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Tornado Warning 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

January 2, 2006Franklin County, Saint Charles County, Warren County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2006, 2:31 AM CST for Franklin County, Saint Charles County, Warren County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 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: Jan 2, 2006, 2:31 AM CST (08:31 UTC)
Expired: Jan 2, 2006, 3:15 AM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Franklin County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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, 3:00 AM CST	TORNADO	2 W New Melle, MO	POSSIBLE TORNADO ON THE GROUND...CITIZEN REPORTS LOUD ROARING NOISE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS T AND D. THIS IS ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF NEW MELLE.

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
Jan 2, 2:15 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 262 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

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLSX 020831
TORLSX
MOC071-183-219-020915-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0002.060102T0831Z-060102T0915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
231 AM CST MON JAN 2 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  WESTERN ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 315 AM CST

* AT 229 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  WASHINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WASHINGTON
  DUTZOW
  NEW MELLE
  LAKE ST. LOUIS
  OFALLON
  ST. PAUL

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 3856 9118 3843 9112 3879 9046 3890 9078

$$

BRITT

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 020854
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
253 AM CST MON JAN 2 2006

MOC071-020903-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060102T0915Z/
FRANKLIN MO-
253 AM CST MON JAN 2 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE AREA.  
HOWEVER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM...SO PEOPLE 
THROUGHOUT FRANKLIN COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE REMAINDER OF 
THE PREDAWN HOURS.

LAT...LON 3861 9117 3857 9102 3855 9091 3879 9055
      3890 9078

$$

MOC183-219-020915-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060102T0915Z/
ST. CHARLES MO-WARREN MO-
253 AM CST MON JAN 2 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND WESTERN ST. CHARLES COUNTIES...

AT 249 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO OVER DUTZOW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...
NEW MELLE...DEFIANCE...LAKE ST. LOUIS...DARDENNE PRAIRIE...OFALLON
AND WENTZVILLE.

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 3861 9117 3857 9102 3855 9091 3879 9055
      3890 9078

$$
TRUETT

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, 2:42 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, 4:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Louis	50 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.