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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 259, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 10, 2011Audrain County, Callaway County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2011, 4:40 PM CDT for Audrain County, Callaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 50 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
Jun 10, 2011, 4:40 PM CDT (21:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2011, 5:30 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 Audrain County, MO, Callaway County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 288 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 2011-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 984 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 2011-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 213 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
984 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-226 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1272 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
348 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

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

622 
WUUS53 KLSX 102140
SVRLSX
MOC007-027-102230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0259.110610T2140Z-110610T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
440 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTH CENTRAL CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 436 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
  FULTON...AND MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AUXVASSE...KINGDOM CITY AND BENTON CITY.

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 3915 9200 3914 9170 3883 9184 3885 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 191DEG 19KT 3890 9190
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
2 follow-up statements
812 
WWUS53 KLSX 102200
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
500 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

MOC007-027-102230-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0259.000000T0000Z-110610T2230Z/
CALLAWAY MO-AUDRAIN MO-
500 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
AUDRAIN AND NORTH CENTRAL CALLAWAY COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

AT 459 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
NORTHWEST OF WILLIAMSBURG...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF FULTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BENTON CITY.

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 3915 9200 3914 9170 3883 9184 3885 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 222DEG 18KT 3896 9180
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
317 
WWUS53 KLSX 102233
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
533 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

MOC007-027-102243-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0259.000000T0000Z-110610T2230Z/
CALLAWAY MO-AUDRAIN MO-
533 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AUDRAIN AND
NORTH CENTRAL CALLAWAY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

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

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

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 3915 9200 3914 9170 3883 9184 3885 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 222DEG 18KT 3896 9180

$$

TES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Lewis50 min
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, 4:42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.