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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 27, 2017Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2017, 1:44 PM CDT for Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 61 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
May 27, 2017, 1:44 PM CDT (18:44 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2017, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Iron County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 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
May 27, 2:15 PM CDTHAIL 29 Wnw Reynolds, MOFACEBOOK PICTURE OF 2-INCH HAIL IN BUNKER, MO.
May 27, 2:19 PM CDTHAIL 32 Ne Bunker, MOTIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR..
May 27, 2:19 PM CDTHAIL 39 Nw Reynolds, MOTIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR..

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 12:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 247 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 12:00Z on 2017-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3187 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 12:00Z on 2017-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 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
3187 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.8
Supercell composite
9.6

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The text

As transmitted.

504 
WUUS53 KLSX 271844
SVRLSX
MOC093-179-271945-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0094.170527T1844Z-170527T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
144 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Iron County in southeastern Missouri...
  Northern Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 245 PM CDT.

* At 144 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
  of Bunker, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
  Bunker, Oates, Centerville, Lesterville and Black. 

This also includes  Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park and Taum Sauk
Mountain State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Missouri.

LAT...LON 3743 9121 3750 9121 3751 9131 3759 9131
      3759 9116 3765 9115 3766 9114 3759 9077
      3737 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 281DEG 31KT 3758 9135 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Tilly

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 11:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXGasconade38 min
May 27, 11:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage39 min
May 27, 12:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Washington44 min
May 27, 12:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCrawford11 min
May 27, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Osage46 min
May 27, 1:21 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCole, Osage39 min
May 27, 1:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSainte Genevieve42 min
May 27, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone37 min
May 27, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Osage42 min
May 27, 1:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXReynolds38 min
May 27, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis23 min
May 27, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve51 min
May 27, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Cole, Moniteau51 min
May 27, 2:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXReynolds48 min
May 27, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Osage47 min
May 27, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds54 min
May 27, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren55 min
May 27, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison53 min
May 27, 4:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Reynolds, Washington54 min
May 27, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren34 min
May 27, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds56 min
May 27, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.