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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 14, 2018Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2018, 7:07 PM CDT for Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 53 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
May 14, 2018, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 14, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 2018-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 920 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 2018-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 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
920 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

735 
WUUS53 KLSX 150007
SVRLSX
ILC051-121-150100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0041.180515T0007Z-180515T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
707 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Marion County in south central Illinois...
  Fayette County in south central Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 707 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Nokomis to near Beckemeyer, moving east at 40
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Centralia, Salem, Vandalia, St. Elmo, Sandoval, Wamac, Central
  City, Odin, Ramsey, Kinmundy, Brownstown, Patoka, Farina, Omega,
  Stephen Forbes Station, Shobonier, Fairman, Wrights Corner, Helm
  and Avena.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 61 and 76.
 Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 135.

This also includes  Ramsey Lake State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3847 8914 3874 8914 3874 8925 3922 8925
      3922 8881 3891 8881 3891 8869 3847 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 267DEG 34KT 3932 8926 3856 8939 

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

Tilly
2 follow-up statements
042 
WWUS53 KLSX 150046
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
746 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

ILC051-121-150100-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-180515T0100Z/
Marion IL-Fayette IL-
746 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR MARION AND CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...

At 746 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Shelbyville to near Salem, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Centralia, Salem, St. Elmo, Sandoval, Wamac, Central City, Odin,
Kinmundy, Brownstown, Patoka, Farina, Omega, Stephen Forbes Station,
Fairman, Wrights Corner, Helm, Avena, Tonti, La Clede and Iuka.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 68 and 76.
 Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 135.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3847 8914 3855 8914 3922 8903 3922 8881
      3891 8881 3891 8869 3847 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 267DEG 34KT 3934 8881 3858 8894 

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

Tilly
670 
WWUS53 KLSX 150056
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
756 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

ILC051-121-150106-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-180515T0100Z/
Marion IL-Fayette IL-
756 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARION AND CENTRAL FAYETTE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited 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 PM CDT for
south central Illinois.

LAT...LON 3847 8914 3855 8914 3922 8903 3922 8881
      3891 8881 3891 8869 3847 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 267DEG 34KT 3934 8871 3858 8884 

$$

Tilly

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMacoupin41 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.