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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 263, NWS St. Louis, MO

September 6, 2012Cole County, Moniteau County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 6, 2012, 1:44 PM CDT for Cole County, Moniteau County, Missouri. It was in force for 46 min. 3 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
Sep 6, 2012, 1:44 PM CDT (18:44 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2012, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cole County, MO, Moniteau County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 6, 2:25 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 501 W Hickory Hill, MOSMALL BRANCHES DOWN
Sep 6, 2:25 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 506 Ene High Point, MO
Sep 6, 2:27 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 50Hickory Hill, MO45-50 MPH WIND GUSTS WITH A FEW 1-2 INCH DIAMTER LIMBS DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 6, 12:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 220 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 2012-09-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 841 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 2012-09-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
841 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-167 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 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.

083 
WUUS53 KLSX 061844
SVRLSX
MOC051-135-061930-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0263.120906T1844Z-120906T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
144 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  COLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN MONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 141 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
  ELDON...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED WIDESPREAD TREE 
           DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  JEFFERSON CITY...HIGH POINT...MCGIRK...RUSSELLVILLE...CENTERTOWN...
  HICKORY HILL...ST. MARTINS...BRAZITO...ST. THOMAS...WARDSVILLE...
  TAOS...LATHAM...ENON...EUGENE...LOHMAN...ELSTON...OSAGE BEND...
  SCHUBERT AND OSAGE CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD 
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF BENTON COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW 
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3863 9221 3859 9220 3856 9212 3855 9203
      3850 9201 3847 9206 3847 9217 3841 9211
      3838 9214 3837 9219 3833 9220 3832 9226
      3834 9229 3833 9240 3842 9241 3843 9263
      3859 9284 3863 9285
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 260DEG 40KT 3834 9269

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

$$

TILLY
2 follow-up statements
970 
WWUS53 KLSX 061907
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
207 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

MOC051-135-061930-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-120906T1930Z/
COLE MO-MONITEAU MO-
207 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
MONITEAU AND COLE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

AT 203 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGH POINT...
AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

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

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TREES SNAPPED ACROSS 
         PORTIONS OF MORGAN COUNTY.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JEFFERSON CITY...MCGIRK...RUSSELLVILLE...CENTERTOWN...HICKORY HILL...
ST. MARTINS...BRAZITO...ST. THOMAS...WARDSVILLE...TAOS...LOHMAN...
ELSTON...OSAGE BEND AND SCHUBERT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD 
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF MORGAN COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW 
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3863 9284 3863 9221 3859 9220 3856 9212
      3855 9203 3850 9201 3847 9206 3847 9217
      3840 9212 3838 9214 3837 9219 3833 9220
      3832 9226 3834 9229 3833 9240 3842 9241
      3843 9263 3859 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 264DEG 47KT 3845 9250

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

$$

TILLY
896 
WWUS53 KLSX 061932
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
232 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

MOC051-135-061942-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0263.000000T0000Z-120906T1930Z/
COLE MO-MONITEAU MO-
232 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MONITEAU AND COLE
COUNTIES HAS BEEN REISSUED...

PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 3863 9284 3863 9221 3859 9220 3856 9212
      3855 9203 3850 9201 3847 9206 3847 9217
      3840 9212 3838 9214 3837 9219 3833 9220
      3832 9226 3834 9229 3833 9240 3842 9241
      3843 9263 3859 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 264DEG 31KT 3841 9251

$$

TILLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Osage47 min
Sep 6, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford44 min
Sep 6, 3:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford5 hr
Sep 6, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Francois, Washington27 min
Sep 6, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade45 min
Sep 6, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Washington44 min
Sep 6, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin54 min
Sep 6, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds47 min
Sep 6, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, Washington43 min
Sep 6, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison40 min
Sep 6, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Louis37 min
Sep 6, 5:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXMadison, Saint Francois3 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.