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Tornado Warning 36, NWS St. Louis, MO

November 27, 2005Saint Charles County, Saint Louis County, City of Saint Louis, Missouri; Madison County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Nov 27, 2005, 11:10 PM CST for Saint Charles County, Saint Louis County, City of Saint Louis, Missouri; Madison County, Illinois. 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, 11:10 PM CST (05:10 UTC)
Expired: Nov 27, 2005, 11:42 PM CST
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Madison County, IL, City of Saint Louis, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:11 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 27, 11:10 PM CST	TSTM WND GST 65	Clayton, MO	STRONG WINDS MOVED THE CAR OF AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER AROUND 3 FEET AT WYDOWN AND BIG BEND RD

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 27, 8:28 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 213 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 486 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 301 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 278 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLSX 280509
TORLSX
ILC119-MOC183-189-510-280545-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0036.051128T0510Z-051128T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1110 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  NORTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  ST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  WESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1145 PM CST

* AT 1105 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER LADUE...MOVING NORTH
  AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FLORISSANT
  BLACK JACK
  DELLWOOD
  SPANISH LAKE
  WEST ALTON
  PORTAGE DES SIOUX
  ALTON
  GODFREY

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 3864 9048 3859 9020 3900 9004 3900 9044

$$

TRUETT

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 280532
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1132 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

MOC183-189-510-280542-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-051128T0545Z/
ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-ST. CHARLES MO-
1132 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS AND ST. LOUIS CITY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3893 9028 3882 9011 3900 9004 3899 9027

$$

ILC119-280545-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-051128T0545Z/
MADISON IL-
1132 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY...

AT 1131 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO OVER ALTON...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...
GODFREY AND FOSTERBURG.

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 3893 9028 3882 9011 3900 9004 3899 9027

$$

TRUETT

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 280542
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1142 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

ILC119-280552-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-051128T0545Z/
MADISON IL-
1142 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH 
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2AM.

LAT...LON 3893 9028 3882 9011 3900 9004 3899 9027

$$

TRUETT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 27, 8:28 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds	32 min
Nov 27, 8:57 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington	48 min
Nov 27, 9:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Reynolds	25 min
Nov 27, 9:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson	45 min
Nov 27, 9:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington	28 min
Nov 27, 10:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	25 min
Nov 27, 10:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington	44 min
Nov 27, 10:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	38 min
Nov 28, 12:33 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve	27 min
Nov 27, 11:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair	45 min
Nov 27, 11:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Macoupin	31 min
Nov 28, 12:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair	45 min
Nov 28, 12:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Clinton, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington	48 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.