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Special Weather Statement, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2018, 7:21 PM CDT for Fayette 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 19, 2018, 7:21 PM CDT (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2018, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
County Fayette County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
684
WWUS83 KLSX 200021
SPSLSX
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
721 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018
ILZ065-200045-
Fayette IL-
721 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY UNTIL
745 PM CDT...
At 721 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wrights Corner, moving east at 15 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Wrights Corner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3907 8898 3921 8904 3922 8881 3920 8880
3907 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 260DEG 14KT 3916 8894
$$
ByrdThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 2:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Lewis | 40 min |
| Jun 20, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Marion, Ralls | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Audrain, Callaway | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Pike | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 8:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.