Tornado Warning 39, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 3, 2008, 1:58 AM CDT (06:58 UTC)

Expired

Jun 3, 2008, 2:30 AM CDT

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Adams County, IL, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLSX 030658
TORLSX
ILC001-MOC111-127-030730-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0039.080603T0658Z-080603T0730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
158 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  WESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 155 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR MAYWOOD...OR ABOUT 10
  MILES SOUTH OF CANTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  QUINCY...
  TAYLOR

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.

LAT...LON 3990 9116 3978 9148 3994 9163 4005 9149
TIME...MOT...LOC 0658Z 310DEG 21KT 3998 9155

$$

BRITT

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 030708
SVSLSX

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

ILC001-MOC111-127-030730-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080603T0730Z/
ADAMS IL-MARION MO-LEWIS MO-
207 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...NORTHEASTERN MARION AND WESTERN ADAMS
COUNTIES...

AT 205 AM CDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A ROTATING WALL 
CLOUD 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN QUINCY. THE STORM RESPONSIBLE 
FOR THIS WARNING IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...QUINCY...MARBLEHEAD
AND BURTON.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT...SO DO NOT WAIT. TAKE COVER
NOW

LAT...LON 3990 9116 3978 9148 3994 9163 4005 9149
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 302DEG 23KT 3995 9148

$$

BRITT

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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.