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Tornado Warning 33, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 28, 2015, 6:29 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri; Calhoun County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min. 3 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, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Calhoun County, IL, Lincoln County, MO, Pike County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Nw Eolia, MO | |
| Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Eolia, MO | ON US HWY 61 SOUTH OF HWY WW...RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO...TRACTOR TRAILERS BLOWN OFF THE ROAD |
| Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | Eolia, MO | 3 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KLSX 282329
TORLSX
ILC013-MOC113-163-290000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0033.150628T2329Z-150629T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
629 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
EAST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 627 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EOLIA...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ELSBERRY AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WHITESIDE...PAYNESVILLE AND
NEW HOPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9060 3917 9061 3914 9061 3907 9058
3894 9068 3922 9119 3937 9107
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 301DEG 24KT 3925 9103
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GLASS4 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KLSX 282334
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
634 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
ILC013-MOC113-163-290000-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150629T0000Z/
CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-PIKE MO-
634 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CALHOUN COUNTY IN
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL
MISSOURI...AND EAST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL
700 PM CDT...
AT 632 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EOLIA...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. TRACTOR TRAILERS HAVE
BEEN BLOWN OFF THE ROAD NEAR EDGEWOOD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ELSBERRY AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PAYNESVILLE AND NEW HOPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9060 3917 9061 3914 9061 3907 9058
3894 9068 3922 9119 3937 9107
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 301DEG 24KT 3924 9102
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
GLASS508
WWUS53 KLSX 282342
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
642 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
ILC013-MOC113-163-290000-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150629T0000Z/
CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-PIKE MO-
642 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CALHOUN COUNTY IN
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL
MISSOURI...AND SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL
700 PM CDT...
AT 639 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EOLIA...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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 TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ELSBERRY AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE NEW HOPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9060 3914 9062 3914 9061 3907 9058
3894 9068 3920 9114 3930 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 301DEG 24KT 3921 9096
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
GLASS362
WWUS53 KLSX 282347
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
647 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
MOC163-282357-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150629T0000Z/
PIKE MO-
647 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST
MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3922 9108 3922 9072 3916 9071 3913 9069
3907 9058 3894 9068 3920 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 301DEG 24KT 3919 9092
$$
ILC013-MOC113-290000-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150629T0000Z/
CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-
647 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 644 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EOLIA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
ELSBERRY AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE NEW HOPE.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9108 3922 9072 3916 9071 3913 9069
3907 9058 3894 9068 3920 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 301DEG 24KT 3919 9092
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
GLASS644
WWUS53 KLSX 290000
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
700 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
ILC013-MOC113-290010-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-150629T0000Z/
CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-
700 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND CALHOUN COUNTIES
HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM.
LAT...LON 3922 9108 3922 9072 3916 9071 3913 9069
3907 9058 3894 9068 3920 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 301DEG 24KT 3919 9092
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion, Ralls | 26 min |
| Jun 28, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike, Ralls | 23 min |
| Jun 28, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Pike, Ralls | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Pike, Ralls | 24 min |
| Jun 28, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion, Shelby | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau | 20 min |
| Jun 28, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike, Ralls | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Warren | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Gasconade, Osage | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway | 27 min |
| Jun 28, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Gasconade, Montgomery | 37 min |
| Jun 28, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 13 min |
| Jun 28, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 20 min |
| Jun 28, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin | 40 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.