Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 79, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Dec 31, 2010, 10:11 AM CST for Crawford County, Franklin County, Gasconade County, Missouri. It was in force for 64 min. 3 reports 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
- Dec 31, 2010, 10:11 AM CST (16:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2010, 11:15 AM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:55 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 70 | 3 N Cuba, MO | TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 19 AND COUNTY ROAD C 3 MILES NORTH OF CUBA MISSOURI |
| Dec 31, 10:55 AM CST | HAIL 0.7 | Bourbon, MO | |
| Dec 31, 11:05 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Nne Sullivan, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 7:29 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 764 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 535 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 546 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.9
- Supercell composite
- 10.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
803
WFUS53 KLSX 311611
TORLSX
MOC055-071-073-311715-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0079.101231T1611Z-101231T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1011 AM CST FRI DEC 31 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...
GASCONADE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1115 AM CST
* AT 1009 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROLLA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOURBON...SULLIVAN...ROSEBUD...GERALD...ROSATI...OAK HILL...
JAPAN...ST. CLOUD...STANTON...LESLIE AND NOSER MILL.
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 3822 9164 3848 9127 3825 9099 3802 9153
3816 9153 3816 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 229DEG 43KT 3799 9178
$$
CVKING3 follow-up statements
444
WWUS53 KLSX 311622
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1022 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
MOC055-071-073-311715-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-101231T1715Z/
CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
1022 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GASCONADE...SOUTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
AT 1018 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR I-44 NEAR MILE MARKER 190...OR 1 MILE NORTH
OF ROLLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED...TAKE SHELTER NOW!
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOURBON...SULLIVAN...ROSEBUD...GERALD...ROSATI...OAK HILL...
JAPAN...ST. CLOUD...STANTON...LESLIE AND NOSER MILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3822 9164 3848 9127 3825 9099 3802 9153
3816 9153 3816 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1622Z 228DEG 40KT 3805 9170
$$
CVKING929
WWUS53 KLSX 311627
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1027 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
MOC055-071-073-311715-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-101231T1715Z/
CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
1027 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GASCONADE...SOUTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
AT 1022 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROLLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN ROLLA...COMPLETELY
DESTROYING HOMES...TAKE SHELTER NOW!
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOURBON...SULLIVAN...ROSEBUD...GERALD...ROSATI...OAK HILL...
JAPAN...ST. CLOUD...STANTON...LESLIE AND NOSER MILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3822 9164 3848 9127 3825 9099 3802 9153
3816 9153 3816 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 228DEG 40KT 3808 9166
$$
CVKING827
WWUS53 KLSX 311639
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1039 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
MOC055-071-073-311715-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-101231T1715Z/
CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
1039 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GASCONADE...SOUTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
AT 1035 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CUBA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED TORNADOES THAT HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE IN ROLLA. TAKE SHELTER NOW!
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GERALD...OAK HILL...JAPAN...LESLIE AND NOSER MILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3816 9163 3848 9127 3833 9109 3802 9153
3816 9153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 228DEG 40KT 3816 9150
$$
CVKINGThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage | 49 min |
| Dec 31, 3:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade | 40 min |
| Dec 31, 9:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway | 34 min |
| Dec 31, 10:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Pike | 37 min |
| Dec 31, 10:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Washington | 62 min |
| Dec 31, 10:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 38 min |
| Dec 31, 10:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery, Pike | 13 min |
| Dec 31, 10:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren and 1 more | 64 min |
| Dec 31, 11:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 11:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike | 45 min |
| Dec 31, 11:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Washington, City of Saint Louis | 53 min |
| Dec 31, 11:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 61 min |
| Dec 31, 12:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 31 min |
| Dec 31, 12:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 48 min |
| Dec 31, 1:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 49 min |
| Dec 31, 1:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 61 min |
| Dec 31, 2:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 60 min |
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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.