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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 15, 2012Crawford County, Washington County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2012, 9:44 PM CDT for Crawford County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 35 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
Mar 15, 2012, 9:44 PM CDT (02:44 UTC)
Expired
Mar 15, 2012, 10:19 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 263 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 2012-03-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1409 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2012-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 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
1409 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1284 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 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.

756 
WUUS53 KLSX 160244
SVRLSX
MOC055-221-160330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0064.120316T0244Z-120316T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
944 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 942 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEASBURG...OR NEAR BOURBON...AND MOVING EAST
  AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOURBON...ANTHONIES MILL AND ST. CLOUD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 9130 3821 9140 3821 9137 3820 9136
      3820 9100 3800 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 253DEG 16KT 3810 9125
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

KANOFSKY
1 follow-up statement
881 
WWUS53 KLSX 160319
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1019 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

MOC055-221-160329-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-120316T0330Z/
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-
1019 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3797 9130 3821 9140 3821 9137 3820 9136
      3820 9100 3800 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 253DEG 16KT 3815 9106

$$

KANOFSKY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 7:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford3 hr
Mar 15, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison29 min
Mar 15, 8:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMadison6 hr
Mar 15, 8:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXReynolds6 hr
Mar 15, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Washington44 min
Mar 15, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Washington38 min
Mar 15, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage44 min
Mar 15, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles35 min
Mar 15, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXWarren42 min
Mar 15, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln39 min
Mar 15, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage47 min
Mar 15, 10:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Washington6 hr
Mar 15, 10:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCole, Osage6 hr
Mar 15, 10:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXGasconade6 hr
Mar 15, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXOsage42 min
Mar 16, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone20 min
Mar 16, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway47 min
Mar 16, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXGasconade32 min
Mar 16, 4:03 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXOsage6 hr
Mar 16, 4:08 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCrawford6 hr
Mar 16, 3:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXMadison4 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.