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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 16, 2021Bond County, Fayette County, Montgomery County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 10:58 PM CDT for Bond County, Fayette County, Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 47 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, 10:58 PM CDT (03:58 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bond County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Montgomery County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 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 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.

362 
WUUS53 KLSX 170358
SVRLSX
ILC005-051-135-170445-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0046.210517T0358Z-210517T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1058 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Bond County in south central Illinois...
  Northwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
  Southern Montgomery County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1057 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Schram City to near Pocahontas, moving east at 30
  mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Coffeen around 1105 PM CDT.
  Woburn around 1115 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Mulberry Grove and Van Burensburg.

This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 45 and 52.
 
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 3887 8914 3886 8960 3887 8960 3888 8962
      3914 8960 3916 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 253DEG 27KT 3914 8946 3888 8950 

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

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2 follow-up statements
403 
WWUS53 KLSX 170417
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1117 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

ILC005-051-135-170445-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210517T0445Z/
Bond IL-Fayette IL-Montgomery IL-
1117 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BOND...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 1117 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles west of Ramsey to Mulberry Grove, moving east
at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Bond, northwestern Fayette and southeastern Montgomery
Counties, including the following locations... Bayle City, Fillmore,
Bingham, Chapman, Shafter and Hagerstown.

This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois near exit 52.
 
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 3891 8914 3892 8945 3915 8938 3916 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 257DEG 34KT 3917 8924 3891 8928 

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

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489 
WWUS53 KLSX 170440
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1140 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

ILC005-051-135-170450-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210517T0445Z/
Bond IL-Fayette IL-Montgomery IL-
1140 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOND...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 1145 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3891 8914 3892 8945 3915 8938 3916 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 253DEG 27KT 3917 8924 3891 8928 

$$

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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, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFayette, Montgomery39 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.