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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 16, 20214 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 6:43 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 23 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
May 16, 2021, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 7:06 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Callaway County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 282 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.

377 
WUUS53 KLSX 162343
SVRLSX
MOC027-073-139-151-170030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0044.210516T2343Z-210517T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Montgomery County in east central Missouri...
  Southeastern Callaway County in central Missouri...
  Northeastern Osage County in central Missouri...
  Northern Gasconade County in east central Missouri...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chamois,
  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...
  Hermann and Big Spring.

This also includes Deutschheim Historic Site.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

&&

LAT...LON 3880 9189 3889 9143 3879 9142 3871 9142
      3871 9140 3862 9139 3861 9186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 261DEG 19KT 3872 9178 

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

Carney
1 follow-up statement
705 
WWUS53 KLSX 170006
SVSLSX

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

MOC027-073-139-151-170016-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210517T0030Z/
Montgomery MO-Callaway MO-Osage MO-Gasconade MO-
706 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...
SOUTHEASTERN CALLAWAY...NORTHEASTERN OSAGE AND NORTHERN GASCONADE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3880 9189 3889 9143 3879 9142 3871 9142
      3871 9140 3862 9139 3861 9186
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 261DEG 19KT 3874 9162 

$$

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, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway41 min
May 16, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Osage45 min

Nearby

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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.