Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 54, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 2:30 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 45 min. 2 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, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Washington County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 3:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Ese Richwoods, MO | TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND |
| Jun 6, 3:24 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hillsboro, MO | 50 MPH WINDS REPORTED IN HILLSBORO. |
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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 288 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 061931
TORLSX
MOC055-071-099-221-062015-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0054.080606T1930Z-080606T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
230 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 6 MILES WEST OF ANTHONIES
MILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHWOODS...
LONEDELL...
DITTMER...
CEDAR HILL...
HILLSBORO...
HOUSE SPRINGS...
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
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A WALL CLOUD HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. A TORNADO MAY FORM
AT ANY TIME. ACT NOW...DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE STORM IS NEAR.
LAT...LON 3844 9056 3816 9043 3796 9110 3808 9110
3817 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 241DEG 44KT 3808 9112
$$
TILLY2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLSX 061945 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 245 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 MOC055-061955- /O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-080606T2015Z/ CRAWFORD MO- 245 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3816 9110 3844 9056 3816 9043 3796 9110 TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 249DEG 32KT 3812 9096 $$ MOC071-099-221-062015- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-080606T2015Z/ WASHINGTON MO-JEFFERSON MO-FRANKLIN MO- 245 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 243 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANTHONIES MILL...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...RICHWOODS... FLETCHER...GRUBVILLE...OERMANN...MORSE MILL...HILLSBORO...DE SOTO AND VICTORIA. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 3816 9110 3844 9056 3816 9043 3796 9110 TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 249DEG 32KT 3812 9096 $$ TILLY
000 WWUS53 KLSX 062004 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 304 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 MOC071-099-221-062015- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-080606T2015Z/ WASHINGTON MO-JEFFERSON MO-FRANKLIN MO- 304 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RICHWOODS...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF HILLSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...MORSE MILL... DITTMER...HILLSBORO...CEDAR HILL...MAPAVILLE AND SCOTSDALE. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3827 9089 3844 9056 3816 9043 3801 9094 TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 243DEG 40KT 3823 9074 $$ TILLY
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, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 39 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 |
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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.