Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 87, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Dec 27, 2008, 1:23 AM CST for Lewis County, Marion County, Missouri; Adams County, Illinois. It was in force for 47 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
- Dec 27, 2008, 1:23 AM CST (07:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2008, 2:10 AM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Adams County, IL, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 475 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 518 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 533 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 270723
TORLSX
ILC001-MOC111-127-270815-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0087.081227T0723Z-081227T0815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
123 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 215 AM CST
* AT 122 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WARREN...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF MONROE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EWING...
MAYWOOD...
LA GRANGE...
QUINCY...
CANTON...
MENDON...
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT...SO DO NOT WAIT. TAKE COVER
NOW
LAT...LON 4020 9106 4013 9100 3966 9183 3966 9185
3996 9185 4020 9142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 231DEG 48KT 3982 9178
$$
TRUETT2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 270746
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
146 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
ILC001-MOC111-127-270815-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-081227T0815Z/
ADAMS IL-MARION MO-LEWIS MO-
144 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND NORTHERN ADAMS
COUNTIES...
AT 141 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO ASSOCIATED WITH A NARROW LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OF CANTON TO JUST WEST OF
QUINCY. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...LORAINE...
WOODVILLE...QUINCY...AND CHATTON.
IN ADDITION...A SECOND LINE OF INTENSE STORMS OVER MONROE COUNTY IS
ALSO RACING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH...AND WILL IMACT WESTERN SECTIONS OF
MARION COUNTY THROUGH 215 AM.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT...SO DO NOT WAIT. TAKE COVER
NOW
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4020 9106 4013 9100 3966 9183 3966 9185
3996 9185 4020 9142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 229DEG 71KT 4008 9139
$$
TRUETT000
WWUS53 KLSX 270810
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
210 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
ILC001-MOC111-127-270818-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-081227T0815Z/
ADAMS IL-MARION MO-LEWIS MO-
208 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS...NORTHWESTERN MARION
AND NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
APPEARED TO BE SEVERE.
HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A
TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PREDAWN
HOURS.
LAT...LON 4020 9106 4013 9100 3966 9183 3966 9185
3996 9185 4020 9142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 229DEG 71KT 4039 9092
$$
TRUETTThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:04 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 66 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Shelby | 46 min |
| Dec 27, 1:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby | 44 min |
| Dec 27, 2:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion, Monroe, Ralls | 47 min |
| Dec 27, 2:37 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LSX | Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Charles, Sainte Genevieve and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 7:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 16 min |
| Dec 27, 8:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Shelby | 29 min |
| Dec 27, 9:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion, Shelby | 25 min |
| Dec 27, 9:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Knox, Lewis, Marion, Shelby | 31 min |
| Dec 27, 9:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Monroe | 37 min |
| Dec 27, 9:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Ralls | 41 min |
| Dec 27, 10:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls | 44 min |
| Dec 27, 10:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Pike, Ralls | 35 min |
| Dec 27, 10:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren | 33 min |
| Dec 27, 10:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 10:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 44 min |
| Dec 27, 10:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 47 min |
| Dec 27, 11:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 12:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage, Washington | 42 min |
| Dec 27, 12:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, Washington | 37 min |
| Dec 27, 1:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 54 min |
| Dec 27, 1:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 53 min |
| Dec 27, 1:53 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 48 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:14 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 41 min |
| Dec 27, 12:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Dec 27, 4:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 51 min |
| Dec 27, 4:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Washington | 41 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.