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Tornado Warning 92, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 3:29 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Missouri; Calhoun County, Greene County, Jersey County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 min. 2 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
- May 25, 2011, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Lincoln County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Foley, MO | POWER LINES DOWN. DELAYED REPORT...TIME ESTIMATED. |
| May 25, 4:12 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Winfield, MO | 4 FOOT TREE DOWN OVER THE ROAD AT OLD TROY ROAD. |
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, 11:09 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 1832 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 10.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753
WFUS53 KLSX 252029
TORLSX
ILC013-061-083-MOC113-252115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0092.110525T2029Z-110525T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
329 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
WESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
WEST CENTRAL JERSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINFIELD...OR 7 MILES SOUTH
OF ELSBERRY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELSBERRY...WHITE HALL...HARDIN...ROODHOUSE...HAMBURG...MICHAEL...
KAMPSVILLE...ELDRED...WOODY...HAYPRESS...WALKERSVILLE...BERDAN...
HILLVIEW...BELLTOWN...PATTERSON AND BARROW.
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 3893 9070 3898 9096 3923 9078 3923 9072
3926 9073 3927 9075 3940 9066 3940 9061
3946 9061 3951 9058 3953 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 216DEG 50KT 3912 9077
$$
GLASS4 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KLSX 252048
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
348 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ILC013-061-083-MOC113-252115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/
JERSEY IL-CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-LINCOLN MO-
348 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LINCOLN...WESTERN
GREENE...CALHOUN AND WEST CENTRAL JERSEY COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 347 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF CARROLLTON...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WHITE HALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHITE HALL...ROODHOUSE...HAYPRESS...WALKERSVILLE...BERDAN...
HILLVIEW...BELLTOWN...PATTERSON AND BARROW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3893 9070 3898 9096 3923 9078 3923 9072
3926 9073 3927 9075 3940 9066 3940 9061
3946 9061 3951 9058 3953 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 216DEG 50KT 3933 9057
$$
GLASS332
WWUS53 KLSX 252054
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
354 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ILC013-061-083-MOC113-252115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/
JERSEY IL-CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-LINCOLN MO-
354 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LINCOLN...WESTERN
GREENE...CALHOUN AND WEST CENTRAL JERSEY COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 352 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROODHOUSE...OR NEAR WHITE HALL...MOVING NORTH
AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARROW.
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 3893 9070 3898 9096 3923 9078 3923 9072
3926 9073 3927 9075 3940 9066 3940 9061
3946 9061 3951 9058 3953 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 199DEG 31KT 3949 9041
$$
GLASS855
WWUS53 KLSX 252110
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
410 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ILC083-MOC113-252120-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/
JERSEY IL-LINCOLN MO-
410 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LINCOLN AND WEST CENTRAL JERSEY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3942 9032 3920 9049 3928 9069 3940 9066
3940 9061 3946 9061 3951 9058 3953 9031
3952 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 222DEG 35KT 3949 9039
$$
ILC013-061-252115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/
CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-
410 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN GREENE AND CALHOUN
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 409 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROODHOUSE...OR NEAR WHITE HALL...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY.
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 3942 9032 3920 9049 3928 9069 3940 9066
3940 9061 3946 9061 3951 9058 3953 9031
3952 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 222DEG 35KT 3949 9039
$$
GLASS854
WWUS53 KLSX 252114
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
414 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ILC013-061-252125-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/
CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-
414 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN GREENE AND CALHOUN COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM.
LAT...LON 3942 9032 3920 9049 3928 9069 3940 9066
3940 9061 3946 9061 3951 9058 3953 9031
3952 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 222DEG 35KT 3953 9035
$$
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, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Cole, Osage | 45 min |
| 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, 3:30 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 |
| May 25, 11:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike, Scott | 47 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.