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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 9, 2018Calhoun County, Greene County, Jersey County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2018, 12:49 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Greene County, Jersey County, Illinois. It was in force for 24 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
Jun 9, 2018, 12:49 PM CDT (17:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2018, 1:13 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2018-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1519 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 12:00Z on 2018-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1519 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1159 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

983 
WUUS53 KLSX 091749
SVRLSX
ILC013-061-083-091845-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0099.180609T1749Z-180609T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1249 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Calhoun County in southwestern Illinois...
  Southwestern Greene County in southwestern Illinois...
  Southwestern Jersey County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 145 PM CDT.

* At 1248 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hardin,
  moving east at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hardin, Grafton, Old Kane, Kane, Fieldon, Batchtown, Otterville and
  Nutwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3919 9033 3896 9040 3902 9068 3924 9060
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 282DEG 10KT 3912 9056 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Kanofsky
1 follow-up statement
600 
WWUS53 KLSX 091813
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
113 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

ILC013-061-083-091823-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-180609T1845Z/
Calhoun IL-Greene IL-Jersey IL-
113 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CALHOUN...SOUTHWESTERN
GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN JERSEY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3919 9033 3896 9040 3902 9068 3924 9060
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 282DEG 10KT 3911 9047 

$$

Kanofsky

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 9:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMacoupin24 min
Jun 9, 9:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMonroe40 min
Jun 9, 9:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMacoupin47 min
Jun 9, 10:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair39 min
Jun 9, 10:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXJersey61 min
Jun 9, 11:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair42 min
Jun 9, 11:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXFayette56 min
Jun 9, 11:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXBrown24 min
Jun 9, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMadison53 min
Jun 9, 12:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXClinton, Marion, Washington45 min
Jun 9, 12:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXPike57 min
Jun 9, 12:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.