Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS St. Louis, MO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
228 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010

.DISCUSSION...
/228 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010/

MAIN CONCERN DEALS WITH COVERAGE AND SEVERITY OF TSRA OVER THE CWA
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDED FROM SERN IA
SWWD TO SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY AT 19Z. THE AIR MASS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT HAS RECOVERED FROM THE MCS GENERATED OUTFLOW THAT WAS OVER
THE AREA THIS MORNING. MLCAPES NOW RANGE FROM 1000-3000 J/KG WITH
LITTLE CINH LEFT. SOME WEAK CELLS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE ERN
OZARKS...AND SATELLITE IS ALSO SHOWING THAT THE CU FIELD IS
BECOMING MORE AGITATED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OVER CNTRL AND
NERN MO. THIS GOES ALONG WITH THE IDEA OF THE 12Z NCEP WRF AND
LATEST RUNS OF THE HRRR/RUC THAT TSRA SHOULD INCREASE IN AREAL
COVERAGE OVER THE CWA THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
WITH FORECAST CAPES ABOVE 4000 J/KG BETWEEN 21-00Z. MID-DEEP LAYER
SHEAR WILL REMAIN WEAK AND CONVERGENCE IS NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG
ALONG THE FRONT WHICH SHOULD LIMIT WIDESPREAD SEVERE POTENTIAL...
BUT VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND DELTA THETA-E'S AROUND 30K
BETWEEN SFC-750MB SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLD SVR TSRA
THROUGH LATE EVENING. STORMS MAY ALSO BE EFFICIENT HEAVY RAIN
PRODUCERS GIVEN THE PWATS AROUND 2 INCHES AND WARM CLOUD LAYERS
OVER 4KM. HAVE LIKELY OR BETTER CHANCES GOING OVER THE SRN HALF OF
THE CWA TONIGHT...AND THEN JUST CHANCE POPS CONFINED TO THE SERN
MO/SRN IL COUNTIES ON MONDAY MORNING ALONG THE EXITING FRONT.
LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE WILL SET IN BEHIND EXITING SFC FRONT/GREAT
LAKES TROUGH STARTING A DRY PERIOD THAT WILL LAST THROUGH THE REST
OF THE WEEK.

GFS/NAM MOS AND SREF 2M TEMPS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AND DID NOT SEE MUCH REASON TO DEVIATE FROM THEM.

WILL KEEP A DRY FORECAST GOING LATE WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND WITH TEMPS
CLIMBING BACK TO WARM NORMALS BY INDEPENDENCE DAY. THERE IS A BIT
MORE UNCERTAINTY TODAY AS BOTH THE 00Z AND 12Z CANADIAN GEM/GFS
ARE TRYING TO BRING THE REMNANTS OF ALEX NWD INTO THE MID MS
VALLEY BY NEXT SUNDAY. LATEST TPC GUIDANCE GOES ALONG WITH THE
ECMWF KEEPING ALEX ON A MORE WNWWD COURSE DURING THE WEEK. THE
ECMWF IS SHOWING MUCH BETTER RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS...SHOWING THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE LONGWAVE RIDGE
THROUGH THE CNTRL CONUS WHICH SHOULD CAUSE LARGE SCALE NEUTRAL OR
DOWNWARD MOTION THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE ECMWF DOES INDICATE GULF
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO RETURN FROM THE SW BY SUNDAY...BUT THERE IS
NO DISCERNIBLE FORCING FOR IT TO ACT ON TO WARRANT ADDING POPS AT
THIS POINT. 850MB TEMPS AROUND +13C WITH ELY SFC WINDS ON THURSDAY
WILL WARM TO NEAR +20C WITH SLY WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND.

BRITT

&&

.AVIATION...
/1244 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010/

MAIN CONCERN IS TSTMS CHANCES THRU THE EVENING. SHRA/TSTM FROM
THIS MORNING ARE FINALLY DYING...LEAVING LEFT OVER MID/HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDINESS. THESE SHOULD GENERALLY THIN AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES. ADDITIONAL SHRA/TSTM SHOULD DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS FCST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS
EVENING. MODELS ARE HINTING AT A 3-6 HR WINDOW OF POST FRONTAL
HIGH END MVFR CIGS OVERNIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR THIS ARE ALONG AND
EAST OF THE MS RIVER. NOT CONFIDENT IN THIS SCENARIO...GENERALLY
WENT WITH 4 KFT CIGS OVERNIGHT. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUT
TOWARDS DAYBREAK. INITIAL GUSTY SW WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME WLY
OVERNIGHT...THEN NWLY TOMORROW MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH LIGHT NWLY WINDS AND JUST SOME SCT HIGH
CLOUDS IN THE MORNING.

SPECIFICS FOR KSTL...

OUTFLOW BNDRY ASSOC WITH EARLY CONVECTION CAUSED WINDS TO BECOME
NWLY AROUND 1630Z. WINDS ARE JUST NOW BEGINNING TO RECOVER FORM
THIS INTERRUPTION. STILL EXPECT THEM TO BE RATHER GUSTY THIS
AFTERNOON. EARLIER CONVECTION HAS ALL BUT DISSIPATED. EXPECT MORE
SHRA/TSTM TO DVLP ALONG/AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT IS FCST TO PASS
THROUGH STL METRO AROUND 6Z. THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON...BUT EXPECT GREATEST COVERAGE TO BE
AFTER 00Z. MODELS ARE HINTING AT A 3-6 HR WINDOW OF POST FRONTAL
HIGH END MVFR CIGS OVERNIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR THIS ARE ALONG AND
EAST OF THE MS RIVER. NOT CONFIDENT IN THIS SCENARIO...GENERALLY
WENT WITH 4 KFT CIGS OVERNIGHT.

MILLER

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

WFO LSX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
522 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-281200-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
522 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THAT COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON CONVECTIVE WATCHES...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
STORM PREDICTION CENTER WATCH PRODUCTS.

MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG PARTS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI...ILLINOIS AND LA MOINE RIVERS. PLEASE SEE THE
APPROPRIATE FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIMITED TO SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS ON MONDAY AS THE COLD
FRONT EXITS THE REGION.

MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ALONG PARTS OF
THE MISSISSIPPI...ILLINOIS AND LA MOINE RIVERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION ON A LIMITED BASIS IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
708 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0706 PM     TSTM WND GST     DUTZOW                  38.61N  90.99W
06/27/2010  M45 MPH          WARREN             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
713 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0622 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW GRAFTON            38.98N  90.44W
06/27/2010                   JERSEY             IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            IN PERE MARQUETTE PARK ... TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.

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