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Special Weather Statement, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 5, 2018Pike County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2018, 3:34 PM CDT for Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2018, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO

County Pike County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 224 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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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: 2343 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1116 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 5, 12:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 12:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:27 AM CDT, 12 hours 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:34 PM CDT, 2 hours before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
200 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2018

ILZ095-MOZ019-051945-
Adams IL-Lewis MO-
200 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ADAMS AND EASTERN
LEWIS COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

At 159 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Canton, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm. Torrential rainfall and frequent lightning is also
occurring with this strong thunderstorm.

Locations impacted include...
Canton, Mendon, La Grange, Ursa, Lima and Meyer.

This also includes  Wakonda State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4020 9150 4020 9133 4004 9116 3995 9157
      4017 9170 4024 9151
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 320DEG 13KT 4015 9149

CVKING

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
233 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2018

MOZ026-027-052000-
Marion MO-Shelby MO-
233 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARION AND EASTERN
SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

At 233 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Emden, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm. Torrential rainfall and frequent lightning is also
occurring with this strong thunderstorm.

Locations impacted include...
Monroe City, Warren, Shelbyville, Emden and Hunnewell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3981 9207 3994 9187 3980 9170 3966 9172
      3966 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 320DEG 12KT 3982 9192

CVKING

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:58 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
258 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2018

MOZ027-035-052030-
Marion MO-Ralls MO-
258 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN RALLS AND CENTRAL
MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Philadelphia, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm. Torrential rainfall and frequent lightning is also
occurring with this strong thunderstorm.

Locations impacted include...
Hannibal, Palmyra, Monroe City, Warren, Rensselaer, Spaulding and
Philadelphia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3983 9184 3994 9166 3971 9135 3954 9162
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 309DEG 14KT 3978 9165

CVKING

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:34 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
334 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2018

MOZ036-052100-
Pike MO-
334 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN
NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

At 334 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Louisiana, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Louisiana, Eolia, Clarksville, Tarrants, Paynesville,
Annada, Edgewood and Cyrene.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3945 9104 3938 9091 3923 9072 3923 9116
      3944 9123 3952 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 319DEG 23KT 3943 9112

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 1:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Lewis	40 min
Jul 5, 2:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Shelby	27 min
Jul 5, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Marion	32 min
Jul 5, 3:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Monroe, Ralls	3 hr
Jul 5, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Saint Charles	31 min
Jul 5, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Gasconade	53 min
Jul 5, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Iron, Washington	24 min
Jul 5, 1:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Adams	41 min
Jul 5, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Adams	45 min
Jul 5, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Calhoun	25 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Missouri, 2018 Every special weather statement 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.