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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 16, 2021Fayette County, Montgomery County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 10:36 PM CDT for Fayette County, Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 39 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, 10:36 PM CDT (03:36 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fayette County, IL, Montgomery County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:37 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 16, 10:40 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Nokomis, ILTREE DAMAGE. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 108 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2021-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

074 
WUUS53 KLSX 170336
SVRLSX
ILC051-135-170415-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0045.210517T0336Z-210517T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1036 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
  Southeastern Montgomery County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1034 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Pana to near Van Burensburg, moving east at 20
  mph.

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

  SOURCE...Public. At 3:25 pm tree damage due to thunderstorm winds 
           was reported in Nokomis, IL.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Ramsey.

This also includes Ramsey Lake State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms. Do not drive 
your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3909 8940 3935 8929 3935 8914 3922 8914
      3922 8881 3907 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 280DEG 18KT 3939 8917 3911 8927 

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

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2 follow-up statements
496 
WUUS53 KLSX 170340 CCA
SVRLSX
ILC051-135-170415-
/O.COR.KLSX.SV.W.0045.210517T0336Z-210517T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1040 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
  Southeastern Montgomery County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1038 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Pana to near Van Burensburg, moving east at 20
  mph.

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

  SOURCE...Public. At 10:25 PM tree damage due to thunderstorm winds 
           was reported in Nokomis, IL.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Nokomis, Ramsey, Coffeen, Wrights Corner, Herrick, Fillmore,
  Coalton, Ohlman, Bingham, Wenonah, Bayle City and Chapman.

This also includes Ramsey Lake State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3909 8940 3935 8929 3935 8914 3922 8914
      3922 8881 3907 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 280DEG 18KT 3939 8917 3911 8927 

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

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294 
WWUS53 KLSX 170353
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1053 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

ILC051-135-170415-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210517T0415Z/
Fayette IL-Montgomery IL-
1053 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN FAYETTE AND EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 1052 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Pana to near Ramsey, moving east at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Public. At 10:25 PM tree damage due to thunderstorm winds 
         was reported in Nokomis, IL.

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

Locations impacted include...
Ramsey, Wrights Corner and Herrick. 

This also includes Ramsey Lake State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3912 8924 3935 8921 3935 8914 3922 8914
      3922 8881 3911 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 280DEG 18KT 3938 8909 3910 8919 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 9:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXGreene, Jersey, Macoupin3 hr
May 16, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.