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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 16, 2021Moniteau County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 4:04 PM CDT for Moniteau County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. 2 reports 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
May 16, 2021, 4:04 PM CDT (21:04 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Moniteau County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
May 16, 4:16 PM CDTHAIL 0.88Tipton, MODIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
May 16, 4:18 PM CDTHAIL 1Tipton, MOTRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 1IN HAIL, STRONG WIND AND HEAVY RAIN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 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 2021-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 122 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 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
122 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1041 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

384 
WUUS53 KLSX 162104
SVRLSX
MOC135-162145-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0041.210516T2104Z-210516T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
404 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

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

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 403 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tipton,
  moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Tipton and Clarksburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3868 9284 3869 9283 3868 9283 3869 9278
      3868 9262 3853 9262 3854 9277 3860 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 269DEG 12KT 3863 9286 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carney
3 follow-up statements
601 
WWUS53 KLSX 162111
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
411 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

MOC135-162145-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210516T2145Z/
Moniteau MO-
411 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONITEAU COUNTY...

At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tipton, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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 3868 9284 3869 9283 3868 9283 3869 9278
      3868 9262 3853 9262 3854 9277 3860 9284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 269DEG 12KT 3863 9283 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carney
118 
WWUS53 KLSX 162131
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
431 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

MOC135-162145-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210516T2145Z/
Moniteau MO-
431 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL MONITEAU COUNTY...

At 429 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clarksburg,
moving east at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 4:18 PM quarter sized hail was 
         reported in Tipton MO.

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

Locations impacted include...
Tipton and Clarksburg. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3868 9282 3868 9262 3857 9262 3858 9272
      3861 9282
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 268DEG 17KT 3863 9270 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BRC
923 
WWUS53 KLSX 162144
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
444 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

MOC135-162154-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210516T2145Z/
Moniteau MO-
444 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MONITEAU COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3868 9282 3868 9262 3857 9262 3858 9272
      3861 9282
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 269DEG 12KT 3863 9264 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway41 min
May 16, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Osage45 min
May 16, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.