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Tornado Warning 47, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 3, 2008Pike County, Illinois; Pike County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2008, 11:10 PM CDT for Pike County, Illinois; Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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, 11:10 PM CDT (04:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Pike County, IL, Pike County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:12 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, 11:33 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	2 Se Frankford, MO	SPOTTER CALLED IN FUNNEL CLOUD REPORT...OBSERVED SOUTHEAST OF FRANKFORD HEADING TOWARD LOUISIANA.

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
Jun 3, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 242 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: 2538 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 240 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.9
Supercell composite: 14.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KLSX 040410
TORLSX
ILC149-MOC163-040500-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0047.080604T0410Z-080604T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1110 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  WESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT

* AT 1107 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR SPENCERBURG...OR
  ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF VANDALIA...MOVING EAST AT 31 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FRANKFORD...
  LOUISIANA...
  PIKE...

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 3940 9092 3935 9144 3946 9147 3946 9145
      3947 9144 3947 9143 3948 9142 3965 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 256DEG 27KT 3944 9138

$$

TRUETT

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 040437
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1134 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

ILC149-MOC163-040500-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-080604T0500Z/
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-
1134 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR WESTERN
PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

AT 1133 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF 
LOUISIANA...MOVING EAST AT 31 MPH.  A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER HAS 
REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD IN THIS AREA...MOVING TOWARD THE LOUISIANA 
AREA.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...LOUISIANA AND PIKE.

A SECOND ROTATION HAS ALSO DEVELOPED JUST NORTHEAST OF 
LOUISIANA...AND THIS IS ALSO MOVING EAST.

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 3940 9092 3939 9097 3940 9098 3938 9112
      3937 9126 3937 9130 3948 9142 3965 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0434Z 256DEG 27KT 3948 9115

$$

TRUETT

000 
WWUS53 KLSX 040501
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1200 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

ILC149-MOC163-040510-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-080604T0500Z/
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-
1200 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...AND NORTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI EXPIRED AT
MIDNIGHT CDT...

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

HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A 
TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM.

LAT...LON 3940 9092 3939 9097 3940 9098 3938 9112
      3937 9126 3937 9130 3948 9142 3965 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 256DEG 27KT 3949 9112

$$

TRUETT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Pike	49 min
Jun 3, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Pike	48 min
Jun 3, 8:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Greene, Jersey	49 min
Jun 3, 8:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Pike	4 hr
Jun 3, 8:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Greene, Macoupin	38 min
Jun 3, 9:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey	39 min
Jun 3, 9:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Greene, Jersey, Macoupin	47 min
Jun 3, 9:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Clair	36 days
Jun 3, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Macoupin, Montgomery	35 min
Jun 4, 12:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Pike	6 hr
Jun 4, 2:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair	50 min
Jun 4, 3:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair	34 min
Jun 4, 3:39 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington	21 min
Jun 4, 3:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Washington	28 min
Jun 4, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Fayette	14 min
Jun 3, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Knox, Shelby	47 min
Jun 3, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Knox, Lewis, Marion, Shelby	35 min
Jun 3, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Marion, Monroe, Shelby	44 min
Jun 3, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Pike	40 min
Jun 3, 8:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln	62 hr
Jun 3, 8:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Pike	32 min
Jun 3, 9:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Shelby	6 hr
Jun 3, 10:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	6 hr
Jun 3, 10:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Knox	6 hr
Jun 4, 1:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Cole, Moniteau	4 hr
Jun 4, 1:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Boone, Cole, Moniteau	26 min
Jun 4, 2:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Knox, Marion, Shelby	8 hr
Jun 4, 8:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	27 hr
Jun 4, 10:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Knox, Shelby	12 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.