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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 185, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 1, 2012Randolph County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2012, 6:28 PM CDT for Randolph County, Illinois. It was in force for 17 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
Jul 1, 2012, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Randolph County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 265 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2012-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2061 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2012-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 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
2061 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-149 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1957 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 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.

349 
WUUS53 KLSX 012328
SVRLSX
ILC157-020015-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0185.120701T2328Z-120702T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
628 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 625 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  EVANSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

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

  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...
  CHESTER...BREMEN...STEELEVILLE...PERCY...WALSH...NEW PALESTINE...
  BLAIR...WELGE AND EDEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING
KILLS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3791 8962 3789 8996 3793 8998 3796 8993
      3797 8994 3796 8999 3797 9001 3807 9003
      3814 8959 3795 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 260DEG 14KT 3799 8990

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

PHILLIPSON
1 follow-up statement
758 
WWUS53 KLSX 012345
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
645 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

ILC157-012356-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0185.000000T0000Z-120702T0015Z/
RANDOLPH IL-
645 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

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 3791 8962 3789 8996 3793 8998 3796 8993
      3797 8994 3796 8999 3797 9001 3807 9003
      3814 8959 3795 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 260DEG 14KT 3800 8981

$$

PHILLIPSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRandolph46 min
Jul 1, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRandolph, Saint Clair, Washington47 min
Jul 1, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRandolph20 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.