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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

January 29, 2013Audrain County, Callaway County, Montgomery County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 29, 2013, 1:21 PM CST for Audrain County, Callaway County, Montgomery County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 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
Jan 29, 2013, 1:21 PM CST (19:21 UTC)
Expired
Jan 29, 2013, 2:00 PM CST
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Audrain County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Montgomery County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 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
Jan 29, 12:35 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 310 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 2013-01-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 285 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 2013-01-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
285 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
728 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

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

647 
WUUS53 KLSX 291921
SVRLSX
MOC007-027-139-292000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0002.130129T1921Z-130129T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
121 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 200 PM CST

* AT 120 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AUXVASSE...
  AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
  MEXICO...MARTINSBURG...LADDONIA...FARBER...VANDIVER...BENTON CITY
  AND RUSH HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3932 9159 3913 9146 3894 9193 3909 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 236DEG 31KT 3904 9186

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

$$

KANOFSKY
3 follow-up statements
924 
WWUS53 KLSX 291938
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
138 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

MOC007-027-139-292000-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T2000Z/
CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-AUDRAIN MO-
138 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
AUDRAIN...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTIES
UNTIL 200 PM CST...

AT 136 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARTINSBURG...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
MARTINSBURG...LADDONIA...FARBER AND RUSH HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3919 9183 3932 9159 3913 9146 3900 9178
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 236DEG 31KT 3912 9170

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

$$

KANOFSKY
253 
WWUS53 KLSX 291945
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
145 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

MOC027-291955-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T2000Z/
CALLAWAY MO-
145 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3906 9165 3924 9174 3932 9159 3913 9146
      3906 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 236DEG 31KT 3915 9164

$$

MOC007-139-292000-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T2000Z/
MONTGOMERY MO-AUDRAIN MO-
145 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
AUDRAIN AND NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CST...

AT 142 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARTINSBURG...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER    
         WAS BLOWN OVER APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF WILLIAMSBURG.

IMPACT...MINOR TREE DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER
         BROKEN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LADDONIA AND FARBER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3906 9165 3924 9174 3932 9159 3913 9146
      3906 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 236DEG 31KT 3915 9164

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

$$

KANOFSKY
704 
WWUS53 KLSX 291956
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
156 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

MOC007-139-292007-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130129T2000Z/
MONTGOMERY MO-AUDRAIN MO-
156 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN AUDRAIN AND NORTHERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM CST...

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

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST.

LAT...LON 3906 9165 3924 9174 3932 9159 3913 9146
      3906 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 236DEG 31KT 3921 9153

$$

KANOFSKY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 10:38 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles52 hr
Jan 29, 12:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway48 min
Jan 29, 1:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMontgomery25 min
Jan 29, 1:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls40 min
Jan 29, 2:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXGasconade, Osage48 min
Jan 29, 2:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Warren38 min
Jan 29, 3:12 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXSaint Charles, Warren33 min
Jan 29, 3:30 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles30 min
Jan 29, 3:42 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXLincoln33 min
Jan 29, 4:08 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLSXKnox, Lewis, Shelby23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.