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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS St. Louis, MO

October 24, 2021Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 24, 2021, 10:40 PM CDT for Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 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, 10:40 PM CDT (03:40 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 11:06 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:41 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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.

713 
WUUS53 KLSX 250340
SVRLSX
ILC051-121-250445-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0182.211025T0340Z-211025T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1040 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

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

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1040 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Vandalia to near Shobonier to near Fairman,
  moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Kinmundy and Brownstown around 1050 PM CDT.
  St. Elmo and Farina around 1055 PM CDT.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3877 8870 3865 8909 3893 8913 3906 8881
      3891 8881 3891 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 249DEG 47KT 3895 8908 3884 8902 3870 8901 

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

$$

CVKING
1 follow-up statement
407 
WWUS53 KLSX 250406 RRA
SVSLSX

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

ILC051-121-250416-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-211025T0445Z/
Marion IL-Fayette IL-
1106 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARION AND
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3877 8870 3865 8909 3893 8913 3906 8881
      3891 8881 3891 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 249DEG 47KT 3907 8868 3896 8862 3882 8861 

$$

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, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXClinton, Fayette, Marion62 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.