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Tornado Warning 45, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 12:14 PM CST for Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 46 min. 4 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
- Nov 17, 2013, 12:14 PM CST (18:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 1:00 PM CST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Marion County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 12:21 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 Sw Centralia, IL | SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOMES WITH VEHICLES OVERTURNED. UNKNOWN NUMBER OF MINIOR INJURIES ON NOLTINGS ROAD. |
| Nov 17, 12:21 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 Sw Centralia, IL | SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOMES WITH VEHICLES OVERTURNED. UNKNOWN NUMBER OF MINIOR INJURIES ON NOLTINGS ROAD HOFFMAN ROAD AND SYCAMORE. |
| Nov 17, 12:30 PM CST | HAIL 1.25 | Salem, IL | |
| Nov 17, 12:31 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | Salem, IL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 8:40 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1021 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 11.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
801
WFUS53 KLSX 171814
TORLSX
ILC121-171900-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0045.131117T1814Z-131117T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1214 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 100 PM CST
* AT 1213 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
IRVINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CENTRALIA...SALEM...CENTRAL CITY...SANDOVAL...ODIN...HELM...
OMEGA...STEPHEN FORBES STATION...JUNCTION CITY...SELMAVILLE...
TONTI...CARTTER...BRUBAKER AND IUKA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3852 8870 3848 8914 3864 8914 3876 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 247DEG 68KT 3848 8925
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
CVKING3 follow-up statements
627
WWUS53 KLSX 171835
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1235 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC121-171900-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-131117T1900Z/
MARION IL-
1235 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 100 PM CST...
AT 1230 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SALEM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OMEGA...STEPHEN FORBES STATION...BRUBAKER AND IUKA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3857 8870 3853 8901 3864 8905 3876 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 242DEG 58KT 3863 8887
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CVKING002
WWUS53 KLSX 171844
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1244 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
ILC121-171900-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-131117T1900Z/
MARION IL-
1244 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 100 PM CST...
AT 1243 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR XENIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3862 8870 3861 8880 3872 8880 3876 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 242DEG 58KT 3866 8868
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CVKING531 WWUS53 KLSX 171850 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1250 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ILC121-171900- /O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-131117T1900Z/ MARION IL- 1250 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM. LAT...LON 3862 8870 3861 8880 3872 8880 3876 8869 TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 242DEG 58KT 3866 8854 $$ CVKING
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery | 41 min |
| Nov 17, 11:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 19 min |
| Nov 17, 11:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 24 min |
| Nov 17, 11:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 37 min |
| Nov 17, 11:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 19 min |
| Nov 17, 11:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 26 min |
| Nov 17, 11:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Washington | 37 min |
| Nov 17, 11:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette | 34 min |
| Nov 17, 12:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 21 min |
| Nov 17, 12:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.