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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 31, 2021Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT for Iron County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 31, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2021, 5:36 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Iron County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 267 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1314 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1314 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1358 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

329 
WUUS53 KLSX 312215
SVRLSX
MOC093-179-312300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0137.210731T2215Z-210731T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
515 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Iron County in southeastern Missouri...
  Northeastern Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 515 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oates, moving
  southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Glover.

This also includes Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park and Taum Sauk
Mountain State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3751 9108 3768 9099 3760 9058 3735 9071
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 294DEG 13KT 3757 9096 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carney
2 follow-up statements
989 
WWUS53 KLSX 312226
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
526 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

MOC093-179-312300-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0137.000000T0000Z-210731T2300Z/
Iron MO-Reynolds MO-
526 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL IRON AND NORTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTIES...

At 526 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oates, moving
east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Ironton, Arcadia, Glover, Oates, Sabula, Chloride, Hogan, Lesterville
and Black.

This also includes Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park and Taum Sauk
Mountain State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3751 9108 3768 9099 3760 9058 3735 9071
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 287DEG 16KT 3757 9097 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carney
449 
WWUS53 KLSX 312236
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
536 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

MOC093-179-312246-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0137.000000T0000Z-210731T2300Z/
Iron MO-Reynolds MO-
536 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL IRON AND NORTHEASTERN
REYNOLDS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3751 9108 3768 9099 3760 9058 3735 9071
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 294DEG 13KT 3755 9093 

$$

Carney

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 5:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXKnox, Lewis3 hr
Jul 31, 6:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXMarion, Shelby3 hr
Jul 31, 7:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMarion3 hr
Jul 31, 9:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion18 hr
Jul 31, 9:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion3 days
Jul 31, 3:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis49 hr

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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.