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Tornado Warning 16, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 25, 2017Ralls County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 2017, 6:38 PM CDT for Ralls County, Missouri. It was in force for 37 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 25, 2017, 6:38 PM CDT (23:38 UTC)
Expired
Mar 25, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.0 in

County Ralls County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 244 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2017-03-25Temperature 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2017-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

184 
WFUS53 KLSX 252338
TORLSX
MOC173-260015-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0016.170325T2338Z-170326T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
638 PM CDT SAT MAR 25 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Ralls County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 637 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Perry, moving
  north at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado that has since gone 
           back up.  A tornado can reform at anytime with this storm!

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* The tornado will be near...
  Monroe City around 715 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include The
Landing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
St Louis.

&&

LAT...LON 3968 9156 3946 9166 3947 9172 3960 9171
      3960 9172 3968 9171 3969 9168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 183DEG 14KT 3951 9170 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

TES
1 follow-up statement
334 
WWUS53 KLSX 260016
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
716 PM CDT SAT MAR 25 2017

MOC173-260026-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170326T0015Z/
Ralls MO-
716 PM CDT SAT MAR 25 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RALLS COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
St Louis.

LAT...LON 3968 9156 3946 9166 3947 9172 3960 9171
      3960 9172 3968 9171 3969 9168
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 183DEG 14KT 3965 9169 

$$

TES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 9:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXGasconade, Osage52 min
Mar 24, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXGasconade, Osage44 min
Mar 24, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMontgomery45 min
Mar 24, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXLincoln, Warren52 min
Mar 24, 11:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXLincoln, Saint Charles50 min
Mar 24, 11:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Warren44 min
Mar 25, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis81 min
Mar 25, 8:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXReynolds31 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.