Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 53, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 11, 2010, 4:57 PM CDT for Crawford County, Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 48 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
- Jul 11, 2010, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2010, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, MO, Iron County, MO, Reynolds County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 5:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 40 | Centerville, MO | REYNOLDS COUNTY SHERIFFF REPORTED ESTIMATED 35 TO 40 MPH WIND GUSTS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 1329 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
352
WFUS53 KLSX 112157
TORLSX
MOC055-093-179-112245-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0053.100711T2157Z-100711T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
457 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 454 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF BUNKER...OR 18 MILES EAST OF
SALEM...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BIXBY...BUNKER...OATES...REYNOLDS...CORRIDON...BLACK...
CENTERVILLE...LESTERVILLE AND REDFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3743 9123 3750 9123 3750 9130 3751 9132
3759 9133 3760 9132 3760 9117 3769 9117
3770 9129 3775 9128 3760 9078 3725 9074
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 296DEG 24KT 3756 9120
$$
TRUETT3 follow-up statements
387
WWUS53 KLSX 112219
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
519 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010
MOC055-112228-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100711T2245Z/
CRAWFORD MO-
519 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3743 9123 3760 9117 3769 9117 3771 9115
3760 9078 3725 9074
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 295DEG 27KT 3749 9102
$$
MOC093-179-112245-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100711T2245Z/
REYNOLDS MO-IRON MO-
519 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IRON AND NORTHERN REYNOLDS
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 515 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OATES...OR 23 MILES WEST OF IRONTON...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LARGE HAIL...OVER AN INCH IN DIAMETER...IS
ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLACK...CENTERVILLE...LESTERVILLE AND REDFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3743 9123 3760 9117 3769 9117 3771 9115
3760 9078 3725 9074
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 295DEG 27KT 3749 9102
$$
TRUETT205 WWUS53 KLSX 112237 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 537 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010 MOC093-179-112245- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100711T2245Z/ REYNOLDS MO-IRON MO- 537 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN IRON AND NORTHERN REYNOLDS COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 532 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. A NEW CIRCULATION CENTER HAS NOW DEVELOPED NEAR REDFORD...AND IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LESTERVILLE AND REDFORD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3743 9123 3752 9106 3760 9078 3725 9074 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 295DEG 27KT 3743 9087 $$ TRUETT
426 WWUS53 KLSX 112246 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 546 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010 MOC093-179-112257- /O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-100711T2245Z/ REYNOLDS MO-IRON MO- 546 PM CDT SUN JUL 11 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR IRON AND NORTHERN REYNOLDS 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. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM. LAT...LON 3743 9123 3752 9106 3760 9078 3725 9074 TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 295DEG 27KT 3743 9086 $$ TRUETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 6:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Iron, Madison, Saint Francois | 6 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.