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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 19, 2021Marion County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2021, 5:44 AM CDT for Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 18 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 19, 2021, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 6:02 AM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Marion County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2124 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 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 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
2124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-145 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

735 
WUUS53 KLSX 191044
SVRLSX
ILC121-191130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0058.210619T1044Z-210619T1130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
544 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Marion County in south central Illinois...

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 544 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
  Helm, moving east at 40 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...
  Helm around 555 AM CDT.

This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 109.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3848 8897 3862 8896 3863 8870 3848 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 270DEG 35KT 3854 8884 

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

MRM
2 follow-up statements
066 
WWUS53 KLSX 191055
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
555 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ILC121-191130-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210619T1130Z/
Marion IL-
555 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...

At 554 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Helm, moving
east at 35 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
southeastern Marion County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3848 8887 3858 8887 3859 8870 3848 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 273DEG 32KT 3852 8874 

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

MRM
924 
WWUS53 KLSX 191102
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
602 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ILC121-191112-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210619T1130Z/
Marion IL-
602 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3848 8887 3858 8887 3859 8870 3848 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1101Z 270DEG 35KT 3852 8863 

$$

MRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 10:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery45 min
Jun 19, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey31 min
Jun 19, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey32 min
Jun 19, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXPike38 min
Jun 19, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey50 min
Jun 19, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Pike25 min
Jun 19, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Jersey44 min
Jun 19, 4:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCalhoun6 hr
Jun 19, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Jersey, Madison44 min
Jun 19, 4:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey6 hr
Jun 19, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun47 min
Jun 19, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Clair43 min
Jun 19, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair35 min
Jun 19, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe45 min

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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.