Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 5, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 7, 2008, 4:42 PM CST for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 48 min. 6 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 7, 2008, 4:42 PM CST (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2008, 5:30 PM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Callaway County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, Warren County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 7, 4:50 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 7 W Montgomery City, MO | AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS B AND 22...OFFICER NOTED DEBRIS WITH FUNNEL CLOUD. |
| Jan 7, 4:52 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 S Wellsville, MO | LOOKING SOUTH ALONG HIGHWAY 19. |
| Jan 7, 5:01 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Nw Montgomery City, MO | ROTATING WALL CLOUD OBSERVED WITH DEBRIS CLOUD ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 7, 5:10 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Bellflower, MO | DIME SIZED HAIL NEAR BELLFOWER AREA. |
| Jan 7, 5:27 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | N Silex, MO | |
| Jan 7, 5:32 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Eolia, MO | DIME SIZED HAIL. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 146 days |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 269 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 383 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 331 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 072243
TORLSX
MOC027-113-139-163-219-072330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0005.080107T2242Z-080107T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
442 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
EXTREME NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 530 PM CST
* AT 441 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR WILLIAMSBURG...OR
ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF MONTGOMERY CITY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHAMROCK...
MONTGOMERY CITY...
WELLSVILLE...
NEW FLORENCE...
BUELL...
BELLFLOWER...
DAVIS...
EOLIA...
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 3905 9085 3882 9181 3900 9189 3907 9167
3907 9165 3908 9164 3915 9143 3914 9142
3916 9141 3931 9094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 250DEG 40KT 3894 9172
$$
BYRD2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 072301
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
500 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
MOC027-072310-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080107T2330Z/
CALLAWAY MO-
500 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...SO THE WARNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3931 9094 3905 9085 3888 9155 3913 9149
3915 9144 3914 9142 3916 9141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 249DEG 39KT 3903 9146
$$
MOC113-139-163-219-072330-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080107T2330Z/
WARREN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO-PIKE MO-
500 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND EXTREME NORTHERN
WARREN COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND SOUTHEASTERN PIKE
COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
AT 458 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BUELL...OR 4 MILES
NORTH OF MONTGOMERY CITY...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...BELLFLOWER...
MIDDLETOWN...OLNEY...TRUXTON...SILEX...WHITESIDE...DAVIS AND EOLIA.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 3931 9094 3905 9085 3888 9155 3913 9149
3915 9144 3914 9142 3916 9141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 249DEG 39KT 3903 9146
$$
BYRD000 WWUS53 KLSX 072325 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 522 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008 MOC139-219-072332- /O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080107T2330Z/ WARREN MO-MONTGOMERY MO- 522 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND EXTREME NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...SO THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND EXTREME NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM. LAT...LON 3931 9094 3909 9087 3902 9124 3921 9124 TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 248DEG 58KT 3913 9112 $$ MOC113-163-072330- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080107T2330Z/ LINCOLN MO-PIKE MO- 522 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 519 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OLNEY...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF TROY...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...SILEX...WHITESIDE ...EOLIA. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 3931 9094 3909 9087 3902 9124 3921 9124 TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 248DEG 58KT 3913 9112 $$ BYRD
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis | 26 min |
| Jan 7, 2:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls | 36 min |
| Jan 7, 3:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Boone, Moniteau | 42 min |
| Jan 7, 3:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion, Ralls | 31 min |
| Jan 7, 3:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 45 min |
| Jan 7, 3:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway | 50 min |
| Jan 7, 4:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway | 51 min |
| Jan 7, 4:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls | 46 min |
| Jan 7, 4:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 50 min |
| Jan 7, 5:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, 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.