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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS St. Louis, MO

January 2, 2006Saint Louis County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 2, 2006, 4:55 AM CST for Saint Louis County, Missouri. It was in force for 50 min. 2 reports 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: Jan 2, 2006, 4:55 AM CST (10:55 UTC)
Expired: Jan 2, 2006, 5:45 AM CST
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Saint Louis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:56 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
Jan 2, 5:00 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Des Peres, MO	ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING...MAILBOX DESTROYED
Jan 2, 5:30 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Woodson Terrace, MO	CAR PORT BLOWN OVER.

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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 5 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
Jan 2, 2:15 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 235 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: 632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 233 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 193 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 021055
SVRLSX
MOC189-021145-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0013.060102T1055Z-060102T1145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
455 AM CST MON JAN 2 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 545 AM CST

* AT 451 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  ELLISVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MANCHESTER
  TOWN AND COUNTRY
  MARYLAND HEIGHTS
  CREVE COEUR
  ST. ANN
  BRIDGETON
  HAZELWOOD
  FLORISSANT

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3851 9072 3850 9049 3882 9017 3883 9044

$$

BRITT

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 Jan 2, 3:20 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 3:20 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
320 AM CST MON JAN 2 2006

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY WRM WX CONTINUES OVR AREA. NOT MUCH TIME FOR DISCUSSION
DUE TO LOTS OF SVR WX IN IMMEDIATE AREA. SFC LOW FCST TO MOVE ENE
INTO CNTRL IL BY 18Z. DWPTS ARE 55 TO 60 AND DRY LN PUNCHING INTO
AREA FROM S CNTRL MO. CHGG WX COND SHOULD EVOLVE INTO LOW CLDS AND
LIGHT RAIN/DRZL BHD LOW AND TEMPS SHOULD FALL SLOWLY THROUGH THE
DAY...MORE QUICKLY IN AFTN WITH MDT NWLY FLOW.  THIS WILL BE THE
MOST IMPORTANT WX EVENT OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 15TH...WFO ST LOUIS WILL BEGIN ISSUING AN
AVIATION DISCUSSION WITH EVERY SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF TERMINAL
AERODROME FORECASTS.

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL EXCEPT KNOX AND LEWIS COUNTIES UNTIL 800
AM.
IL...TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL EXCEPT ADAMS AND BROWN COUNTIES UNTIL
800 AM
.
&&

PEDIGO

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 3:50 PM CST, 13 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
350 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2006

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-021200-
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOND IL-BOONE-BROWN IL-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-
350 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA.  THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...WITH
SOMEWHAT LESSER CHANCES FOR DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE WILL BE A CONTINUING CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY MORNING
FOR AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF THE ST LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA.  AT THIS
TIME...SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

TES

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 2, 3:17 AM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
317 AM CST MON JAN 02 2006

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

0313 AM     HAIL             WARRENTON               38.82N 91.14W
01/02/2006  0.75 INCH        WARREN             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CVKING

Local storm report, Jan 2, 3:48 AM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
348 AM CST MON JAN 02 2006

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

0335 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     FOLEY                   39.05N 90.74W
01/02/2006                   LINCOLN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR...LOOKING TOWARD FOLEY/WINFIELD
            AREA...SEEING FUNNEL CLOUD BETWEEN LIGHTNING STRIKES.

&&

CVKING

Local storm report, Jan 2, 3:50 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
350 AM CST MON JAN 02 2006

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

0345 AM     HAIL             3 N UNION               38.49N 91.01W
01/02/2006  0.75 INCH        FRANKLIN           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CVKING

Local storm report, Jan 2, 3:58 AM CST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
358 AM CST MON JAN 02 2006

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

0215 AM     HAIL             2 W GERALD              38.40N 91.37W
01/02/2006  1.75 INCH        GASCONADE          MO   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0340 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW MELLE               38.71N 90.88W
01/02/2006                   ST. CHARLES        MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            12 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN OVER.

&&

CVKING

Local storm report, Jan 2, 4:00 AM CST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
400 AM CST MON JAN 02 2006

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

0342 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 NE WRIGHT CITY        38.84N 91.01W
01/02/2006                   WARREN             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WALL CLOUD REPORTED NORTHEAST OF WRIGHT CITY BY TRAINED
            WEATHER SPOTTER.

&&

CVKING

Local storm report, Jan 2, 4:35 AM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
435 AM CST MON JAN 02 2006

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

0432 AM     HAIL             5 NE LAKE ST. LOUIS     38.84N 90.73W
01/02/2006  0.88 INCH        ST. CHARLES        MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CVKING

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 2, 1:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Gasconade	44 min
Jan 2, 1:39 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Warren	51 min
Jan 2, 1:46 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade	44 min
Jan 2, 2:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lincoln	39 min
Jan 2, 2:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Osage	51 min
Jan 2, 2:31 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Franklin, Saint Charles, Warren	44 min
Jan 2, 2:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lincoln	48 min
Jan 2, 3:03 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Pike	42 min
Jan 2, 3:15 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Saint Charles	45 min
Jan 2, 3:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin	47 min
Jan 2, 3:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Franklin, Saint Charles	34 min
Jan 2, 4:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Reynolds	40 min
Jan 2, 4:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Pike	51 min
Jan 2, 4:32 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Saint Charles	43 min
Jan 2, 4:37 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson	38 min
Jan 2, 4:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Iron	25 min
Jan 2, 5:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson	33 min
Jan 2, 5:18 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	27 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.