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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 2, 2012Marion County, Shelby County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2012, 6:39 PM CDT for Marion County, Shelby County, Missouri. It was in force for 51 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
Jul 2, 2012, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2012, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Marion County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 2, 6:41 PM CDTHAIL 0.5Hunnewell, MOALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
Jul 2, 7:10 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 502 E Warren, MO40-50MPH WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAIN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 233 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 12:00Z on 2012-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1703 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2012-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
1703 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-112 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 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.

680 
WUUS53 KLSX 022339
SVRLSX
MOC127-205-030030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0192.120702T2339Z-120703T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
639 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 637 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
  MONROE CITY...AND MOVING NORTH AT 10 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...
  WARREN AND PHILADELPHIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3983 9156 3968 9169 3968 9172 3967 9171
      3966 9172 3966 9194 3988 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 202DEG 7KT 3968 9184

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

$$

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3 follow-up statements
812 
WWUS53 KLSX 030008
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
708 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

MOC127-205-030030-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-120703T0030Z/
MARION MO-SHELBY MO-
708 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
SHELBY AND SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 703 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WARREN...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT
         DECREASE IN THE HAIL AND WIND POTENTIAL...THIS STORM
         WILL BE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.   

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARREN AND PHILADELPHIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3983 9156 3968 9169 3968 9172 3967 9171
      3966 9172 3966 9194 3988 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 227DEG 12KT 3974 9175

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

$$

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752 
WWUS53 KLSX 030023
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
723 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

MOC205-030029-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-120703T0030Z/
SHELBY MO-
723 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3983 9156 3968 9169 3968 9172 3967 9171
      3966 9172 3966 9185 3981 9184 3988 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 227DEG 12KT 3977 9172

$$

MOC127-030030-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-120703T0030Z/
MARION MO-
723 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MARION COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 716 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF 
WARREN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  A SECOND INTENSE STORM WAS
JUST SOUTHWEST OF PHILADELPHIA...ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST. 

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR ARE OCCURRING.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PHILADELPHIA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3983 9156 3968 9169 3968 9172 3967 9171
      3966 9172 3966 9185 3981 9184 3988 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 227DEG 12KT 3977 9172

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

$$

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836 
WWUS53 KLSX 030032
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
732 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

MOC127-030041-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-120703T0030Z/
MARION MO-
732 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

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 WILL OCCUR...AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...
AS THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS DRIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PHILADELPHIA 
AREA THROUGH 8 PM.  

LAT...LON 3983 9156 3968 9169 3968 9172 3967 9171
      3966 9172 3966 9185 3981 9184 3988 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 220DEG 11KT 3976 9176

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles26 min
Jul 2, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Warren37 min
Jul 2, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMontgomery36 min
Jul 2, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXGasconade21 min
Jul 2, 3:59 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLSXKnox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby5 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.