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Heat Advisory 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 23, 20215 counties in Missouri; 5 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this heat advisory at Jul 23, 2021, 3:04 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri; 5 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jul 24, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2021, 3:04 AM CDT (08:04 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 24, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 24, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO

Counties Calhoun County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Madison County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, City of Saint Louis, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 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 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 221 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 531 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
531 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1458 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

696 
WWUS73 KLSX 230804
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
304 AM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021

ILZ098>102-MOZ052-061-063>065-232315-
/O.NEW.KLSX.HT.Y.0002.210724T1700Z-210725T0100Z/
Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair-Monroe IL-Lincoln MO-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Saint Charles, Cahokia, Alton, Saint
Louis, Belleville, and Edwardsville
304 AM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE...In Missouri, Jefferson MO, Lincoln MO, Saint Charles MO, 
  Saint Louis City MO and Saint Louis MO Counties. In Illinois, 
  Calhoun IL, Jersey IL, Madison IL, Monroe IL and Saint Clair 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From Noon to 8 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat 
  illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of 
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose 
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning 
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and 
heat stroke.

&&

$$

MRB
4 follow-up statements
272 
WWUS73 KLSX 231952
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
252 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021

ILZ098>102-MOZ052-061-063>065-241100-
/O.CON.KLSX.HT.Y.0002.210724T1700Z-210725T0100Z/
Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair-Monroe IL-Lincoln MO-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Saint Charles, Cahokia, Alton, Saint
Louis, Belleville, and Edwardsville
252 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE...In Missouri, Jefferson MO, Lincoln MO, Saint Charles MO, 
  Saint Louis City MO and Saint Louis MO Counties. In Illinois, 
  Calhoun IL, Jersey IL, Madison IL, Monroe IL and Saint Clair 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From Noon to 8 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat 
  illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of 
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose 
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning 
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and 
heat stroke.

&&

$$

Glass
709 
WWUS73 KLSX 240809
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
309 AM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

ILZ098>102-MOZ052-061-063>065-242315-
/O.CON.KLSX.HT.Y.0002.210724T1700Z-210725T0100Z/
Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair-Monroe IL-Lincoln MO-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Saint Charles, Cahokia, Alton, Saint
Louis, Belleville, and Edwardsville
309 AM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE...In Missouri, Jefferson MO, Lincoln MO, Saint Charles MO, 
  Saint Louis City MO and Saint Louis MO Counties. In Illinois, 
  Calhoun IL, Jersey IL, Madison IL, Monroe IL and Saint Clair 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From Noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat 
  illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of 
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose 
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning 
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and 
heat stroke.

&&

$$

MRB
054 
WWUS73 KLSX 241936
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service St Louis MO
236 PM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

ILZ098>102-MOZ052-061-063>065-250100-
/O.CON.KLSX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210725T0100Z/
Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair-Monroe IL-Lincoln MO-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-
Including the cities of Saint Charles, Cahokia, Alton, Saint
Louis, Belleville, and Edwardsville
236 PM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106.

* WHERE...In Missouri, Jefferson MO, Lincoln MO, Saint Charles MO, 
  Saint Louis City MO and Saint Louis MO Counties. In Illinois, 
  Calhoun IL, Jersey IL, Madison IL, Monroe IL and Saint Clair 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat 
  illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of 
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose 
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning 
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and 
heat stroke.

&&

$$

Glass
072 
WWUS73 KLSX 250054
NPWLSX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
754 PM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

ILZ098>102-MOZ052-061-063>065-250200-
/O.EXP.KLSX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210725T0100Z/
Calhoun IL-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Lincoln MO-Madison IL-Monroe IL-
Saint Charles MO-Saint Clair-Saint Louis City MO-Saint Louis MO-
Including the cities of Alton, Belleville, Cahokia, Edwardsville,
Saint Charles, and Saint Louis
754 PM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

The threat has ended as temperatures slowly cool this evening.
Slightly cooler temperatures are expected on Sunday after passage
of a cold front.

$$

Byrd

Nearby

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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.