Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 7, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2019, 10:26 PM CDT for Crawford County, Missouri. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019, 10:26 PM CDT (03:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2019, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Crawford County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 11:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Steelville, MO | TREES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
- 390 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 893 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted.
943
WFUS53 KLSX 010326
TORLSX
MOC055-010415-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0007.190501T0326Z-190501T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1026 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Crawford County in east central Missouri...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 1025 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
tornadoes were located along a line extending from 6 miles south
of Belle to 12 miles south of Salem, moving northeast at 50 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.
* These tornadic storms will remain over mainly rural areas of
Crawford County, including the following locations... Cook Station,
Davisville, Oak Hill, St. Cloud and Dillard.
This also includes Onondaga Cave State Park and Dillard Mill Historic
Site.
This includes Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 203 and 218.
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!
This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3770 9131 3779 9131 3779 9153 3797 9152
3821 9153 3821 9137 3820 9137 3820 9110
3774 9110 3774 9115 3770 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 239DEG 44KT 3819 9174 3747 9161
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BSH1 follow-up statement
743
WWUS53 KLSX 010351
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1051 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
MOC055-010415-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190501T0415Z/
Crawford MO-
1051 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR CRAWFORD
COUNTY...
At 1050 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Steelville, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Steelville, Bourbon, Leasburg, Cherryville, Davisville and Dillard.
This also includes Onondaga Cave State Park and Dillard Mill Historic
Site.
This includes Interstate 44 in Missouri near exit 214.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3770 9131 3779 9131 3779 9142 3811 9136
3820 9110 3774 9110 3774 9115 3770 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 253DEG 34KT 3793 9131
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GKSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 8:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 9:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 11:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 11:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 64 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 11:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 32 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Osage | 26 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 11:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 23 min |
| May 1, 12:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Boone | 9 hr |
| May 1, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 50 min |
| May 1, 1:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Cole | 58 hr |
| May 1, 3:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 3 days |
| May 1, 3:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 33 hr |
| May 1, 6:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 50 hr |
| May 1, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin | 3 days |
| May 1, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford | 25 hr |
| May 1, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson | 5 days |
| May 1, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 4 days |
| May 1, 11:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 15 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.