Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 60, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 5:57 PM CDT for Crawford County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2008, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 1408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 563 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 601 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.5
- Supercell composite
- 21.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLSX 062256 TORLSX MOC055-221-062345- /O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0060.080606T2257Z-080606T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 557 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 553 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STEELVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... STEELVILLE... LEASBURG... ANTHONIES MILL... 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 3798 9154 3820 9109 3795 9099 3779 9149 TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 244DEG 29KT 3791 9143 $$ GLASS
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLSX 062308 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 608 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 MOC055-221-062345- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-080606T2345Z/ WASHINGTON MO-CRAWFORD MO- 608 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR CRAWFORD AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 606 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF STEELVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...LEASBURG AND ANTHONIES MILL. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3798 9154 3820 9109 3795 9099 3779 9149 TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 244DEG 29KT 3795 9133 $$ GLASS
000
WWUS53 KLSX 062327
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
626 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC055-221-062345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-080606T2345Z/
WASHINGTON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
626 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 623 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEASBURG...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF STEELVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...ANTHONIES MILL.
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 3807 9135 3820 9109 3795 9099 3787 9124
3787 9125 3786 9127 3786 9129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 244DEG 29KT 3797 9118
$$
GLASS000
WWUS53 KLSX 062349
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
648 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC055-221-062358-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-080606T2345Z/
WASHINGTON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
648 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 645 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF CRAWFORD
COUNTY.
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
LAT...LON 3807 9135 3820 9109 3795 9099 3787 9124
3787 9125 3786 9127 3786 9129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 244DEG 29KT 3797 9117
$$
GLASSThe 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, 2:30 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.