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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 7, 2021Moniteau County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2021, 3:06 PM CDT for Moniteau 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
Apr 7, 2021, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Moniteau County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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
Apr 7, 12:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 790 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 186 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
790 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-275 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

510 
WUUS53 KLSX 072006
SVRLSX
MOC135-072045-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0022.210407T2006Z-210407T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
306 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Moniteau County in central Missouri...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 306 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles southeast of Otterville to near Laurie,
  moving north at 55 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tipton, Clarksburg and Latham. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9284 3868 9262 3870 9261 3844 9263
      3860 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 201DEG 49KT 3860 9294 3815 9290 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MRM
2 follow-up statements
920 
WWUS53 KLSX 072020
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
320 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

MOC135-072045-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210407T2045Z/
Moniteau MO-
320 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONITEAU COUNTY...

At 320 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bunceton to near Versailles, moving north at 70
mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Tipton, Clarksburg and Latham. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9284 3868 9262 3870 9261 3844 9263
      3860 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 192DEG 62KT 3881 9286 3836 9282 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MRM
555 
WWUS53 KLSX 072036
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
336 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

MOC135-072046-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210407T2045Z/
Moniteau MO-
336 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONITEAU COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3869 9284 3868 9262 3870 9261 3844 9263
      3860 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 270DEG 49KT 3887 9265 3842 9261 

$$

MRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage26 min
Apr 7, 4:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXBoone, Cole, Moniteau3 hr
Apr 7, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby19 min
Apr 7, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington68 min
Apr 7, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis49 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.