Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 53, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 2:21 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Saint Louis County, City of Saint Louis, Missouri; Monroe County, Saint Clair County, Illinois. It was in force for 39 min. 4 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 6, 2008, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Monroe County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, City of Saint Louis, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2:34 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Lemay, MO | STORM SPOTTER REPORTED A ROTATING FUNNEL CLOUD ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSON BARRACKS IN SOUTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY. |
| Jun 6, 2:38 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD 0 | Sunset Hills, MO | TWO REPORTS OF ROTATING CLOUDS NEAR ST. ANTHONYS HOSPITAL AND NEAR LINDBERGH BLVD AND LEMAY FERRY ROAD. |
| Jun 6, 2:41 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fenton, MO | TREES DOWN IN FENTON NEAR HEY 141 |
| Jun 6, 2:43 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Cahokia, IL | POLICE DEPT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. |
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 6, 12:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 751 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 407 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLSX 061921 TORLSX ILC133-163-MOC099-189-510-062000- /O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0053.080606T1921Z-080606T2000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 221 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS WESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS * UNTIL 300 PM CDT * AT 217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGH RIDGE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF CEDAR HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ARNOLD... OAKVILLE... MEHLVILLE... LEMAY... DUPO... EAST CARONDELET... COLUMBIA... CAHOKIA... 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. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 3864 9018 3840 9006 3834 9051 3850 9058 TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 247DEG 33KT 3840 9055 $$ TES
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLSX 061941 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 240 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ILC133-163-MOC099-189-510-062000- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080606T2000Z/ MONROE IL-ST. CLAIR IL-JEFFERSON MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO- 240 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS...SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS CITY...NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON... WESTERN ST. CLAIR AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 238 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKESHIRE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...EAST CARONDELET... CAHOKIA...DUPO AND SAUGET. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3864 9018 3844 9008 3840 9041 3856 9042 TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 246DEG 32KT 3855 9032 $$ TES
000 WWUS53 KLSX 062001 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 302 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ILC133-163-MOC099-189-510-062012- /O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080606T2000Z/ MONROE IL-ST. CLAIR IL-JEFFERSON MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO- 302 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS...SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS CITY...NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...WESTERN ST. CLAIR AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 300 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3864 9018 3844 9008 3840 9041 3856 9042 TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 246DEG 32KT 3855 9031 $$ TES
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 4:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 18 days |
| Jun 6, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 31 days |
| Jun 6, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 1:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford | 54 min |
| Jun 6, 1:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Washington | 8 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 2:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 2:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | City of Saint Louis | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 3:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Washington | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 3:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 4:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 4:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 30 min |
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.