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Tornado Warning 6, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jan 7, 2008, 4:55 PM CST for Pike County, Missouri; Calhoun County, Greene County, Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 50 min. 5 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, 4:55 PM CST (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2008, 5:45 PM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Pike County, IL, Pike County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 5:10 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Ene Pleasant Hill, IL | DIME TO PENNY SIZED HAIL...WINDS VERY STRONG. |
| Jan 7, 5:15 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Nebo, IL | VERY STRONG WINDS. |
| Jan 7, 5:25 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 W Roodhouse, IL | |
| Jan 7, 5:32 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Eolia, MO | DIME SIZED HAIL. |
| Jan 7, 5:35 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 1 W Roodhouse, IL | DIME SIZED HAIL WITH GUSTY WINDS. |
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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 072255
TORLSX
ILC013-061-149-MOC163-072345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0006.080107T2255Z-080107T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
455 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 545 PM CST
* AT 454 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 MILES NORTH OF EOLIA...
OR ABOUT 9 MILES EAST OF BOWLING GREEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLARKSVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...
BELLEVIEW...
ROODHOUSE...
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.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME
SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 3973 9064 3957 9057 3953 9057 3953 9020
3950 9017 3923 9101 3941 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 237DEG 51KT 3931 9101
$$
GLASS2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 072310
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
509 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
ILC013-061-149-MOC163-072345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080107T2345Z/
CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-
509 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
GREENE AND NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND EASTERN PIKE
COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
AT 507 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD IN
CLARKSVILLE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUISIANA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...NEBO...BEECREEK...
PEARL...MILTON...HILLVIEW...BEDFORD...MONTEZUMA...PATTERSON AND
BARROW.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3973 9064 3957 9057 3953 9057 3953 9020
3950 9017 3923 9101 3941 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 237DEG 38KT 3938 9086
$$
GLASS000
WWUS53 KLSX 072324
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
524 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
ILC013-061-149-MOC163-072345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080107T2345Z/
CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-
524 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
GREENE AND NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND EASTERN PIKE
COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
AT 524 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HILLVIEW...OR ABOUT
10 MILES WEST OF WHITE HALL...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...PATTERSON...
ROODHOUSE...BARROW...WHITE HALL AND ROODHOUSE.
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 3973 9064 3957 9057 3953 9057 3953 9020
3950 9017 3923 9101 3941 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 250DEG 45KT 3943 9058
$$
GLASSThe 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, 4:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren | 48 min |
| Jan 7, 5:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 46 min |
| Jan 7, 3:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 24 min |
| Jan 7, 3:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.