Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 91, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Dec 27, 2008, 9:14 AM CST for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 31 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
- Dec 27, 2008, 9:14 AM CST (15:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2008, 9:45 AM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Shelby County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 9:20 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Ewing, MO | HOUSE NEAR EWING HAD SHINGLES BLOWN OFF AND A DECK DAMAGED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 4:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 851 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 271514
TORLSX
MOC103-111-127-205-271545-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0091.081227T1514Z-081227T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
914 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 945 AM CST
* AT 910 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
STEFFENVILLE...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTH OF SHELBINA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EWING...
LEWISTOWN...
LA GRANGE...
CANTON...
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 4022 9150 4013 9152 4002 9149 3995 9146
3988 9201 3996 9202 4018 9189 4023 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 1514Z 228DEG 49KT 3995 9189
$$
CARNEY3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 271529
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
929 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
MOC103-111-127-205-271545-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-081227T1545Z/
MARION MO-SHELBY MO-LEWIS MO-KNOX MO-
928 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KNOX...LEWIS...NORTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN
MARION COUNTIES...
AT 927 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EWING...OR 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CANTON...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...CANTON AND LA
GRANGE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4022 9150 4013 9152 4002 9149 3995 9146
3988 9201 3996 9202 4018 9189 4023 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 1528Z 238DEG 53KT 4004 9165
$$
CARNEY000
WWUS53 KLSX 271535
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
935 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
MOC103-111-127-205-271545-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-081227T1545Z/
MARION MO-SHELBY MO-LEWIS MO-KNOX MO-
936 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KNOX...LEWIS...NORTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN
MARION COUNTIES...
AT 932 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MONTICELLO...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANTON...AND WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE....
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 4022 9150 4013 9152 4002 9149 3995 9146
3988 9201 3996 9202 4018 9189 4023 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 234DEG 50KT 4011 9156
$$
CARNEY000
WWUS53 KLSX 271543
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
943 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
MOC103-111-127-205-271553-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-081227T1545Z/
MARION MO-SHELBY MO-LEWIS MO-KNOX MO-
943 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KNOX...LEWIS...NORTHEASTERN
SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 945 AM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST.
LAT...LON 4022 9150 4013 9152 4002 9149 3995 9146
3988 9201 3996 9202 4018 9189 4023 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 1543Z 234DEG 50KT 4016 9145
$$
CARNEYThe 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, 1:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion | 47 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, 9:26 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 |
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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.