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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS St. Louis, MO

September 18, 20104 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 18, 2010, 8:46 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 44 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
Sep 18, 2010, 8:46 PM CDT (01:46 UTC)
Expired
Sep 18, 2010, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lincoln County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 18, 2:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 253 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2010-09-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1222 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2010-09-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1222 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
5.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

010 
WUUS53 KLSX 190146
SVRLSX
MOC113-139-183-219-190230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0252.100919T0146Z-100919T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
846 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  WEST CENTRAL ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 845 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
  WEST OF HAWK POINT...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARRENTON...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TROY...HAWK POINT AND FORISTELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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 3900 9098 3879 9088 3892 9137 3904 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 279DEG 17KT 3895 9122
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
2 follow-up statements
352 
WWUS53 KLSX 190201 RRA
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
901 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

MOC183-190211-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-100919T0230Z/
ST. CHARLES MO-
901 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ST. CHARLES
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO AFFECT 
THIS WARNED AREA.

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 3901 9130 3895 9104 3887 9096 3881 9096
      3892 9137
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 299DEG 19KT 3889 9119

$$

MOC113-139-219-190230-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-100919T0230Z/
WARREN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO-
901 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
LINCOLN...MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM
CDT...

AT 858 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF JONESBURG...OR 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WARRENTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHERN
  WARREN COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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 3901 9130 3895 9104 3887 9096 3881 9096
      3892 9137
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 299DEG 19KT 3889 9119
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
411 
WWUS53 KLSX 190230
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
930 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

MOC113-139-219-190240-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-100919T0230Z/
WARREN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO-
930 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN...
MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3901 9130 3895 9104 3887 9096 3881 9096
      3892 9137
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 299DEG 19KT 3882 9102

$$

TRUETT

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXPike51 min
Sep 18, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike48 min
Sep 18, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike40 min
Sep 18, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles33 min
Sep 18, 8:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXKnox, Lewis6 hr
Sep 18, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis, Marion46 min
Sep 18, 8:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXKnox, Lewis6 hr
Sep 18, 9:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Montgomery, Warren6 hr
Sep 18, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis23 min
Sep 18, 9:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMarion6 hr
Sep 18, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade45 min
Sep 18, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Lewis, Shelby57 min
Sep 18, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis25 min
Sep 18, 10:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis5 hr
Sep 18, 10:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Osage5 hr
Sep 18, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Lewis, Marion, Shelby27 min
Sep 18, 10:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis10 hr
Sep 18, 10:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis22 hr
Sep 18, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis31 min
Sep 19, 1:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles5 hr
Sep 19, 2:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMonroe, Ralls6 hr
Sep 19, 3:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXKnox, Lewis, Marion12 hr
Sep 19, 3:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike45 min
Sep 19, 3:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery and 4 more12 hr
Sep 19, 3:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Ralls48 min
Sep 19, 3:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXPike, Ralls4 hr
Sep 19, 4:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMarion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby6 hr
Sep 19, 4:36 AM CDTTornado WarningLSXLincoln, Pike9 min
Sep 19, 4:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Montgomery21 min
Sep 19, 5:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Lincoln, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls6 hr
Sep 19, 7:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXPike, Ralls3 hr
Sep 19, 9:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMonroe, Ralls112 min
Sep 19, 9:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln48 hr
Sep 19, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion25 hr
Sep 19, 11:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike and 1 more4 hr
Sep 19, 2:53 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls6 hr
Sep 19, 3:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMonroe43 hr
Sep 19, 3:12 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Montgomery6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.