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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 19, 2017Callaway County, Montgomery County, Warren County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2017, 4:12 AM CDT for Callaway County, Montgomery County, Warren County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 min. 5 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
May 19, 2017, 4:12 AM CDT (09:12 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2017, 4:45 AM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Callaway County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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
May 19, 4:13 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Wnw Mineola, MOSEMI BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 70 WEST OF DANVILLE.
May 19, 4:15 AM CDTTORNADO1 E Williamsburg, MOA WEAK TORNADO FORMED ONE MILE EAST OF WILLIAMSBURG, MISSOURIALONG OLD US 40 AT A RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS WHERE TWO BARNS WERE DAMAGED AND ANOTHER WAS DESTROYED. TWO VEHICLES WERE ALSO FLIPPED AT THIS LOCATION. DEBRIS WAS TOSSED UP TO MILE DOWN THE TORNADOES PA
May 19, 4:17 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Williamsburg, MOLARGE TREE BRANCH BLOWN DOWN AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
May 19, 4:23 AM CDTTORNADO1 Sse New Florence, MOA WEAK TORNADO FORMED ON THE SOUTH OUTER ROAD OF INTERSTATE 70 ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF NEW FLORENCE. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO TWO BUILDINGS AT A MODOT FACILITY, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF 12 GARAGE DOORS. THE TORNADO TOSSED THESE DOORS AND ROOFING MATERIAL INTO THE POW
May 19, 4:39 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Montgomery City, MO

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

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 276 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 00:00Z on 2017-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 631 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
631 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

133 
WUUS53 KLSX 190912
SVRLSX
MOC027-139-219-190945-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0082.170519T0912Z-170519T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
412 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Montgomery County in east central Missouri...
  Northeastern Callaway County in central Missouri...
  Northwestern Warren County in east central Missouri...

* Until 445 AM CDT.

* At 412 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Shamrock to 7 miles west of Big Spring, moving
  east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Montgomery City, Wellsville, New Florence, Jonesburg, Bellflower,
  Shamrock, Buell, Big Spring, Williamsburg, Mineola, High Hill,
  Middletown, Portland, Danville and Americus.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 155 and 188.
 
This also includes  Graham Cave State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3901 9186 3906 9173 3906 9164 3910 9163
      3915 9152 3914 9126 3900 9126 3899 9119
      3893 9119 3893 9111 3888 9111 3887 9110
      3870 9174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0912Z 249DEG 45KT 3897 9176 3877 9162 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Tilly
1 follow-up statement
557 
WWUS53 KLSX 190945
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
445 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

MOC027-139-219-190954-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-170519T0945Z/
Montgomery MO-Callaway MO-Warren MO-
445 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MONTGOMERY...NORTHEASTERN
CALLAWAY AND NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 AM
CDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
However gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for
east central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3901 9186 3906 9173 3906 9164 3910 9163
      3915 9152 3914 9126 3900 9126 3899 9119
      3893 9119 3893 9111 3888 9111 3887 9110
      3870 9174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 249DEG 45KT 3911 9128 3891 9114 

$$

Tilly

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 3:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Moniteau42 min
May 19, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Moniteau13 min
May 19, 4:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren and 1 more42 min
May 19, 4:20 AM CDTTornado WarningLSXCallaway, Montgomery, Warren25 min
May 19, 4:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike53 min
May 19, 4:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, Washington and 1 more66 min
May 19, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage45 min
May 19, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage52 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.