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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 12, 2021Fayette County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 7:13 PM CDT for Fayette County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 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
Jun 12, 2021, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 7:39 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Fayette County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2021-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1896 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1896 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1660 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

925 
WUUS53 KLSX 130013
SVRLSX
ILC051-130100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0057.210613T0013Z-210613T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
713 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

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

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ramsey,
  moving southeast at 15 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...
  Ramsey around 730 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Wrights Corner.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3903 8925 3922 8925 3922 8881 3904 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 319DEG 15KT 3923 8915 

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

BSH
2 follow-up statements
206 
WWUS53 KLSX 130032
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
732 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

ILC051-130100-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210613T0100Z/
Fayette IL-
732 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...

At 731 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ramsey, moving
southeast at 15 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 remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Fayette County, including the following locations...
Bayle City and Bingham.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3903 8925 3922 8925 3922 8901 3904 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 319DEG 15KT 3917 8908 

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

BSH
822 
WWUS53 KLSX 130039
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
739 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

ILC051-130049-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210613T0100Z/
Fayette IL-
739 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY 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.

LAT...LON 3903 8925 3922 8925 3922 8901 3904 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 319DEG 15KT 3914 8905 

$$

BSH

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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.