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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 30, 2016Crawford County, Iron County, Washington County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2016, 7:41 PM CDT for Crawford County, Iron County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2016, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2016, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, MO, Iron County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 30, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 253 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2016-05-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 756 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2016-05-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
756 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1187 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

291 
WUUS53 KLSX 010041
SVRLSX
MOC055-093-221-010130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0047.160501T0041Z-160501T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
741 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 741 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VIBURNUM...
  MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VIBURNUM...BIXBY...COURTOIS...BELLEVIEW...CHERRYVILLE...CALEDONIA...
  DILLARD...BELGRADE...LATTY...SHIRLEY AND DAVISVILLE.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES  DILLARD MILL HISTORIC SITE.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3770 9116 3770 9131 3779 9131 3779 9134
      3782 9135 3811 9094 3768 9070 3766 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 259DEG 8KT 3775 9124 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

GKS
1 follow-up statement
325 
WWUS53 KLSX 010055
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
755 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

MOC055-093-221-010130-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160501T0130Z/
IRON MO-CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-
755 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN IRON...SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND WESTERN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...

AT 755 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COURTOIS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VIBURNUM...BIXBY...COURTOIS...BELLEVIEW...CHERRYVILLE...CALEDONIA...
DILLARD...BELGRADE...LATTY...SHIRLEY AND DAVISVILLE.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES  DILLARD MILL HISTORIC SITE.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3770 9116 3770 9131 3779 9131 3779 9134
      3782 9135 3811 9094 3768 9070 3766 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 247DEG 19KT 3778 9116 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

GKS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis43 min
Apr 30, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis50 min
Apr 30, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis47 min
Apr 30, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis44 min
Apr 30, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Washington41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.