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Tornado Warning 27, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 15, 2009, 6:06 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri; 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 39 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
- May 15, 2009, 6:06 PM CDT (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2009, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Pike County, IL, Lincoln County, MO, Pike County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 15, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLSX 152306 TORLSX ILC013-061-083-149-MOC113-163-152345- /O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0027.090515T2306Z-090515T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 606 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS... SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS... WEST CENTRAL JERSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI... EAST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 605 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 7 MILES EAST OF BOWLING GREEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ELSBERRY...CLARKSVILLE...BELLEVIEW...HARDIN...PAYNESVILLE... ANNADA...MOZIER...HAMBURG...BEECREEK...KAMPSVILLE...MICHAEL... ELDRED...HAYPRESS...WOODY AND WALKERSVILLE. 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. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY 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 3942 9042 3910 9045 3917 9099 3943 9097 TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 274DEG 39KT 3932 9106 $$ TES
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLSX 152326 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 626 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ILC013-061-083-149-MOC113-163-152345- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-090515T2345Z/ JERSEY IL-CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-PIKE IL-LINCOLN MO-PIKE MO- 626 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...CALHOUN AND WESTERN JERSEY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND EASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI... AT 625 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 TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELSBERRY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HARDIN...MOZIER...HAMBURG...BEECREEK...KAMPSVILLE...MICHAEL... HAYPRESS...ELDRED...WALKERSVILLE...FIELDON AND WOODY. 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. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY 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...CALL THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN ST LOUIS. && LAT...LON 3942 9042 3910 9045 3917 9099 3943 9097 TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 281DEG 36KT 3919 9080 $$ TES
000 WWUS53 KLSX 152345 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 645 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ILC013-061-083-149-MOC113-163-152355- /O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-090515T2345Z/ JERSEY IL-CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-PIKE IL-LINCOLN MO-PIKE MO- 645 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...CALHOUN AND WESTERN JERSEY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND EASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI HAS EXPIRED... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 7 PM CDT. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT. LAT...LON 3942 9042 3910 9045 3917 9099 3943 9097 TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 281DEG 36KT 3919 9080 $$ TES
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 9:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 5 days |
| May 15, 9:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 48 hr |
| May 15, 10:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Knox | 6 hr |
| May 15, 11:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Knox | 6 hr |
| May 15, 11:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 6 hr |
| May 15, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox, Lewis | 25 min |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 4 days |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 5 days |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 5 days |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 6 days |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Ralls | 6 days |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 7 days |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 7 days |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 8 days |
| May 15, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 10 days |
| May 15, 2:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Shelby | 6 hr |
| May 15, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 47 min |
| May 15, 2:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion, Ralls | 26 min |
| May 15, 2:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 5 hr |
| May 15, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby | 45 min |
| May 15, 4:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Knox, Lewis, Marion, Shelby | 6 hr |
| May 15, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Monroe, Pike, Ralls | 42 min |
| May 15, 5:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Monroe, Pike, Ralls | 6 hr |
| May 15, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery and 2 more | 63 min |
| May 15, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau | 47 min |
| May 15, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 31 min |
| May 15, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 51 min |
| May 15, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway | 19 min |
| May 15, 6:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery | 5 hr |
| May 15, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 46 min |
| May 15, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 47 min |
| May 15, 3:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Brown | 8 days |
| May 15, 4:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Brown | 4 hr |
| May 15, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 35 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.