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Tornado Warning 18, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2019, 7:46 PM CDT for Bond County, Madison County, Illinois. It was in force for 29 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 21, 2019, 7:46 PM CDT (00:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2019, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Bond County, IL, Madison County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 466 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 506 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
923
WFUS53 KLSX 220046
TORLSX
ILC005-119-220115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0018.190522T0046Z-190522T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
746 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Bond County in south central Illinois...
Eastern Madison County in southwestern Illinois...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 745 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Marine, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Alhambra around 755 PM CDT.
Sorento and Reno around 810 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kaufman, New Douglas, Grantfork and Old Ripley.
This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 21 and 30.
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 3866 8974 3865 8975 3881 8986 3900 8969
3900 8939
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 219DEG 40KT 3878 8977
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BSH2 follow-up statements
516
WWUS53 KLSX 220056
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
756 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
ILC005-119-220115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-190522T0115Z/
Bond IL-Madison IL-
756 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEASTERN
MADISON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...
At 756 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Alhambra, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Sorento and Reno around 810 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include New
Douglas, Grantfork and Old Ripley.
This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois near exit 30.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3873 8967 3891 8977 3900 8969 3900 8939
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 219DEG 40KT 3888 8967
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BSH360
WWUS53 KLSX 220104
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
804 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
ILC119-220113-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-190522T0115Z/
Madison IL-
804 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and southwestern Illinois.
LAT...LON 3880 8960 3887 8960 3887 8963 3888 8964
3900 8964 3900 8939
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 219DEG 40KT 3895 8960
$$
ILC005-220115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-190522T0115Z/
Bond IL-
804 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BOND COUNTY...
At 803 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sorento, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Bond County, including the following locations... Old
Ripley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3880 8960 3887 8960 3887 8963 3888 8964
3900 8964 3900 8939
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 219DEG 40KT 3895 8960
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 37 min |
| May 21, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 39 min |
| May 21, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Marion, Saint Clair, Washington | 53 min |
| May 21, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Montgomery | 52 min |
| May 21, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 21 min |
| May 21, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Montgomery | 45 min |
| May 22, 9:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Brown | 14 days |
| May 22, 9:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 4 days |
| May 22, 1:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LSX | Adams | 14 hr |
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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.