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Tornado Warning 26, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 28, 2015Monroe County, Pike County, Ralls County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 28, 2015, 4:51 PM CDT for Monroe County, Pike County, Ralls County, Missouri. It was in force for 24 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 28, 2015, 4:51 PM CDT (21:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2015, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

Counties Monroe County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 28, 4:53 PM CDTHAIL 0.25The Landing, MO

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 28, 3:03 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 252 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2015-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2015-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

487 
WFUS53 KLSX 282151
TORLSX
MOC137-163-173-282215-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0026.150628T2151Z-150628T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
451 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  WEST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 449 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF PERRY...AND MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...
  PERRY AROUND 500 PM CDT.
  CENTER AROUND 510 PM CDT.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES MARK TWAIN LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA.

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 3950 9129 3931 9142 3950 9182 3961 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 299DEG 23KT 3951 9171

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

GLASS
3 follow-up statements
616 
WWUS53 KLSX 282157
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
457 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

MOC137-282208-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-150628T2215Z/
MONROE MO-
457 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3950 9129 3931 9142 3946 9172 3959 9171
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 299DEG 23KT 3949 9165

$$

MOC163-173-282215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-150628T2215Z/
PIKE MO-RALLS MO-
457 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN RALLS AND WEST
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

AT 455 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF PERRY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...
  CENTER AROUND 510 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 3950 9129 3931 9142 3946 9172 3959 9171
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 299DEG 23KT 3949 9165

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

GLASS
469 
WWUS53 KLSX 282208
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
508 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

MOC163-173-282215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-150628T2215Z/
PIKE MO-RALLS MO-
508 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN RALLS AND WEST
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

AT 505 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PERRY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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 AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN RALLS
AND WEST CENTRAL PIKE 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 3954 9164 3950 9129 3931 9142 3944 9168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 299DEG 23KT 3946 9160

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

GLASS
694 
WWUS53 KLSX 282216
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
516 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

MOC163-173-282227-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-150628T2215Z/
PIKE MO-RALLS MO-
516 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RALLS AND WEST CENTRAL PIKE
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI HAS EXPIRED...

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 1000 PM.

LAT...LON 3954 9164 3950 9129 3931 9142 3944 9168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 299DEG 23KT 3946 9160

$$

GLASS

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 4:04 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion, Ralls26 min
Jun 28, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway38 min
Jun 28, 4:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXPike, Ralls23 min
Jun 28, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Pike, Ralls47 min
Jun 28, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway, Montgomery39 min
Jun 28, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion, Shelby49 min
Jun 28, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Moniteau20 min
Jun 28, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXPike, Ralls40 min
Jun 28, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Osage38 min
Jun 28, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Warren45 min
Jun 28, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage43 min
Jun 28, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Gasconade, Osage31 min
Jun 28, 5:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCallaway27 min
Jun 28, 5:53 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCallaway, Gasconade, Montgomery37 min
Jun 28, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike39 min
Jun 28, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCallaway, Osage13 min
Jun 28, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXGasconade, Montgomery20 min
Jun 28, 6:14 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXLincoln, Pike31 min
Jun 28, 6:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLSXLincoln, Pike31 min
Jun 28, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin40 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.