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Tornado Warning 32, NWS St. Louis, MO

November 27, 2005Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Nov 27, 2005, 8:28 PM CST for Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 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
Nov 27, 2005, 8:28 PM CST (02:28 UTC)
Expired
Nov 27, 2005, 9:00 PM CST
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Iron County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 27, 8:55 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG4 Ne Centerville, MOLARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 21 BETWEEN CENTERVILLE AND LESTERVILLE.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 27, 8:28 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 246 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 00:00Z on 2005-11-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 70 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2005-11-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 196 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
70 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1004 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLSX 280229
TORLSX
MOC093-179-280300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0032.051128T0228Z-051128T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
828 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

* UNTIL 900 PM CST

* AT 823 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 18 MILES SOUTH OF
  REYNOLDS...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  REYNOLDS
  OATES
  BIXBY
  BELLEVIEW

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN ST LOUIS.

LAT...LON 3717 9129 3710 9109 3774 9065 3773 9115

$$

TRUETT
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KLSX 280249
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
848 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

MOC093-179-280300-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-051128T0300Z/
REYNOLDS MO-IRON MO-
848 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR WESTERN 
IRON AND REYNOLDS COUNTIES...

AT 845 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO OVER CORRIDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...
BLACK...OATES...AND CENTERVILLE.

NIGHTTIME AND THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM WILL MEAN THAT 
DANGEROUS WEATHER WILL HIT QUICKLY.  DO NOT WAIT...IF YOU ARE IN THE 
PATH OF THIS STORM TAKE COVER NOW

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3717 9129 3710 9109 3774 9065 3773 9115

$$

TRUETT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 27, 8:57 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXIron, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington48 min
Nov 27, 9:20 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXReynolds25 min
Nov 27, 9:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson45 min
Nov 27, 9:47 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXIron, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington28 min
Nov 27, 10:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis25 min
Nov 27, 10:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Francois, Washington44 min
Nov 27, 10:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis38 min
Nov 27, 11:10 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis32 min
Nov 28, 12:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve27 min

Nearby

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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.