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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS St. Louis, MO

October 24, 2021Lincoln County, Montgomery County, Warren County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 24, 2021, 7:03 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Montgomery County, Warren County, Missouri. It was in force for 42 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, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lincoln County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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
Oct 24, 7:18 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGNew Florence, MOTREES DOWN IN NEW FLORENCE.

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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2021-10-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2021-10-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 371 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-286 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
371 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
467 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.1

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The text

As transmitted.

103 
WUUS53 KLSX 250003
SVRLSX
MOC113-139-219-250045-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0173.211025T0003Z-211025T0045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Lincoln County in east central Missouri...
  Central Montgomery County in east central Missouri...
  Northwestern Warren County in east central Missouri...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mineola,
  moving east at 45 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Montgomery City and New Florence around 715 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Jonesburg, Bellflower and Hawk Point.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 170 and 183.
 
This also includes Graham Cave State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3900 9163 3914 9118 3888 9107 3879 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 252DEG 40KT 3886 9164 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CVKING
2 follow-up statements
763 
WWUS53 KLSX 250027 RRA
SVSLSX

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

MOC113-139-219-250045-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-211025T0045Z/
Lincoln MO-Montgomery MO-Warren MO-
727 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHWESTERN
WARREN COUNTIES...

At 727 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bellflower,
moving northeast at 50 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Hawk Point.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 175 and 183.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3914 9118 3888 9107 3880 9160 3907 9141
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 237DEG 43KT 3901 9132 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CVKING
481 
WWUS53 KLSX 250038
SVSLSX

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

MOC113-139-219-250048-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-211025T0045Z/
Lincoln MO-Montgomery MO-Warren MO-
738 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
745 PM CDT...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3914 9118 3888 9107 3880 9160 3907 9141
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 252DEG 40KT 3904 9118 

$$

CVKING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXPike34 min
Oct 24, 7:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXReynolds39 min
Oct 24, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren38 min
Oct 24, 7:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Washington31 min
Oct 24, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXReynolds38 min
Oct 24, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington51 min
Oct 24, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois27 min
Oct 24, 8:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois42 min
Oct 24, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois40 min
Oct 24, 8:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds50 min
Oct 24, 8:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds52 min
Oct 24, 8:34 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatLSXSainte Genevieve41 min
Oct 24, 8:48 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatLSXMadison, Saint Francois27 min
Oct 24, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis54 min
Oct 24, 9:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXIron, Madison49 min
Oct 24, 9:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXIron, Madison4 hr
Oct 24, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds36 min
Oct 24, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds38 min
Oct 24, 10:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMadison4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.