Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 60, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2006, 1:33 AM CST for Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 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
- Mar 13, 2006, 1:33 AM CST (07:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2006, 2:00 AM CST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pike County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1:55 AM CST | TORNADO | Eolia, MO | NEAR EOLIA...POSSIBLE TORNADO PASSED OVER US 61. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 730 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 130733
TORLSX
MOC163-130815-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0060.060313T0733Z-060313T0815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
133 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 215 AM CST
* AT 131 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
EOLIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EOLIA...ANNADA...AND PAYNESVILE.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ILLINOIS AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3924 9074 3923 9074 3923 9092 3922 9116
3922 9122 3927 9120 3949 9112 3937 9090
3934 9084
$$
CVKING3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 130747
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
147 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
MOC163-130815-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-060313T0815Z/
PIKE MO-
147 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CST FOR EASTERN
PIKE COUNTY...
AT 146 AM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO OVER SILEX...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...ANNADA.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3924 9074 3923 9074 3923 9092 3922 9116
3922 9122 3927 9120 3949 9112 3937 9090
3934 9084
$$
CVKING000
WWUS53 KLSX 130753
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
152 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
MOC163-130815-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-060313T0815Z/
PIKE MO-
152 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CST FOR EASTERN
PIKE COUNTY...
AT 151 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER ANNADA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THERE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS AT SILEX AND OLNEY IN
LINCOLN COUNTY.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...SOUTHEASTERN PIKE
COUNTY.
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 3924 9074 3923 9074 3923 9092 3922 9116
3922 9122 3927 9120 3949 9112 3937 9090
3934 9084
$$
CVKING000
WWUS53 KLSX 130800
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
200 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
MOC163-130810-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-060313T0815Z/
PIKE MO-
200 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN PIKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
THERE HAS BEEN AN UNCONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR EOLIA.
LAT...LON 3924 9074 3923 9074 3923 9092 3922 9116
3922 9122 3927 9120 3949 9112 3937 9090
3934 9084
$$
CVKINGThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 63 min |
| Mar 12, 9:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 64 min |
| Mar 12, 9:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 10:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 10:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion, Monroe, Ralls | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 10:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 10:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 10:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 11:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion, Ralls | 26 min |
| Mar 12, 11:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Shelby | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 11:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 11:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 11:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Moniteau | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 12:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Warren | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 12:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Cole | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 12:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 12:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 12:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 12:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 1:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Osage | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 1:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Warren | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 1:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 1:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 1:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 2:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 2:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 55 min |
| Mar 13, 2:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 35 min |
| Mar 13, 2:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 37 min |
| Mar 13, 2:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 3:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 26 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.