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Tornado Warning 13, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2014, 7:13 PM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 6 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
- Apr 3, 2014, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2014, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Franklin County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Warren County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Villa Ridge, MO | RELAYED BY MISSOURI TROOP C |
| Apr 3, 7:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ssw Gray Summit, MO | RELAYED BY MISSOURI TROOP C |
| Apr 3, 7:37 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | Augusta, MO | |
| Apr 3, 7:39 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 3 Nne Augusta, MO | |
| Apr 3, 7:41 PM CDT | HAIL 0.7 | 4 Ne Augusta, MO | |
| Apr 3, 7:54 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 1 Ssw Eureka, MO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 257 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 453 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
630
WFUS53 KLSX 040013
TORLSX
MOC071-099-183-189-219-040045-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0013.140404T0013Z-140404T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
713 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 711 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WASHINGTON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DUTZOW AROUND 720 PM CDT.
AUGUSTA AND VILLA RIDGE AROUND 730 PM CDT.
GRAY SUMMIT AND DEFIANCE AROUND 735 PM CDT.
PACIFIC AROUND 740 PM CDT.
WILDWOOD AND EUREKA AROUND 745 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MATSON.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BABLER MEMORIAL STATE PARK AND ROUTE 66 STATE
PARK.
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 3867 9057 3843 9057 3848 9110 3861 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 269DEG 32KT 3855 9106
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BRITT2 follow-up statements
712
WWUS53 KLSX 040029
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
729 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014
MOC219-040039-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140404T0045Z/
WARREN MO-
729 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3862 9096 3867 9057 3843 9057 3847 9096
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 270DEG 32KT 3853 9086
$$
MOC071-099-183-189-040045-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140404T0045Z/
FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
729 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ST. LOUIS...
SOUTHWESTERN ST. CHARLES...NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
AT 727 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR AUGUSTA...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GRAY SUMMIT AROUND 735 PM CDT.
PACIFIC AROUND 740 PM CDT.
EUREKA AND WILDWOOD AROUND 745 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MATSON.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES BABLER MEMORIAL STATE PARK AND ROUTE 66 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 3862 9096 3867 9057 3843 9057 3847 9096
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 270DEG 32KT 3853 9086
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BRITT527 WWUS53 KLSX 040042 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 742 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 MOC071-099-183-189-040051- /O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140404T0045Z/ FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. LOUIS MO- 742 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ST. LOUIS...SOUTHWESTERN ST. CHARLES...NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. LAT...LON 3862 9096 3867 9057 3843 9057 3847 9096 TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 270DEG 32KT 3853 9072 $$ BRITT
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 22 min |
| Apr 3, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Louis, Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 9:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 65 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 57 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway | 10 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 9 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 65 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 3 days |
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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.