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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 30, 20174 counties in Illinois; Saint Charles County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2017, 12:05 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois; Saint Charles County, Missouri. It was in force for 40 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 30, 2017, 12:05 PM CDT (17:05 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2017, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Saint Charles County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:07 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 nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 207 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2017-03-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2017-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 347 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
847 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
347 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

881 
WUUS53 KLSX 301705
SVRLSX
ILC013-061-083-117-MOC183-301745-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0046.170330T1705Z-170330T1745Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1205 PM CDT THU MAR 30 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Calhoun County in southwestern Illinois...
  Central Greene County in southwestern Illinois...
  West central Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois...
  Jersey County in southwestern Illinois...
  North central St. Charles County in east central Missouri...

* Until 1245 PM CDT.

* At 1205 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grafton,
  moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Jerseyville, White Hall, Carrollton, Roodhouse, Greenfield,
  Grafton, Elsah, Old Kane, Kemper, Kane, Medora, Wrights, Fieldon,
  Batchtown, Chesterfield, Rockbridge, Brussels, Otterville, Fidelity
  and Delhi.

This also includes  Pere Marquette State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3926 8998 3886 9048 3884 9056 3885 9061
      3888 9066 3891 9069 3892 9069 3893 9070
      3894 9066 3899 9068 3950 9037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 215DEG 35KT 3895 9055 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carney
2 follow-up statements
287 
WWUS53 KLSX 301720
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1220 PM CDT THU MAR 30 2017

ILC013-MOC183-301730-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170330T1745Z/
Calhoun IL-St. Charles MO-
1220 PM CDT THU MAR 30 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND NORTH
CENTRAL ST. CHARLES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3926 8998 3895 9037 3896 9041 3897 9046
      3897 9049 3895 9052 3897 9055 3900 9057
      3903 9057 3905 9059 3907 9058 3911 9061
      3950 9037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 215DEG 35KT 3907 9044 

$$

ILC061-083-117-301745-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170330T1745Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Jersey IL-
1220 PM CDT THU MAR 30 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL GREENE...WEST CENTRAL MACOUPIN AND JERSEY COUNTIES...

At 1220 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grafton,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Jerseyville, White Hall, Carrollton, Roodhouse, Greenfield, Grafton,
Elsah, Old Kane, Kemper, Kane, Medora, Wrights, Fieldon,
Chesterfield, Rockbridge, Otterville, Fidelity, Delhi, Belltown and
Berdan.

This also includes  Pere Marquette State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3926 8998 3895 9037 3896 9041 3897 9046
      3897 9049 3895 9052 3897 9055 3900 9057
      3903 9057 3905 9059 3907 9058 3911 9061
      3950 9037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 215DEG 35KT 3907 9044 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carney
999 
WWUS53 KLSX 301740
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1240 PM CDT THU MAR 30 2017

ILC061-083-117-301748-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170330T1745Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Jersey IL-
1240 PM CDT THU MAR 30 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL GREENE...WEST CENTRAL
MACOUPIN AND JERSEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 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.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
southwestern Illinois.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for 
southeast Macoupin County until 100 pm.

LAT...LON 3926 8998 3895 9037 3896 9041 3897 9046
      3897 9049 3895 9052 3897 9055 3900 9057
      3903 9057 3905 9059 3907 9058 3911 9061
      3950 9037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 215DEG 35KT 3921 9032 

$$

Carney

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams35 min
Mar 30, 11:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXJersey41 min
Mar 30, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin, Madison23 min
Mar 30, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin, Madison, Montgomery47 min
Mar 30, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXFayette41 min
Mar 30, 2:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFayette23 min
Mar 29, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway27 min
Mar 29, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion, Monroe, Ralls26 min
Mar 29, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Osage59 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

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2017Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.