Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 80, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 30, 2008, 4:24 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Saint Francois County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 30, 2008, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jefferson County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 4:25 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Blackwell, MO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 302124
TORLSX
MOC099-187-221-302215-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0080.080730T2124Z-080730T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
424 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 421 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR OLD MINES...OR ABOUT
4 MILES NORTHEAST OF POTOSI...MOVING EAST AT 17 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BONNE TERRE...
OLYMPIAN VILLAGE...
BLACKWELL...
VALLES MINES...
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 3791 9077 3807 9077 3816 9039 3805 9040
3805 9041 3804 9041 3804 9040 3791 9042
3790 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 265DEG 15KT 3799 9074
$$
BRITT3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 302139
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
439 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2008
MOC221-302146-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-080730T2215Z/
WASHINGTON MO-
436 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STRONG ROTATION HAS MOVED OUT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3791 9064 3808 9064 3816 9039 3805 9040
3805 9041 3804 9040 3791 9042 3790 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 269DEG 22KT 3798 9062
$$
MOC099-187-302215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-080730T2215Z/
ST. FRANCOIS MO-JEFFERSON MO-
436 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES...
AT 433 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR
BLACKWELL...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BONNE TERRE. A SECOND ROTATION
WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF VALLES MINES. BOTH OF THESE ROTATIONS
WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...BONNE TERRE AND
VALLES MILL.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3791 9064 3808 9064 3816 9039 3805 9040
3805 9041 3804 9040 3791 9042 3790 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 269DEG 22KT 3798 9062
$$
BRITT000
WWUS53 KLSX 302153
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
453 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2008
MOC099-187-302215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-080730T2215Z/
ST. FRANCOIS MO-JEFFERSON MO-
449 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES...
AT 446 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATEHR SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR BONNE TERRE...MOVING
EAST AT 28 MPH. A TRAINED SPOTTER HAS OBSERVED ROTATION IN THE BASE
OF THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...ST.
FRANCOIS STATE PARK.
LAT...LON 3791 9064 3808 9064 3816 9039 3805 9040
3805 9041 3804 9040 3791 9042 3790 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 273DEG 25KT 3797 9049
$$
BRITT000
WWUS53 KLSX 302212
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
512 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2008
MOC099-187-302219-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-080730T2215Z/
ST. FRANCOIS MO-JEFFERSON MO-
509 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN ST.
FRANCOIS COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 515 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING
AREA.
LAT...LON 3791 9064 3808 9064 3816 9039 3805 9040
3805 9041 3804 9040 3791 9042 3790 9044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 273DEG 25KT 3796 9031
$$
BRITTThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 8:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 71 hr |
| Jul 29, 8:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 62 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 18 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Monroe, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Jul 30, 11:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Cole | 3 days |
| Jul 30, 11:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 4 days |
| Jul 30, 1:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 30 hr |
| Jul 30, 1:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 4 days |
| Jul 30, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 64 min |
| Jul 30, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 42 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.