Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 7, 2008, 2:39 PM CST for 4 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Illinois. It was in force for 36 min. 5 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
- Jan 7, 2008, 2:39 PM CST (20:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2008, 3:15 PM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Adams County, IL, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Ralls County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2:55 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Palmyra, MO | DIME SIZED TO A LITTLE LARGER IN THE TOWN OF PALMYRA. |
| Jan 7, 3:00 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Palmyra, MO | SMALL SHED FLATTENED ON ITS FOUNDATION AT HIGHWAY 168 AND JJ. |
| Jan 7, 3:07 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Se Quincy, IL | |
| Jan 7, 3:15 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | 1 N Payson, IL | |
| Jan 7, 3:22 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Se Quincy, IL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 510 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KLSX 072039
SVRLSX
ILC001-MOC111-127-137-173-072115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0002.080107T2039Z-080107T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
239 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHWESTERN RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 315 PM CST
* AT 238 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WARREN...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF MONROE CITY...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PHILADELPHIA...
PALMYRA...
QUINCY...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3984 9116 3960 9176 3972 9186 3973 9185
3975 9185 4008 9142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 227DEG 42KT 3973 9173
$$
GLASS2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 072050
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
251 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
MOC137-072101-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T2115Z/
MONROE MO-
251 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3984 9116 3965 9172 3966 9174 3976 9183
4008 9142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 240DEG 43KT 3978 9155
$$
ILC001-MOC111-127-173-072115-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T2115Z/
ADAMS IL-RALLS MO-MARION MO-LEWIS MO-
251 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST
FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...MARION...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN RALLS
AND SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTIES...
AT 246 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PALMYRA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
TAYLOR...MARBLEHEAD...QUINCY...BURTON...PAYSON AND ADAMS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3984 9116 3965 9172 3966 9174 3976 9183
4008 9142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 240DEG 43KT 3978 9155
$$
GLASS000 WWUS53 KLSX 072102 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 302 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008 MOC173-072112- /O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T2115Z/ RALLS MO- 302 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN RALLS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3984 9116 3973 9158 3988 9168 4008 9142 TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 240DEG 43KT 3985 9140 $$ ILC001-MOC111-127-072115- /O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T2115Z/ ADAMS IL-MARION MO-LEWIS MO- 302 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...EASTERN MARION AND SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTIES... AT 259 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARBLEHEAD...OR ABOUT NEAR PALMYRA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...BURTON AND ADAMS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PALMYRA WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LAT...LON 3984 9116 3973 9158 3988 9168 4008 9142 TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 240DEG 43KT 3985 9140 $$ GLASS
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis | 26 min |
| Jan 7, 3:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Boone, Moniteau | 42 min |
| Jan 7, 3:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion, Ralls | 31 min |
| Jan 7, 3:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 45 min |
| Jan 7, 3:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway | 50 min |
| Jan 7, 4:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway | 51 min |
| Jan 7, 4:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls | 46 min |
| Jan 7, 4:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren | 48 min |
| Jan 7, 4:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 50 min |
| Jan 7, 5:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 46 min |
| Jan 7, 3:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 24 min |
| Jan 7, 3:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 32 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.