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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS St. Louis, MO

August 26, 2021Audrain County, Monroe County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2021, 5:34 PM CDT for Audrain County, Monroe County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 26, 2021, 5:34 PM CDT (22:34 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Audrain County, MO, Monroe County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 276 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 458 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-249 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

887 
WUUS53 KLSX 262234
SVRLSX
MOC007-137-262315-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0159.210826T2234Z-210826T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
534 PM CDT Thu Aug 26 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Audrain County in central Missouri...
  Southeastern Monroe County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Santa Fe,
  moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  north central Audrain and southeastern Monroe Counties, including
  the following locations... Rush Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3948 9194 3944 9175 3937 9172 3932 9172
      3932 9169 3930 9168 3913 9174 3921 9197
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 304DEG 9KT 3930 9179 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement
396 
WWUS53 KLSX 262305
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
605 PM CDT Thu Aug 26 2021

MOC007-137-262315-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210826T2315Z/
Audrain MO-Monroe MO-
605 PM CDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL AUDRAIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3948 9194 3944 9175 3937 9172 3932 9172
      3932 9169 3930 9168 3913 9174 3921 9197
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 304DEG 9KT 3926 9171 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis50 min
Aug 26, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis50 min
Aug 26, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Warren44 min
Aug 26, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.