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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 195, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2008, 6:09 PM CDT for Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2008, 6:09 PM CDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Pike County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
| May 25, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 237 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
- 1337 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 25, 5:55 PM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 5:55 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
555 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
.DISCUSSION...
/345 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008/
WILL BE ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY. MOST OF NORTHEAST
MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS RECEIVED BETWEEN 1/2 AND 1 INCH
OF RAINFALL THIS MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. THIS SAME
AREA WILL LIKELY SEE ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT
INTO TOMORROW MORNING AS 925-850MB MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND
TRANSPORT INCREASES UNDER RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF UPPER JET. SVR
TSRA OVER PLAINS MAY ORGANIZE INTO AN MCS AND MOVE ACROSS NRN NO
LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. PROPAGATION VECTORS SUGGEST THE
POTENTIAL THAT THE MCS MAY BACKBUILD OR BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY.
PRECIPTIABLE WATERS WILL BE NEAR 2 INCHES WHICH WILL INCREASE
RAINFALL EFFICIENCY OF STORMS. WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE
CONDITIONS.
STRONG TO OCCASIONALLY SVR TSRA HAVE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT TODAY
AS ATMOSPHERE IS BECOMING INCREASING UNSTABLE. SURFACE WARM FRONT
WAS LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT 20Z. DEWPOINTS
TO THE WEST OF THE FRONT HAVE CLIMBED INTO LOWER TO MID 70S UNDER
7.5C/KM MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES. WARM FRONT AND VARIOUS OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES LIE ACROSS THE REGION FROM ONGOING CONVECTION WILL ACT
AS FOCUSING MECHANISMS FOR CONTINUED TSRA THIS EVENING. GIVEN
MCAPES OF 2000 J/KG WEST OF THE FRONT AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF
35-50KTS...SEVERE TSRA DEVELOPMENT TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
AND SEVERE TSRA WATCH WILL BE ISSUED SOON.
DID NOT MAKE TOO MUCH CHANGES OTHERWISE AS EARLY SUMMER AIRMASS
WILL BE REPLACED WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES BEHIND FRONT BY
TUESDAY.
BRITT
&&
.AVIATION...
/552 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008/
FOR THE 00Z TAFS...
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME, NONE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING
THE TAF SITES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM. COLD FRONT OVER THE GREAT PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO NORTH MO BY
LATE AFTERNOON MEMORIAL DAY.
TPS
&&
.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR AUDRAIN-KNOX-
LEWIS-MARION-MONROE-PIKE-RALLS-SHELBY.
IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-
PIKE IL.
&&
WFO LSXHazardous weather outlook, May 25, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 443 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-261200- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 443 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... THIS HAZARDOUSWEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSBILE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR OVER SATURATED SOILS WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE ON MEMORIAL DAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ALONG A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT WILL EXTEND ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. IT IS LIKELY A CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WILL BE IMPACTING PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS MONDAY MORNING...AND ANOTHER CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS FURTHER SOUTH. GIVEN THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE ATMOSPHERE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON MONDAY. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE WEATHER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AND ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1 BRITT
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 25, 5:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
508 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERLOO 38.33N 90.16W
05/25/2008 MONROE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TIME APPROX. TREE LIMBS UP TO 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN
AND HAVE FALLEN ON POWER LINES AND ALSO BLOCKED ROADS.
POWER OUT DUE TO THE LIMBS ON POWER LINES.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00117
FGLASSLocal storm report, May 25, 5:09 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
509 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HAIL BALDWIN 38.18N 89.84W
05/25/2008 E1.00 INCH RANDOLPH IL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00118
FGLASSLocal storm report, May 25, 5:21 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 25, 5:44 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
544 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM WALL CLOUD MEXICO 39.17N 91.87W
05/25/2008 AUDRAIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL OFFICES REPORT WEAK ROTATION POSSIBLE WALL
CLOUD AROUND MEXICO
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00121
FGLASSLocal storm report, May 25, 5:50 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
550 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0548 PM WALL CLOUD PERCY 38.02N 89.62W
05/25/2008 RANDOLPH IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
STRONG ROTATION BETWEEN PERCY AND WILLISVILLE
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00122
FGLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 43 min |
| May 25, 6:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion | 47 min |
| May 25, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Cole, Osage | 45 min |
| May 25, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 41 min |
| May 25, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 41 min |
| May 25, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 60 min |
| May 25, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 53 min |
| May 25, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 42 min |
| May 25, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 23 more | 71 hr |
| May 25, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Monroe | 59 min |
| May 25, 5:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Monroe | 4 hr |
| May 25, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Monroe, Ralls | 62 min |
| May 25, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Ralls | 42 min |
| May 25, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 64 min |
| May 25, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Ralls | 51 min |
| May 25, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 47 min |
| May 25, 8:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Adams, Pike | 6 hr |
| May 25, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 3 hr |
| May 25, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 43 min |
| May 25, 10:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 51 min |
| May 25, 11:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond | 39 min |
| May 25, 11:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 4 hr |
| May 25, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 66 min |
| May 25, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 38 min |
| May 25, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette | 62 min |
| May 25, 1:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey | 3 days |
| May 25, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 60 min |
| May 25, 3:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe | 3 hr |
| May 25, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair | 60 min |
| May 25, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 78 min |
| May 25, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 33 min |
| May 25, 6:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Randolph | 118 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.