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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 327, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 17, 2011Montgomery County, Warren County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2011, 9:23 AM CDT for Montgomery County, Warren County, Missouri. It was in force for 37 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 17, 2011, 9:23 AM CDT (14:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Montgomery County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 10:04 AM CDTHAIL 0.253 W Warrenton, MOPEA SIZED HAIL OBSERVED ON INTERSTATE 70

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 277 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 12:00Z on 2011-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 786 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 12:00Z on 2011-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 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
786 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-137 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
7 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.

109 
WUUS53 KLSX 171423
SVRLSX
MOC139-219-171500-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0327.110617T1423Z-110617T1500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
923 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 922 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
  BIG SPRING...OR NEAR HERMANN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WARRENTON...WRIGHT CITY...JONESBURG...TRUESDALE AND HIGH HILL.

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 3895 9123 3887 9110 3885 9099 3875 9096
      3873 9097 3870 9130 3871 9131 3870 9137
      3871 9140 3871 9149 3869 9151 3868 9154
      3881 9160
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 250DEG 23KT 3876 9144
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TILLY
1 follow-up statement
245 
WWUS53 KLSX 171448
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
948 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011

MOC139-219-171500-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0327.000000T0000Z-110617T1500Z/
MONTGOMERY MO-WARREN MO-
948 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
WARREN AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...

AT 945 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 9 MILES WEST OF WARRENTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WARRENTON...WRIGHT CITY AND TRUESDALE.

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 3871 9140 3888 9142 3895 9123 3887 9110
      3885 9099 3875 9096 3873 9097 3870 9130
      3871 9131 3870 9137
TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 249DEG 25KT 3884 9128
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TILLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 9:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXOsage39 min
Jun 17, 10:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXAudrain, Boone4 hr
Jun 17, 11:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Warren4 hr
Jun 17, 11:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis3 hr
Jun 17, 12:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis45 min
Jun 17, 12:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis5 hr
Jun 17, 12:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve27 min
Jun 17, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve40 min
Jun 17, 4:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles3 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.