Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 20, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT for Marion County, Shelby County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 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 22, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Marion County, MO, Shelby County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 22, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 236 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
- 1378 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 94 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 375 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
293
WFUS53 KLSX 222130
TORLSX
MOC127-205-222200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0020.190522T2130Z-190522T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
430 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Marion County in northeastern Missouri...
Southeastern Shelby County in northeastern Missouri...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 430 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Shelbina, 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...
Emden around 445 PM CDT.
Warren around 450 PM CDT.
Philadelphia around 455 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hunnewell.
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 3972 9149 3966 9186 3966 9207 3968 9210
3988 9193 3995 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 237DEG 39KT 3967 9201
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Gosselin3 follow-up statements
144
WWUS53 KLSX 222141
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
441 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
MOC127-205-222200-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-190522T2200Z/
Marion MO-Shelby MO-
441 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
MARION AND EAST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES...
At 441 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Emden, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Emden around 445 PM CDT.
Warren around 450 PM CDT.
Philadelphia around 455 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 9149 3970 9190 3970 9194 3973 9197
3988 9193 3995 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 236DEG 39KT 3973 9191
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Gosselin257
WWUS53 KLSX 222152
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
452 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
MOC205-222202-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-190522T2200Z/
Shelby MO-
452 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY 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 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3980 9160 3979 9159 3975 9179 3977 9184
3988 9184 3993 9177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 237DEG 39KT 3980 9178
$$
MOC127-222200-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-190522T2200Z/
Marion MO-
452 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY...
At 452 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Warren, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Philadelphia around 455 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3980 9160 3979 9159 3975 9179 3977 9184
3988 9184 3993 9177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 237DEG 39KT 3980 9178
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Gosselin340
WWUS53 KLSX 222157
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
457 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
MOC127-222207-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-190522T2200Z/
Marion MO-
457 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
500 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3980 9160 3979 9159 3975 9179 3977 9184
3988 9184 3993 9177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 237DEG 39KT 3982 9173
$$
GosselinThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 5 hr |
| May 22, 4:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 30 hr |
| May 22, 10:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 5 days |
| May 22, 1:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Knox and 8 more | 14 hr |
| May 22, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion, Monroe, Shelby | 47 min |
| May 22, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Marion | 31 min |
| May 22, 5:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 3 days |
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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.