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Tornado Warning 24, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2014, 5:08 PM CDT for Monroe County, Illinois; Jefferson County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 7, 2014, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2014, 5:38 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Monroe County, IL, Jefferson County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 5:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 E Maeystown, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 265 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
- 1583 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
761
WFUS53 KLSX 072208
TORLSX
ILC133-MOC099-072245-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0024.140607T2208Z-140607T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
508 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 504 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRYSTAL CITY...AND MOVING
EAST AT 30 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHALFIN BRIDGE...MAEYSTOWN...FULTS...KIDD AND RENAULT.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 55 IN MISSOURI NEAR EXIT 170.
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 3811 9024 3813 9025 3811 9026 3809 9029
3810 9038 3825 9036 3826 9009 3812 9009
3809 9021
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 262DEG 25KT 3816 9028
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KANOFSKY3 follow-up statements
961
WWUS53 KLSX 072217
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
517 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
MOC099-072228-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140607T2245Z/
JEFFERSON MO-
517 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3813 9025 3813 9026 3816 9028 3823 9026
3825 9019 3826 9009 3817 9009 3816 9009
3812 9009 3811 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 262DEG 25KT 3816 9019
$$
ILC133-072245-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140607T2245Z/
MONROE IL-
517 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 515 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW DESIGN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KIDD AND RENAULT.
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 3813 9025 3813 9026 3816 9028 3823 9026
3825 9019 3826 9009 3817 9009 3816 9009
3812 9009 3811 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 262DEG 25KT 3816 9019
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KANOFSKY400
WWUS53 KLSX 072231
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
531 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
ILC133-072245-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140607T2245Z/
MONROE IL-
531 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 529 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RED BUD...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3815 9018 3823 9018 3824 9009 3812 9009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 262DEG 25KT 3817 9008
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KANOFSKY539 WWUS53 KLSX 072238 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 538 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ILC133-072248- /O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140607T2245Z/ MONROE IL- 538 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...HOWEVER ANOTHER WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY TO THE EAST OF THIS WARNING. 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 MIDNIGHT. LAT...LON 3815 9018 3823 9018 3824 9009 3812 9009 TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 262DEG 25KT 3818 9002 $$ KANOFSKY
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 5:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 27 min |
| Jun 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene | 23 min |
| Jun 7, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 17 min |
| Jun 7, 3:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 25 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.