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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 9, 20114 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2011, 5:04 AM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 41 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
Apr 9, 2011, 5:04 AM CDT (10:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2011, 5:45 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 284 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1288 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 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
1288 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2309 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.2

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The text

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

633 
WUUS53 KLSX 091004
SVRLSX
MOC093-123-179-187-091045-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0033.110409T1004Z-110409T1045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
504 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 545 AM CDT

* AT 503 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
  OATES...OR 21 MILES WEST OF IRONTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  IRONTON...GLOVER...PILOT KNOB...IRON MOUNTAIN...ARCADIA...
  ROSELLE...BLACK...HOGAN AND GRANITE.

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 3773 9050 3746 9047 3750 9106 3763 9107
TIME...MOT...LOC 1005Z 267DEG 40KT 3756 9098
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
2 follow-up statements
888 
WWUS53 KLSX 091027
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
527 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

MOC179-091037-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T1045Z/
REYNOLDS MO-
527 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3757 9078 3760 9078 3760 9083 3767 9087
      3773 9050 3753 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 257DEG 37KT 3764 9070

$$

MOC093-123-187-091045-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T1045Z/
MADISON MO-IRON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-
527 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ST.
FRANCOIS...IRON AND NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM CDT...

AT 526 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
BELLEVIEW...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF IRONTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  IRONTON...PILOT KNOB...ARCADIA...IRON MOUNTAIN...ROSELLE AND
  GRANITE.

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 3757 9078 3760 9078 3760 9083 3767 9087
      3773 9050 3753 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 257DEG 37KT 3764 9070
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TES
858 
WWUS53 KLSX 091044
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
544 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

MOC093-123-187-091054-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T1045Z/
MADISON MO-IRON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-
544 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ST. FRANCOIS...IRON
AND NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 AM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 3757 9078 3760 9078 3760 9083 3767 9087
      3773 9050 3753 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 257DEG 37KT 3768 9048

$$

TES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 1:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMarion, Shelby6 hr
Apr 9, 2:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMarion6 hr
Apr 9, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion, Ralls33 min
Apr 9, 3:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXPike31 min
Apr 9, 5:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis22 min
Apr 9, 5:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXLincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis3 hr
Apr 9, 10:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion32 days

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.