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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 3, 2008Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2008, 7:39 AM CDT for Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 51 min. 2 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: Jun 3, 2008, 7:39 AM CDT (12:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2008, 8:30 AM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:40 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
Jun 3, 8:05 AM CDT	TORNADO	2 E Vernon, IL	PUBLIC REPORTED SEEING TORNADO THAT TOOK ROOF OFF BARN AND SHINGLES OFF HOUSE
Jun 3, 8:07 AM CDT	HAIL 1	2 E Farina, IL

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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 28 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
Jun 3, 3:31 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -233 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1611 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 471 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KLSX 031239
SVRLSX
ILC051-121-031330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0261.080603T1239Z-080603T1330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
739 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 830 AM CDT

* AT 735 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
  SHOBONIER...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VANDALIA...AND MOVING EAST AT
  59 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KINMUNDY...
  FARINA...
  STEPHEN FORBES STATE PARK...
  OMEGA...

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 3861 8870 3879 8926 3891 8926 3892 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1239Z 276DEG 51KT 3883 8912

$$

CVKING

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 031324
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
824 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

ILC051-121-031334-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-080603T1330Z/
MARION IL-FAYETTE IL-
824 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND NORTHERN
MARION COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 830 AM CDT...

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

ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH 
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM.

LAT...LON 3861 8870 3879 8926 3891 8926 3892 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1324Z 276DEG 51KT 3876 8831

$$

CVKING

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 Jun 3, 6:56 AM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 6:56 AM CDT, 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
656 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

.DISCUSSION...
/452 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008/
WILL KEEP IT SHORT THIS MORNING AS SEVERE ACTIVITY IS PERSISTING
ACROSS NORTHEAST MO...WEST CENTRAL IL...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
WARM FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...MCS COMPLEX THAT HAD
DEVELOPED OVER ERN KS...CONTINUES TO SLIDE EAST INTO CENTRAL MO.
THIS WILL BE THE FORECAST ISSUES IN THE VERY SHORT TERM.

HAVE UPPED POPS FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF MISSOURI RIVER AS MCS
COMPLEX SLIDES THROUGH AREA. ALSO...SPC HAS UPGRADED SVR WATCH TO A
TORNADO WATCH TIL 16Z...FOR SAME AREA. AS FOR REST OF TODAY...NAM
AND GFS HAVE THEIR DIFFERENCES WITH NAM DEVELOPING ACTIVITY A LITTLE
FURTHER SOUTH...POSSIBLY DUE TO REMNANTS OF MCS AND ACTIVITY
ASSOCIATED WITH WARM FRONT...WHICH WILL BECOME FOCUS OF ACTIVITY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THIS IS A GOOD BET. HAVE ADDED
SEVERE MENTION BEYOND WATCH PERIOD...AS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST...EAST
CENTRAL MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL IL ARE IN A MODERATE RISK FOR
TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPS WILL BE TRICKY TODAY DEPENDING ON
THIS MORNING/S ACTIVITY AND WHAT COULD DEVELOP LATER. FOR NOW FEEL
THAT WE WILL HAVE TIME TO RECOVER...SO KEPT HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S FAR
NORTH TO AROUND 90 FAR SOUTH.

ACTIVITY TO LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH ON
WEDNESDAY. WILL SEE A BREAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS WE
REMAIN IN WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM. THE NEXT SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN THURSDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

BYRD

&&

.AVIATION...
/640 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008/
FOR THE 12Z TAFS...CONVECTION ACROSS NRN MO AND SRN IA IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP SWD SOMEWHAT TO AFFECT UIN WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS. IN THE NEAR TERM...ONLY SOME LIGHT SHRA IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT COU...SUS AND STL IN THE MORNING HOURS. MAIN FOCUS IS GOING
TO BE CONVECTION LATE THIS AFTN INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH
WRMFNT SETTLED ACROSS NRN MO AND CNTL IL...WRM SECTOR IS EXPECTED
TO DESTABILIZE. CAP SHUD LIMIT CONVECTION UNTIL EARLY EVE HOURS.
UNTIL THEN...GUSTY SLY WINDS WL PREVAIL DURING THE DAY.

TILLY

&&

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

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 4:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
435 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-041200-
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-
435 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AND
EVEN STRONG TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A RISK OF ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

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

BYRD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
555 AM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008

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

0555 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PAYSON                  39.82N  91.24W
06/03/2008                   ADAMS              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED IN AND AROUND TOWN DUE TO
            FLOODING

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00318

TILLY

Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
633 AM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008

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

0631 AM     HEAVY RAIN       7 N KNOX CITY           40.24N  92.01W
06/03/2008  M3.20 INCH       KNOX               MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FELL FROM 1258 AM TO 300 AM. NO STREET FLOODING

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00319

KARLZ

Local storm report, Jun 3, 7:08 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
708 AM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008

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

0707 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W RAYMOND             39.32N  89.59W
06/03/2008                   MONTGOMERY         IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            1.5 FEET OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 48

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00320

TILLY

Local storm report, Jun 3, 7:21 AM CDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
721 AM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008

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

0719 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PALMYRA                 39.43N  90.00W
06/03/2008  M1.30 INCH       MACOUPIN           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT FROM AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00321

PRZYBYLINSKI

Local storm report, Jun 3, 7:29 AM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
729 AM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008

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

0727 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 S FOWLER              39.99N  91.26W
06/03/2008                   ADAMS              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ESTIMATED TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER OVER NORTH 90TH
            ST.

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00322

TILLY

Local storm report, Jun 3, 7:31 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
731 AM CDT TUE JUN 03 2008

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

0726 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GIRARD                  39.45N  89.78W
06/03/2008  M1.13 INCH       MACOUPIN           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00323

PRZYBYLINSKI

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey	19 min
Jun 2, 9:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Adams	38 days
Jun 2, 9:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Pike	42 days
Jun 2, 9:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Pike	44 days
Jun 2, 9:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Calhoun	45 days
Jun 2, 9:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams, Brown	25 min
Jun 2, 11:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams, Brown	43 min
Jun 2, 11:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Adams, Brown	3 hr
Jun 3, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams	45 min
Jun 3, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams	47 min
Jun 3, 1:58 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Adams	32 min
Jun 3, 2:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams, Brown, Pike	48 min
Jun 3, 2:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Adams	13 hr
Jun 3, 3:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams, Brown, Pike	44 min
Jun 3, 4:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Greene, Pike	37 min
Jun 3, 4:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Brown	6 hr
Jun 3, 4:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Pike	6 hr
Jun 3, 7:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Bond, Montgomery	5 hr
Jun 3, 7:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Marion	29 min
Jun 3, 9:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams, Brown	60 min
Jun 3, 9:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Pike	48 min
Jun 3, 10:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams, Brown	21 min
Jun 3, 10:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Brown	4 hr
Jun 3, 10:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Macoupin, Montgomery	44 min
Jun 3, 11:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Brown	23 hr
Jun 3, 1:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Brown	3 days
Jun 3, 1:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Morgan, Pike	37 days
Jun 3, 1:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Pike, Scott	48 days
Jun 3, 1:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Jersey	42 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Adams	34 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Adams	34 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Pike	39 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Calhoun	43 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Jersey	45 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Madison	40 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Randolph	43 days
Jun 3, 3:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LSX	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 10 more	24 hr
Jun 3, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Pike	46 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.