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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS St. Louis, MO

October 24, 2021Pike County, Illinois; Pike County, Ralls County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 24, 2021, 4:49 PM CDT for Pike County, Illinois; Pike County, Ralls County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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
Oct 24, 2021, 4:49 PM CDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pike County, IL, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 24, 5:23 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nne Pike, ILAT LEAST 10 MEDIUM TO SMALL SIZED TREES UPROOTED NEAR HIGHWAY 54.

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
Oct 24, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 248 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 2021-10-24Temperature 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2021-10-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
972 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

236 
WUUS53 KLSX 242149
SVRLSX
ILC149-MOC163-173-242230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0168.211024T2149Z-211024T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
449 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Pike County in west central Illinois...
  Central Ralls County in northeastern Missouri...
  Northwestern Pike County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 449 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerburg,
  moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Bowling Green and Frankford around 455 PM CDT.
  Tarrants around 500 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Louisiana, Pike, Atlas and Pittsfield.

This includes Interstate 72 between exits 31 and 35.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
and west central Illinois...and central and northeastern Missouri.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
and west central Illinois...and central and northeastern Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3944 9066 3940 9090 3940 9093 3939 9094
      3931 9143 3932 9144 3932 9151 3952 9145
      3980 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 246DEG 47KT 3940 9138 

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

$$

Glass
2 follow-up statements
808 
WWUS53 KLSX 242158
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

MOC173-242207-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0168.000000T0000Z-211024T2230Z/
Ralls MO-
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL RALLS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
and west central Illinois...and northeastern Missouri.

LAT...LON 3944 9066 3940 9090 3940 9093 3939 9094
      3931 9143 3932 9143 3938 9142 3950 9136
      3980 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 246DEG 37KT 3943 9129 

$$

ILC149-MOC163-242230-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0168.000000T0000Z-211024T2230Z/
Pike IL-Pike MO-
458 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWESTERN
PIKE COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

At 457 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Frankford,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Louisiana, Pike, Pleasant Hill, Atlas and Pittsfield.

This includes Interstate 72 between exits 31 and 35.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
and west central Illinois...and northeastern Missouri.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3944 9066 3940 9090 3940 9093 3939 9094
      3931 9143 3932 9143 3938 9142 3950 9136
      3980 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 246DEG 37KT 3943 9129 

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

$$

Glass
099 
WWUS53 KLSX 242210
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
510 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

ILC149-MOC163-242230-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0168.000000T0000Z-211024T2230Z/
Pike IL-Pike MO-
510 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWESTERN
PIKE COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

At 509 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Louisiana,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Pittsfield, Louisiana, Pleasant Hill, Atlas, Pike,
Curryville, Tarrants, Independence, Martinsburg, New Canton, Nebo,
Baylis, New Salem, El Dara, Time, New Hartford, Summer Hill, Rockport
and Ashburn.

This includes Interstate 72 between exits 31 and 35.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
and west central Illinois...and northeastern Missouri.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3944 9066 3940 9090 3940 9093 3939 9094
      3932 9135 3934 9136 3941 9133 3954 9128
      3980 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 244DEG 37KT 3949 9115 

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

$$

Glass

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 4:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXAdams, Brown6 hr
Oct 24, 4:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAdams2 hr
Oct 24, 4:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAdams, Brown4 hr
Oct 24, 5:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBrown, Pike4 hr
Oct 24, 5:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Pike43 min
Oct 24, 9:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion23 hr
Oct 24, 5:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion38 hr
Oct 24, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Moniteau48 min
Oct 24, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Montgomery, Ralls39 min
Oct 24, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway38 min

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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.