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Tornado Warning 89, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2006, 6:53 PM CDT for Macoupin County, Madison County, Illinois. It was in force for 52 min. 11 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
- Jul 19, 2006, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2006, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 7:05 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Maryville, IL | REPORTED NEAR I-55 AND I-70 |
| Jul 19, 7:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 N Bunker Hill, IL | 911 RELAYED REPORT OF POSSIBLE TORNADO ON HIGHWAY 159 HEADING SOUTH |
| Jul 19, 7:08 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Granite City, IL | TREES DOWN |
| Jul 19, 7:09 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | Bethalto, IL | |
| Jul 19, 7:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bethalto, IL | DAMAGE TO HANGERS AT THE ST LOUIS REGIONAL AIRPORT |
| Jul 19, 7:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bethalto, IL | ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF APARTMENT BUILDING. 2 LARGE TREES IN SAME AREA UPROOTED. |
| Jul 19, 7:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Troy, IL | 6 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN. |
| Jul 19, 7:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Collinsville, IL | 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN NEAR I-270 AND 157 |
| Jul 19, 7:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Granite City, IL | PIECES OF ROOFING BLOWN OFF CAMPUS BUILDING AT SIU. 6 TO 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED. |
| Jul 19, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Edwardsville, IL | NUMEROUS 2 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN - DEBRIS SPREAD ABOUT FROM THUNDERSTORMS WINDS. LOCATION OF DAMAGE HWY 157/270 |
| Jul 19, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hamel, IL | POWER LINES DOWN AT I-55 AND 157 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1900 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 874 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLSX 192353 TORLSX ILC117-119-200045- /O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0089.060719T2353Z-060720T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 653 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS * UNTIL 745 PM CDT * AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR WILSONVILLE...OR ABOUT NEAR STAUNTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PRAIRIETOWN... LIVINGSTON... WORDEN... CARPENTER... MARINE... EDWARDSVILLE... GLEN CARBON... TROY... MARYVILLE... ST. JACOB... 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 NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND EASTERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3910 8972 3907 9009 3869 9019 3871 8961 $$ GLASS
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLSX 200006 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 706 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 ILC117-119-200045- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-060720T0045Z/ MADISON IL-MACOUPIN IL- 706 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN AND MADISON COUNTIES... AT 701 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WORDEN...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STAUNTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE... KAUFMAN...FRUIT...KUHN...MARINE...EDWARDSVILLE...GLEN CARBON... TROY...MARYVILLE...ST. JACOB AND COLLINSVILLE. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3910 8972 3907 9009 3867 9015 3867 8961 $$ GLASS
000 WWUS53 KLSX 200046 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 747 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 ILC119-200057- /O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-060720T0045Z/ MADISON IL- 747 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MADISON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 745 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM. LAT...LON 3900 8969 3901 9012 3867 9015 3867 8961 $$ GLASS
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery | 55 min |
| Jul 19, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 62 min |
| Jul 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Saint Clair | 43 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.