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1060 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2002-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 251 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1060 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
849 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
251 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
269 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.6

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCarroll, Jo Daviess, Rock Island, Stephenson5 hr
Apr 19, 8:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBond, Calhoun, Christian, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 13 more5 hr
Apr 19, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 17 more6 hr
Apr 19, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBond, Calhoun, Christian, Clay, Clinton, DeWitt and 20 more5 hr
Apr 19, 5:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Camden, Carroll and 17 more5 hr
Apr 19, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBarry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone, Callaway and 44 more6 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Missouri, 2002Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Illinois, 2002Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2002

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.