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Tornado Warning 39, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2011, 8:33 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 57 min. 6 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, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2011, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL, Washington County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 8:59 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Centralia, IL | SEMI BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 57 AT THE CENTRALIA EXIT |
| Apr 19, 9:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 77 | 3 Nw Walnut Hill, IL | SUSTAINED 44 KNOTS |
| Apr 19, 9:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 46 | 2 N Centralia, IL | |
| Apr 19, 9:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Centralia, IL | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN MAINLY IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF CENTRALIA |
| Apr 19, 9:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Salem, IL | SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Apr 19, 9:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Centralia, IL | SHEDS...BARNS AND MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED |
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 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 2409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 547 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 24.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
039
WFUS53 KLSX 200133 RRA
TORLSX
ILC005-027-051-121-189-200230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0039.110420T0133Z-110420T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
833 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 831 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. ROSE...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BREESE...
AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARLYLE...CENTRALIA...SALEM...BEAVER CREEK...TAMALCO...WAMAC...
SHATTUC...BOULDER...CENTRAL CITY...SANDOVAL...FAIRMAN...ODIN...
PATOKA...KINMUNDY...HELM...OMEGA...STEPHEN FORBES STATE PARK...
FARINA...HOFFMAN AND HUEY.
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 3848 8870 3848 8953 3872 8960 3895 8881
3892 8880 3892 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 249DEG 43KT 3869 8943
$$
GLASS5 follow-up statements
421
WWUS53 KLSX 200145
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
845 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
ILC005-027-051-121-189-200230-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110420T0230Z/
WASHINGTON IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-
845 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FAYETTE...
SOUTHEASTERN BOND...MARION...CLINTON AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 844 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TAMALCO...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CARLYLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CENTRALIA...SALEM...TAMALCO...WAMAC...SHATTUC...BOULDER...CENTRAL
CITY...SANDOVAL...FAIRMAN...ODIN...PATOKA...HELM...KINMUNDY...
OMEGA...STEPHEN FORBES STATE PARK...FARINA...KEYESPORT...JUNCTION
CITY...SELMAVILLE AND VERNON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3848 8870 3848 8953 3872 8960 3895 8881
3892 8880 3892 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 247DEG 35KT 3873 8931
$$
GLASS685
WWUS53 KLSX 200201
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
901 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
ILC005-189-200210-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110420T0230Z/
WASHINGTON IL-BOND IL-
901 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOND AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3850 8914 3850 8915 3850 8918 3851 8922
3851 8934 3874 8927 3874 8926 3882 8925
3895 8881 3892 8880 3892 8870 3848 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 242DEG 55KT 3859 8904
$$
ILC027-051-121-200230-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110420T0230Z/
CLINTON IL-MARION IL-FAYETTE IL-
901 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FAYETTE...MARION
AND EASTERN CLINTON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 857 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTRAL CITY...OR NEAR CENTRALIA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
IN ADDITION...DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS
STORM. A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS BLOWN OVER ALONG INTERSTATE 57 AT THE
CENTRALIA EXIT.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALEM...PATOKA...HELM...KINMUNDY...OMEGA...STEPHEN FORBES STATE
PARK...FARINA...SELMAVILLE...KELL...VERNON...CARTTER...TONTI...
ALMA...BRUBAKER...ST. PAUL...IUKA...ST. PETER...LOOGOOTEE AND LA
CLEDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3850 8914 3850 8915 3850 8918 3851 8922
3851 8934 3874 8927 3874 8926 3882 8925
3895 8881 3892 8880 3892 8870 3848 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 242DEG 55KT 3859 8904
$$
GLASS722
WWUS53 KLSX 200206
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
906 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
ILC027-200216-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110420T0230Z/
CLINTON IL-
906 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3850 8914 3851 8915 3874 8914 3874 8915
3882 8914 3895 8881 3892 8880 3892 8870
3848 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 242DEG 55KT 3863 8894
$$
ILC051-121-200230-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110420T0230Z/
MARION IL-FAYETTE IL-
906 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND
MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 901 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ODIN...OR NEAR SALEM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65
MPH.
IN ADDITION...DAMAGING WINDS OF 77 MPH WERE MEASURED AT THE
CENTRALIA AIRPORT AT 900 PM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HELM...KINMUNDY...OMEGA...STEPHEN FORBES STATE PARK...FARINA...
ALMA...BRUBAKER...ST. PAUL...IUKA...ST. PETER...LOOGOOTEE AND LA
CLEDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3850 8914 3851 8915 3874 8914 3874 8915
3882 8914 3895 8881 3892 8880 3892 8870
3848 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 242DEG 55KT 3863 8894
$$
GLASS924
WWUS53 KLSX 200218
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
918 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
ILC051-121-200230-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110420T0230Z/
MARION IL-FAYETTE IL-
918 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND
MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 914 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OMEGA...OR 10 MILES EAST OF SALEM...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH.
IN ADDITION...DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 77 MPH HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA CLEDE.
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 3848 8870 3848 8874 3849 8897 3867 8905
3873 8903 3881 8901 3895 8881 3892 8880
3892 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 236DEG 65KT 3871 8870
$$
GLASS672
WWUS53 KLSX 200227
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
927 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
ILC051-121-200238-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110420T0230Z/
MARION IL-FAYETTE IL-
927 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM.
LAT...LON 3848 8870 3848 8874 3849 8897 3867 8905
3873 8903 3881 8901 3895 8881 3892 8880
3892 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 236DEG 65KT 3881 8851
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette, Montgomery | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Montgomery | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 8:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 22 min |
| Apr 19, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 21 min |
| Apr 19, 9:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.