Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 15, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2015, 5:22 PM CDT for Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 38 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
- May 24, 2015, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Pike County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1:18 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 24, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 1590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
600
WFUS53 KLSX 242222
TORLSX
MOC163-242300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0015.150524T2222Z-150524T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
522 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 520 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW HARTFORD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
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...
CURRYVILLE AROUND 535 PM CDT.
BOWLING GREEN AROUND 540 PM CDT.
LOUISIANA AROUND 555 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ASHLEY...ST. CLEMENT AND
ASHBURN.
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 3953 9110 3949 9106 3947 9106 3941 9100
3923 9116 3923 9118 3920 9118 3914 9123
3914 9138 3915 9141 3926 9143 3958 9125
3958 9123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 210DEG 35KT 3922 9131
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASS4 follow-up statements
291
WWUS53 KLSX 242231
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
531 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
MOC163-242300-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150524T2300Z/
PIKE MO-
531 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 528 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF NEW HARTFORD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LOUISIANA AROUND 555 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ASHBURN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3953 9110 3949 9106 3947 9106 3941 9100
3923 9116 3923 9129 3925 9138 3931 9140
3957 9125 3958 9123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 210DEG 35KT 3929 9126
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASS994
WWUS53 KLSX 242240
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
540 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
MOC163-242300-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150524T2300Z/
PIKE MO-
540 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 537 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BOWLING GREEN...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...
LOUISIANA AROUND 550 PM CDT.
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 3953 9110 3949 9106 3947 9106 3941 9100
3928 9112 3929 9125 3932 9135 3937 9136
3957 9125 3958 9123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 216DEG 42KT 3937 9116
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASS547
WWUS53 KLSX 242248
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
548 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
MOC163-242300-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150524T2300Z/
PIKE MO-
548 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY
IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 546 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOUISIANA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LOUISIANA AROUND 555 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3953 9110 3949 9106 3947 9106 3941 9100
3936 9105 3938 9121 3944 9129 3957 9125
3958 9123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 212DEG 33KT 3942 9112
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GLASS298
WWUS53 KLSX 242257
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
557 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
MOC163-242307-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-150524T2300Z/
PIKE MO-
557 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST
MISSOURI WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM.
LAT...LON 3953 9110 3949 9106 3947 9106 3941 9100
3936 9105 3938 9121 3944 9129 3957 9125
3958 9123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 212DEG 33KT 3949 9106
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole | 41 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.