Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 3, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 8, 2009, 10:14 AM CDT for Crawford County, Washington 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
- Mar 8, 2009, 10:14 AM CDT (15:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2009, 10:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 10:19 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 14 Ese Steelville, MO | TREE DAMAGE JUST WEST OF BERRYMAN ON HWY B |
| Mar 8, 10:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 W Shirley, MO | TREE DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY B |
| Mar 8, 10:40 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 Sw Cadet, MO | |
| Mar 8, 10:40 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Potosi, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 6:32 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 284 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
- 857 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 8.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 081514
TORLSX
MOC055-221-081545-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0003.090308T1514Z-090308T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1014 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
* AT 1011 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR CHERRYVILLE...OR
ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STEELVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POTOSI...
OLD MINES...
MINERAL POINT...
IRONDALE...
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 3777 9129 3802 9129 3818 9076 3811 9068
3810 9069 3809 9067 3807 9065 3782 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 1514Z 260DEG 58KT 3787 9121
$$
GLASS2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 081525
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1025 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
MOC055-081535-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090308T1545Z/
CRAWFORD MO-
1025 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3780 9111 3791 9111 3791 9110 3808 9110
3818 9076 3812 9070 3809 9068 3809 9067
3807 9065 3782 9065 3778 9110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1525Z 260DEG 58KT 3790 9099
$$
MOC221-081545-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090308T1545Z/
WASHINGTON MO-
1025 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR
WASHINGTON COUNTY...
AT 1021 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF
SHIRLEY...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF ANTHONIES MILL...AND WAS MOVING EAST
AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...SHIRLEY...LATTY...
POTOSI...OLD MINES...MINERAL POINT...CADET AND IRONDALE.
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 3780 9111 3791 9111 3791 9110 3808 9110
3818 9076 3812 9070 3809 9068 3809 9067
3807 9065 3782 9065 3778 9110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1525Z 260DEG 58KT 3790 9099
$$
GLASS000
WWUS53 KLSX 081538 RRA
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1038 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
MOC221-081545-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090308T1545Z/
WASHINGTON MO-
1039 AM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR
WASHINGTON COUNTY...
AT 1032 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATTY...OR NEAR
POTOSI...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE....
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3780 9111 3791 9111 3791 9110 3808 9110
3818 9076 3812 9070 3809 9068 3809 9067
3807 9065 3782 9065 3778 9110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1539Z 265DEG 65KT 3796 9069
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 9:54 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LSX | Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Shelby | 8 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage | 38 min |
| Mar 8, 9:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery and 2 more | 39 min |
| Mar 8, 9:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Osage | 26 min |
| Mar 8, 9:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford | 24 min |
| Mar 8, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Warren | 35 min |
| Mar 8, 10:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 26 min |
| Mar 8, 10:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 24 min |
| Mar 8, 10:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 36 min |
| Mar 8, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 24 min |
| Mar 8, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve | 39 min |
| Mar 8, 12:16 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 5 days |
| Mar 8, 2:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 4 days |
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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.