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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 16, 2012Franklin County, Gasconade County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2012, 9:08 PM CDT for Franklin County, Gasconade County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 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
Jun 16, 2012, 9:08 PM CDT (02:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2012, 9:52 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 278 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2012-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 809 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2012-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
809 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

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

033 
WUUS53 KLSX 170208
SVRLSX
MOC071-073-170300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0180.120617T0208Z-120617T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
908 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  GASCONADE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 905 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF CHAMOIS TO 5 MILES WEST OF
  MOUNT STERLING TO FREEBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
           DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HERMANN...OWENSVILLE...NEW HAVEN...MOUNT STERLING...DRAKE...
  BLAND...ROSEBUD...GERALD...BEAUFORT...MORRISON...GASCONADE...BAY...
  SWISS...CANAAN...BERGER...LESLIE...LYON AND NOSER MILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 9164 3867 9156 3871 9150 3870 9137
      3870 9131 3865 9123 3862 9122 3860 9114
      3861 9109 3839 9113 3821 9143 3821 9153
      3815 9154 3816 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 278DEG 27KT 3865 9165 3845 9169
          3830 9193

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

BRITT
3 follow-up statements
086 
WWUS53 KLSX 170225
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
925 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

MOC071-073-170300-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-120617T0300Z/
FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
925 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GASCONADE AND
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 922 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF HERMANN TO DRAKE TO BLAND...AND
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
         DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OWENSVILLE...NEW HAVEN...BLAND...ROSEBUD...GERALD...BEAUFORT...
BERGER...CANAAN...LESLIE...LYON AND NOSER MILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 9164 3867 9156 3871 9150 3870 9137
      3870 9131 3865 9123 3862 9122 3860 9114
      3861 9109 3839 9113 3821 9143 3821 9153
      3815 9154 3816 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 284DEG 35KT 3859 9142 3843 9146
          3834 9163

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

BRITT
693 
WWUS53 KLSX 170241
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
941 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

MOC071-073-170300-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-120617T0300Z/
FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
941 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GASCONADE AND
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 939 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEW HAVEN TO BEAUFORT TO BLAND...AND MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...MINOR TREE DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER
         BROKEN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEAUFORT...LYON AND NOSER MILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3837 9165 3870 9137 3870 9131 3865 9123
      3863 9123 3862 9122 3860 9114 3860 9109
      3839 9113 3821 9143 3821 9153 3815 9154
      3816 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 281DEG 40KT 3855 9118 3839 9122
          3825 9156

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

BRITT
443 
WWUS53 KLSX 170252
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
952 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

MOC071-073-170300-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-120617T0300Z/
FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-
952 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GASCONADE AND NORTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.

A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRANKLIN UNTIL 
1030 PM.  STRONG STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.  ALSO...A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN ST LOUIS.

LAT...LON 3837 9165 3870 9137 3870 9131 3865 9123
      3863 9123 3862 9122 3860 9114 3860 9109
      3839 9113 3821 9143 3821 9153 3815 9154
      3816 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 281DEG 40KT 3853 9105 3837 9109
          3823 9143

$$

BRITT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 7:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXAudrain, Boone4 hr
Jun 16, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren39 min
Jun 16, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles, Warren47 min
Jun 16, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Osage51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.