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Tornado Warning 31, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2013, 8:33 PM CDT for Bond County, Madison County, Illinois. It was in force for 27 min. 9 reports 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
- May 31, 2013, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2013, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Bond County, IL, Madison County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 8:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | Wood River, IL | TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN THE WOOD RIVER AREA. |
| May 31, 8:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | Edwardsville, IL | TORNADO OBSERVED WEST OF NEW POAG ROAD OFF OF 255...JUST E OF SIUE...FOUND TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG NEW POAG ROAD...BIG OLD TREES SEVERAL FEET IN DIAMETER...ONE 15 FEET TALL |
| May 31, 8:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Nnw Bethalto, IL | |
| May 31, 8:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Edwardsville, IL | ONE HOME WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF EDWARDSVILLE. SEVERAL TREES ARE DOWN IN THE AREA. |
| May 31, 8:44 PM CDT | TORNADO | Hartford, IL | TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN HARDFORD. BUILDING WAS DESTROYED ALONG HIGHWAY 3. |
| May 31, 8:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Pontoon Beach, IL | |
| May 31, 8:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Alhambra, IL | REPORTS OF TREES AND FENCES DOWN IN ALHAMBRA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 31, 8:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | Alhambra, IL | TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE BLOWN ON THEIR SIDE ON INTERSTATE 55. |
| May 31, 9:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sorento, IL | POWER POLES SNAPPED |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.6
- Supercell composite
- 15.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
401
WFUS53 KLSX 010133
TORLSX
ILC005-119-010200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0031.130601T0133Z-130601T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
833 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 831 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HARTFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
DAMAGING TORNADOES.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARYVILLE...GLEN CARBON...EDWARDSVILLE...TROY...HIGHLAND...
CARPENTER...WORDEN...MARINE...LIVINGSTON...ALHAMBRA...POCAHONTAS...
SORENTO...RENO...KUHN...FRUIT...HAMEL...KAUFMAN...GRANTFORK...NEW
DOUGLAS AND SHILOH HILL.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES HORSESHOE LAKE STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3875 8949 3870 9012 3880 9012 3885 9011
3885 9012 3892 9013 3902 8949
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 259DEG 61KT 3881 9002
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
GLASS1 follow-up statement
273
WWUS53 KLSX 010149
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
849 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
ILC005-119-010200-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-130601T0200Z/
MADISON IL-BOND IL-
849 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN BOND AND EASTERN
MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT...
AT 844 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CARPENTER...AND
MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. TREE AND STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN HARTFORD.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIGHLAND...POCAHONTAS...SORENTO...RENO...GRANTFORK...NEW DOUGLAS...
SHILOH HILL...PIERRON AND OLD RIPLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3872 8993 3895 8992 3902 8949 3875 8949
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 259DEG 61KT 3888 8974
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison | 45 min |
| May 31, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 31 min |
| May 31, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 37 min |
| May 31, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 48 min |
| May 31, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 34 min |
| May 31, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 29 min |
| May 31, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more | 55 min |
| May 31, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 25 min |
| May 31, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison, Montgomery | 23 min |
| May 31, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 31, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 23 min |
| May 31, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Marion, Montgomery | 32 min |
| May 31, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 54 min |
| May 31, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 47 min |
| May 31, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 6 hr |
| May 31, 11:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Monroe, Randolph and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Monroe, Randolph and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 18 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.