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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 29, 2012Audrain County, Monroe County, Ralls County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2012, 10:45 PM CDT for Audrain County, Monroe County, Ralls County, Missouri. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2012, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2012, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Audrain County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Ralls County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 275 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 2012-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 2012-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 353 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
437 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
353 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
432 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

457 
WUUS53 KLSX 300345
SVRLSX
MOC007-137-173-300430-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0143.120430T0345Z-120430T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1045 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1044 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
  MEXICO...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VANDALIA...LADDONIA...FARBER AND RUSH HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3947 9146 3916 9142 3914 9195 3932 9200
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 258DEG 33KT 3925 9186

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50 MPH

$$

BRITT
3 follow-up statements
171 
WWUS53 KLSX 300354
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1054 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

MOC007-137-173-300430-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-120430T0430Z/
MONROE MO-RALLS MO-AUDRAIN MO-
1054 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
AUDRAIN...SOUTHWESTERN RALLS AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL
1130 PM CDT...

AT 1049 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MEXICO...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VANDALIA...LADDONIA...FARBER AND RUSH HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3947 9146 3916 9142 3914 9195 3932 9200
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 258DEG 33KT 3927 9176

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50 MPH

$$

BRITT
311 
WWUS53 KLSX 300408
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1108 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

MOC007-137-173-300430-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-120430T0430Z/
MONROE MO-RALLS MO-AUDRAIN MO-
1108 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
AUDRAIN...SOUTHWESTERN RALLS AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL
1130 PM CDT...

AT 1107 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MEXICO...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VANDALIA...LADDONIA...FARBER AND RUSH HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3947 9146 3916 9142 3914 9195 3932 9200
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 257DEG 38KT 3924 9181

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50 MPH

$$

BRITT
534 
WWUS53 KLSX 300424
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1124 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

MOC007-137-173-300433-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-120430T0430Z/
MONROE MO-RALLS MO-AUDRAIN MO-
1124 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN AUDRAIN...SOUTHWESTERN
RALLS AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL LIKELY WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3947 9146 3916 9142 3914 9195 3932 9200
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 257DEG 38KT 3927 9162

$$

BRITT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 8:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole45 hr
Apr 29, 10:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln11 hr
Apr 29, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Lewis47 min
Apr 29, 10:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone8 hr
Apr 30, 12:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBoone7 hr
Apr 30, 2:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCallaway6 hr
Apr 30, 6:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone5 hr
Apr 30, 8:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCallaway6 hr
Apr 30, 10:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXBoone6 hr
Apr 30, 4:51 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXBoone6 hr
Apr 30, 5:27 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.