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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 23, 2021Pike County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2021, 6:38 PM CDT for Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 52 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
Mar 23, 2021, 6:38 PM CDT (23:38 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Pike County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 238 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 12:00Z on 2021-03-23Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1740 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

255 
WUUS53 KLSX 232338
SVRLSX
MOC163-240030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0004.210323T2338Z-210324T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
638 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Pike County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Hartford,
  moving northeast at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Bowling Green, Louisiana, Tarrants, New Hartford, Cyrene, St.
  Clement and Ashley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in St Louis.

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a
bathroom, closet or basement.

&&

LAT...LON 3948 9106 3943 9101 3936 9094 3923 9116
      3923 9118 3921 9118 3914 9130 3915 9140
      3921 9142 3954 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 221DEG 27KT 3925 9129 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TES
2 follow-up statements
471 
WWUS53 KLSX 232353
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
653 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

MOC163-240030-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210324T0030Z/
Pike MO-
653 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

At 652 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tarrants,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bowling Green, Louisiana and Tarrants. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
St Louis.

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter, such as an interior room,
a bathroom or closet or basement.

&&

LAT...LON 3940 9098 3925 9129 3925 9135 3928 9136
      3954 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 212DEG 35KT 3938 9120 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TES
151 
WWUS53 KLSX 240021
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
721 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

MOC163-240031-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210324T0030Z/
Pike MO-
721 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN
NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3940 9098 3925 9129 3925 9135 3928 9136
      3954 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 221DEG 27KT 3953 9103 

$$

TES

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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.