Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 14, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 8, 2007, 4:12 PM CDT for Lewis County, Missouri. It was in force for 63 min. 4 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
- Aug 8, 2007, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2007, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lewis County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 4:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | La Belle, MO | SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. THREE STRUCTURES DAMAGED IN THE TOWN OF LA BELLE. |
| Aug 8, 4:41 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Se La Belle, MO | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL BETWEEN LABELLE AND LEWISTOWN ON HIGHWAY 6. |
| Aug 8, 4:41 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | N La Belle, MO | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL BETWEEN LABELLE AND LEWISTOWN ON HIGHWAY 6. |
| Aug 8, 4:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Lewistown, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1214 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 082112
TORLSX
MOC111-082215-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0014.070808T2112Z-070808T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
412 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 409 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 9 MILES WEST OF LA
BELLE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDINA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA BELLE...
STEFFENVILLE...
LEWISTOWN...
EWING...
MAYWOOD...
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
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 3995 9145 3995 9196 3998 9196 3999 9195
4014 9195 4026 9195 4007 9150
$$
CVKING5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLSX 082118 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 417 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 MOC111-082215- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070808T2215Z/ LEWIS MO- 417 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR LEWIS COUNTY... AT 413 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF LA BELLE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF EDINA OR NEAR KNOX CITY AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...LA BELLE... STEFFENVILLE...LEWISTOWN...MONTICELLO...EWING AND MAYWOOD. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3995 9145 3995 9196 4024 9195 4012 9151 $$ CVKING
000 WWUS53 KLSX 082128 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 428 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 MOC111-082215- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070808T2215Z/ LEWIS MO- 428 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR LEWIS COUNTY... AT 426 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED WEST OF LA BELLE...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDINA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE LA BELLE ...LEWISTOWN...STEFFENVILLE...MONTICELLO...EWING AND MAYWOOD. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL 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 3995 9145 3995 9196 4025 9196 4017 9152 $$ CVKING
000 WWUS53 KLSX 082138 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 437 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 MOC111-082215- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070808T2215Z/ LEWIS MO- 437 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR LEWIS COUNTY... AT 434 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTH OF LA BELLE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LA BELLE...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDINA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...MONTICELLO ...LEWISTOWN...EWING AND MAYWOOD. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3995 9145 3995 9196 4019 9192 4017 9152 $$ CVKING
000 WWUS53 KLSX 082154 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 454 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 MOC111-082215- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070808T2215Z/ LEWIS MO- 454 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY... AT 451 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EWING...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...MAYWOOD. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL 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 3995 9145 3995 9196 4014 9179 4008 9151 $$ CVKING
000 WWUS53 KLSX 082210 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 510 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 MOC111-082220- /O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070808T2215Z/ LEWIS MO- 510 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY EXPIRES AT 515 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM. LAT...LON 3995 9145 3995 9196 4014 9179 4008 9151 $$ CVKING
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox | 64 min |
| Aug 8, 4:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Knox | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 71 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.