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Tornado Warning 6, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2014, 5:05 PM CDT for Boone County, Cole County, Moniteau County, Missouri. It was in force for 25 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
- Mar 27, 2014, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2014, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Boone County, MO, Cole County, MO, Moniteau County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 786 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 688 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 699 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 272205
TORLSX
MOC019-051-135-272230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0006.140327T2205Z-140327T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
505 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTH CENTRAL COLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
EAST CENTRAL MONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 503 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLARKSBURG...AND MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
JAMESTOWN AROUND 510 PM CDT.
EASLEY AROUND 520 PM CDT.
ASHLAND AROUND 525 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SANDY HOOK...MARION...WILTON
AND HARTSBURG.
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 3881 9256 3887 9216 3887 9215 3884 9214
3883 9215 3881 9214 3880 9216 3877 9216
3875 9219 3874 9218 3871 9222 3865 9222
3862 9255 3879 9258
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 262DEG 39KT 3872 9256
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
CARNEY2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KLSX 272223
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
523 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014
MOC135-272233-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140327T2230Z/
MONITEAU MO-
523 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONITEAU COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3887 9215 3883 9215 3881 9214 3880 9216
3877 9216 3875 9219 3874 9218 3871 9222
3865 9222 3863 9243 3873 9239 3876 9241
3878 9238 3881 9238 3883 9244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 262DEG 39KT 3875 9231
$$
MOC019-051-272230-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140327T2230Z/
BOONE MO-COLE MO-
523 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL COLE AND
SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 522 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ASHLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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.
FUNNEL CLOUDS AND ROTATING WALL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH
CENTRAL COLE AND SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTIES.
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 9215 3883 9215 3881 9214 3880 9216
3877 9216 3875 9219 3874 9218 3871 9222
3865 9222 3863 9243 3873 9239 3876 9241
3878 9238 3881 9238 3883 9244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 262DEG 39KT 3875 9231
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
CARNEY748
WWUS53 KLSX 272229 RRA
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
529 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014
MOC019-051-272238-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140327T2230Z/
BOONE MO-COLE MO-
529 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL COLE AND SOUTHERN BOONE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT...
THE ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED...AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR
TO POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT OF A TORNADO AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...A A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR THIS STORM.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
LAT...LON 3887 9215 3883 9215 3881 9214 3880 9216
3877 9216 3875 9219 3874 9218 3871 9222
3865 9222 3863 9243 3873 9239 3876 9241
3878 9238 3881 9238 3883 9244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 262DEG 39KT 3876 9224
$$
CARNEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Moniteau | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau, Osage | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Osage | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Moniteau | 29 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.