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Tornado Warning 14, NWS St. Louis, MO

October 7, 2018Callaway County, Cole County, Osage County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 7, 2018, 2:55 PM CDT for Callaway County, Cole County, Osage County, Missouri. It was in force for 22 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
Oct 7, 2018, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired
Oct 7, 2018, 3:17 PM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Callaway County, MO, Cole County, MO, Osage County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 248 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2018-10-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 723 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2018-10-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 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
723 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
857 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

202 
WFUS53 KLSX 071955
TORLSX
MOC027-051-151-072030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0014.181007T1955Z-181007T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
255 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Cole County in central Missouri...
  Southern Callaway County in central Missouri...
  Northeastern Osage County in central Missouri...

* Until 330 PM CDT.
    
* At 255 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Holts Summit, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Chamois around 330 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wainwright, Frankenstein, Tebbetts, Osage City, Reform, Steedman,
Mokane and Bonnots Mill.

This also includes  Clarks Hill/Norton Historic Site and Jefferson
Landing Historic Site.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 9214 3860 9219 3880 9175 3856 9167
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 251DEG 28KT 3857 9210 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Carney
2 follow-up statements
650 
WWUS53 KLSX 072005
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
305 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018

MOC051-072014-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-181007T2030Z/
Cole MO-
305 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COLE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3880 9175 3856 9167 3856 9200 3857 9201
      3856 9204 3856 9210 3860 9219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 242DEG 24KT 3862 9203 

$$

MOC027-151-072030-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-181007T2030Z/
Callaway MO-Osage MO-
305 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CALLAWAY AND NORTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTIES...
        
At 304 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Holts Summit, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.

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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Chamois around 330 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wainwright, Frankenstein, Tebbetts, Reform, Steedman, Mokane and
Bonnots Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3880 9175 3856 9167 3856 9200 3857 9201
      3856 9204 3856 9210 3860 9219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 242DEG 24KT 3862 9203 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Carney
554 
WWUS53 KLSX 072017
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
317 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018

MOC027-151-072027-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-181007T2030Z/
Callaway MO-Osage MO-
317 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CALLAWAY AND NORTHEASTERN OSAGE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3880 9175 3856 9167 3856 9200 3857 9201
      3856 9204 3856 9210 3860 9219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 251DEG 28KT 3865 9190 

$$

Carney

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSainte Genevieve52 min
Oct 7, 5:33 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade and 9 more3 hr
Oct 7, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin46 min
Oct 7, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMontgomery, Warren51 min
Oct 7, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Charles47 min
Oct 7, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles26 min
Oct 7, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXFranklin40 min
Oct 7, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis52 min
Oct 7, 4:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXMontgomery4 hr
Oct 7, 4:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMontgomery5 hr
Oct 7, 5:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCallaway5 hr
Oct 7, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXOsage48 min
Oct 7, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMontgomery49 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.