Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 32, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2019, 1:14 AM CDT for Lincoln County, Saint Charles County, Warren County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 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 23, 2019, 1:14 AM CDT (06:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2019, 1:47 AM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Lincoln County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Warren County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:16 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 22, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
274
WFUS53 KLSX 230614
TORLSX
MOC113-183-219-230700-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0032.190523T0614Z-190523T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
114 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central St. Charles County in east central Missouri...
Southwestern Lincoln County in east central Missouri...
Warren County in east central Missouri...
* Until 200 AM CDT.
* At 114 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Jonesburg, 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...
Warrenton and Truesdale around 125 AM CDT.
Innsbrook around 135 AM CDT.
Wright City around 140 AM CDT.
Moscow Mills around 150 AM CDT.
Wentzville around 200 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Holstein, Foristell and Flint Hill.
This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 188 and 208.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3884 9127 3885 9126 3897 9126 3901 9086
3862 9087 3865 9123 3866 9126 3869 9129
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 261DEG 26KT 3882 9124
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Tilly2 follow-up statements
413
WWUS53 KLSX 230629
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
129 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019
MOC113-183-219-230700-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-190523T0700Z/
St. Charles MO-Lincoln MO-Warren MO-
129 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ST. CHARLES...SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND EASTERN WARREN
COUNTIES...
At 129 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Truesdale, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Wright City around 140 AM CDT.
New Melle around 150 AM CDT.
Wentzville around 155 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Holstein, Foristell and Flint Hill.
This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 193 and 208.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3885 9119 3898 9114 3901 9086 3862 9087
3865 9123 3871 9123
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 269DEG 31KT 3878 9111
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Tilly336
WWUS53 KLSX 230647
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
147 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019
MOC113-183-219-230656-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-190523T0700Z/
St. Charles MO-Lincoln MO-Warren MO-
147 AM CDT Thu May 23 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ST. CHARLES...SOUTHWESTERN
LINCOLN AND EASTERN WARREN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for east central
Missouri.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for St. Charles
County until 230 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3885 9119 3898 9114 3901 9086 3862 9087
3865 9123 3871 9123
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 261DEG 26KT 3880 9095
$$
TillyThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox, Lewis, Marion, Shelby | 45 min |
| May 22, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis | 36 min |
| May 22, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lewis | 16 min |
| May 22, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion | 52 min |
| May 22, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion | 30 min |
| May 22, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Monroe | 73 min |
| May 22, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone | 50 min |
| May 22, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis | 29 min |
| May 22, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Boone | 50 min |
| May 22, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 57 min |
| May 22, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike, Ralls | 48 min |
| May 22, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery | 53 min |
| May 22, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Monroe, Pike, Ralls | 63 min |
| May 22, 10:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe, Ralls | 6 hr |
| May 22, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Pike | 43 min |
| May 22, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike, Ralls | 27 min |
| May 22, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau | 54 min |
| May 22, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren | 50 min |
| May 22, 11:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Cole | 52 min |
| May 22, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Warren | 39 min |
| May 22, 11:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Cole, Osage | 47 min |
| May 22, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles | 35 min |
| May 23, 12:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 35 min |
| May 23, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery, Warren | 58 min |
| May 23, 12:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery, Warren | 38 min |
| May 23, 1:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 33 min |
| May 23, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 38 min |
| May 23, 2:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 51 min |
| May 23, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 49 min |
| May 23, 4:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| May 23, 9:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 30 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.