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Tornado Warning 55, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 2:54 PM CDT for Clinton County, Madison County, Saint Clair County, Illinois. It was in force for 51 min. 3 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, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clinton County, IL, Madison County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2:59 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 1 W Collinsville, IL | |
| Jun 6, 3:16 PM CDT | TORNADO | Collinsville, IL | TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT HIGHWAY 255 AND CAHOKIA |
| Jun 6, 3:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | St. Jacob, IL | POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR ST. JACOB. THIS COULD HAVE OCCURRED AROUND 3...15 PM OR 3...30 PM. NO DAMAGE REPORTED. |
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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 061955 TORLSX ILC027-119-163-062045- /O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0055.080606T1954Z-080606T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 254 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NORTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAST ST. LOUIS...OR ABOUT NEAR CAHOKIA...MOVING EAST AT 43 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WASHINGTON PARK... FAIRMONT CITY... CASEYVILLE... COLLINSVILLE... FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS... ST. JACOB... HIGHLAND... 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. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. LAT...LON 3885 8970 3863 8961 3853 9013 3864 9018 TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 251DEG 37KT 3860 9015 $$ TES
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 062019
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
319 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
ILC027-119-163-062045-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080606T2045Z/
ST. CLAIR IL-CLINTON IL-MADISON IL-
319 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON...WESTERN CLINTON AND NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR
COUNTIES...
AT 316 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. JACOB...OR
ABOUT NEAR TROY...MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...HIGHLAND.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3859 8992 3873 8998 3876 8992 3876 8990
3877 8989 3878 8986 3885 8970 3863 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 252DEG 41KT 3872 8979
$$
TES000
WWUS53 KLSX 062041
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
341 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
ILC027-119-163-062051-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080606T2045Z/
ST. CLAIR IL-CLINTON IL-MADISON IL-
341 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON...WESTERN CLINTON AND
NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 345 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 3859 8992 3873 8998 3876 8992 3876 8990
3877 8989 3878 8986 3885 8970 3863 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 252DEG 41KT 3880 8948
$$
TESThe 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 | Adams | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 2:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 48 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, 3:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 4 hr |
| 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 |
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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.