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Tornado Warning 40, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 3, 2008Marion County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2008, 7:54 AM CDT for Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2008, 7:54 AM CDT (12:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2008, 8:23 AM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Marion County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:53 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 3, 3:31 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 155 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2008-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2008-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLSX 031254
TORLSX
ILC121-031345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0040.080603T1254Z-080603T1345Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 845 AM CDT

* AT 752 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 6 MILES WEST OF
  KINMUNDY...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF SALEM...MOVING EAST AT 47
  MPH.

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

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 3866 8871 3879 8903 3883 8899 3883 8888
      3883 8887 3883 8872 3883 8871 3866 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1254Z 282DEG 41KT 3880 8893

$$

CVKING
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KLSX 031307
SVSLSX

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

ILC121-031345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080603T1345Z/
MARION IL-
805 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...

AT 801 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KINMUNDY...OR ABOUT
12 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALEM...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE....STEPHEN FORBES 
STATE PARK AND OMEGA.

IN ADDITION...VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS IS 
EXPECTED WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

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.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3866 8871 3879 8903 3883 8899 3883 8888
      3883 8887 3883 8872 3883 8871 3866 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1305Z 288DEG 43KT 3875 8877

$$

CVKING
000 
WWUS53 KLSX 031323
SVSLSX

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

ILC121-031332-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080603T1345Z/
MARION IL-
822 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED EAST OF MARION 
COUNTY. IF YOU HAVE OBSERVED A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL...OR DESTRUCTIVE 
WIND GUSTS WITH THIS STORM PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AND HAVE THEM PASS ALONG THE INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE IN ST. LOUIS.

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

LAT...LON 3866 8871 3879 8903 3883 8899 3883 8888
      3883 8887 3883 8872 3883 8871 3866 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1322Z 288DEG 43KT 3869 8852

$$

CVKING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey19 min
Jun 2, 9:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXAdams38 days
Jun 2, 9:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike42 days
Jun 2, 9:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike44 days
Jun 2, 9:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCalhoun45 days
Jun 2, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Brown25 min
Jun 2, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Brown43 min
Jun 2, 11:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXAdams, Brown3 hr
Jun 3, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams45 min
Jun 3, 1:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams47 min
Jun 3, 1:58 AM CDTTornado WarningLSXAdams32 min
Jun 3, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Brown, Pike48 min
Jun 3, 2:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAdams13 hr
Jun 3, 3:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Brown, Pike44 min
Jun 3, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXGreene, Pike37 min
Jun 3, 4:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXBrown6 hr
Jun 3, 4:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXPike6 hr
Jun 3, 7:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBond, Montgomery5 hr
Jun 3, 7:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFayette, Marion51 min
Jun 3, 9:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Brown60 min
Jun 3, 9:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXPike48 min
Jun 3, 10:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Brown21 min
Jun 3, 10:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBrown4 hr
Jun 3, 10:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery44 min
Jun 3, 11:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBrown23 hr
Jun 3, 1:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBrown3 days
Jun 3, 1:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMorgan, Pike37 days
Jun 3, 1:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike, Scott48 days
Jun 3, 1:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCalhoun, Jersey42 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXAdams34 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXAdams34 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike39 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCalhoun43 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJersey45 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMadison40 days
Jun 3, 2:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXRandolph43 days
Jun 3, 3:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchLSXAdams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 10 more24 hr
Jun 3, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Pike46 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.