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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS St. Louis, MO

August 10, 20204 counties in Missouri; 5 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2020, 4:56 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri; 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 49 min. 5 reports 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: Aug 10, 2020, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2020, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Lincoln County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 10, 5:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ene Troy, MO	6 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN, WIND BLEW INTO AN OPEN EAST-WEST FACING GABLE BARN AND TORE THE TIN ROOF HALFWAY OFF.
Aug 10, 5:12 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ene Troy, MO	TWO LARGE HIGHWAY SIGNS BLOWN DOWN ALONG HWY 61 NEAR MILE MARKER 47.
Aug 10, 5:12 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Foley, MO	TREES UPROOTED IN VERY WET SOIL.
Aug 10, 5:36 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Wood River, IL	2 INCH TREE LIMB BLOWN DOWN.
Aug 10, 5:37 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Alton, IL	4 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB DOWN WITH THE GUST FRONT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 10, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 213 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1597 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1046 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 241 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

875 
WUUS53 KLSX 102156
SVRLSX
ILC013-061-083-117-119-MOC113-183-189-219-102245-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0132.200810T2156Z-200810T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
456 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Calhoun County in southwestern Illinois...
  Central Greene County in southwestern Illinois...
  Northwestern Madison County in southwestern Illinois...
  Southern Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois...
  Jersey County in southwestern Illinois...
  Northern St. Charles County in east central Missouri...
  Lincoln County in east central Missouri...
  Northeastern St. Louis County in east central Missouri...
  Northeastern Warren County in east central Missouri...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 456 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Greenfield to Davis to near Bellflower, moving
  southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Florissant, Granite City, Alton, Hazelwood, Edwardsville, Godfrey,
  Glen Carbon, Wood River, Troy, Bethalto, Jerseyville, Black Jack,
  Staunton, Gillespie, Elsberry, St. Paul, Spanish Lake, East Alton,
  Moscow Mills and Carrollton.

This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 23 and 44.
 
This also includes Cuivre River State Park, Confluence State Park,
Pere Marquette State Park, and Beaver Dam State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in St Louis.

Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8992 3889 9095 3887 9096 3887 9109
      3891 9112 3893 9126 3900 9126 3922 9085
      3922 9072 3925 9073 3927 9076 3940 9052
      3922 8970 3900 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 300DEG 20KT 3939 9029 3906 9099 3895 9131 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gosselin

2 follow-up statements

382 
WWUS53 KLSX 102209
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
509 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

MOC219-102218-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-200810T2245Z/
Warren MO-
509 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
south central and southwestern Illinois...and northeastern and east
central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3876 8992 3889 9095 3887 9096 3887 9109
      3893 9111 3893 9119 3939 9046 3922 8970
      3900 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 300DEG 20KT 3936 9022 3903 9092 3892 9124 

$$

ILC013-061-083-117-119-MOC113-183-189-102245-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-200810T2245Z/
Calhoun IL-Greene IL-Madison IL-Macoupin IL-Jersey IL-St. Charles MO-
Lincoln MO-St. Louis MO-
509 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR CALHOUN...SOUTHERN GREENE...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...SOUTHERN
MACOUPIN AND JERSEY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...NORTHERN ST.
CHARLES...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES IN
EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

At 508 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Greenfield to near Troy to near Jonesburg, moving
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported a tree down and highway signs 
         blown down in and around Troy.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Florissant, Granite City, Alton, Hazelwood, Edwardsville, Godfrey,
Glen Carbon, Wood River, Troy, Bethalto, Jerseyville, Black Jack,
Staunton, Gillespie, Elsberry, St. Paul, Spanish Lake, East Alton,
Moscow Mills and Carrollton.

This also includes Cuivre River State Park, Confluence State Park,
Pere Marquette State Park, and Beaver Dam State Park.
 
This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 23 and 44.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
St Louis.

Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8992 3889 9095 3887 9096 3887 9109
      3893 9111 3893 9119 3939 9046 3922 8970
      3900 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 300DEG 20KT 3936 9022 3903 9092 3892 9124 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gosselin

187 
WWUS53 KLSX 102224
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
524 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

ILC013-061-083-117-119-MOC113-183-189-102245-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-200810T2245Z/
Calhoun IL-Greene IL-Madison IL-Macoupin IL-Jersey IL-St. Charles MO-
Lincoln MO-St. Louis MO-
524 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...SOUTHERN GREENE...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...
SOUTHERN MACOUPIN AND JERSEY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN ST. CHARLES...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN ST.
LOUIS COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

At 523 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Greenfield to Fountain N' Lakes to near
Warrenton, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Florissant, Granite City, Alton, Hazelwood, Edwardsville, Godfrey,
Glen Carbon, Wood River, Troy, Bethalto, Jerseyville, Black Jack,
Staunton, Gillespie, St. Paul, Spanish Lake, East Alton, Moscow
Mills, Brighton and Mount Olive.

This also includes Confluence State Park, Pere Marquette State Park,
and Beaver Dam State Park.
 
This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 23 and 44.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
St Louis.

Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8992 3889 9095 3887 9096 3887 9109
      3892 9108 3898 9096 3922 9063 3926 9025
      3922 8970 3900 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 300DEG 20KT 3932 9013 3899 9083 3888 9115 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gosselin

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 10, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
350 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

.SHORT TERM...  (Through Late Tuesday Night)
Issued at 341 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

Heat Advisory continues til 7 pm across east central and
southeast MO and southwest IL with southwest winds, plenty of
diurnal solar insolation, and surface dew points in the mid 70s to
around 80 resulting in heat indices of 100 to 110 over this area.
Thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon and tonight with
very unstable conditions ahead of an approaching cold front
currently extending from eastern WI southwest through northwestern
MO. Thunderstorms were also developing across northwestern MO and
southeastern KS ahead of an MCV. There is the potential that a
few of these storms late this afternoon and this evening may be
capable of damaging winds. There will also be the potential of
locally heavy rainfall tonight due to the anomalously high values
of precipitable water which could lead to at least minor flooding.
Although the synoptic front will likely not get any further south
than southern portions of MO and IL on Tuesday, the effective
front/boundary should shift south of our forecast area with any
additional convection on Tuesday mainly across southeast MO and
southwest IL. High temperatures will be cooler on Tuesday and
close to seasonal normals.

GKS

.LONG TERM...  (Wednesday through Next Monday)
Issued at 341 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

A wet and active pattern will continue for the remainder of the work
week as an upper level trough moves slowly eastward through northern
MO from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening as a weak warm
front lifts north-northeastward through our forecast area as a
surface ridge shifts well northeast of the region.  The NAM model in
particular is hinting at a potential MCS on Wednesday with another
one on Thursday. There may be a brief break in the potential for
convection Friday into Friday night as the upper level ridge over
the southern Plains tries to build northeastward into our region,
and the warm front lifts northeast of the forecast area. Another
round of convection is likely on Saturday as a cold front drops
southeastward into the forecast area. A second stronger cold front
is forecast to drop southward through our area on Sunday night
with convection expected along it as upper level troughing deepens
over the Great Lakes region. Cooler air will filter into our area
on Monday and Monday night behind the cold front with any convection
shifting south of the forecast area as a relatively strong surface
ridge moves through the northern Plains.

GKS

&&

.AVIATION...  (For the 18z TAFs through 18z Tuesday Afternoon)
Issued at 1136 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

A cold front extending from WI southwest through northwestern MO
will move southeastward through our area tonight and Tuesday.
Thunderstorms will develop along and just ahead of this front and
move through the taf sites mainly tonight. Some of these storms
will produce strong gusty winds. The prevailing cloud ceiling may
drop briefly into the MVFR category Tuesday morning in UIN and
COU. Southwest winds will weaken this evening and become variable
in direction tonight near the cold front and thunderstorm outflow
boundaries.

SPECIFICS FOR KSTL: A cold front extending from WI southwest
through northwestern MO will move southeastward into the STL area
Tuesday morning. Thunderstorms will develop along and just ahead
of this front and move into the STL area this evening. Some of
these storms will produce strong gusty winds. West-Southwest
winds will weaken this evening and become variable in direction
tonight near the cold front and thunderstorm outflow boundaries.

GKS

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Franklin MO-Iron
     MO-Jefferson MO-Lincoln MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-Saint
     Charles MO-Saint Francois MO-Saint Louis City MO-Saint
     Louis MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Warren MO-Washington MO.

IL...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Bond IL-Calhoun IL-
     Clinton IL-Fayette IL-Greene IL-Jersey IL-Macoupin IL-
     Madison IL-Marion IL-Monroe IL-Montgomery IL-Randolph IL-
     Saint Clair IL-Washington IL.

&&

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 4:11 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
411 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-112115-
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Bond IL-Boone MO-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO-
Clinton IL-Cole MO-Crawford MO-Fayette IL-Franklin MO-Gasconade MO-
Greene IL-Iron MO-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-Lincoln MO-
Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Madison MO-Marion IL-Marion MO-Moniteau MO-
Monroe IL-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-Pike IL-
Pike MO-Ralls MO-Randolph IL-Reynolds MO-Saint Charles MO-
Saint Clair IL-Saint Francois MO-Saint Louis City MO-Saint Louis MO-
Sainte Genevieve MO-Shelby MO-Warren MO-Washington IL-Washington MO-
411 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern and
central Missouri as well as west central and southwest Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms are likely. Some of these thunderstorms may be severe
with damaging winds, large hail and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms across parts of the area from
Tuesday through Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening. Spotters are encouraged
to report any severe weather and also rainfall amounts in excess of
an inch or any flooding, if observed, to the National Weather
Service.

GKS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:19 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
419 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     FLOOD            1 SSW COLUMBIA          38.94N 92.33W
08/10/2020                   BOONE              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PONDING OF WATER 2-3 INCHES DEEP AT STADIUM
            AND PROVIDENCE ROADS.

&&

BRITT

Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:23 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
423 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0422 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELLFLOWER              39.00N 91.35W
08/10/2020                   MONTGOMERY         MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

MRM

Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:34 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
434 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0433 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N COLUMBIA            38.98N 92.33W
08/10/2020  E58 MPH          BOONE              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MRM

Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:41 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
441 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0436 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NE JEFFERSON CITY     38.59N 92.16W
08/10/2020  M60 MPH          CALLAWAY           MO   ASOS

&&

MRM

Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:42 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
442 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0433 PM     HAIL             1 E JEFFERSON CITY      38.57N 92.17W
08/10/2020  M0.38 INCH       COLE               MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MRM

Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:47 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
447 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0431 PM     TSTM WND GST     KAMPSVILLE              39.31N 90.63W
08/10/2020  E50 MPH          CALHOUN            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER ESTIMATED 45-50 MPH WINDS ALONG THE
            GUST FRONT RUNNING AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE.
            ONLY SMALL TWIGS AND LIMBS.

&&

MAPLES

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 10, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Knox, Lewis, Shelby	52 min
Aug 10, 3:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Boone	6 hr
Aug 10, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage and 2 more	66 min
Aug 10, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	59 min
Aug 10, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	61 min
Aug 10, 6:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Washington	3 hr
Aug 10, 6:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	3 hr
Aug 10, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Bond, Fayette, Montgomery	41 min
Aug 10, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Clinton, Washington	34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.