Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 102, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Sep 22, 2006, 3:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 47 min. 5 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
- Sep 22, 2006, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2006, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 3:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Pilot Knob, MO | POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN |
| Sep 22, 3:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 Se Farmington, MO | TREE DEBRIS FALLING FROM THE SKY |
| Sep 22, 3:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | Mine La Motte, MO | *** 2 INJ *** 2 INDIVIDUALS TRAPPED...POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN |
| Sep 22, 3:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Fredericktown, MO | LARGE LIMBS DOWN |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mine La Motte, MO | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AND DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 1:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 307 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
- 409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 642 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 363 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 8.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 222014
TORLSX
MOC093-123-186-187-222100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0102.060922T2013Z-060922T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
313 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
SOUTHERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
SOUTHERN STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
* AT 252 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
OATES IN NORTHERN REYNOLDS COUNTY. NWS DOPPLER RADAR IS TRACKING
THIS STORM LOCATED AT 315 PM CDT AT 4 MILES WEST OF PILOT
KNOB...OR ABOUT NEAR IRONTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSELLE...
KNOB LICK...
JUNCTION CITY...
FREDERICKTOWN...
WOMAC...
COFFMAN...
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.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND EASTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3776 9065 3763 9075 3755 9073 3756 9055
3756 9015 3764 9015 3779 9003
$$
TES2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 222033
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
333 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
MOC093-222043-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-060922T2100Z/
IRON MO-
333 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR IRON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3775 9049 3756 9040 3756 9015 3764 9015
3784 8998 3785 9032
$$
MOC123-186-187-222100-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-060922T2100Z/
MADISON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
333 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
STE. GENEVIEVE...SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCOIS AND NORTHEASTERN MADISON
COUNTIES...
AT 331 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KNOB LICK...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF FREDERICKTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS
STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...WOMAC...COFFMAN AND
MINNITH.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 3775 9049 3756 9040 3756 9015 3764 9015
3784 8998 3785 9032
$$
TES000
WWUS53 KLSX 222101
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
401 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
MOC123-186-187-222111-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-060922T2100Z/
MADISON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
401 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN STE. GENEVIEVE...SOUTHEASTERN ST.
FRANCOIS AND NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3775 9049 3756 9040 3756 9015 3764 9015
3784 8998 3785 9032
$$
TESThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Washington | 76 min |
| Sep 22, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 43 min |
| Sep 22, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 63 min |
| Sep 22, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Francois, Washington | 41 min |
| Sep 22, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Washington | 37 min |
| Sep 22, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 62 min |
| Sep 22, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Sep 22, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 49 min |
| Sep 22, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 58 min |
| Sep 22, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Sep 22, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 48 min |
| Sep 22, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Washington | 56 min |
| Sep 22, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 44 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.