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Tornado Warning 65, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 13, 2006Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2006, 3:53 AM CST for Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 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, 3:53 AM CST (09:53 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2006, 4:19 AM CST
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Sainte Genevieve County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:57 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 13, 4:05 AM CSTTSTM WND GST 60Ste. Genevieve, MO

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 13, 1:06 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 283 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2006-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 730 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2006-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 286 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLSX 130952
TORLSX
MOC186-131030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0065.060313T0953Z-060313T1030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
353 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

* UNTIL 430 AM CST

* AT 347 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 8 MILES WEST OF ROCKY
  RIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STE. GENEVIEVE...
  ST. MARY...

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 1100 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST
MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3782 9040 3788 9046 3793 9039 3798 9032
      3804 9040 3810 9026 3803 9012 3796 9000
      3795 8996 3790 8999 3787 8995 3784 8999

$$

CARNEY
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KLSX 131001
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
401 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

MOC186-131030-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-060313T1030Z/
STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
401 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CST FOR NORTHERN
STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY...

AT 357 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION WHICH IS CAPABLE 
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER ROCKY RIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...
STE. GENEVIEVE.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WAS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

LAT...LON 3782 9040 3788 9046 3793 9039 3798 9032
      3804 9040 3810 9026 3803 9012 3796 9000
      3795 8996 3790 8999 3787 8995 3784 8999

$$

CARNEY
000 
WWUS53 KLSX 131019
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
418 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

MOC186-131028-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-060313T1030Z/
STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
418 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN STE. GENEVIEVE 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 700 AM CST.

LAT...LON 3782 9040 3788 9046 3793 9039 3798 9032
      3804 9040 3810 9026 3803 9012 3796 9000
      3795 8996 3790 8999 3787 8995 3784 8999

$$

CARNEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 6:12 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXPike63 min
Mar 12, 9:11 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMonroe64 min
Mar 12, 9:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox47 min
Mar 12, 10:05 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXAudrain, Boone24 min
Mar 12, 10:10 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMarion, Monroe, Ralls34 min
Mar 12, 10:20 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMonroe40 min
Mar 12, 10:34 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXCole, Moniteau52 min
Mar 12, 10:41 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMonroe29 min
Mar 12, 11:04 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMarion, Ralls26 min
Mar 12, 11:09 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXLewis, Marion, Shelby35 min
Mar 12, 11:10 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXCallaway, Osage50 min
Mar 12, 11:47 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMontgomery34 min
Mar 12, 11:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMoniteau39 min
Mar 13, 12:03 AM CSTTornado WarningLSXLincoln, Warren33 min
Mar 13, 12:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Cole29 min
Mar 13, 12:26 AM CSTTornado WarningLSXLincoln40 min
Mar 13, 12:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway45 min
Mar 13, 12:35 AM CSTTornado WarningLSXCallaway40 min
Mar 13, 12:49 AM CSTTornado WarningLSXMontgomery40 min
Mar 13, 1:06 AM CSTTornado WarningLSXGasconade, Osage39 min
Mar 13, 1:15 AM CSTTornado WarningLSXLincoln, Warren44 min
Mar 13, 1:33 AM CSTTornado WarningLSXPike27 min
Mar 13, 1:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXReynolds25 min
Mar 13, 1:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade44 min
Mar 13, 1:57 AM CSTTornado WarningLSXReynolds29 min
Mar 13, 2:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles44 min
Mar 13, 2:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Washington55 min
Mar 13, 2:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis35 min
Mar 13, 2:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison37 min
Mar 13, 2:47 AM CSTTornado WarningLSXMadison25 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.