Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 96, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Dec 27, 2008, 10:46 AM CST for Calhoun County, Greene County, Pike County, Illinois; Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 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, 10:46 AM CST (16:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2008, 11:30 AM CST
- In force
- 44 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), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 4:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 451 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 455 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 271646
TORLSX
ILC013-061-149-MOC163-271730-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0096.081227T1646Z-081227T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1046 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 1130 AM CST
* AT 1045 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR LOUISIANA...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PLEASANT HILL...
CLARKSVILLE...
BELLEVIEW...
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 3960 9061 3956 9057 3953 9058 3953 9055
3939 9044 3930 9111 3942 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 253DEG 40KT 3941 9102
$$
CARNEY2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 271704
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1104 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
MOC163-271714-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-081227T1730Z/
PIKE MO-
1104 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3956 9057 3953 9058 3953 9055 3939 9044
3934 9084 3935 9086 3938 9091 3940 9093
3941 9098 3945 9105 3960 9061
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 255DEG 37KT 3946 9083
$$
ILC013-061-149-271730-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-081227T1730Z/
CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-PIKE IL-
1104 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST
ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AT 1102 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PLEASANT HILL...OR
11 MILES EAST OF LOUISIANA...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...TIME...BEECREEK...
PEARL...MILTON...BEDFORD...MONTEZUMA AND HILLVIEW.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
LAT...LON 3956 9057 3953 9058 3953 9055 3939 9044
3934 9084 3935 9086 3938 9091 3940 9093
3941 9098 3945 9105 3960 9061
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 255DEG 37KT 3946 9083
$$
CARNEY000
WWUS53 KLSX 271728
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1128 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
ILC013-061-149-271738-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-081227T1730Z/
CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-PIKE IL-
1128 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTHERN CALHOUN
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS EXPIRES AT 1130 AM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM.
LAT...LON 3956 9057 3953 9058 3953 9055 3939 9044
3934 9084 3935 9086 3938 9091 3940 9093
3941 9098 3945 9105 3960 9061
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 255DEG 37KT 3952 9052
$$
BYRDThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams | 47 min |
| Dec 27, 2:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 47 min |
| Dec 27, 2:37 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Adams | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 10:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 47 min |
| Dec 27, 11:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 43 min |
| 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, 12:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 54 min |
| Dec 27, 1:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and 2 more | 53 min |
| Dec 27, 1:53 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 48 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 51 min |
| Dec 27, 4:14 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Washington | 41 min |
| 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, 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, 12:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage, Washington | 42 min |
| Dec 27, 12:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, Washington | 37 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.