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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 23, 2021Calhoun County, Pike County, Illinois; Pike County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2021, 7:26 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Pike County, Illinois; Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 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
Mar 23, 2021, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, IL, Pike County, IL, Pike County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 208 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 2021-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 281 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 2021-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 196 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
281 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
642 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
241 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

935 
WUUS53 KLSX 240026
SVRLSX
ILC013-149-MOC163-240100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0005.210324T0026Z-210324T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
726 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Calhoun County in southwestern Illinois...
  South central Pike County in west central Illinois...
  Southeastern Pike County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eolia, moving
  northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Pleasant Hill, Clarksville, Belleview, Nebo and Paynesville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a
bathroom, closet or basement.

&&

LAT...LON 3942 9066 3922 9092 3926 9100 3951 9083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 217DEG 31KT 3927 9093 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TES
1 follow-up statement
215 
WWUS53 KLSX 240058 RRA
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
758 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

ILC013-149-MOC163-240108-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210324T0100Z/
Calhoun IL-Pike IL-Pike MO-
758 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI WILL
EXPIRE AT 800 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 gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
St Louis.

LAT...LON 3942 9066 3922 9092 3926 9100 3951 9083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 217DEG 31KT 3948 9073 

$$

TES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 7:04 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXPike41 min
Mar 23, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCalhoun, Pike25 min
Mar 23, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair43 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2021Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.