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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 293, NWS St. Louis, MO

September 7, 2012Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2012, 5:24 PM CDT for Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 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
Sep 7, 2012, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2012, 5:55 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Iron County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 7, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 254 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 2012-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1095 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 2012-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 256 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1095 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-182 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1368 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
256 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

608 
WUUS53 KLSX 072224
SVRLSX
MOC093-179-072315-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0293.120907T2224Z-120907T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
524 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTHERN IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 522 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLINGTON...
  AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELLINGTON...GARWOOD...REDFORD...VULCAN AND DES ARC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3709 9097 3709 9101 3716 9104
      3717 9109 3720 9109 3720 9113 3725 9113
      3726 9117 3731 9116 3731 9118 3734 9118
      3744 9114 3729 9054 3728 9055 3726 9073
      3717 9073 3713 9077 3705 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 281DEG 25KT 3723 9102

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

GLASS
2 follow-up statements
764 
WWUS53 KLSX 072239
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
539 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012

MOC093-179-072315-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0293.000000T0000Z-120907T2315Z/
IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
539 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
REYNOLDS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN IRON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 535 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLINGTON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
GARWOOD...VULCAN AND DES ARC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3709 9097 3709 9101 3716 9104
      3717 9109 3720 9109 3720 9113 3725 9113
      3726 9117 3731 9116 3731 9118 3734 9118
      3744 9114 3729 9054 3728 9055 3726 9073
      3717 9073 3713 9077 3705 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 281DEG 25KT 3724 9089

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

$$

GLASS
230 
WWUS53 KLSX 072255
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
555 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012

MOC093-179-072305-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0293.000000T0000Z-120907T2315Z/
IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
555 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN REYNOLDS AND EXTREME
SOUTHERN IRON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM.

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3709 9097 3709 9101 3716 9104
      3717 9109 3720 9109 3720 9113 3725 9113
      3726 9117 3731 9116 3731 9118 3734 9118
      3744 9114 3729 9054 3728 9055 3726 9073
      3717 9073 3713 9077 3705 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 281DEG 25KT 3722 9075

$$

GLASS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford43 min
Sep 7, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Washington42 min
Sep 7, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone57 min
Sep 7, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln54 min
Sep 7, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXWashington39 min
Sep 7, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXWashington35 min
Sep 7, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway62 min
Sep 7, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau42 min
Sep 7, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron51 min
Sep 7, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles, Warren44 min
Sep 7, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Osage40 min
Sep 7, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds45 min
Sep 7, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis42 min
Sep 7, 5:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds32 min
Sep 7, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois30 min
Sep 7, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis23 min
Sep 7, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Osage35 min
Sep 7, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Warren41 min
Sep 7, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Washington40 min
Sep 7, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin30 min
Sep 7, 6:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXIron, Reynolds6 hr
Sep 7, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Washington53 min
Sep 7, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Reynolds49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.