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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 322, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 15, 2011Lincoln County, Montgomery County, Pike County, Missouri; Calhoun County, Greene County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2011, 4:02 AM CDT for Lincoln County, Montgomery County, Pike County, Missouri; Calhoun County, Greene County, Illinois. It was in force for 43 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, 4:02 AM CDT (09:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2011, 4:45 AM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 210 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

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The text

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

170 
WUUS53 KLSX 150902
SVRLSX
ILC013-061-MOC113-139-163-150945-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0322.110615T0902Z-110615T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
402 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 GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
  NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 445 AM CDT

* AT 401 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BELLFLOWER
  TO WINFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOWLING GREEN...ELSBERRY...NEW HARTFORD...CURRYVILLE...EOLIA...
  CLARKSVILLE...BELLEVIEW...CARROLLTON...GREENFIELD...SILEX...
  ASHLEY...ST. CLEMENT...NEW HOPE...WHITESIDE...CYRENE...EDGEWOOD...
  HAMBURG...PAYNESVILLE...ANNADA AND MICHAEL.

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 3941 9016 3929 9015 3899 9138 3932 9144
      3938 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0902Z 235DEG 38KT 3909 9124 3902 9076
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TILLY
1 follow-up statement
643 
WWUS53 KLSX 150946
SVSLSX

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

ILC013-061-MOC113-139-163-150956-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0322.000000T0000Z-110615T0945Z/
CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-LINCOLN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-PIKE MO-
446 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GREENE AND CALHOUN
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND MONTGOMERY AND NORTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN 
NORTHEAST MISSOURI HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

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 3941 9016 3929 9015 3899 9138 3932 9144
      3938 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0902Z 235DEG 38KT 3909 9124 3902 9076

$$

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 WarningLSXLewis8 hr
Jun 15, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis41 min
Jun 15, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren46 min
Jun 15, 3:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln and 6 more3 hr
Jun 15, 4:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Warren3 hr
Jun 15, 6:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXLewis12 hr
Jun 15, 3:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison44 min
Jun 15, 4:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery48 min

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.