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Tornado Warning 17, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 4:45 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 30 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, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Bond County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Montgomery County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Mount Olive, IL | |
| Apr 28, 4:56 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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.
963
WFUS53 KLSX 282145
TORLSX
ILC005-117-119-135-282215-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0017.140428T2145Z-140428T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
445 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...
NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 444 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LIVINGSTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
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...
SORENTO AROUND 455 PM CDT.
TAYLOR SPRINGS AROUND 510 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WALSHVILLE...PANAMA AND
DONNELLSON.
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 3922 8958 3903 8937 3892 8974 3906 8982
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 237DEG 35KT 3901 8973
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
GLASS2 follow-up statements
260
WWUS53 KLSX 282158
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
458 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ILC005-117-119-282208-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140428T2215Z/
MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-BOND IL-
458 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BOND...NORTHEASTERN MADISON
AND SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3902 8942 3903 8958 3901 8959 3900 8970
3913 8970 3922 8958 3903 8937 3903 8938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 241DEG 31KT 3905 8962
$$
ILC135-282215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140428T2215Z/
MONTGOMERY IL-
458 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
AT 456 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SORENTO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
TAYLOR SPRINGS AROUND 515 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PANAMA AND DONNELLSON.
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 3902 8942 3903 8958 3901 8959 3900 8970
3913 8970 3922 8958 3903 8937 3903 8938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 241DEG 31KT 3905 8962
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
GLASS657
WWUS53 KLSX 282207
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
507 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ILC135-282215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140428T2215Z/
MONTGOMERY IL-
507 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY
COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
AT 504 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TAYLOR SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3902 8941 3903 8941 3903 8958 3916 8966
3922 8958 3903 8937
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 241DEG 31KT 3910 8953
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
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, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 31 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.