Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 6, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2016, 7:39 PM CDT for Lewis County, Marion County, Missouri. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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 27, 2016, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:51 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Se Monticello, MO | MOSTLY NICKEL SIZE HAIL...A FEW WERE QUARTER 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 343 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
035
WFUS53 KLSX 280039
TORLSX
MOC111-127-280115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0006.160428T0039Z-160428T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
739 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 739 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER EWING...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LEWISTOWN AROUND 800 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MONTICELLO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4021 9154 3993 9163 3994 9184 3995 9184
3995 9187 4023 9190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 184DEG 14KT 4001 9175
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CARNEY3 follow-up statements
979
WWUS53 KLSX 280050
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
750 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
MOC127-280100-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160428T0115Z/
MARION MO-
750 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 4021 9154 4001 9162 4001 9182 4022 9179
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 195DEG 14KT 4006 9173
$$
MOC111-280115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160428T0115Z/
LEWIS MO-
750 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LEWIS COUNTY...
AT 750 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR EWING...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MONTICELLO.
LAT...LON 4021 9154 4001 9162 4001 9182 4022 9179
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 195DEG 14KT 4006 9173
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CARNEY244
WWUS53 KLSX 280103
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
803 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
MOC111-280115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160428T0115Z/
LEWIS MO-
803 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LEWIS COUNTY...
AT 803 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LEWISTOWN...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONTICELLO.
LAT...LON 4021 9154 4006 9163 4007 9176 4022 9174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 194DEG 17KT 4013 9170
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
CARNEY458
WWUS53 KLSX 280111
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
811 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
MOC111-280121-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160428T0115Z/
LEWIS MO-
811 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM
CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 4021 9154 4006 9163 4007 9176 4022 9174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 184DEG 14KT 4013 9170
$$
CARNEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Knox | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox, Shelby | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion, Shelby | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Shelby | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lewis | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 8 days |
| Apr 28, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 8 days |
| Apr 28, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 6 days |
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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.