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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 27, 2021Saint Charles County, Saint Louis County, City of Saint Louis, Missouri; Madison County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 5:26 PM CDT for Saint Charles County, Saint Louis County, City of Saint Louis, Missouri; Madison County, Illinois. It was in force for 38 min. 9 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
Mar 27, 2021, 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 6:04 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Madison County, IL, City of Saint Louis, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 27, 5:27 PM CDTHAIL 1Hazelwood, MO
Mar 27, 5:27 PM CDTHAIL 1Hazelwood, MOCORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM HAZELWOOD.
Mar 27, 5:29 PM CDTHAIL 0.751 Nnw Hazelwood, MOREPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
Mar 27, 5:29 PM CDTHAIL 1Florissant, MOVIA FACEBOOK REPORT WITH PICTURE.
Mar 27, 5:31 PM CDTHAIL 0.751 Sse Florissant, MOREPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
Mar 27, 5:33 PM CDTHAIL 0.751 Sse Florissant, MOREPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
Mar 27, 5:35 PM CDTHAIL 11 Wnw Spanish Lake, MO
Mar 27, 5:38 PM CDTHAIL 0.5Florissant, MO
Mar 27, 5:54 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Wood River, IL

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 2021-03-27Temperature 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 2021-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 369 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
1078 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
369 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
384 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

152 
WUUS53 KLSX 272226
SVRLSX
ILC119-MOC183-189-510-272315-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0013.210327T2226Z-210327T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
526 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Madison County in southwestern Illinois...
  Northeastern St. Louis City in east central Missouri...
  East central St. Charles County in east central Missouri...
  Northeastern St. Louis County in east central Missouri...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 526 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lambert-St.
  Louis International Airport, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  St. Louis, St. Charles, Florissant, University City, Granite City,
  Alton, Maryland Heights, Hazelwood, Collinsville, Edwardsville,
  Ferguson, Creve Coeur, Overland, Jennings, St. Ann, Glen Carbon,
  Bridgeton, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Wood River and Troy.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 55 in Illinois near exit 23.
 Interstate 70 in Missouri near exit 231.

This also includes Confluence State Park, First Missouri State
Capitol Historic Site, and Horseshoe Lake State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3867 9047 3882 9050 3896 8991 3870 8988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 259DEG 39KT 3875 9038 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BRC
2 follow-up statements
200 
WWUS53 KLSX 272247
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
547 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

MOC510-272256-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
St. Louis City MO-
547 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS CITY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
southwestern Illinois...and east central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3875 9017 3877 9017 3878 9018 3889 9023
      3896 8991 3885 8990 3884 8989 3875 8989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 256DEG 46KT 3882 9007 

$$

ILC119-MOC183-189-272315-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
Madison IL-St. Charles MO-St. Louis MO-
547 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL
ST. CHARLES AND EASTERN ST. LOUIS COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL
MISSOURI...

At 546 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over South Roxana,
moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Granite City, Alton, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Wood River, Bethalto,
Pontoon Beach, Madison, Spanish Lake, East Alton, South Roxana,
Roxana, Hartford, West Alton, Rosewood Heights, Poag and Mitchell.

This also includes Confluence State Park.
 
This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois near exit 23.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3875 9017 3877 9017 3878 9018 3889 9023
      3896 8991 3885 8990 3884 8989 3875 8989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 256DEG 46KT 3882 9007 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BRC
869 
WWUS53 KLSX 272304 RRA
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
604 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

ILC119-MOC183-189-272313-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
Madison IL-St. Charles MO-St. Louis MO-
604 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ST. CHARLES AND EASTERN ST.
LOUIS COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
southwestern Illinois...and east central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3875 9017 3877 9017 3878 9018 3889 9023
      3896 8991 3885 8990 3884 8989 3875 8989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 259DEG 39KT 3886 8983 

$$

BRC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Saint Charles, Warren44 min
Mar 27, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike52 min
Mar 27, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis38 min
Mar 27, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade15 min
Mar 27, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Washington28 min
Mar 27, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXGreene, Macoupin43 min
Mar 27, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery42 min
Mar 27, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair49 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.