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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 3, 2011Lewis County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2011, 9:33 PM CDT for Lewis County, Missouri. It was in force for 24 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 3, 2011, 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2011, 9:57 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Lewis County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 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 3, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 183 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2011-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1790 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2011-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1790 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-85 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
5.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

028 
WUUS53 KLSX 040233
SVRLSX
MOC111-040300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0023.110404T0233Z-110404T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
933 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 932 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 
  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF LEWISTOWN...OR 14 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF CANTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.

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 4025 9150 4020 9151 4011 9184 4020 9189
      4026 9178 4026 9153
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 238DEG 64KT 4023 9172
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN

$$

CVKING
2 follow-up statements
127 
WWUS53 KLSX 040240
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
940 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

MOC111-040300-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110404T0300Z/
LEWIS MO-
940 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
LEWIS COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 938 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY.

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 4016 9168 4026 9178 4026 9153 4025 9150
      4020 9151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 239DEG 57KT 4026 9164
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN

$$

CVKING
283 
WWUS53 KLSX 040257
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
957 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

MOC111-040307-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110404T0300Z/
LEWIS MO-
957 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEWIS 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.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM.

LAT...LON 4016 9168 4026 9178 4026 9153 4025 9150
      4020 9151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 239DEG 57KT 4040 9134

$$

CVKING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox40 min
Apr 3, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis30 min
Apr 3, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Pike and 2 more46 min
Apr 3, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Cole, Moniteau39 min
Apr 3, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Montgomery, Osage35 min
Apr 4, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Cole, Moniteau30 min
Apr 4, 3:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade32 min
Apr 4, 3:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis35 min
Apr 4, 3:58 PM CDTFreeze WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade and 12 more16 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.