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Tornado Warning 36, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2014, 2:07 PM CDT for Macoupin County, Madison County, Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2014, 2:07 PM CDT (19:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2014, 2:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Montgomery County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 10:29 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KLSX 131907
TORLSX
ILC117-119-135-131945-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0036.141013T1907Z-141013T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
207 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT
* AT 205 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LIVINGSTON...AND MOVING NORTH AT 35 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 AROUND 215 PM CDT.
MOUNT OLIVE AND BENLD AROUND 220 PM CDT.
LITCHFIELD AROUND 235 PM CDT.
RAYMOND AROUND 245 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE NEW DOUGLAS...WHITE CITY...
WALSHVILLE...HORNSBY...HONEY BEND AND BUTLER.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES LAKE LOU YAEGER.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 55 IN ILLINOIS FROM EXIT 41 TO EXIT 63.
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 3900 8960 3900 8964 3894 8964 3901 8986
3941 8976 3932 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 201DEG 32KT 3894 8975
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BRITT3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KLSX 131919
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
219 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
ILC119-131928-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-141013T1945Z/
MADISON IL-
219 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3900 8960 3900 8964 3905 8985 3941 8976
3932 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 195DEG 39KT 3908 8971
$$
ILC117-135-131945-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-141013T1945Z/
MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-
219 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MONTGOMERY AND
SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...
AT 216 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT OLIVE...AND MOVING NORTH 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...
LITCHFIELD AROUND 225 PM CDT.
RAYMOND AROUND 240 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HORNSBY...HONEY BEND...ATWATER
AND WAGGONER.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES LAKE LOU YAEGER.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 55 IN ILLINOIS FROM EXIT 44 TO EXIT 63.
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 3900 8960 3900 8964 3905 8985 3941 8976
3932 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 195DEG 39KT 3908 8971
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BRITT183
WWUS53 KLSX 131929
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
229 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
ILC117-135-131945-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-141013T1945Z/
MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-
229 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MONTGOMERY AND
EAST CENTRAL MACOUPIN COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...
AT 226 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LITCHFIELD...AND MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
RAYMOND AROUND 240 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ATWATER AND WAGGONER.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES LAKE LOU YAEGER.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 55 IN ILLINOIS FROM EXIT 52 TO EXIT 63.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3905 8957 3918 8981 3941 8976 3932 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 192DEG 42KT 3921 8968
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BRITT307 WWUS53 KLSX 131935 SVSLSX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 235 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ILC117-135-131945- /O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-141013T1945Z/ MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL- 235 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN MONTGOMERY AND EAST CENTRAL MACOUPIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3905 8957 3918 8981 3941 8976 3932 8940 TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 192DEG 42KT 3928 8966 $$ BRITT
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe | 28 min |
| Oct 13, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair | 46 min |
| Oct 13, 1:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 23 min |
| Oct 13, 1:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 32 min |
| Oct 13, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Washington | 16 min |
| Oct 13, 3:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Montgomery, Washington | 5 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.