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Tornado Warning 38, NWS St. Louis, MO

December 10, 2021Audrain County, Callaway County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 6:27 PM CST for Audrain County, Callaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2021, 6:27 PM CST (00:27 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2021, 7:01 PM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Audrain County, MO, Callaway County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 10, 6:32 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Kingdom City, MOTREE DOWN ON ROADWAY ON ROUTE FF.
Dec 10, 6:37 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Fulton, MOCALLAWAY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED A TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE IN FULTON. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Dec 10, 6:37 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG1 Wnw Kingdom City, MOCALLAWAY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED A DOWNED TREE BLOCKING THE ROAD AT OLD U.S. HWY 40 AND STATE HWY FF NEAR KINGDOM CITY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Dec 10, 7:10 PM CSTHAIL 0.88Martinsburg, MOPENNY TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND DOWNED POWER LINES REPORTED IN THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 10, 5:17 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 267 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 637 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 344 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
637 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1113 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
344 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
300 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
8.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

422 
WFUS53 KLSX 110027
TORLSX
MOC007-027-110115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0038.211211T0027Z-211211T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
627 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Audrain County in central Missouri...
  Northern Callaway County in central Missouri...

* Until 715 PM CST.
    
* At 627 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles west of Fulton, moving northeast at 70 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...
  Fulton around 630 PM CST.
  Auxvasse around 640 PM CST.
  Shamrock around 645 PM CST.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Martinsburg.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 137 and 161.
 
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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3891 9216 3896 9215 3924 9163 3887 9164
      3875 9216 3880 9216 3881 9213 3883 9215
      3884 9214 3886 9215 3887 9215 3887 9216
      3888 9215 3890 9217
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 237DEG 60KT 3888 9209 

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

$$

Britt
2 follow-up statements
809 
WWUS53 KLSX 110035
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
635 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

MOC007-027-110115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-211211T0115Z/
Audrain MO-Callaway MO-
635 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL AUDRAIN AND NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTIES...
    
At 634 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Auxvasse, moving northeast at 80 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...
  Martinsburg and Shamrock around 645 PM CST.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 144 and 161.
 
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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3901 9205 3924 9163 3887 9164 3877 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 237DEG 69KT 3897 9190 

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

$$

Britt
579 
WWUS53 KLSX 110101
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
701 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

MOC007-027-110111-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-211211T0115Z/
Audrain MO-Callaway MO-
701 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AUDRAIN AND NORTHEASTERN
CALLAWAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for central and
east central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3901 9205 3924 9163 3887 9164 3877 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 237DEG 60KT 3922 9140 

$$

Britt

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 6:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau47 min
Dec 10, 6:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Osage42 min
Dec 10, 6:30 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage45 min
Dec 10, 6:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage48 min
Dec 10, 6:42 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXPike48 min
Dec 10, 6:49 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Osage, Warren41 min
Dec 10, 6:50 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls40 min
Dec 10, 7:00 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXGasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren45 min
Dec 10, 7:02 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade43 min
Dec 10, 7:11 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Pike49 min
Dec 10, 7:16 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXFranklin, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren44 min
Dec 10, 7:30 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXLincoln45 min
Dec 10, 7:35 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren40 min
Dec 10, 7:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Washington26 min
Dec 10, 8:06 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis39 min
Dec 10, 8:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin35 min
Dec 10, 8:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis30 min
Dec 10, 8:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage41 min
Dec 10, 8:47 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Warren43 min
Dec 10, 9:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren and 1 more38 min
Dec 10, 9:39 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis51 min
Dec 10, 10:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds45 min
Dec 10, 10:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCity of Saint Louis25 min
Dec 10, 10:14 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds46 min
Dec 10, 10:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois41 min
Dec 10, 10:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXReynolds20 min
Dec 10, 10:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison18 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.