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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 1, 2017Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2017, 3:11 AM CST for Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2017, 3:11 AM CST (09:11 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2017, 3:47 AM CST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Iron County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:11 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 28, 9:04 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 251 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 2017-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1117 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 2017-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 341 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
931 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
315 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.3
Supercell composite
8.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

960 
WUUS53 KLSX 010911
SVRLSX
MOC093-179-011000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0028.170301T0911Z-170301T1000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
311 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Iron County in southeastern Missouri...
  Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 400 AM CST.

* At 311 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
  Bunker, moving east at 80 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...
  Ironton, Reynolds, Ellington, Arcadia, Bunker, Annapolis, Glover,
  Oates, Garwood, Centerville, Des Arc, Corridon, Redford, Hogan,
  Vulcan, Black, Sabula, Chloride and Lesterville.

This also includes  Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park, Taum Sauk Mountain
State Park, and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for southeastern
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3717 9103
      3716 9107 3720 9109 3720 9113 3725 9112
      3726 9116 3732 9118 3741 9118 3742 9121
      3750 9121 3751 9131 3759 9131 3760 9055
      3727 9055 3727 9074 3717 9074 3705 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 265DEG 68KT 3732 9121 

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

Glass
2 follow-up statements
661 
WWUS53 KLSX 010929
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
329 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

MOC093-179-011000-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170301T1000Z/
Iron MO-Reynolds MO-
329 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN IRON AND REYNOLDS COUNTIES...

At 329 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Annapolis,
moving east at 85 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...
Ironton, Ellington, Arcadia, Annapolis, Glover, Garwood, Centerville,
Des Arc, Redford, Hogan, Vulcan, Black, Sabula, Chloride and
Lesterville.

This also includes  Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park, Taum Sauk Mountain
State Park, and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for southeastern
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3717 9103
      3716 9107 3720 9109 3720 9113 3725 9112
      3729 9116 3736 9106 3759 9101 3760 9055
      3727 9055 3727 9074 3717 9074 3705 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 254DEG 76KT 3741 9075 

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

Glass
721 
WWUS53 KLSX 010947
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
347 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

MOC093-179-010957-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-170301T1000Z/
Iron MO-Reynolds MO-
347 AM CST WED MAR 1 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IRON AND REYNOLDS
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for southeastern
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3717 9103
      3716 9107 3720 9109 3720 9113 3725 9112
      3729 9116 3736 9106 3759 9101 3760 9055
      3727 9055 3727 9074 3717 9074 3705 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 0945Z 265DEG 68KT 3744 9031 

$$

Glass

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 6:14 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXReynolds30 min
Feb 28, 6:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds44 min
Feb 28, 6:56 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois34 min
Feb 28, 6:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Madison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois46 min
Feb 28, 7:30 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMadison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois19 min
Feb 28, 7:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois17 min
Feb 28, 7:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion, Monroe, Shelby48 min
Feb 28, 8:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion, Ralls33 min
Feb 28, 8:37 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMarion, Ralls27 min
Feb 28, 9:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison17 min
Feb 28, 9:23 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMadison11 min
Feb 28, 11:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Moniteau41 min
Mar 1, 1:43 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCrawford, Franklin, Washington47 min
Mar 1, 1:56 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis34 min
Mar 1, 2:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis34 min
Mar 1, 2:17 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLSXIron, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington43 min
Mar 1, 3:37 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMadison23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.