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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 303, NWS St. Louis, MO

September 7, 2012Iron County, Madison County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2012, 7:11 PM CDT for Iron County, Madison County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 49 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, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 276 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2012-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2285 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2012-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
2285 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
5.2

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The text

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

242 
WUUS53 KLSX 080011
SVRLSX
MOC093-123-179-080100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0303.120908T0011Z-120908T0100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  EASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 708 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM BELLEVIEW TO ELLINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 65
  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...
  IRONTON...FREDERICKTOWN...GLOVER...PILOT KNOB...ARCADIA...
  ANNAPOLIS...ROSELLE...SACO...JUNCTION CITY...BUCKHORN...MARQUAND...
  HOGAN...CHLORIDE...SABULA...VULCAN...DES ARC...CATHERINE PLACE AND
  MINE LA MOTTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3709 9097 3710 9099 3763 9076
      3764 9014 3741 9014 3731 9016 3731 9054
      3727 9055 3727 9073 3717 9073 3713 9077
      3705 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 279DEG 54KT 3762 9070 3717 9088

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

$$

GLASS
3 follow-up statements
192 
WWUS53 KLSX 080023
SVSLSX

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

MOC093-123-179-080100-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0303.000000T0000Z-120908T0100Z/
IRON MO-MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
723 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN 
REYNOLDS...MADISON AND EASTERN IRON COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

AT 721 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM ROSELLE TO GARWOOD...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 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...
FREDERICKTOWN...SACO...JUNCTION CITY...BUCKHORN...MARQUAND...DES
ARC...CATHERINE PLACE AND MINE LA MOTTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3725 9087 3739 9078 3763 9076
      3764 9014 3741 9014 3731 9016 3731 9054
      3727 9055 3727 9073 3717 9073 3713 9077
      3705 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 279DEG 54KT 3762 9047 3707 9083

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

$$

GLASS
104 
WWUS53 KLSX 080041
SVSLSX

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

MOC093-179-080050-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0303.000000T0000Z-120908T0100Z/
IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
741 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN REYNOLDS AND 
EASTERN IRON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3743 9055 3762 9053 3764 9014 3741 9014
      3731 9016 3731 9054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 269DEG 44KT 3762 9028 3731 9046

$$

MOC123-080100-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0303.000000T0000Z-120908T0100Z/
MADISON MO-
741 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MADISON COUNTY
UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

AT 738 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM JUNCTION CITY TO SACO...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...
FREDERICKTOWN...JUNCTION CITY...BUCKHORN AND MARQUAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3743 9055 3762 9053 3764 9014 3741 9014
      3731 9016 3731 9054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 269DEG 44KT 3762 9028 3731 9046

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

$$

GLASS
312 
WWUS53 KLSX 080058
SVSLSX

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

MOC123-080108-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0303.000000T0000Z-120908T0100Z/
MADISON MO-
758 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MADISON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
800 PM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 3743 9055 3762 9053 3764 9014 3741 9014
      3731 9016 3731 9054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 269DEG 44KT 3760 9000 3729 9019

$$

GLASS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington42 min
Sep 7, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois20 min
Sep 7, 8:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Francois, Washington6 hr

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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.