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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 181, NWS St. Louis, MO

October 24, 2021Clinton County, Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 24, 2021, 10:13 PM CDT for Clinton County, Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 62 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, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 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, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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.

021 
WUUS53 KLSX 250313
SVRLSX
ILC027-051-121-250415-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0181.211025T0313Z-211025T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1013 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois...
  Northern Marion County in south central Illinois...
  Fayette County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1013 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Pocahontas to near Jamestown to Beckemeyer,
  moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Mulberry Grove and Boulder around 1030 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Fairman, Vandalia, Patoka, Shobonier, Brownstown, St. Elmo, Kinmundy,
Farina and Wrights Corner.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 61 and 76.
 Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 127 and 135.

This also includes Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Illinois.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3877 8870 3861 8926 3899 8926 3921 8881
      3891 8881 3891 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 248DEG 45KT 3885 8952 3874 8946 3860 8945 

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

$$

CVKING
2 follow-up statements
039 
WWUS53 KLSX 250341
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1041 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

ILC027-250351-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-211025T0415Z/
Clinton IL-
1041 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 3866 8908 3893 8913 3906 8882 3891 8881
      3891 8869 3877 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 248DEG 45KT 3898 8911 3887 8905 3873 8904 

$$

ILC051-121-250415-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-211025T0415Z/
Marion IL-Fayette IL-
1041 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...

At 1041 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Vandalia to near Shobonier to near Patoka, moving east
at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Brownstown, Kinmundy, St. Elmo and Farina.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 68 and 76.
 Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 127 and 135.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Illinois.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3866 8908 3893 8913 3906 8882 3891 8881
      3891 8869 3877 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 248DEG 45KT 3898 8911 3887 8905 3873 8904 

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

$$

CVKING
408 
WWUS53 KLSX 250406
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1106 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

ILC051-121-250416-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-211025T0415Z/
Marion IL-Fayette IL-
1106 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARION AND
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 3866 8908 3893 8913 3906 8882 3891 8881
      3891 8869 3877 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 248DEG 45KT 3909 8875 3898 8869 3884 8868 

$$

CVKING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe51 min
Oct 24, 7:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBrown33 hr
Oct 24, 8:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMonroe, Randolph42 min
Oct 24, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Randolph, Saint Clair48 min
Oct 24, 8:34 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatLSXRandolph41 min
Oct 24, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXClinton, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington45 min
Oct 24, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair54 min
Oct 24, 9:08 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatLSXRandolph40 min
Oct 24, 9:15 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatLSXRandolph19 min
Oct 24, 9:33 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXSaint Clair30 min
Oct 24, 9:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Madison42 min
Oct 24, 9:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion, Washington16 min
Oct 24, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFayette, Marion26 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.