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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS St. Louis, MO

November 2, 2017Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 2, 2017, 8:50 PM CDT for Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri. It was in force for 40 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
Nov 2, 2017, 8:50 PM CDT (01:50 UTC)
Expired
Nov 2, 2017, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:51 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
Nov 2, 8:58 PM CDTHAIL 0.25Doe Run, MO

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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 309 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 2017-11-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 332 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 2017-11-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 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
332 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1599 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

010 
WUUS53 KLSX 030150
SVRLSX
MOC186-187-030230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0182.171103T0150Z-171103T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
850 PM CDT THU NOV 2 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri...
  Southwestern St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 850 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bismarck,
  moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Farmington, Bismarck, Park Hills, Iron Mountain Lake, Knob Lick,
  Leadington, Libertyville and Doe Run.

This also includes  St. Joe State Park and Hawn State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3770 9064 3782 9063 3784 9020 3764 9022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 276DEG 20KT 3777 9056 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Glass
2 follow-up statements
151 
WWUS53 KLSX 030206
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
906 PM CDT THU NOV 2 2017

MOC186-187-030230-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-171103T0230Z/
Ste. Genevieve MO-St. Francois MO-
906 PM CDT THU NOV 2 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN STE. GENEVIEVE AND SOUTHWESTERN ST. FRANCOIS
COUNTIES...

At 906 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Farmington,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Farmington, Park Hills, Knob Lick, Libertyville and Doe Run. 

This also includes  St. Joe State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3770 9062 3781 9056 3781 9020 3764 9022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 282DEG 20KT 3774 9045 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Glass
374 
WWUS53 KLSX 030228
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
928 PM CDT THU NOV 2 2017

MOC186-187-030238-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-171103T0230Z/
Ste. Genevieve MO-St. Francois MO-
928 PM CDT THU NOV 2 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN STE. GENEVIEVE
AND SOUTHWESTERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3770 9062 3781 9056 3781 9020 3764 9022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 276DEG 20KT 3773 9032 

$$

Glass

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 2, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Francois41 min
Nov 2, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois29 min
Nov 2, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMadison43 min
Nov 2, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Madison50 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.