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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 7, 2012Saint Francois County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2012, 5:49 PM CDT for Saint Francois County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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 7, 2012, 5:49 PM CDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2012, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Saint Francois County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 7, 6:10 PM CDTHAIL 1Doe Run, MOSOME TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 298 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 12:00Z on 2012-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1058 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2012-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 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
1058 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-152 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2009 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

456 
WUUS53 KLSX 072249
SVRLSX
MOC187-072330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0196.120707T2249Z-120707T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
549 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 547 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF FARMINGTON...AND MOVING WEST AT 10 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...
  BISMARCK...IRON MOUNTAIN AND DOE RUN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3765 9065 3774 9065 3775 9064 3778 9064
      3782 9062 3776 9036 3764 9046 3764 9063
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 104DEG 10KT 3772 9048

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

$$

KANOFSKY
1 follow-up statement
717 
WWUS53 KLSX 072322
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
622 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012

MOC187-072330-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-120707T2330Z/
ST. FRANCOIS MO-
622 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. FRANCOIS
COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 617 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BISMARCK...AND
MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.

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

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 65 MPH WIND GUSTS AND     
         TREE DAMAGE IN DOE RUN. ONE INCH HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN  
         DOE RUN.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BISMARCK AND IRON MOUNTAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3765 9065 3774 9065 3775 9064 3778 9064
      3782 9062 3776 9036 3764 9046 3764 9063
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 104DEG 10KT 3774 9059

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

$$

KANOFSKY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin13 min
Jul 7, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Warren29 min
Jul 7, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Francois, Washington41 min
Jul 7, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Francois33 min
Jul 7, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.