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Tornado Warning 16, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 4:17 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 28 min. 2 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 28, 2014, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bond County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Montgomery County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:23 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Bethalto, IL | QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN 1 MILE EAST OF HWY 111 NEAR PERRY ROAD. |
| Apr 28, 4:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Mount Olive, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 719 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
504
WFUS53 KLSX 282117
TORLSX
ILC005-117-119-135-282145-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0016.140428T2117Z-140428T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
417 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 414 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROXANA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
CARPENTER AND PRAIRIETOWN AROUND 425 PM CDT.
WORDEN AND ALHAMBRA AROUND 430 PM CDT.
LIVINGSTON AND STAUNTON AROUND 435 PM CDT.
MOUNT OLIVE AROUND 440 PM CDT.
SORENTO AROUND 445 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE FRUIT...HAMEL...KAUFMAN...
WILLIAMSON...SHILOH HILL...NEW DOUGLAS...WALSHVILLE AND PANAMA.
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 3918 8970 3896 8938 3874 9006 3891 9008
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 238DEG 44KT 3885 8998
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASS2 follow-up statements
581
WWUS53 KLSX 282126
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
426 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ILC005-117-119-135-282145-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140428T2145Z/
MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-
426 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN BOND...
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN
MACOUPIN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 423 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CARPENTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LIVINGSTON AND STAUNTON AROUND 435 PM CDT.
MOUNT OLIVE AROUND 440 PM CDT.
SORENTO AROUND 445 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WILLIAMSON...NEW DOUGLAS...
WALSHVILLE AND PANAMA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3878 8994 3894 9004 3918 8970 3896 8938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 238DEG 44KT 3890 8989
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASS368
WWUS53 KLSX 282135
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
435 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ILC005-282145-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140428T2145Z/
BOND IL-
435 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BOND COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3887 8991 3900 8996 3918 8970 3891 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 231DEG 39KT 3896 8985
$$
ILC117-119-135-282145-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140428T2145Z/
MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MONTGOMERY IL-
435 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...
NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM
CDT...
AT 431 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WORDEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
STAUNTON AND LIVINGSTON AROUND 440 PM CDT.
MOUNT OLIVE AND BENLD AROUND 445 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WILLIAMSON...WHITE CITY AND
NEW DOUGLAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3887 8991 3900 8996 3918 8970 3891 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 231DEG 39KT 3896 8985
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 10:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 8 days |
| Apr 27, 10:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 8 days |
| Apr 27, 10:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 35 days |
| Apr 28, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Pike | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Pike | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 46 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.