Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2016, 12:17 PM CDT for 8 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 58 min. 11 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
- Apr 26, 2016, 12:17 PM CDT (17:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2016, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Audrain County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Warren County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 12:35 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Owensville, MO | |
| Apr 26, 12:35 PM CDT | HAIL 0.7 | Owensville, MO | |
| Apr 26, 12:44 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Hermann, MO | |
| Apr 26, 12:44 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | Hermann, MO | |
| Apr 26, 12:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Bland, MO | |
| Apr 26, 12:47 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Rosebud, MO | |
| Apr 26, 12:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bellflower, MO | SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN...BETWEEN 15 AND 25 FEET TALL. |
| Apr 26, 12:56 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 7 S Bland, MO | |
| Apr 26, 12:56 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Owensville, MO | |
| Apr 26, 1:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | Warrenton, MO | |
| Apr 26, 1:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Treloar, MO | DELAYED REPORT OF TREES DOWN NEAR TRELOAR. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 271 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
- 2148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KLSX 261717
SVRLSX
MOC007-027-071-073-113-139-151-219-261815-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0017.160426T1717Z-160426T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1217 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
EASTERN AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
GASCONADE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
OSAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 115 PM CDT
* AT 1216 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MEXICO TO NEAR LINN TO 9 MILES NORTH OF IBERIA...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED HAIL LARGER THAN
QUARTERS AS WELL AS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN MOKANE.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARRENTON...MONTGOMERY CITY...OWENSVILLE...HERMANN...NEW HAVEN...LINN...
WELLSVILLE...BELLE...GERALD...NEW FLORENCE...JONESBURG...TRUESDALE...
BLAND...FREEBURG...ROSEBUD...CHAMOIS...BELLFLOWER...FARBER...MARTINSBURG
AND BIG SPRING.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 161 AND 193.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES DEUTSCHHEIM HISTORIC SITE AND GRAHAM CAVE STATE
PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3857 9187 3931 9159 3917 9141 3914 9141
3914 9138 3893 9112 3832 9114 3820 9132
3821 9142 3821 9153 3815 9153 3815 9164
3829 9165 3829 9191 3838 9197
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 293DEG 37KT 3924 9184 3855 9182 3823 9232
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KANOFSKY4 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KLSX 261738
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1238 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
MOC007-261748-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160426T1815Z/
AUDRAIN MO-
1238 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN AUDRAIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED. THEREFORE THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3857 9187 3906 9169 3906 9163 3915 9163
3914 9138 3893 9112 3832 9114 3820 9132
3821 9153 3815 9153 3815 9164 3829 9165
3829 9191 3838 9197
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 293DEG 37KT 3917 9162 3848 9160 3816 9210
$$
MOC027-071-073-113-139-151-219-261815-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160426T1815Z/
CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-FRANKLIN MO-LINCOLN MO-
OSAGE MO-WARREN MO-
1238 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY...MONTGOMERY...GASCONADE...WESTERN
FRANKLIN...SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN...OSAGE AND CENTRAL WARREN
COUNTIES...
AT 1238 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MARTINSBURG TO MOUNT STERLING TO 8 MILES WEST OF
VIENNA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS OSAGE
COUNTY.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARRENTON...MONTGOMERY CITY...OWENSVILLE...HERMANN...NEW HAVEN...LINN...
WELLSVILLE...BELLE...GERALD...NEW FLORENCE...JONESBURG...TRUESDALE...BLAND...
FREEBURG...ROSEBUD...CHAMOIS...BELLFLOWER...BIG SPRING...MOUNT STERLING
AND BEAUFORT.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES DEUTSCHHEIM HISTORIC SITE AND GRAHAM CAVE STATE
PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 161 AND 193.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3857 9187 3906 9169 3906 9163 3915 9163
3914 9138 3893 9112 3832 9114 3820 9132
3821 9153 3815 9153 3815 9164 3829 9165
3829 9191 3838 9197
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 293DEG 37KT 3917 9162 3848 9160 3816 9210
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KANOFSKY611
WWUS53 KLSX 261750
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1250 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
MOC027-261759-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160426T1815Z/
CALLAWAY MO-
1250 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL MISSOURI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3870 9165 3915 9163 3914 9138 3893 9112
3832 9114 3820 9132 3821 9153 3815 9153
3815 9164 3829 9165 3829 9179
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 293DEG 37KT 3913 9151 3844 9149 3812 9199
$$
MOC071-073-113-139-151-219-261815-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160426T1815Z/
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-FRANKLIN MO-LINCOLN MO-OSAGE MO-WARREN MO-
1250 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT
FOR MONTGOMERY...GASCONADE...WESTERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHWESTERN
LINCOLN...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES...
AT 1249 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WELLSVILLE TO NEAR DRAKE TO NEAR VIENNA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR
BLAND.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARRENTON...MONTGOMERY CITY...OWENSVILLE...HERMANN...NEW HAVEN...
WELLSVILLE...BELLE...GERALD...NEW FLORENCE...JONESBURG...TRUESDALE...BLAND...
ROSEBUD...BELLFLOWER...BIG SPRING...MOUNT STERLING...BEAUFORT...TRELOAR...
MINEOLA AND SWISS.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES DEUTSCHHEIM HISTORIC SITE AND GRAHAM CAVE STATE
PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 170 AND 193.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 9165 3915 9163 3914 9138 3893 9112
3832 9114 3820 9132 3821 9153 3815 9153
3815 9164 3829 9165 3829 9179
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 293DEG 37KT 3913 9151 3844 9149 3812 9199
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KANOFSKY080
WWUS53 KLSX 261803
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
103 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
MOC151-261813-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160426T1815Z/
OSAGE MO-
103 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3890 9147 3915 9163 3914 9138 3893 9112
3832 9114 3820 9132 3821 9153 3815 9153
3823 9162
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 270DEG 37KT 3908 9137 3839 9135 3807 9185
$$
MOC071-073-113-139-219-261815-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160426T1815Z/
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-FRANKLIN MO-LINCOLN MO-WARREN MO-
103 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...GASCONADE...WESTERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHWESTERN
LINCOLN AND CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES...
AT 103 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BUELL TO GERALD TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VIENNA...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARRENTON...MONTGOMERY CITY...OWENSVILLE...HERMANN...NEW HAVEN...
WELLSVILLE...GERALD...NEW FLORENCE...JONESBURG...TRUESDALE...ROSEBUD...
BELLFLOWER...BIG SPRING...BEAUFORT...TRELOAR...SWISS...DRAKE...BUELL...
BERGER AND HIGH HILL.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES DEUTSCHHEIM HISTORIC SITE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 175 AND 193.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 9147 3915 9163 3914 9138 3893 9112
3832 9114 3820 9132 3821 9153 3815 9153
3823 9162
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 270DEG 37KT 3908 9137 3839 9135 3807 9185
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KANOFSKY767
WWUS53 KLSX 261810
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
110 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
MOC071-073-113-139-219-261819-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160426T1815Z/
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-FRANKLIN MO-LINCOLN MO-WARREN MO-
110 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...
GASCONADE...WESTERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL
WARREN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
FRANKLIN...WARREN...AND GASCONADE COUNTIES.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN...WARREN...AND GASCONADE COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 3890 9147 3915 9163 3914 9138 3893 9112
3832 9114 3820 9132 3821 9153 3815 9153
3823 9162
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 293DEG 37KT 3908 9137 3839 9135 3807 9185
$$
KANOFSKYThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 10:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 11:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Monroe | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Monroe and 2 more | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 1:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren and 1 more | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 45 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.