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Tornado Warning 26, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 15, 2009Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 15, 2009, 5:44 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 min. 4 reports 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
May 15, 2009, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2009, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lincoln County, MO, Pike County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 15, 5:45 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Curryville, MOLARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN
May 15, 5:45 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Curryville, MOLARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN
May 15, 6:00 PM CDTHAIL 0.25Bowling Green, MO
May 15, 6:13 PM CDTHAIL 0.25Eolia, MO

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 15, 12:50 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 234 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2009-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2009-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1235 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KLSX 152244
TORLSX
MOC113-163-152315-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0026.090515T2244Z-090515T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
544 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED
  TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THIS
  DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CURRYVILLE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF
  VANDALIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOWLING GREEN...LOUISIANA...EOLIA...ASHLEY...ST. CLEMENT...
  CYRENE...EDGEWOOD AND WHITESIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN ST LOUIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3945 9104 3940 9095 3917 9097 3924 9143
      3947 9140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 282DEG 34KT 3932 9136

$$

TES
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KLSX 152313
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
613 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009

MOC113-163-152323-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090515T2315Z/
LINCOLN MO-PIKE MO-
613 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL
MISSOURI...AND CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI WILL EXPIRE
AT 615 PM CDT...

THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN REISSUED FOR AREAS TO THE EAST.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3945 9104 3940 9095 3917 9097 3924 9143
      3947 9140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 282DEG 34KT 3927 9103

$$

TES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 9:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion5 days
May 15, 9:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion48 hr
May 15, 10:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXKnox6 hr
May 15, 11:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXKnox6 hr
May 15, 11:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLewis6 hr
May 15, 11:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Lewis25 min
May 15, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis4 days
May 15, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion5 days
May 15, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion5 days
May 15, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion6 days
May 15, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXRalls6 days
May 15, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike7 days
May 15, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike7 days
May 15, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln8 days
May 15, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles10 days
May 15, 2:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXShelby6 hr
May 15, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion47 min
May 15, 2:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion, Ralls26 min
May 15, 2:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMarion5 hr
May 15, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby45 min
May 15, 4:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXKnox, Lewis, Marion, Shelby6 hr
May 15, 5:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAudrain, Monroe, Pike, Ralls42 min
May 15, 5:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Monroe, Pike, Ralls6 hr
May 15, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery and 2 more63 min
May 15, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau47 min
May 15, 6:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXLincoln, Pike39 min
May 15, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike51 min
May 15, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway19 min
May 15, 6:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Lincoln, Montgomery5 hr
May 15, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.