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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 320, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 15, 2011Calhoun County, Illinois; 4 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2011, 3:29 AM CDT for Calhoun County, Illinois; 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 46 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 15, 2011, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2011, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, IL, Lincoln County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 246 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 2011-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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 2011-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-693 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
838 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
325 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

873 
WUUS53 KLSX 150829
SVRLSX
ILC013-MOC113-139-183-219-150915-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0320.110615T0829Z-110615T0915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
329 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
  SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 324 AM 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
  JONESBURG...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY CITY...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WARRENTON...WRIGHT CITY...TROY...WENTZVILLE...ST. PAUL...
  TRUESDALE...HAWK POINT...DAVIS...MOSCOW MILLS...WINFIELD...
  TRUXTON...CAVE...FORISTELL...FLINT HILL...OLD MONROE...FOLEY AND
  BEECHVILLE.

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 3915 9071 3889 9062 3877 9094 3875 9154
      3895 9153
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 255DEG 39KT 3889 9129
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TILLY
2 follow-up statements
417 
WWUS53 KLSX 150853
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
353 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

ILC013-MOC113-139-183-219-150915-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-110615T0915Z/
CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-ST. CHARLES MO-WARREN MO-
353 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
WARREN...NORTHWESTERN ST. CHARLES...MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN LINCOLN AND
CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT...

AT 352 AM 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 HAWK
POINT...OR 6 MILES WEST OF TROY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TROY...WENTZVILLE...ST. PAUL...DAVIS...MOSCOW MILLS...WINFIELD...
  CAVE...FLINT HILL...FOLEY AND OLD MONROE.

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 3915 9071 3889 9062 3877 9094 3875 9154
      3895 9153
TIME...MOT...LOC 0854Z 244DEG 31KT 3899 9106
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TILLY
442 
WWUS53 KLSX 150917
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
417 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

ILC013-MOC113-139-183-219-150927-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-110615T0915Z/
CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-ST. CHARLES MO-WARREN MO-
417 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN WARREN...NORTHWESTERN
ST. CHARLES...MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN LINCOLN AND CALHOUN COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH 
OTHER THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 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 3915 9071 3889 9062 3877 9094 3875 9154
      3895 9153
TIME...MOT...LOC 0853Z 223DEG 34KT 3894 9106

$$

TILLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 12:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAdams8 hr
Jun 15, 3:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXCalhoun3 hr
Jun 15, 3:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison44 min
Jun 15, 4:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene43 min
Jun 15, 4:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery48 min
Jun 15, 6:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAdams12 hr
Jun 15, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis41 min
Jun 15, 4:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Warren3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2011Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 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.