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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 23, 20114 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2011, 10:22 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 43 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 23, 2011, 10:22 PM CDT (03:22 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2011, 11:05 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 296 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
747 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
283 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

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

380 
WUUS53 KLSX 240322
SVRLSX
MOC055-071-099-221-240415-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0140.110424T0322Z-110424T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1022 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1019 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF CHERRYVILLE...OR 12 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF STEELVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  POTOSI...DE SOTO...HILLSBORO...CEDAR HILL...OLD MINES...
  RICHWOODS...DITTMER...OLYMPIAN VILLAGE...SHIRLEY...LATTY...CADET...
  FLETCHER...GRUBVILLE...OERMANN...VALLES MILL...MORSE MILL...
  VICTORIA AND HEMATITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3794 9127 3838 9065 3810 9032 3800 9058
      3801 9062 3802 9061 3807 9061 3808 9064
      3798 9064 3778 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 242DEG 46KT 3791 9110
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

CARNEY
3 follow-up statements
529 
WWUS53 KLSX 240336
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1036 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

MOC055-240346-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-110424T0415Z/
CRAWFORD MO-
1036 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3787 9099 3800 9107 3815 9098 3837 9067
      3838 9065 3810 9033 3800 9058 3801 9062
      3802 9061 3807 9061 3808 9064 3798 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 242DEG 46KT 3799 9091

$$

MOC071-099-221-240415-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-110424T0415Z/
WASHINGTON MO-JEFFERSON MO-FRANKLIN MO-
1036 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL
1115 PM CDT...

AT 1031 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANTHONIES MILL...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  POTOSI...DE SOTO...HILLSBORO...CEDAR HILL...OLD MINES...
  RICHWOODS...DITTMER...OLYMPIAN VILLAGE...CADET...FLETCHER...
  GRUBVILLE...OERMANN...VALLES MILL...MORSE MILL...VICTORIA AND
  HEMATITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 9099 3800 9107 3815 9098 3837 9067
      3838 9065 3810 9033 3800 9058 3801 9062
      3802 9061 3807 9061 3808 9064 3798 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 242DEG 46KT 3799 9091
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

CARNEY
651 
WWUS53 KLSX 240356
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1056 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

MOC071-221-240406-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-110424T0415Z/
WASHINGTON MO-FRANKLIN MO-
1056 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3801 9062 3802 9061 3807 9061 3808 9066
      3810 9066 3809 9068 3811 9069 3812 9069
      3828 9053 3810 9033 3800 9058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 242DEG 46KT 3809 9057

$$

MOC099-240415-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-110424T0415Z/
JEFFERSON MO-
1056 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM CDT...

AT 1053 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DE SOTO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DE SOTO...HILLSBORO...OLYMPIAN VILLAGE...VALLES MILL...VICTORIA AND
  HEMATITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3801 9062 3802 9061 3807 9061 3808 9066
      3810 9066 3809 9068 3811 9069 3812 9069
      3828 9053 3810 9033 3800 9058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 242DEG 46KT 3809 9057
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

BRITT
842 
WWUS53 KLSX 240405
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1105 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

MOC099-240415-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-110424T0415Z/
JEFFERSON MO-
1105 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3801 9062 3802 9061 3807 9061 3808 9066
      3810 9066 3809 9068 3811 9069 3812 9069
      3828 9053 3810 9033 3800 9058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 242DEG 46KT 3814 9044

$$

BRITT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCrawford4 days
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Washington7 days
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson7 days
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis8 days
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis9 days
Apr 23, 8:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFranklin3 days
Apr 24, 12:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve and 2 more12 hr
Apr 24, 2:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Osage3 days
Apr 24, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXOsage6 days
Apr 24, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXOsage52 hr
Apr 24, 9:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole36 hr
Apr 24, 9:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Warren60 hr
Apr 24, 9:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis7 days
Apr 24, 10:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles45 hr
Apr 24, 12:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve and 2 more6 hr
Apr 24, 5:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve and 2 more18 hr

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.