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Tornado Warning 8, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2016, 8:23 PM CDT for Lewis County, Marion County, Shelby County, Missouri. It was in force for 37 min. 7 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 27, 2016, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Shelby County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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 27, 8:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Emden, MO | WINDOWS BLOWN OUT ON A CHURCH. SMALL SHED BLOWN OVER. LARGE LIMB SNAPPED OFF OF A TREE ON EAST SIDE OF TOWN ON HIGHWAY 168. |
| Apr 27, 8:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Emden, MO | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. SHEET METAL IN FENCE. TREE DAMAGE. |
| Apr 27, 8:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Emden, MO | RELAYED BY 911. |
| Apr 27, 8:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 10 Sw Ewing, MO | |
| Apr 27, 8:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 Se Steffenville, MO | PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL CAUSED ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AND KNOCKED OUT AN RVS SKYLIGHT. |
| Apr 27, 8:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 S Ewing, MO | |
| Apr 27, 8:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 S Ewing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 227 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.
241
WFUS53 KLSX 280123
TORLSX
MOC111-127-205-280200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0008.160428T0123Z-160428T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
823 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
SOUTH CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 822 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER EMDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. STORM SPOTTERS ARE ALSO
REPORTNIG A FUNNEL CLOUD WITH THIS STORM.
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...
PHILADELPHIA AROUND 840 PM CDT.
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 3976 9192 3983 9196 4004 9179 3987 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 227DEG 19KT 3982 9188
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
CARNEY2 follow-up statements
369
WWUS53 KLSX 280140
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
840 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
MOC205-280148-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160428T0200Z/
SHELBY MO-
840 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3987 9161 3979 9184 3981 9185 3995 9184
4004 9179
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 229DEG 23KT 3989 9177
$$
MOC111-127-280200-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160428T0200Z/
LEWIS MO-MARION MO-
840 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LEWIS AND NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES...
AT 838 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PHILADELPHIA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
THERE WAS A REPORT OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN BY THE PUBLIC NORTH OF
EMDEN AROUND 825 PM. THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LEWIS AND NORTHWESTERN MARION
COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 3987 9161 3979 9184 3981 9185 3995 9184
4004 9179
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 229DEG 23KT 3989 9177
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
CARNEY413
WWUS53 KLSX 280157
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
857 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
MOC111-127-280206-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160428T0200Z/
LEWIS MO-MARION MO-
857 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LEWIS AND NORTHWESTERN
MARION COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. THEREFORE THE
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSOURI.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
PARTS OF NORTHERN MARION COUNTY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE STILL A THREAT.
LAT...LON 3987 9161 3979 9184 3981 9185 3995 9184
4004 9179
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 227DEG 19KT 3989 9177
$$
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 | Lewis, Marion | 36 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, 8:30 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.