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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 324, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 16, 2011Crawford County, Washington County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2011, 12:28 PM CDT for Crawford County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 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 16, 2011, 12:28 PM CDT (17:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2011, 12:58 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 262 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 2011-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 26 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 2011-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 209 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
26 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-387 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2134 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
327 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

534 
WUUS53 KLSX 161728
SVRLSX
MOC055-221-161815-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0324.110616T1728Z-110616T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1228 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1227 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
  STEELVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL CRAWFORD AND WESTERN WASHINGTON
  COUNTIES.

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 3809 9100 3783 9097 3788 9142 3799 9143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 267DEG 25KT 3795 9133
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
2 follow-up statements
023 
WWUS53 KLSX 161742
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1242 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

MOC055-221-161815-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0324.000000T0000Z-110616T1815Z/
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-
1242 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT...

AT 1241 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 8 MILES
EAST OF STEELVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN CRAWFORD AND WESTERN WASHINGTON
  COUNTIES.

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 3788 9130 3801 9135 3809 9100 3783 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 267DEG 25KT 3797 9119
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

GLASS
484 
WWUS53 KLSX 161758
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1258 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

MOC055-221-161809-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0324.000000T0000Z-110616T1815Z/
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-
1258 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND
EAST CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

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 3788 9130 3801 9135 3809 9100 3783 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 267DEG 25KT 3798 9105

$$

GLASS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 12:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade20 min
Jun 16, 1:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Saint Francois, Washington30 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.