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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 7, 2012Iron County, Saint Francois County, Washington County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2012, 7:10 PM CDT for Iron County, Saint Francois County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 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 7, 2012, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2012, 7:49 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Iron County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 283 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 2012-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 724 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 00:00Z on 2012-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 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
724 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 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.

342 
WUUS53 KLSX 080010
SVRLSX
MOC093-187-221-080100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0202.120708T0010Z-120708T0100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 708 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PILOT
  KNOB...AND MOVING NORTHWEST 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...
  BELLEVIEW...CALEDONIA AND BELGRADE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3755 9078 3760 9077 3760 9083 3782 9105
      3792 9077 3760 9053 3759 9055 3758 9055
      3751 9073
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 145DEG 15KT 3765 9071

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

$$

KANOFSKY
2 follow-up statements
434 
WWUS53 KLSX 080035 RRA
SVSLSX

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

MOC093-187-080045-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-120708T0100Z/
IRON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-
735 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ST. FRANCOIS AND IRON COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3781 9081 3774 9085 3775 9098 3782 9105
      3787 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 112DEG 17KT 3778 9090

$$

MOC221-080100-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-120708T0100Z/
WASHINGTON MO-
735 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

AT 734 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF
COURTOIS...AND MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT WHERE REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED OF TREES AND 
         POWER LINES DOWNED IN PILOT KNOB.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3781 9081 3774 9085 3775 9098 3782 9105
      3787 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 112DEG 17KT 3778 9090

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

$$

TES
185 
WWUS53 KLSX 080049
SVSLSX

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

MOC221-080059-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-120708T0100Z/
WASHINGTON MO-
749 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON
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.
 HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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 3781 9081 3774 9085 3775 9098 3782 9105
      3787 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 112DEG 17KT 3780 9098

$$

TES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis42 min
Jul 7, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson32 min
Jul 7, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis27 min
Jul 7, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson47 min
Jul 7, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXWashington26 min
Jul 8, 1:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXOsage39 min
Jul 8, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXOsage28 min
Jul 8, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Washington49 min
Jul 8, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin37 min
Jul 8, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin19 min
Jul 8, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis27 min
Jul 8, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis41 min

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.