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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 472, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 28, 2011Lewis County, Marion County, Shelby County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2011, 10:51 PM CDT for Lewis County, Marion County, Shelby County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 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
Jul 28, 2011, 10:51 PM CDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2011, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 28, 11:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMaywood, MOTWELVE TO FIFTEEN INCH DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED. A 30 X 40 FOOT SHED WAS ALSO DESTROYED IN ADDITION TO A ROOF THAT WAS TORN OFF ITS STRUCTURE IN TOWN. TIME IS APPROXIMATE.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2011-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4421 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2011-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 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
4421 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
764 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

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

195 
WUUS53 KLSX 290351
SVRLSX
MOC111-127-205-290430-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0472.110729T0351Z-110729T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1051 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1049 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
  EMDEN...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELBINA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PALMYRA...EMDEN...STEFFENVILLE...WARREN...PHILADELPHIA...
  LEWISTOWN...MAYWOOD...EWING...TAYLOR AND MONTICELLO.

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 4023 9162 3991 9143 3989 9145 3985 9144
      3980 9137 3979 9136 3974 9137 3966 9201
      3986 9212 3995 9200 3995 9195 3998 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 247DEG 18KT 3980 9191
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

GKS
2 follow-up statements
913 
WWUS53 KLSX 290412
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1112 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

MOC111-127-205-290430-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0472.000000T0000Z-110729T0430Z/
LEWIS MO-MARION MO-SHELBY MO-
1112 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
SHELBY...MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...

AT 1111 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
PHILADELPHIA...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF MONROE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PALMYRA...STEFFENVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...MAYWOOD...EWING...
  LEWISTOWN...TAYLOR AND MONTICELLO.

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 4023 9162 3991 9143 3989 9145 3985 9144
      3980 9137 3979 9136 3974 9137 3966 9201
      3986 9212 3995 9200 3995 9195 3998 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 239DEG 17KT 3984 9180
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

GKS
813 
WWUS53 KLSX 290432
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1132 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

MOC111-127-205-290442-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0472.000000T0000Z-110729T0430Z/
LEWIS MO-MARION MO-SHELBY MO-
1132 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SHELBY...MARION AND
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
 HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE
WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 4023 9162 3991 9143 3989 9145 3985 9144
      3980 9137 3979 9136 3974 9137 3966 9201
      3986 9212 3995 9200 3995 9195 3998 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 239DEG 17KT 3984 9180

$$

GKS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 9:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPerry, Sainte Genevieve10 days
Jul 28, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis33 min
Jul 29, 2:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox42 min
Jul 29, 3:00 AM CDTExcessive Heat WatchLSXAudrain, Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Pike and 2 more37 hr
Jul 29, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds35 min

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.