Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 42, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2009, 7:35 PM CDT for Crawford County, Missouri. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report 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 10, 2009, 7:35 PM CDT (00:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2009, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Crawford County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:50 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 W Cuba, MO | ON I 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 204 AND 206. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 3767 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 909 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KLSX 110035
TORLSX
MOC055-110115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0042.090611T0035Z-090611T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
735 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 732 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. JAMES...OR 8 MILES
WEST OF CUBA...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. AT 724 PM CDT...A
FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED WEST OF CUBA.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CUBA...STEELVILLE...BOURBON...LEASBURG AND ST. CLOUD.
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 3813 9154 3821 9121 3820 9116 3797 9111
3793 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 258DEG 15KT 3803 9152
$$
BRITT2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KLSX 110054
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
754 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
MOC055-110115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-090611T0115Z/
CRAWFORD MO-
754 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CRAWFORD COUNTY...
AT 752 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CUBA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THERE WAS A PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD 3
MILES WEST OF CUBA AT 751 PM CDT.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STEELVILLE...CUBA...BOURBON...LEASBURG AND ST. CLOUD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES
OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN ST LOUIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3813 9154 3821 9121 3820 9116 3797 9111
3793 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 239DEG 13KT 3804 9146
$$
BRITT000
WWUS53 KLSX 110112
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
812 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
MOC055-110122-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-090611T0115Z/
CRAWFORD MO-
812 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
815 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
APPEARED TO BE SEVERE.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3813 9154 3821 9121 3820 9116 3797 9111
3793 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 239DEG 13KT 3807 9139
$$
BRITTThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford | 23 min |
| Jun 10, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Osage | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Osage | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Moniteau | 21 min |
| Jun 10, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren | 24 min |
| Jun 10, 8:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Cole, Crawford, Gasconade, Moniteau, Osage | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin | 49 min |
| Jun 10, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren | 22 min |
| Jun 10, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis, Washington, City of Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Osage | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 71 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 4 days |
| Jun 11, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 71 hr |
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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.