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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS St. Louis, MO

October 24, 2021Audrain County, Montgomery County, Ralls County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 24, 2021, 6:36 PM CDT for Audrain County, Montgomery County, Ralls County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 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
Oct 24, 2021, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Audrain County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Ralls County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 286 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.

584 
WUUS53 KLSX 242336
SVRLSX
MOC007-139-173-250015-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0170.211024T2336Z-211025T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Ralls County in northeastern Missouri...
  Eastern Audrain County in central Missouri...
  Northwestern Montgomery County in east central Missouri...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 636 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mexico,
  moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Martinsburg around 655 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Laddonia, Farber and Vandalia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central,
northeastern and east central 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 central,
northeastern and east central Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3940 9145 3915 9141 3906 9163 3906 9198
      3915 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 242DEG 34KT 3911 9188 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CVKING
2 follow-up statements
444 
WWUS53 KLSX 242347
SVSLSX

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

MOC007-139-173-250015-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-211025T0015Z/
Ralls MO-Audrain MO-Montgomery MO-
647 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN RALLS...EASTERN AUDRAIN AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES...

At 647 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mexico, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe storm will be near...
  Martinsburg around 655 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Laddonia, Farber and Vandalia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central,
northeastern and east central Missouri.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3940 9145 3915 9141 3908 9163 3912 9184
      3924 9182
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 242DEG 34KT 3916 9176 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CVKING
809 
WWUS53 KLSX 242357
SVSLSX

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

MOC007-139-173-250015-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-211025T0015Z/
Ralls MO-Audrain MO-Montgomery MO-
657 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN RALLS...NORTHEASTERN AUDRAIN AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES...

At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Laddonia,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe storm will be near...
  Farber around 705 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Vandalia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central,
northeastern and east central Missouri.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3940 9145 3915 9141 3908 9163 3932 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 242DEG 34KT 3921 9165 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CVKING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 4:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXKnox, Lewis, Marion, Shelby6 hr
Oct 24, 4:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLewis, Marion2 hr
Oct 24, 9:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion23 hr
Oct 24, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXPike, Ralls41 min
Oct 24, 5:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion38 hr
Oct 24, 5:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXPike43 min
Oct 24, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Moniteau48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.