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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 19, 2021Macoupin County, Montgomery County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2021, 10:45 AM CDT for Macoupin County, Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 45 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, 10:45 AM CDT (15:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 11:30 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Macoupin County, IL, Montgomery County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 142 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1960 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

937 
WUUS53 KLSX 191545
SVRLSX
ILC117-135-191630-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0059.210619T1545Z-210619T1630Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1045 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois...
  Northwestern Montgomery County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1130 AM CDT.

* At 1045 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waverly,
  moving southeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Virden, Girard, Raymond, White Oak, Farmersville, Palmyra,
  Waggoner, Nilwood, Harvel, Modesto, Standard City, Scottville,
  Atwater and Honey Bend.

This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 60 and 63.
 
This also includes Lake Lou Yaeger.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3921 8962 3950 9016 3952 9015 3952 8956
      3951 8953 3935 8953 3935 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 1545Z 302DEG 34KT 3955 8990 

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

Byrd
2 follow-up statements
700 
WWUS53 KLSX 191611
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1111 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ILC117-135-191630-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210619T1630Z/
Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-
1111 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN MACOUPIN AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 1111 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Virden, moving
southeast 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.

Locations impacted include...
Virden, Girard, Raymond, White Oak, Farmersville, Palmyra, Waggoner,
Nilwood, Harvel, Modesto, Standard City, Scottville, Atwater and
Honey Bend.

This also includes Lake Lou Yaeger.
 
This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 60 and 63.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3921 8962 3950 9016 3952 9015 3952 8956
      3951 8953 3935 8953 3935 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 296DEG 32KT 3953 8983 

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

Byrd
753 
WWUS53 KLSX 191629
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1129 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ILC117-135-191639-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210619T1630Z/
Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-
1129 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MACOUPIN AND
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 AM 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 small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3921 8962 3950 9016 3952 9015 3952 8956
      3951 8953 3935 8953 3935 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 302DEG 34KT 3944 8965 

$$

Byrd

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 5:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion18 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

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.