Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 79, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 2:15 PM CDT for Callaway County, Cole County, Osage County, Missouri. It was in force for 45 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
- May 25, 2011, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Callaway County, MO, Cole County, MO, Osage County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:16 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 47 | 2 Ne Jefferson City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 10:37 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 2063 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 500 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 405 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 13.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
538
WFUS53 KLSX 251915
TORLSX
MOC027-051-151-252000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0079.110525T1915Z-110525T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
215 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
EASTERN COLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 213 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HICKORY HILL...OR 14 MILES EAST OF ELDON...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JEFFERSON CITY...HOLTS SUMMIT...BRAZITO...WARDSVILLE...
WESTPHALIA...TAOS...LAKE MYKEE...CHAMOIS...OSAGE BEND...SCHUBERT...
LOOSE CREEK...OSAGE CITY...WAINWRIGHT...BONNOTS MILL...
FRANKENSTEIN...TEBBETTS...MOKANE...STEEDMAN...PORTLAND AND REFORM.
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 3894 9184 3877 9164 3829 9216 3829 9220
3833 9220 3832 9226 3834 9229 3833 9233
3833 9240 3835 9241
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 213DEG 47KT 3841 9231
$$
GLASS1 follow-up statement
737
WWUS53 KLSX 251934
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
234 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
MOC027-051-151-252000-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110525T2000Z/
CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-
234 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN OSAGE...
SOUTHEASTERN COLE AND SOUTHERN CALLAWAY COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 230 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE MYKEE...OR NEAR HOLTS SUMMIT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHAMOIS...STEEDMAN...PORTLAND AND REFORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3894 9184 3877 9164 3829 9216 3829 9220
3833 9220 3832 9226 3845 9229
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 204DEG 48KT 3872 9201
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau | 43 min |
| May 25, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls | 40 min |
| May 25, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Ralls | 45 min |
| May 25, 2:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 6 hr |
| May 25, 3:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Audrain, Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Shelby | 6 hr |
| May 25, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren | 35 min |
| May 25, 4:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 22 min |
| May 25, 5:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 3 days |
| May 25, 7:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Cole, Knox, Lewis, Marion and 5 more | 3 hr |
| May 25, 7:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 12 hr |
| May 25, 9:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 11 hr |
| May 25, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Cole | 5 days |
| May 25, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 6 days |
| May 25, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 20 days |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 13 days |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 13 days |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 13 days |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 40 days |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Ralls | 15 days |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 40 days |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 46 days |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 43 days |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 46 days |
| May 25, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau | 60 min |
| May 25, 1:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Moniteau | 5 hr |
| May 25, 1:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Cole | 39 min |
| May 25, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Pike | 42 min |
| May 25, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren | 51 min |
| May 25, 1:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau | 50 min |
| May 25, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby | 43 min |
| May 25, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Pike | 40 min |
| May 25, 2:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren | 53 min |
| May 25, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby | 49 min |
| May 25, 2:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Cole | 5 hr |
| May 25, 2:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade | 53 min |
| May 25, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford | 61 min |
| May 25, 2:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone | 6 hr |
| May 25, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Montgomery, Pike | 48 min |
| May 25, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington | 18 min |
| May 25, 2:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Osage | 46 min |
| May 25, 2:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 32 min |
| May 25, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Osage | 39 min |
| May 25, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls | 51 min |
| May 25, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 50 min |
| May 25, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren | 40 min |
| May 25, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 40 min |
| May 25, 3:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe | 6 hr |
| May 25, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 36 min |
| May 25, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 44 min |
| May 25, 3:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 41 min |
| May 25, 3:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike | 6 hr |
| May 25, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 46 min |
| May 25, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 33 min |
| May 25, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 43 min |
| May 25, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike, Ralls | 41 min |
| May 25, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion | 25 min |
| May 25, 3:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Ralls | 6 hr |
| May 25, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 38 min |
| May 25, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington | 37 min |
| May 25, 3:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion | 6 hr |
| May 25, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 47 min |
| May 25, 3:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Callaway | 6 hr |
| May 25, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison | 46 min |
| May 25, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 45 min |
| May 25, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 40 min |
| May 25, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 49 min |
| May 25, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington | 46 min |
| May 25, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve | 52 min |
| May 25, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 45 min |
| May 25, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 26 min |
| May 25, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 21 min |
| May 25, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 45 min |
| May 25, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 39 min |
| May 25, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 25 min |
| May 25, 5:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 4 hr |
| May 25, 5:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 48 min |
| May 25, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 43 min |
| May 25, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 52 min |
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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.