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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 29, 2017Callaway County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 29, 2017, 7:22 PM CDT for Callaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 min. 3 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
Mar 29, 2017, 7:22 PM CDT (00:22 UTC)
Expired
Mar 29, 2017, 7:49 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Callaway County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 29, 7:29 PM CDTHAIL 0.881 N Mokane, MO
Mar 29, 7:37 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 E Fulton, MO
Mar 29, 7:38 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 Ene Fulton, 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 257 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 2017-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 708 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 199 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1134 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
271 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
4.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

989 
WUUS53 KLSX 300022
SVRLSX
MOC027-300100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0041.170330T0022Z-170330T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
722 PM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Callaway County in central Missouri...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Mykee,
  moving north at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Fulton, Holts Summit, New Bloomfield, Lake Mykee Town, Lake Mykee,
  Mokane, Kingdom City, Wainwright, Carrington, Tebbetts, Guthrie and
  Steedman.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 137 and 155.
 
This also includes  Clarks Hill/Norton Historic Site.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3881 9214 3881 9213 3882 9214 3897 9214
      3895 9179 3868 9179 3868 9181 3867 9187
      3863 9190 3856 9202 3856 9211 3857 9214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 187DEG 43KT 3865 9201 

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

Tilly
2 follow-up statements
966 
WWUS53 KLSX 300040
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
740 PM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

MOC027-300100-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170330T0100Z/
Callaway MO-
740 PM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CALLAWAY COUNTY...

At 739 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fulton, moving 
north at 50 mph. The storm is weakening rapidly, but may strengthen 
again. 

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. 

Locations impacted include...
Fulton, New Bloomfield, Kingdom City, Guthrie and Carrington. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 137 and 155.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3882 9214 3897 9214 3895 9179 3876 9179
      3872 9213 3881 9214 3881 9213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 187DEG 43KT 3886 9198 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Tilly
826 
WWUS53 KLSX 300049
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
749 PM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

MOC027-300059-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170330T0100Z/
Callaway MO-
749 PM CDT WED MAR 29 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CALLAWAY COUNTY 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.

LAT...LON 3882 9214 3897 9214 3895 9179 3876 9179
      3872 9213 3881 9214 3881 9213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 187DEG 43KT 3898 9196 

$$

Tilly

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion, Monroe, Ralls26 min
Mar 29, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Osage59 min
Mar 29, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis35 min
Mar 29, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Cole36 min
Mar 30, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXFranklin35 min
Mar 30, 11:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis33 min
Mar 30, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Charles35 min
Mar 30, 12:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles40 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.