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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 264, NWS St. Louis, MO

September 6, 2012Callaway County, Cole County, Osage County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 6, 2012, 2:28 PM CDT for Callaway County, Cole County, Osage County, Missouri. It was in force for 47 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
Sep 6, 2012, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2012, 3:15 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Callaway County, MO, Cole County, MO, Osage County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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, 2:31 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMeta, MOTREE OF UNKNOWN SIZE BLOCKING COUNTY ROAD 542. 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 223 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.

855 
WUUS53 KLSX 061928
SVRLSX
MOC027-051-151-062015-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0264.120906T1928Z-120906T2015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  COLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  OSAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 223 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM ST. MARTINS TO ST. THOMAS...AND MOVING EAST AT
  50 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...
  JEFFERSON CITY...HOLTS SUMMIT...LINN...WARDSVILLE...TAOS...
  WESTPHALIA...FREEBURG...RICH FOUNTAIN...CHAMOIS...OSAGE BEND...
  KOELTZTOWN...ARGYLE...SCHUBERT...WAINWRIGHT...OSAGE CITY...LOOSE
  CREEK...BONNOTS MILL...TEBBETTS...FRANKENSTEIN AND MOKANE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3864 9243 3864 9222 3868 9182 3868 9164
      3828 9164 3829 9220 3833 9220 3832 9226
      3834 9229 3833 9233 3834 9241 3842 9241
      3843 9250
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 270DEG 42KT 3860 9229 3834 9217

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

$$

TILLY
3 follow-up statements
837 
WWUS53 KLSX 061951
SVSLSX

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

MOC027-051-062001-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-120906T2015Z/
CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-
251 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR COLE AND SOUTHWESTERN CALLAWAY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3848 9202 3858 9195 3868 9182 3868 9164
      3828 9165 3829 9220 3833 9220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 269DEG 44KT 3860 9193 3834 9181

$$

MOC151-062015-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-120906T2015Z/
OSAGE MO-
251 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OSAGE COUNTY
UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

AT 248 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLTS SUMMIT TO FREEBURG...
AND MOVING EAST AT 50 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...
LINN...CHAMOIS AND FRANKENSTEIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3848 9202 3858 9195 3868 9182 3868 9164
      3828 9165 3829 9220 3833 9220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 269DEG 44KT 3860 9193 3834 9181

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

$$

TILLY
879 
WWUS53 KLSX 062003
SVSLSX

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

MOC151-062015-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-120906T2015Z/
OSAGE MO-
303 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OSAGE COUNTY
UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

AT 301 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINN TO BLAND...AND MOVING
EAST AT 50 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...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN OSAGE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3848 9202 3863 9183 3863 9164 3828 9165
      3829 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 270DEG 42KT 3855 9173 3833 9163

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

$$

TILLY
017 
WWUS53 KLSX 062017
SVSLSX

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

MOC151-062028-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-120906T2015Z/
OSAGE MO-
317 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR OSAGE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM.

LAT...LON 3848 9202 3863 9183 3863 9164 3828 9165
      3829 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 266DEG 15KT 3855 9174 3833 9164

$$

TILLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Moniteau46 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.