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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 23, 2017Boone County, Cole County, Moniteau County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2017, 12:21 AM CDT for Boone County, Cole County, Moniteau County, Missouri. It was in force for 54 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
Jul 23, 2017, 12:21 AM CDT (05:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2017, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, MO, Cole County, MO, Moniteau County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:21 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
Jul 23, 12:55 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 W Columbia, MOLARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD
Jul 23, 1:15 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGColumbia, MOMULTIPLE TREES DOWN. SOME BLOCKING ROADWAYS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 235 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 2017-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2714 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 2017-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2714 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1672 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

308 
WUUS53 KLSX 230521
SVRLSX
MOC019-051-135-230615-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0142.170723T0521Z-170723T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1221 AM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cole County in central Missouri...
  Boone County in central Missouri...
  Moniteau County in central Missouri...

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1219 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Keytesville to near New Franklin to near 
  Otterville, moving east at 40 mph. Severe thunderstorms were also 
  preceding the line into central Boone County and moving east 
  around 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Columbia, Jefferson City, California, Centralia, Ashland, Tipton,
  Columbia Regional Airport, Wardsville, Hallsville, St. Martins,
  Sturgeon, Russellville, Jamestown, Clarksburg, Centertown, St.
  Thomas, Easley, High Point, Murry and McGirk.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 115 and 133.
 
This also includes  Rock Bridge State Park, Finger Lakes State Park,
and Jewell Cemetery 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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3868 9262 3892 9250 3900 9256 3925 9243
      3924 9212 3906 9212 3890 9217 3881 9215
      3870 9223 3860 9220 3858 9217 3834 9220
      3832 9226 3834 9229 3834 9240 3843 9241
      3843 9262 3860 9284 3868 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 268DEG 34KT 3940 9301 3902 9282 3866 9293 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carney
1 follow-up statement
050 
WWUS53 KLSX 230547
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1247 AM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017

MOC019-051-135-230615-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-170723T0615Z/
Cole MO-Boone MO-Moniteau MO-
1247 AM CDT SUN JUL 23 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN COLE...BOONE AND CENTRAL MONITEAU COUNTIES...

At 1245 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Salisbury to near Rocheport to Clarksburg, 
moving east at 40 mph.  Additional severe thunderstorms extend east 
from the line across central Boone County.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Columbia, California, Centralia, Ashland, Tipton, Columbia Regional
Airport, Hallsville, Sturgeon, Jamestown, Clarksburg, Centertown,
Easley, Murry, Midway, Harrisburg, Marion, Hartsburg, Lupus, McBaine
and Elston.

This also includes  Rock Bridge State Park, Finger Lakes State Park,
and Jewell Cemetery Historic Site.
 
This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 115 and 133.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3892 9250 3900 9256 3925 9243 3924 9212
      3906 9212 3890 9217 3881 9215 3870 9223
      3861 9222 3862 9284 3868 9284 3868 9262
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 269DEG 34KT 3941 9273 3903 9254 3867 9265 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carney

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Louis48 min
Jul 22, 10:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCity of Saint Louis42 min
Jul 22, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCity of Saint Louis41 min
Jul 23, 12:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway51 min
Jul 23, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Shelby52 min
Jul 23, 1:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Warren38 min
Jul 23, 1:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Warren44 min
Jul 23, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls41 min
Jul 23, 2:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike, Saint Charles, Warren43 min
Jul 23, 2:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis52 min
Jul 23, 2:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike, Saint Charles, Saint Louis42 min

Nearby

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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.