Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 80, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Dec 31, 2010, 10:13 AM CST for Crawford County, Franklin County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 62 min. 5 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, 10:13 AM CST (16:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2010, 11:15 AM CST
- In force
- 62 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), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:40 AM CST | HAIL 1 | Cuba, MO | MINOR ROOF DAMAGE OBSERVED TO SUPER 8 MOTEL IN TOWN |
| Dec 31, 10:42 AM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 5 Wsw Steelville, MO | |
| Dec 31, 10:55 AM CST | HAIL 0.7 | Bourbon, MO | |
| Dec 31, 10:55 AM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Steelville, MO | ESTIMATED 60MPH WINDS |
| 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 247 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.
846
WFUS53 KLSX 311613
TORLSX
MOC055-071-221-311715-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0080.101231T1613Z-101231T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1013 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON 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 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEWBURG...OR 15 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SALEM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STEELVILLE...CUBA...BOURBON...ANTHONIES MILL...SULLIVAN...
LEASBURG...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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9154 3801 9154 3833 9109 3808 9078
3778 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 231DEG 48KT 3777 9172
$$
CVKING2 follow-up statements
119
WWUS53 KLSX 311625
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1025 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
MOC055-071-221-311715-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-101231T1715Z/
WASHINGTON MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-
1025 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN...
CRAWFORD AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
AT 1022 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY STRONG ROTATION THAT IS VERY CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ROLLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STEELVILLE...CUBA...BOURBON...ANTHONIES MILL...SULLIVAN...
LEASBURG...ST. CLOUD AND STANTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9154 3801 9154 3833 9109 3808 9078
3778 9154
TIME...MOT...LOC 1625Z 222DEG 48KT 3789 9162
$$
CVKING723
WWUS53 KLSX 311642
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1042 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
MOC055-071-221-311715-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-101231T1715Z/
WASHINGTON MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-
1042 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN...
CRAWFORD AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
AT 1039 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CUBA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOURBON...ANTHONIES MILL...SULLIVAN...LEASBURG...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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3778 9154 3779 9153 3802 9153 3833 9109
3808 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 226DEG 53KT 3805 9140
$$
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, 10:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade | 64 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.