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Freeze Warning 7, NWS St. Louis, MO

November 2, 202114 counties in Missouri; 14 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this freeze warning at Nov 2, 2021, 2:04 PM CDT for 14 counties in Missouri; 14 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Nov 3, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 2, 2021, 2:04 PM CDT (19:04 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 3, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
Nov 3, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
All 28 counties

Bond County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 231 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-11-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-11-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -103 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1558 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

412 
WWUS73 KLSX 021904
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
204 PM CDT Tue Nov 2 2021

ILZ079-031200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FZ.W.0007.211103T0500Z-211103T1400Z/
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.A.0002.211104T0600Z-211104T1400Z/
Randolph IL-
Including the cities of Chester and Sparta
204 PM CDT Tue Nov 2 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT 
WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 
  31 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 29 possible.

* WHERE...Randolph IL County.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from Midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT 
  Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through 
  Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-098>102-MOZ041-047>052-059>065-031200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FZ.W.0007.211103T0500Z-211103T1400Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint
Clair-Monroe IL-Boone MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-
Montgomery MO-Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-
Franklin MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Columbia, Saint Charles, Jefferson City,
Alton, Litchfield, Cahokia, Washington, Saint Louis, Centralia,
Belleville, Salem, Edwardsville, Union, Sullivan, Vandalia, and
Fulton
204 PM CDT Tue Nov 2 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT 
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois, and 
  portions of central and east central Missouri.

* WHEN...From Midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

MOZ072>075-084-085-099-031200-
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.A.0002.211104T0600Z-211104T1400Z/
Crawford MO-Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-
Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
Including the cities of Farmington
204 PM CDT Tue Nov 2 2021

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible.

* WHERE...Crawford MO, Washington MO, Iron MO, Madison MO, Reynolds 
  MO, Saint Francois MO and Sainte Genevieve MO Counties.

* WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Glass
1 follow-up statement
285 
WWUS73 KLSX 030814
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
314 AM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021

ILZ079-032315-
/O.UPG.KLSX.FZ.A.0002.211104T0600Z-211104T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KLSX.FZ.W.0008.211104T0600Z-211104T1400Z/
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211103T1400Z/
Randolph IL-
Including the cities of Chester and Sparta
314 AM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 29 expected. For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 31.

* WHERE...Randolph IL County.

* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 9 AM CDT 
  Thursday. For the second Freeze Warning, until 9 AM CDT this 
  morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

MOZ072>075-084-085-099-032315-
/O.UPG.KLSX.FZ.A.0002.211104T0600Z-211104T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KLSX.FZ.W.0008.211104T0600Z-211104T1400Z/
Crawford MO-Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-
Iron MO-Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
Including the cities of Farmington
314 AM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.

* WHERE...Crawford MO, Washington MO, Iron MO, Madison MO, Reynolds 
  MO, Saint Francois MO and Sainte Genevieve MO Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-098>102-MOZ041-047>052-059>065-031400-
/O.CON.KLSX.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211103T1400Z/
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint
Clair-Monroe IL-Boone MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-
Montgomery MO-Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-
Franklin MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Columbia, Saint Charles, Jefferson City,
Alton, Litchfield, Cahokia, Washington, Saint Louis, Centralia,
Belleville, Salem, Edwardsville, Union, Sullivan, Vandalia, and
Fulton
314 AM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois, and 
  portions of central and east central Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Pfahler

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 2, 3:25 AM CDTFreeze WatchLSXCrawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 1 more24 hr
Nov 2, 9:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPike, Scott5 days

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Missouri, 2021Freeze Warnings in Illinois, 2021Every freeze warning in 2021

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.