Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 255, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 9, 2011Knox County, Lewis County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2011, 9:55 PM CDT for Knox County, Lewis County, Missouri. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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
Jun 9, 2011, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2011, 10:45 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 197 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 9, 10:10 PM CDTHAIL 0.751 S Knox City, MO
Jun 9, 10:12 PM CDTHAIL 0.751 S Knox City, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 9, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 2011-06-10Temperature 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2011-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
696 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

532 
WUUS53 KLSX 100255
SVRLSX
MOC103-111-100345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0255.110610T0255Z-110610T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
955 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 954 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
  EDINA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KNOX CITY...LA BELLE...COLONY AND BARING.

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN ST LOUIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 9194 4026 9182 4014 9171 3996 9235
      4020 9235 4031 9206 4031 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 241DEG 26KT 4012 9214
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
2 follow-up statements
447 
WWUS53 KLSX 100320
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1020 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

MOC103-111-100345-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0255.000000T0000Z-110610T0345Z/
KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-
1020 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
LEWIS AND EASTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

AT 1018 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 KNOX
CITY...OR 12 MILES EAST OF EDINA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WILLIAMSTOWN AND
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN 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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN ST LOUIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4026 9194 4026 9182 4014 9171 4003 9212
      4024 9225 4031 9206 4031 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 256DEG 27KT 4018 9193
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
448 
WWUS53 KLSX 100341
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1041 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

MOC103-111-100351-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0255.000000T0000Z-110610T0345Z/
KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-
1041 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LEWIS AND EASTERN
KNOX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF 
THE WARNED AREA.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA 
AS NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW 
HOURS. 

IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN ST LOUIS.

LAT...LON 4026 9194 4026 9182 4014 9171 4003 9212
      4024 9225 4031 9206 4031 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 256DEG 27KT 4022 9173

$$

TES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 10:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXKnox6 hr
Jun 9, 10:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLewis6 hr
Jun 9, 11:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis11 hr
Jun 9, 11:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis11 hr
Jun 9, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Shelby44 min
Jun 10, 11:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis13 days
Jun 10, 11:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion14 days
Jun 10, 11:38 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXRalls14 days
Jun 10, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Montgomery, Osage41 min
Jun 10, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway, Montgomery52 min
Jun 10, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway50 min
Jun 10, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXGasconade, Montgomery, Warren48 min
Jun 10, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox27 min
Jun 10, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade28 min
Jun 10, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls39 min
Jun 10, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Montgomery, Warren31 min
Jun 10, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis39 min
Jun 10, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Pike48 min
Jun 10, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Warren44 min
Jun 10, 5:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXLewis41 min
Jun 10, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Monroe52 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

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.