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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 15, 2009Crawford County, Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2009, 9:03 AM CDT for Crawford County, Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2009, 9:03 AM CDT (14:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2009, 9:45 AM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Crawford County, MO, Iron County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 261 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2009-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2332 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2009-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 246 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2332 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
246 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
281 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.8
Supercell composite
18.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 15, 6:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 6:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
629 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.DISCUSSION...
/440 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009/

THE MAIN WX STORY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE THE SEVERAL
ROUNDS OF TSRA...WITH THE POTENTIAL NOT ONLY FOR SEVERE BUT ALSO
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. ONCE THIS PASSES
BY MID WEEK...THEN LOOK FOR SUMMERTIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO
ENTER OUR REGION EVEN IF FOR A RELATIVELY BRIEF PERIOD.

CLASSIC SETUP FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AN UNDERLYING THEME ALSO FOR
SEVERE WX POTENTIAL NOW IN PLACE ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY WITH A
STALLED OUT SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY ATTM EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DRIFT
NEWD AS A WRMFNT LATER TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH THE VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIR ALOFT NEAR THE FRONT AND CREATE PRIMARILY TWO MAIN EPISODES
FOR TSRA. THE FIRST IS NOW ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE THRU AT LEAST
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH LINGERING SCT CONVECTION CONTINUING INTO
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. AFTER A BRIEF RESPITE FROM THE WX...LOOK
FOR ROUND TWO TO FIRE UP BY LATE EVENING EITHER OVER CNTRL AND WRN
MO AND THEN QUICKLY SPREAD TO MUCH OF THE REST OF THE FA OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. THIS WILL THEN CONTINUE THRU AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING...
BECOMING MORE SCT IN COVERAGE HEADING INTO TUESDAY AFTN/EVENING.

HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS SETUP...AND
AFTER SOME CONSIDERATION HAVE DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON ANY FFA THIS
PACKAGE. CURRENTLY FEEL THAT WITH MODERATELY HI FFG VALUES OVER
MUCH OF THE FFA THAT THIS EPISODE TODAY WILL INSTEAD BE A /TABLE
SETTER/ FOR A POTENTIALLY MORE WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOOD EVENT LATER
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WITH ROUND TWO. GIVEN THE COMPLEXITIES
INVOLVED IN TRYING TO NAIL DOWN SPECIFICS WITH MCS EVENTS...WILL
DEFER TO THE DAY SHIFT FOR A POSSIBLE FFA ISSUANCE AFTER WE GET A
BETTER HANDLE ON NOT ONLY WHAT FALLS TODAY BUT WHERE ROUND TWO
WILL GET GOING TONIGHT.

ONCE WE GET THE RAIN ALL OUT OF HERE...THE HEAT WILL THEN BUILD AS
H500 RIDGE GETS ITS OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD IN AS NRN CONUS TROF
PUSHES OFF TO THE E. BY THURSDAY...A PRETTY GOOD SETUP FOR VERY
WARM TEMPS WITH SWLY SFC WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE WRMFNT PUSHING
N...A STRONG MID LEVEL CAP WHERE H700 TEMPS ARE AROUND +13C WHICH
SHOULD EFFECTIVELY PREVENT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ANY PCPN...AND DRY
RH VALUES THRU THE COLUMN. H850 TEMPS WILL BE AROUND +23 TO +24C
BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND THIS ALL POINTS TO WIDESPREAD MAX
TEMPS IN THE MID 90S WITH STL CITY FLIRTING WITH UPPER 90S.
COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES LIKELY WILL EXCEED 100F
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR AND PERHAPS 105F IN STL CITY. STAY
TUNED.

TES

&&

.AVIATION...
/611 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009/
FOR THE 12Z TAFS...SHRA/TSRA SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF MO THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TAF SITES FOR MUCH THE MORNING. THESE TSRA
ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SE BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS SHOULD BE DRY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF TSRA MOVING
INTO THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS WOULD
SUGGEST LOW MVFR TO IFR CIGS POSSIBLE AT COU...STL AND SUS AHEAD
OF TSRA. HAVE ONLY SCT MENTIONED ATTM DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES.

TILLY

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

WFO LSX
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 4:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
400 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-161200-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS-
SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-
CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-
ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON-
ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS-
400 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...PRIMARILY THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A
CONCERN. SEE THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK PRODUCT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN AS 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES
OF RAINFALL APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS PERIOD. SEE
THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK PRODUCT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

ADDITIONALLY...HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES
WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE MAINLY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI AS WELL AS THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1

TES

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 7:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 15, 7:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
757 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 WSW AUXVASSE          39.00N 91.96W
06/15/2009                   CALLAWAY           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CORNER OF COUNTY ROADS 260 AND 245 FLOODED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0902343

SIPPRELL
Local storm report, Jun 15, 7:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
758 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 AM     FLASH FLOOD      8 S MEXICO              39.05N 91.87W
06/15/2009                   CALLAWAY           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 54 FLOODED ... ROAD IS NOT CLOSED BUT REPORTED
            TO BE IMPASSABLE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0902344

SIPPRELL
Local storm report, Jun 15, 8:36 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
836 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E JONESBURG           38.85N 91.29W
06/15/2009                   MONTGOMERY         MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS FROM MODOT AS WELL ... I 70 AND ADJACENT OUTER
            ROADS AT MONTGOMERY WARREN COUNTY LINES UNDER SEVERAL
            FEET OF WATER AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ... REPORTS OF CARS
            INUNDATED AND ABANDONED ALONGSIDE ROADWAYS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0902345

SIPPRELL
Local storm report, Jun 15, 8:38 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
838 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0810 AM     FLOOD            WARRENTON               38.82N 91.14W
06/15/2009                   WARREN             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGHWAY U AT BOONESLICK ROAD FLOODED

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0902346

FGLASS
Local storm report, Jun 15, 8:40 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
840 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0810 AM     FLOOD            3 S WARRENTON           38.78N 91.14W
06/15/2009                   WARREN             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGHWAY 47 SOUTH FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE IN SPOTS

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0902347

FGLASS

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 6:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCallaway6 hr
Jun 15, 7:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMontgomery, Warren6 hr
Jun 15, 8:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXBoone6 hr
Jun 15, 8:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis4 hr
Jun 15, 9:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis6 hr
Jun 15, 9:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds, Saint Francois46 min
Jun 15, 10:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Madison50 min
Jun 15, 11:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Washington50 min
Jun 15, 12:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXCrawford6 hr
Jun 15, 12:05 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXReynolds25 min
Jun 15, 12:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXReynolds33 min
Jun 15, 12:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXIron, Reynolds50 min
Jun 15, 3:01 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis4 hr
Jun 15, 3:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 23 more20 hr
Jun 15, 5:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXReynolds51 hr
Jun 15, 6:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles6 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

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.