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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 24, 2021Macoupin County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 8:11 PM CDT for Macoupin County, Illinois. It was in force for 49 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 24, 2021, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Macoupin County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 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 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 263 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 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 245 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
263 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
875 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
245 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
444 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

030 
WUUS53 KLSX 250111
SVRLSX
ILC117-250200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0093.210625T0111Z-210625T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
811 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 811 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waverly,
  moving east 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Virden and Girard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3944 8970 3946 8999 3952 9000 3952 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 271DEG 11KT 3954 8992 

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

MRM
3 follow-up statements
981 
WWUS53 KLSX 250126
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
826 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

ILC117-250200-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210625T0200Z/
Macoupin IL-
826 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY...

At 826 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Virden, moving
east at 10 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 and Girard. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3944 8970 3946 8987 3952 8991 3952 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 261DEG 9KT 3954 8979 

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

MRM
272 
WWUS53 KLSX 250144
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
844 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

ILC117-250200-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210625T0200Z/
Macoupin IL-
844 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY...

At 844 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Virden, moving
east at 10 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3944 8970 3947 8981 3952 8984 3952 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 275DEG 7KT 3953 8973 

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

MRM
872 
WWUS53 KLSX 250159
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
859 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

ILC117-250209-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210625T0200Z/
Macoupin IL-
859 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3944 8970 3947 8981 3952 8984 3952 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 271DEG 11KT 3953 8967 

$$

MRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMontgomery47 min
Jun 24, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Pike46 min
Jun 25, 12:03 AM CDTTornado WarningLSXAdams, Pike42 min
Jun 25, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Brown, Calhoun, Pike43 min
Jun 25, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBrown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Pike48 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.