Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 72, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Nov 24, 2010, 9:39 PM CST for Crawford County, Franklin County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 51 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
- Nov 24, 2010, 9:39 PM CST (03:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2010, 10:30 PM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 9:53 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 3 Sse Cuba, MO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 8:23 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 257 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
- 542 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 460 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
941
WFUS53 KLSX 250339
TORLSX
MOC055-071-221-250430-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0072.101125T0339Z-101125T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
939 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CST
* AT 936 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. JAMES...OR 9 MILES WEST OF CUBA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STEELVILLE...CUBA...BOURBON...SULLIVAN...ANTHONIES MILL...ST.
CLAIR...LEASBURG...PARKWAY...ST. CLOUD AND STANTON.
THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEEN EXITS 203 AND
225.
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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3813 9154 3814 9153 3838 9098 3807 9084
3791 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 247DEG 43KT 3803 9153
$$
TRUETT2 follow-up statements
179
WWUS53 KLSX 250400
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1000 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010
MOC055-071-221-250430-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-101125T0430Z/
WASHINGTON MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-
1000 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...
NORTHERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM
CST...
AT 957 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING A
VERY STRONG SIGNATURE OF A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR LEASBURG...OR 6 MILES EAST OF CUBA...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOURBON...SULLIVAN...ANTHONIES MILL...ST. CLAIR...PARKWAY...ST.
CLOUD AND STANTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3813 9154 3814 9153 3838 9098 3807 9084
3791 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 260DEG 42KT 3806 9127
$$
TRUETT595 WWUS53 KLSX 250413 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1013 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 MOC055-071-221-250430- /O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-101125T0430Z/ WASHINGTON MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO- 1013 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CST... AT 1010 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ANTHONIES MILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES. 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. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3803 9123 3820 9120 3830 9095 3809 9085 TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 244DEG 41KT 3814 9110 $$ TRUETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Osage | 34 min |
| Nov 24, 9:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 24 min |
| Nov 24, 9:26 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Osage, Saint Charles and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 24, 10:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 50 min |
| Nov 24, 10:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 44 min |
| Nov 24, 11:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 42 min |
| Nov 24, 11:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 44 min |
| Nov 25, 3:31 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Osage, Saint Charles and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:45 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Osage | 5 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.