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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 282, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 10, 2011Calhoun County, Pike County, Illinois; Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2011, 8:45 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Pike County, Illinois; Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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 10, 2011, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2011, 9:20 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, IL, Pike County, IL, Lincoln County, MO, Pike County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 10, 9:00 PM CDTHAIL 0.252 W Cyrene, 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 10, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 232 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2011-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1004 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2011-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
1004 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-91 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1475 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

730 
WUUS53 KLSX 110145
SVRLSX
ILC013-149-MOC113-163-110230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0282.110611T0145Z-110611T0230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 844 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
  BOWLING GREEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOWLING GREEN...LOUISIANA...EOLIA...PIKE...CLARKSVILLE...PLEASANT
  HILL...ATLAS...CYRENE...EDGEWOOD AND ROCKPORT.

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 3939 9074 3912 9121 3922 9142 3925 9143
      3961 9103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 224DEG 33KT 3928 9120
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
2 follow-up statements
033 
WWUS53 KLSX 110200
SVSLSX

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

MOC113-110210-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0282.000000T0000Z-110611T0230Z/
LINCOLN MO-
900 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

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 3939 9074 3922 9110 3923 9118 3918 9119
      3930 9133 3925 9143 3961 9103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 242DEG 40KT 3929 9105

$$

ILC013-149-MOC163-110230-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0282.000000T0000Z-110611T0230Z/
PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-PIKE MO-
900 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND SOUTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 857 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
EOLIA...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LOUISIANA...PIKE...CLARKSVILLE...ATLAS...PLEASANT HILL AND
  ROCKPORT.

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 3939 9074 3922 9110 3923 9118 3918 9119
      3930 9133 3925 9143 3961 9103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 242DEG 40KT 3929 9105
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
782 
WWUS53 KLSX 110220
SVSLSX

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

ILC013-149-MOC163-110230-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0282.000000T0000Z-110611T0230Z/
PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-PIKE MO-
920 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND SOUTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...AND PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...

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.

LAT...LON 3939 9074 3922 9110 3923 9118 3918 9119
      3930 9133 3925 9143 3961 9103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 242DEG 40KT 3939 9079

$$

BYRD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBrown46 min
Jun 10, 7:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBond, Fayette4 hr
Jun 10, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Brown16 min
Jun 10, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Pike49 min
Jun 10, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun42 min
Jun 10, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery53 min
Jun 10, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Jersey, Madison35 min
Jun 10, 10:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXAdams, Brown, Pike3 hr
Jun 10, 11:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Macoupin, Montgomery5 hr
Jun 10, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion41 min
Jun 10, 11:20 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion23 min
Jun 10, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFayette39 min
Jun 11, 1:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair22 min
Jun 10, 7:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAudrain, Monroe30 min
Jun 10, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion, Ralls46 min
Jun 10, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway43 min
Jun 10, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Moniteau42 min
Jun 10, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Montgomery48 min
Jun 10, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren47 min
Jun 10, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain47 min
Jun 10, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone27 min
Jun 10, 8:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway27 min
Jun 10, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Gasconade51 min
Jun 10, 8:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain4 hr
Jun 10, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMontgomery, Warren39 min
Jun 10, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin52 min
Jun 10, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Shelby43 min
Jun 10, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis39 min
Jun 10, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Montgomery, Warren52 min
Jun 10, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Warren39 min
Jun 10, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis23 min
Jun 10, 10:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis2 hr
Jun 11, 12:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln17 min
Jun 11, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau11 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.