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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS St. Louis, MO

January 8, 2008Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 8, 2008, 4:39 AM CST for Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 51 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 8, 2008, 4:39 AM CST (10:39 UTC)
Expired: Jan 8, 2008, 5:30 AM CST
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Iron County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:42 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
Jan 8, 5:05 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 N Ellington, MO	ONE FOOT DIAMETER ESTIMATED TREE DOWNED ALONG HIGHWAY 21. TREE LIMBS DOWN COUNTY WIDE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jan 8, 5:05 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nw Black, MO	BETWEEN BLACK AND OATES ON HIGHWAY J...TREES DOWN OVER HIGHWAY 1 FOOT IN DIAMETER...SMALL PINE TREES RIPPED OUT OF GROUND ALONG HIGHWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jan 8, 5:05 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Centerville, MO	LIMBS DOWN AROUND AND ALL THROUGHOUT TOWN. SIZE UNKNOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jan 8, 5:10 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Lesterville, MO	LIMBS DOWN NORTH OF TOWN. SIZE UNKNOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jan 8, 5:20 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Nw Annapolis, MO	4 INCH DIAMTER LIMBS DOWN ON RURAL ROADS. TREE LIMBS DOWN ALL THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN IRON COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 26 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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, 7:48 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 255 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 765 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 955 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 281 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 338 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 7.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KLSX 081039
SVRLSX
MOC093-179-081130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0020.080108T1039Z-080108T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
439 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

* UNTIL 530 AM CST

* AT 437 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES WEST OF OATES TO 21
  MILES WEST OF ELLINGTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF SALEM TO 23 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNTAIN VIEW...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  OATES...
  REYNOLDS...
  BIXBY...
  ELLINGTON...
  GLOVER...
  ANNAPOLIS...
  BELLEVIEW...

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 3716 9105 3717 9109 3747 9122 3760 9120
      3760 9118 3770 9118 3771 9115 3773 9067
      3729 9057 3727 9075 3711 9078 3711 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 1039Z 261DEG 53KT 3753 9126 3713 9129

$$

BRITT

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 081055
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
455 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

MOC093-179-081130-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080108T1130Z/
REYNOLDS MO-IRON MO-
455 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST
FOR IRON AND REYNOLDS COUNTIES...

AT 453 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OATES TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ELLINGTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES WEST OF IRONTON
TO 18 MILES WEST OF PIEDMONT...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...REDFORD...
BLACK...LESTERVILLE...BELLEVIEW...SABULA...HOGAN...GRANITE...
VULCAN...PILOT KNOB AND DES ARC.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 3711 9104 3714 9104 3716 9105 3724 9113
      3771 9105 3773 9067 3729 9057 3727 9075
      3711 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 1055Z 256DEG 51KT 3762 9097 3717 9099

$$

BRITT

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 081128
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
528 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

MOC093-179-081138-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080108T1130Z/
REYNOLDS MO-IRON MO-
528 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR IRON AND REYNOLDS COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 530 AM CST...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
APPEARED TO BE SEVERE.

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 3711 9104 3714 9104 3716 9105 3724 9113
      3771 9105 3773 9067 3729 9057 3727 9075
      3711 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 256DEG 51KT 3773 9040 3728 9042

$$

BRITT

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 Jan 8, 4:12 AM CST, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 4:12 AM CST, 27 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
412 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

.DISCUSSION...
THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SVR WX TO THE REGION YDY WL CONT TO
AFFECT WX ACROSS THE REGION AGAIN TDY. CDFNT CURRENTLY ACROSS ERN
KS...THRU W CENTRAL TO NERN MO...AND ACROSS W CENTRAL TO NRN IL WL
MV EWD SLOWLY TDY. THE CDFNT WL BE IN THE STL METRO AREA AROUND 18Z
TDY. THE UPR LVL TROF THEN BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED AND QUICKLY
EJECTS THE SYSTEM ENEWD THIS AFTN.

ATTM...MDLS INDICATE THAT ATMO WL HAVE A CHC TO DESTABILIZE ENUF FOR
POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER ROUND OF SVR WX AHEAD OF THE CDFNT LATE THIS
MRNG AND INTO THE AFTN.

MDLS ARE BEGINNING TO INDICATE A BRIEF PD OF SN ACROSS EXTREME NRN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA THIS EVE. BASED ON CURRENT MDL TRENDS...LITTLE
TO NO SN ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. AFTER THIS SYSTEM PULLS
NEWD...WED IS EXPECTED TO DRY WITH ABV AVG TEMPS WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPR 40S AND 50S.

MDLS SOLNS BEGIN TO DIVERGE AFTER WED WITH EACH MDL HAVING A LITTLE
DIFF SOLN REGARDING STRENGTH AND TIMING OF SYSTEM. HOWEVER...GFS IS
THE OUTLIER WITH THIS SYSTEM KEEPING THE MAIN SYSTEM WELL N OF MO.
THIS SYSTEM WL BRING A CHC OF RA OR SN TO MUCH OF THE AREA ON THURS
INTO FRI. DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE IN LATEST MDL SOLNS...MADE FEW
CHANGES TO PREV FCST AND TRENDED TWD NAM...UKMET AND ECMWF SOLNS.
MADE FEW CHANGES TO PREV FCST IN EXTD PDS.

TILLY

&&

.AVIATION...
FOR THE 06Z TAFS...
COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM EAST CENTRAL IA ACROSS NORTH MO INTO
CENTRAL OK LATE THIS EVENING. WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUED FROM SOUTHWEST MO ACROSS CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST MO. SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST.
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND ON
TUESDAY. EXPECT THE FRONT TO CLEAR THE STL METRO AREA EARLY DURING
THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

TPS

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 1:49 AM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
149 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-081215-
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-
149 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THESE
STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME FLOODING
POSSIBLE.

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE NIGHT...GENERALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TOWARDS DAYBREAK. FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON CONVECTIVE WATCHES...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
STORM PREDICTION CENTER WATCH PRODUCTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES ON TUESDAY...PRIMARILY
ACROSS EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. SOME STORMS COULD
BE SEVERE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
HEAVY RAINFALL OR ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1

MILLER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 7, 11:20 PM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1120 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1105 PM     HAIL             N WASHINGTON            38.56N 91.02W
01/07/2008  M1.50 INCH       FRANKLIN           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SIPPRELL

Local storm report, Jan 7, 11:33 PM CST, 5 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1133 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1132 PM     HAIL             6 NW COTTLEVILLE        38.81N 90.73W
01/07/2008  E0.75 INCH       ST. CHARLES        MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LOCATION AT WINGHAVEN BLVD AND HIGHWAY N.

&&

SIPPRELL

Local storm report, Jan 8, 12:35 AM CST, 4 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1235 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1234 AM     HAIL             CUBA                    38.06N 91.40W
01/08/2008  E0.88 INCH       CRAWFORD           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            ALONG HIGHWAY 44 AT MILE MARKER 209.

&&

SIPPRELL

Local storm report, Jan 8, 12:45 AM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1245 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1244 AM     HAIL             BOURBON                 38.15N 91.25W
01/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       CRAWFORD           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

&&

SIPPRELL

Local storm report, Jan 8, 12:47 AM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1247 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1244 AM     HAIL             N SULLIVAN              38.21N 91.17W
01/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       FRANKLIN           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AT INTERSECTION OF LANDERS AND SOUTH SERVICE ROAD.

&&

SIPPRELL

Local storm report, Jan 8, 3:30 AM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
330 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0320 AM     HAIL             AVISTON                 38.61N 89.61W
01/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       CLINTON            IL   STORM CHASER

            HAIL FELL FOR 2 MINUTES. ESTIMATED WINDS TO 45 MPH.

&&

KARLZ

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 7, 6:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Pike	40 min
Jan 7, 7:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau	52 min
Jan 7, 8:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Callaway, Montgomery, Warren	48 min
Jan 7, 8:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Pike	48 min
Jan 7, 8:35 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade	40 min
Jan 7, 8:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Osage	38 min
Jan 7, 9:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Osage	41 min
Jan 7, 9:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Pike	47 min
Jan 7, 9:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LSX	Franklin, Gasconade, Warren	27 min
Jan 7, 10:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade	44 min
Jan 7, 10:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Saint Charles, Warren	47 min
Jan 7, 11:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	42 min
Jan 8, 12:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Gasconade	52 min
Jan 8, 12:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Washington	40 min
Jan 8, 1:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	50 min
Jan 8, 3:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	17 hr
Jan 8, 4:26 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage, Washington	49 min
Jan 8, 5:02 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Washington	25 min
Jan 8, 1:30 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln	20 hr
Jan 8, 2:30 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LSX	Osage	20 hr

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.