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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 13, 2005Greene County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2005, 5:42 PM CDT for Greene County, Illinois. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 13, 2005, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2005, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Greene County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 13, 6:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Greenfield, IL	A POWER LINE WAS REPORTED DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 18 minutes after it went out.

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 13, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 174 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 141 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 963 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KLSX 132242
SVRLSX
ILC061-132330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0161.050613T2242Z-050613T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
542 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 537 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARROLLTON...OR ABOUT 10
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITE HALL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CARROLLTON
  WHITE HALL
  ROODHOUSE
  ATHENSVILLE

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 3952 9058 3923 9057 3927 9017 3953 9016
      3952 9036

$$

CARNEY

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 132255
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
555 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

ILC061-132330-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-050613T2330Z/
GREENE IL-
555 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
GREENE COUNTY...

AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH FROM PATTERSON TO
WOODY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON...ROODHOUSE...BARROW...WRIGHTS...ROCKBRIDGE...GREENFIELD
AND ATHENSVILLE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

LAT...LON 3952 9058 3923 9057 3927 9017 3953 9016
      3952 9036

$$

CARNEY

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 132309
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
609 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

ILC061-132330-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-050613T2330Z/
GREENE IL-
609 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
GREENE COUNTY...

AT 607 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH FROM ROODHOUSE
TO ROCKBRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
INCLUDE...ATHENSVILLE...GREENFIELD...AND FAYETTE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

LAT...LON 3952 9058 3923 9057 3927 9017 3953 9016
      3952 9036

$$

CARNEY

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 132330
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
630 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

ILC061-132337-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-050613T2330Z/
GREENE IL-
630 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GREENE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3952 9058 3923 9057 3927 9017 3953 9016
      3952 9036

$$

CARNEY

What 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 13, 1:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
145 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA WITH
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TRAILING SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LOW
WILL MOVE INTO WISCONSIN TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT
TRAILING SOUTHWARD ACROSS ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND DOMINATE OUR
WEATHER PATTERN INTO THE WEEKEND WITH COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM FOR A PORTION OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. CAP LAPS DATA INDICATED
LIS OF -5 TO -7 ACROSS THIS AREA WHILE CAPES HAVE INCREASED INTO
THE 2000-3000 J/KG RANGE. CAP WAS RAPIDLY ERODING ACROSS CENTRAL
MISSOURI DURING THE PAST HOUR WITH ISOLATED ELEVATED CONVECTION THAT
REGION.

MODELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH MOISTURE FIELDS FOR TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. MODELS ADVECT MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY
WITH KS FORECAST BELOW 20 ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY 12Z.

HIGHER 850 MOISTURE HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH MID TEEN C
DEWPOINTS. SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE ADVECTION/TRANSPORT IS FORECAST BY
THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH AREA OF ADVECTION MOVING OFF RAPIDLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. COOLER AND DRIER 850 MB AIR WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE
AREA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE GFS AND NAM ARE SIMILAR IN
FORECASTSING 10C TO 12C TEMPS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THE UKMET AND NAM FORECAST SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE
ADVECTION/TRANSPORT BACK INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON THURSDAY
MORNING. EXPECT CONVECTION TO REMAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST OF FORECAST
AREA.

H5 SHORT WAVE ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL SWING
NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT. MODELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR IN MOVING SYSTEM
INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA/OHIO VALLEY LATE ON WEDNESDAY WITH UPPER RIDGE
BUILDING INTO THE GREAT PLAINS.

IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD, THE 13/00Z RUN OF THE EUROPEAN AND THE
12/06Z RUN OF THE DGEX ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH A H5 CLOSED LOW OVER
SOUTHEAST ONTARIO THURSDAY EVENING WITH RIDGE AXIS FROM THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. UPPER RIDGE IS FORECAST TO AMPLIFY
INTO THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS AND CENTRAL U.S. WITH DEEP
TROF OR CLOSED LOW OVER THE EASATERN U.S. AND ALONG THE PACIFIC
COAST.

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
345 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-141200-
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOND IL-BOONE-BROWN-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY-CLINTON IL-
COLE-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-GREENE IL-IRON-JEFFERSON-
JERSEY IL-KNOX-LEWIS-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON-MADISON IL-MARION-
MARION IL-MONITEAU-MONROE-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL-OSAGE-
PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-SHELBY-ST CHARLES-
ST CLAIR IL-ST FRANCOIS-ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-STE GENEVIEVE-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WASHINGTON IL-
345 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI
AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.  THE
PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AS THE COLD FRONT FINALLY EXITS THE REGION.  WHILE
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BE WANING...ENOUGH IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE SOME THUNDERSTORMS.  HOWEVER...NONE OF THE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:29 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
529 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

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

0515 PM     TSTM WND GST     WENTZVILLE              38.81N 90.86W
06/13/2005  62 MPH           ST. CHARLES        MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:34 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
534 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

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

0515 PM     BLIZZARD         5 SW COTTLEVILLE        38.70N 90.71W
06/13/2005                   ST. CHARLES        MO   PUBLIC

            12 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN IN OFALLON.

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:36 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
536 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

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

0520 PM     TORNADO          BRIGHTON                39.04N 90.14W
06/13/2005                   MACOUPIN           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO REPORTED NORTH OF BRIGHTON ILLINOIS.

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:38 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
538 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

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

0525 PM     HAIL             2 NW COTTLEVILLE        38.77N 90.68W
06/13/2005  0.75 INCH        ST. CHARLES        MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT HIGHWAY K AND N.

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:39 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
539 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

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

0530 PM     HAIL             MEDORA                  39.18N 90.14W
06/13/2005  1.00 INCH        MACOUPIN           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:42 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
542 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005

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

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ORCHARD FARMS           38.88N 90.45W
06/13/2005                   ST. CHARLES        MO   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN AND SIDING DAMAGED ON A HOME DUE TO WIND
            GUSTS.

&&

SDD

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Clinton, Washington	50 min
Jun 13, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams	52 min
Jun 13, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Bond, Fayette, Marion	48 min
Jun 13, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams	18 min
Jun 13, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Jersey	50 min
Jun 13, 4:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Jersey	27 min
Jun 13, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Pike	49 min
Jun 13, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Greene	33 min
Jun 13, 5:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Jersey, Macoupin	63 min
Jun 13, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun	34 min
Jun 13, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Jersey	27 min
Jun 13, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jersey	31 min
Jun 13, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Madison	46 min
Jun 13, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Macoupin, Montgomery	39 min
Jun 13, 6:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Montgomery	39 min
Jun 13, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Monroe, Saint Clair	64 min
Jun 13, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Montgomery	35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.