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Tornado Warning 15, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 25, 2021Adams County, Pike County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2021, 12:03 AM CDT for Adams County, Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 42 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 25, 2021, 12:03 AM CDT (05:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Adams County, IL, Pike County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 24, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 24, 11:47 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 112 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 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
112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

As transmitted.

080 
WFUS53 KLSX 250503
TORLSX
ILC001-149-250545-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0015.210625T0503Z-210625T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1203 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Pike County in west central Illinois...
  Southern Adams County in west central Illinois...

* Until 1245 AM CDT.
    
* At 1203 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Palmyra, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Payson and Fall Creek around 1215 AM CDT.
  Quincy Regional Airport around 1220 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Beverly and Clayton.

This also includes Siloam Springs State Park.
 
This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 172 between exits 2 and 14.
 Interstate 72 between exits 4 and 10.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3976 9092 3964 9125 3964 9126 3967 9128
      3972 9135 3974 9137 3979 9136 3982 9138
      3984 9143 3987 9145 3990 9144 4006 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 248DEG 49KT 3974 9147 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

CVKING
1 follow-up statement
528 
WWUS53 KLSX 250519
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1219 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

ILC001-149-250545-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210625T0545Z/
Pike IL-Adams IL-
1219 AM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PIKE AND SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...
    
At 1219 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Payson, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
  Beverly.

This also includes Siloam Springs State Park.
 
This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 172 near exit 2.
 Interstate 72 between exits 4 and 10.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3976 9092 3964 9126 3980 9132 3993 9133
      4006 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 248DEG 49KT 3982 9121 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

CVKING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin49 min
Jun 24, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMontgomery47 min
Jun 24, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams, Pike46 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

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.