Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT for Saint Francois County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 45 min. 12 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, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 6:00 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Park Hills, MO | REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. HAILED FOR 30 MINUTES FROM 600 PM TO 630 PM. VEHICLE DAMAGE. |
| May 11, 6:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Potosi, MO | |
| May 11, 6:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.7 | Potosi, MO | AT 911 CALL CENTER JUST NORTH OF POTOSI |
| May 11, 6:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Park Hills, MO | WALL CLOUD WITH VERY WEAK ROTATION LOCATED WEST OF PARK HILLS. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN PARK HILLS. |
| May 11, 6:18 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Park Hills, MO | |
| May 11, 6:19 PM CDT | HAIL 0.7 | Desloge, MO | |
| May 11, 6:19 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Park Hills, MO | |
| May 11, 6:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Park Hills, MO | SEVERAL LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN. |
| May 11, 6:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Leadington, MO | |
| May 11, 6:21 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 N Potosi, MO | REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE 911 CALL CENTER |
| May 11, 6:27 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Park Hills, MO | OBSERVED IN SOUTH PART OF THE CITY. |
| May 11, 6:35 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Desloge, MO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 298 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
771
WUUS53 KLSX 112245
SVRLSX
MOC187-221-112330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0089.160511T2245Z-160511T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
545 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...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 544 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR RICHWOODS TO NEAR PARK HILLS...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FARMINGTON...BONNE TERRE...DESLOGE...POTOSI...BISMARCK...LEADWOOD...PARK
HILLS...IRON MOUNTAIN LAKE...IRONDALE...MINERAL POINT...OLD MINES...
RICHWOODS...LEADINGTON...DOE RUN...LATTY...FRANKCLAY...BLACKWELL AND
CADET.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES WASHINGTON STATE PARK...ST. JOE 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN ST LOUIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3810 9110 3820 9109 3820 9078 3810 9068
3809 9068 3809 9066 3806 9062 3802 9062
3801 9063 3801 9057 3789 9045 3788 9046
3774 9029 3766 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 238DEG 9KT 3814 9092 3779 9052
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TES1 follow-up statement
656
WWUS53 KLSX 112319
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
619 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
MOC187-221-112330-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-160511T2330Z/
ST. FRANCOIS MO-WASHINGTON MO-
619 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN ST. FRANCOIS AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 618 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR RICHWOODS TO NEAR PARK HILLS...AND ARE NEARLY
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
GOLF BALLS WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...PERSISTENT
ROTATION HAS BEEN SEEN WITH THESE STORMS.
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...
FARMINGTON...BONNE TERRE...DESLOGE...POTOSI...BISMARCK...LEADWOOD...PARK
HILLS...IRON MOUNTAIN LAKE...IRONDALE...MINERAL POINT...OLD MINES...
RICHWOODS...LEADINGTON...DOE RUN...LATTY...FRANKCLAY...BLACKWELL AND
CADET.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES WASHINGTON STATE PARK...ST. JOE 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.
THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
ST LOUIS.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3810 9110 3820 9109 3820 9078 3810 9068
3809 9068 3809 9066 3806 9062 3802 9062
3801 9063 3801 9057 3789 9045 3788 9046
3774 9029 3766 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 236DEG 2KT 3813 9093 3778 9053
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TESThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 3:19 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Pike, Saint Charles, Sainte Genevieve and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 11, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone | 52 min |
| May 11, 10:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway | 50 min |
| May 11, 10:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Pike | 38 min |
| May 11, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike | 51 min |
| May 11, 12:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren | 49 min |
| May 11, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 46 min |
| May 11, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis | 28 min |
| May 11, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 52 min |
| May 11, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 48 min |
| May 11, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 54 min |
| May 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 65 min |
| May 11, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve | 63 min |
| May 11, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Francois, Washington | 49 min |
| May 11, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 45 min |
| May 11, 3:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve | 4 hr |
| May 11, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve | 63 min |
| May 11, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 40 min |
| May 11, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 60 min |
| May 11, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls | 44 min |
| May 11, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 27 min |
| May 11, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren | 42 min |
| May 11, 5:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 4 hr |
| May 11, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Montgomery | 40 min |
| May 11, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls | 64 min |
| May 11, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren | 48 min |
| May 11, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 46 min |
| May 11, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike, Ralls | 48 min |
| May 11, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles, Warren | 40 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.