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Tornado Warning 20, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2011, 3:59 PM CDT for Pike County, Illinois; Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 46 min. 11 reports 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
- Apr 19, 2011, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2011, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Pike County, IL, Pike County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 3:59 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Curryville, MO | SPOTTER WAS AT THE FIREHOUSE IN CURRYVILLE |
| Apr 19, 4:04 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Wsw Bowling Green, MO | REPORT RELAYED FROM MODOT THROUGH CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Apr 19, 4:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Bowling Green, MO | POLICE OBSERVING TORNADO 1-2 MILES WEST OF BOWLING GREEN |
| Apr 19, 4:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | Curryville, MO | TORNADO OBSERVED ALONG HWY U. RELAYED BY TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Apr 19, 4:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 S Bowling Green, MO | TORNADO JUST SOUTH OF BOWLING GREEN MOVING NORTHEAST AND HEADING TOWARD HIGHWAY 161 |
| Apr 19, 4:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | Bowling Green, MO | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE IN BOWLING GREEN. SHERIFF OFFICE CONFIRMS ONE HOUSE DAMAGED WITH POWER OUTAGES. |
| Apr 19, 4:19 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 E Bowling Green, MO | SPOTTER LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 54 |
| Apr 19, 4:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Louisiana, MO | |
| Apr 19, 4:30 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 N Cyrene, MO | |
| Apr 19, 4:37 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Sw Bowling Greenu, MO | BOWLING GREEN FIRE DEPT CONFIRMED ONE HOME DAMAGED SW OF BOWLING GREEN. OCCURRED AT LEAST 20 MINUTES AGO |
| Apr 19, 4:44 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 S Louisiana, MO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 224 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
408
WFUS53 KLSX 192059
TORLSX
ILC149-MOC163-192145-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0020.110419T2059Z-110419T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
359 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 356 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CURRYVILLE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF BOWLING
GREEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
IN ADDITION...AT BASEBALL SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOWLING GREEN...LOUISIANA...PIKE...ATLAS AND ST. CLEMENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3941 9086 3940 9088 3940 9094 3938 9091
3931 9108 3923 9133 3932 9140 3954 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 235DEG 32KT 3932 9131
$$
TILLY2 follow-up statements
469
WWUS53 KLSX 192105
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
405 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
ILC149-MOC163-192145-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110419T2145Z/
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-
405 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST
MISSOURI UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 401 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND HEADED TOWARD BOWLING GREEN. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CURRYVILLE...OR 5 MILES WEST OF BOWLING
GREEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOWLING GREEN...LOUISIANA...PIKE...ATLAS AND ST. CLEMENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3941 9086 3940 9088 3940 9094 3938 9091
3931 9108 3923 9132 3931 9137 3954 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 246DEG 24KT 3933 9126
$$
TILLY857
WWUS53 KLSX 192126
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
426 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
ILC149-MOC163-192145-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110419T2145Z/
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-
426 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST
MISSOURI UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LOUISIANA...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
AT 405 PM...DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN BOWLING GREEN DUE TO THIS
TORNADIC STORM. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE STORM IS NEAR...TAKE SHELTER
NOW.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANNADA...ATLAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3941 9086 3940 9088 3940 9094 3938 9091
3938 9092 3930 9110 3939 9122 3954 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 257DEG 30KT 3938 9102
$$
TILLYThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 4:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Pike | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Pike | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 6:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 6:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 7:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 8:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 8:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 8:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 85 days |
| Apr 19, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Pike | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 4:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Pike | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 64 min |
| Apr 19, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau, Osage | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 3:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 3:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Gasconade, Osage | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Moniteau | 21 min |
| Apr 19, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade and 4 more | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 4:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Washington | 32 min |
| Apr 19, 5:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Saint Charles, Warren, Washington | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 5:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 8:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 30 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 19 days |
| Apr 19, 11:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 30 days |
| Apr 19, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Montgomery, Pike | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Osage | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Montgomery, Warren | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Warren | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade | 32 min |
| Apr 19, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 6:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 5 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.