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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 22, 2011Crawford County, Franklin County, Gasconade County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2011, 5:10 PM CDT for Crawford County, Franklin County, Gasconade County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 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
Apr 22, 2011, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2011, 5:49 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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
Apr 22, 3:34 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 248 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-04-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 148 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2011-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 516 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
148 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-391 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
516 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
554 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.1

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The text

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

509 
WUUS53 KLSX 222210
SVRLSX
MOC055-071-073-222300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0129.110422T2210Z-110422T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
510 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN GASCONADE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 507 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 NEAR
  ST. JAMES...OR 9 MILES EAST OF ROLLA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STEELVILLE...CUBA...BOURBON...SULLIVAN...LEASBURG...ROSATI...OAK
  HILL...JAPAN...ST. CLOUD AND NOSER MILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3787 9154 3815 9153 3815 9155 3818 9155
      3846 9111 3793 9111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 232DEG 40KT 3800 9157
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

BRITT
3 follow-up statements
390 
WWUS53 KLSX 222224
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
524 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

MOC055-071-073-222300-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-110422T2300Z/
CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
524 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
GASCONADE...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 521 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 6 MILES
WEST OF CUBA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CUBA...BOURBON...SULLIVAN...LEASBURG...OAK HILL...JAPAN...ST. CLOUD
  AND NOSER MILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3795 9154 3815 9153 3815 9155 3818 9155
      3846 9111 3793 9111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 232DEG 38KT 3807 9146
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

BRITT
197 
WWUS53 KLSX 222235
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
535 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

MOC055-071-073-222300-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-110422T2300Z/
CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
535 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
GASCONADE...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 533 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 NEAR
CUBA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOURBON...SULLIVAN...LEASBURG...JAPAN...ST. CLOUD AND NOSER MILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3804 9148 3820 9150 3846 9111 3799 9111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 232DEG 38KT 3813 9135
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

BRITT
250 
WWUS53 KLSX 222249
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
549 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

MOC055-071-073-222259-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-110422T2300Z/
CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
549 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GASCONADE...
SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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 TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3804 9148 3820 9150 3846 9111 3799 9111
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 232DEG 38KT 3822 9120

$$

BRITT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 21, 9:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXGasconade, Montgomery11 days
Apr 21, 10:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXReynolds9 days
Apr 22, 7:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois3 hr
Apr 22, 7:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXJefferson3 hr
Apr 22, 7:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington6 hr
Apr 22, 8:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage43 min
Apr 22, 9:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike44 min
Apr 22, 9:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren47 min
Apr 22, 9:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery and 2 more43 min
Apr 22, 9:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMarion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby3 hr
Apr 22, 9:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln46 min
Apr 22, 10:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles and 2 more43 min
Apr 22, 10:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis49 min
Apr 22, 11:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren and 2 more45 min
Apr 22, 11:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis46 min
Apr 22, 12:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles26 hr
Apr 22, 2:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion37 hr
Apr 22, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Moniteau43 min
Apr 22, 4:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCole, Moniteau50 min
Apr 22, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole48 min
Apr 22, 5:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCallaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage41 min
Apr 22, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Osage40 min
Apr 22, 6:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren38 min
Apr 22, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Osage39 min
Apr 22, 6:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren50 min
Apr 22, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis47 min

Nearby

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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.