Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 38, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2009, 3:34 PM CDT for Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 56 min. 2 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
- Jun 9, 2009, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2009, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Reynolds County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 4:20 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 N Ellington, MO | REPORTED BY ELLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. |
| Jun 9, 4:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Ellington, MO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 246 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
- 1981 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 510 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 092034
TORLSX
MOC179-092130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0038.090609T2034Z-090609T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
334 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 332 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF EMINENCE...OR 30 MILES WEST
OF PIEDMONT...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELLINGTON...GARWOOD AND REDFORD.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3708 9098 3710 9098 3710 9102 3716 9105
3716 9107 3720 9111 3720 9114 3725 9114
3726 9117 3731 9117 3732 9119 3738 9118
3736 9089 3705 9090 3705 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 285DEG 15KT 3727 9121
$$
CVKING2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 092050
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
350 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009
MOC179-092130-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-090609T2130Z/
REYNOLDS MO-
350 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR REYNOLDS
COUNTY...
AT 348 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF
ELLINGTON...OR 26 MILES WEST OF PIEDMONT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELLINGTON...GARWOOD AND REDFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES
OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAIL
UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WELL
AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3708 9098 3710 9098 3710 9102 3716 9105
3716 9107 3720 9111 3720 9114 3725 9114
3726 9117 3731 9117 3732 9119 3738 9118
3736 9089 3705 9090 3705 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 285DEG 15KT 3725 9114
$$
CVKING000 WWUS53 KLSX 092123 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 423 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009 MOC179-092130- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-090609T2130Z/ REYNOLDS MO- 423 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR REYNOLDS COUNTY... AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLINGTON...OR 17 MILES WEST OF PIEDMONT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ELLINGTON AND REDFORD. 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. && LAT...LON 3716 9090 3723 9105 3737 9102 3736 9089 TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 280DEG 14KT 3723 9098 $$ CVKING
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 7:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 13 min |
| Jun 8, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 8:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade and 16 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 5:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 7 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison | 29 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.