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Freeze Warning 7, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 11, 20168 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this freeze warning at Apr 11, 2016, 3:22 AM CDT for 8 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 12, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 11, 2016, 3:22 AM CDT (08:22 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 12, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 12, 2016, 7:55 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO

Counties Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Pike County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:25 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 00:00Z on 2016-04-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2016-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
562 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

227 
WWUS73 KLSX 110822
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
322 AM CDT MON APR 11 2016

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-112200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FZ.W.0007.160412T0900Z-160412T1400Z/
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...HANNIBAL...MEXICO...
MOUNT STERLING...PITTSFIELD...QUINCY
322 AM CDT MON APR 11 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AFTER 400 AM TUESDAY
  MORNING. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 900 AM.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE AROUND 30.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

CARNEY
4 follow-up statements
010 
WWUS73 KLSX 112031
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
331 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016


ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-120845-
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0007.160412T0900Z-160412T1400Z/
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...HANNIBAL...MEXICO...
MOUNT STERLING...PITTSFIELD...QUINCY
331 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AFTER 400 AM 
  TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 
  900 AM.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

GOSSELIN
942 
WWUS73 KLSX 120332
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1032 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-121400-
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0007.160412T0900Z-160412T1400Z/
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...HANNIBAL...MEXICO...
MOUNT STERLING...PITTSFIELD...QUINCY
1032 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AFTER 400 AM 
  TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 
  900 AM.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TILLY
858 
WWUS73 KLSX 120907
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
407 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-121400-
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160412T1400Z/
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...HANNIBAL...MEXICO...
MOUNT STERLING...PITTSFIELD...QUINCY
407 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 900 AM THIS MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND TREES MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

GKS
125 
WWUS73 KLSX 121255
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
755 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016

ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-121400-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160412T1400Z/
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN MO-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-
PIKE IL-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...HANNIBAL...MEXICO...
MOUNT STERLING...PITTSFIELD...QUINCY
755 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE
WARNING.

AS OF 750 AM TEMPERATURES IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ABOVE
FREEZING...OR WILL BE WARMING RAPIDLY ABOVE FREEZING. THEREFORE
THE FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED.

$$

CARNEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMoniteau38 min
Apr 10, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCole31 min
Apr 11, 8:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike53 hr
Apr 11, 9:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFayette3 days

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Missouri, 2016Freeze Warnings in Illinois, 2016Every freeze warning in 2016

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.