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Tornado Warning 29, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 2, 2007, 7:47 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Jersey County, Illinois; Lincoln County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 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
- Oct 2, 2007, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2007, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Calhoun County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Lincoln County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 8:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Nutwood, IL | TREE REPORTED DOWN...VIA MACOUPIN COUNTY EMA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 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 030047
TORLSX
ILC013-083-MOC113-030130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0029.071003T0047Z-071003T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
747 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
SOUTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
WESTERN JERSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 744 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR MOSCOW MILLS...OR
ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF TROY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...
GRAFTON...
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT...SO DO NOT WAIT. TAKE COVER
NOW
LAT...LON 3897 9033 3896 9043 3897 9044 3895 9048
3894 9067 3890 9092 3900 9096 3913 9061
3912 9061 3918 9047 3918 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 249DEG 38KT 3897 9086
$$
TES1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS53 KLSX 030111 RRA
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
811 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2007
ILC013-083-MOC113-030130-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-071003T0130Z/
JERSEY IL-CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-
811 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHERN CALHOUN AND WESTERN JERSEY
COUNTIES...
AT 809 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WINFIELD...OR ABOUT
10 MILES EAST OF TROY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS
DOPPLER-INDICATED TORNADO IS A NEW STRONG CIRCULATION THAT HAS
DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST 15 MINUTES.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...BEECHVILLE...
BATCHTOWN...MEPPEN...BRUSSELS...NUTWOOD...FIELDON...OTTERVILLE AND
GRAFTON.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT...SO DO NOT WAIT. TAKE COVER
NOW
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3897 9033 3896 9043 3897 9044 3895 9048
3894 9067 3890 9092 3900 9096 3913 9061
3912 9061 3918 9047 3918 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 249DEG 39KT 3901 9076
$$
TESThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene | 36 min |
| Oct 2, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey | 44 min |
| Oct 2, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Warren | 38 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.