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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 11, 2016Saint Francois County, Washington County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2016, 3:11 PM CDT for Saint Francois County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 49 min. 2 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
May 11, 2016, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Saint Francois County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 11, 3:25 PM CDTHAIL 12 Sse Shirley, MO
May 11, 3:35 PM CDTHAIL 0.88Potosi, MOUP TO NICKEL SIZE

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
May 11, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 279 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1843 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2016-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 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
1843 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
529 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
10.5

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The text

As transmitted.

034 
WUUS53 KLSX 112011
SVRLSX
MOC187-221-112100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0076.160511T2011Z-160511T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
311 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 311 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF POTOSI...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  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...
  BONNE TERRE...DESLOGE...POTOSI...BISMARCK...LEADWOOD...PARK HILLS...
  IRONDALE...MINERAL POINT...COURTOIS...LEADINGTON...CALEDONIA...DOE RUN...
  BELGRADE...LATTY...SHIRLEY...FRANKCLAY AND CADET.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES  ST. JOE STATE PARK...ST. FRANCOIS STATE PARK...AND
MISSOURI MINES HISTORIC SITE.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3777 9110 3799 9101 3801 9046 3774 9047
      3774 9110
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 261DEG 48KT 3786 9089 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GLASS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 3:19 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLSXJefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Pike, Saint Charles, Sainte Genevieve and 3 more6 hr
May 11, 10:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Boone52 min
May 11, 10:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway50 min
May 11, 10:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Pike38 min
May 11, 11:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Pike51 min
May 11, 12:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren49 min
May 11, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Washington46 min
May 11, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis28 min
May 11, 1:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis52 min
May 11, 1:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis48 min
May 11, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis54 min
May 11, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis65 min
May 11, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve63 min
May 11, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois45 min
May 11, 3:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve4 hr
May 11, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve63 min
May 11, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington40 min
May 11, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington60 min
May 11, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls44 min
May 11, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford27 min
May 11, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren42 min
May 11, 5:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois4 hr
May 11, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Montgomery40 min
May 11, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Francois, Washington45 min
May 11, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls64 min
May 11, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren48 min
May 11, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington46 min
May 11, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXPike, Ralls48 min
May 11, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles, Warren40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.