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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 16, 2021Boone County, Callaway County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 4:49 PM CDT for Boone County, Callaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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, 4:49 PM CDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 16, 5:00 PM CDTHAIL 0.25Ashland, MOVIA TWITTER.

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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 257 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.

080 
WUUS53 KLSX 162149
SVRLSX
MOC019-027-162230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0042.210516T2149Z-210516T2230Z/

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

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Boone County in central Missouri...
  Central Callaway County in central Missouri...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 448 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ashland,
  moving east at 25 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Columbia Regional Airport around 455 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include New
Bloomfield and Fulton.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 144 and 148.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3900 9190 3875 9179 3866 9228 3867 9229
      3867 9233 3883 9239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 251DEG 20KT 3877 9227 

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

19
2 follow-up statements
021 
WWUS53 KLSX 162204
SVSLSX

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

MOC019-027-162230-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210516T2230Z/
Boone MO-Callaway MO-
504 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOONE AND CENTRAL CALLAWAY COUNTIES...

At 503 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Columbia
Regional Airport, moving east at 20 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...
  New Bloomfield and Fulton.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri near exit 148.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3900 9190 3875 9179 3869 9224 3871 9229
      3875 9231 3882 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 255DEG 17KT 3877 9220 

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

Carney
883 
WWUS53 KLSX 162220
SVSLSX

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

MOC019-027-162230-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210516T2230Z/
Boone MO-Callaway MO-
520 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOONE AND CENTRAL
CALLAWAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3900 9190 3875 9179 3869 9224 3871 9229
      3875 9231 3882 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 251DEG 20KT 3880 9209 

$$

Carney

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMoniteau41 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.