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Tornado Warning 32, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 28, 2015Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 28, 2015, 6:14 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 min. 4 reports 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, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2015, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

Counties Lincoln County, MO, Pike County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 28, 6:26 PM CDTTORNADO1 S Edgewood, MOTORNADO ON THE GROUND...BUT HAS BECOME RAIN WRAPPED. SPOTTER WAS NEAR INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS HH AND Z IN NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY LOOKING TO THE NORTH.
Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDTHAIL 1.753 Nw Eolia, MO
Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDTTORNADO3 Nw Eolia, MOON US HWY 61 SOUTH OF HWY WW...RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO...TRACTOR TRAILERS BLOWN OFF THE ROAD
Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDTTORNADOEolia, MO3 TOUCHDOWNS...TREE DAMAGE...NO OTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.

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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 225 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2015-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 31 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2015-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 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
31 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1185 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 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.

344 
WFUS53 KLSX 282314
TORLSX
MOC113-163-282345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0032.150628T2314Z-150628T2345Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 613 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOWLING GREEN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  EOLIA AROUND 630 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE EDGEWOOD...WHITESIDE...
PAYNESVILLE AND ANNADA.

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 3928 9078 3912 9095 3928 9123 3940 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 297DEG 24KT 3930 9112

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

GLASS
1 follow-up statement
516 
WWUS53 KLSX 282322
SVSLSX

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

MOC113-163-282345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-150628T2345Z/
LINCOLN MO-PIKE MO-
622 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN
COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND EAST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 620 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR EOLIA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  EOLIA AROUND 630 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WHITESIDE...PAYNESVILLE AND
ANNADA.

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 3927 9119 3938 9109 3928 9078 3912 9095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 297DEG 24KT 3928 9107

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

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, 4:51 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMonroe, Pike, Ralls24 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, 6:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLSXLincoln, Pike31 min
Jun 28, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin40 min

Nearby

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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.