Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2003, 6:18 PM CDT for Washington County, Illinois. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2003, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2003, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Washington County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1451 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
808
WUUS53 KLSX 102318
SVRLSX
ILC189-110000-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
618 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 618 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIVELY GROVE...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVELY GROVE
OKAWVILLE
NASHVILLE
ASHLEY
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...AND HAS DOWNED
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN THE
INTERIOR PORTION OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS
AND WINDOWS
LAT...LON 3825 8916 3823 8959 3827 8971 3841 8970
3848 8957 3847 8948 3851 8935 3850 8917
$$
CVKINGWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, 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 this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 10, 2:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 2:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 200 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003 ETA AND AVN MODLS INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL AND THE SOUTH PORTION OF CWA... CO FLOOD GUD INDICATED 1-2 OF RAIN FOR TNGT. SGF HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTION OF MISSOURI CLOUSE TO OUR AREA...SO WILL ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FAM AREA TNGT. OTHERWISE A WET FCST ON TAP FOR OUR CWA. TONIGHT MOST OF THE RAIN WILL STAY CNTRL AND SOUTH. CONTINUE WITH GOOD CHC FOR WED AND WED NIGHT. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT JUST A CHC WILL DO FOR US...A WEAK UPPPER TROF ALONG WITH SFC FRNT WILL PRODUCE RAIN MAIN IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF MO. THE CHC WILL CONTINUE FRI THRU SUN. TEMPS FCST WILL BE CLOUSE TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR... MEX LOOK OK. .STL...A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN ONE THIRD OF OUT CWA TNGT. CITIES IN THIS WATCH ARE...FARMINTON...PATOSI...STE GENEVIEVE...CUBA...ELLINGTON....LATTY...STEELVILLE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 5:40 AM CDT, 12 hours 38 minutes before
ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-111200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 540 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN BY LATE MORNING...BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST THOMAS MISSOURI EAST TO NASHVILLE ILLINOIS. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CUBA...ELLINGTON...FARMINGTON AND SPARTA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT... HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LSX (ALL LOWER CASE) GKS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 10, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
500 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0455 PM CUBA MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 CRAWFORD SEVERAL LARGE SIGNS AND
TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
REPORTED BY SEVERE
WEATHER SPOTTERS.Local storm report, Jun 10, 5:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
516 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0505 PM 3S WARRENTON MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 WARREN SEVERAL LARGE TREES
DOWNED ON HWY U. REPORTED
BY WARREN COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
0505 PM BOURBON MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
06/10/03 CRAWFORD ALSO LARGE TREE LIMBS
DOWNED. REPORTED BY
SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS.Local storm report, Jun 10, 5:25 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
525 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM WENTZVILLE MO 1.00 INCH HAIL
06/10/03 ST CHARLES REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATOR.
0520 PM 1N MARTHASVILLE MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 WARREN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
WARREN COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
0520 PM NEW MELLE MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST CHARLES NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR.Local storm report, Jun 10, 5:47 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
547 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM OFALLON MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST CHARLES LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
PUBLIC REPORT.
0535 PM ST. PETERS MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST CHARLES 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE
DOWNED AT MEXICO AND MID
RIVERS ROAD. REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR.Local storm report, Jun 10, 5:58 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
558 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0550 PM JENNINGS MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 ST LOUIS TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
ST LOUIS COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
0550 PM IMPERIAL MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 JEFFERSON NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.Local storm report, Jun 10, 6:10 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
610 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0600 PM BARNHART MO WIND DAMAGE
06/10/03 JEFFERSON TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 40 min |
| Jun 10, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Saint Clair | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 6:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion | 46 min |
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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.