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Tornado Warning 46, NWS St. Louis, MO

December 10, 20214 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 7:16 PM CST for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 44 min. 6 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, 7:16 PM CST (01:16 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2021, 8:00 PM CST
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Franklin County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 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, 7:29 PM CSTHAIL 0.253 W Union, MOREPORT OF PEA SIZED HAIL JUST WEST OF UNION.
Dec 10, 7:29 PM CSTHAIL 11 W Marthasville, MOQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE CITY OF MARTHASVILLE.
Dec 10, 7:40 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG1 Nw Defiance, MOBUILDING COLLAPSE AS WELL AS REPORTS OF MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED AND DEBRIS IN THE AREA.
Dec 10, 7:40 PM CSTTORNADO1 Nw Defiance, MOCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 NW DEFIANCE. BUILDING COLLAPSE AS WELL AS REPORTS OF MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED AND DEBRIS IN THE AREA.
Dec 10, 7:40 PM CSTTORNADO2 W Defiance, MOSIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOME AT HIGHWAY F AND STUB ROAD.
Dec 10, 7:45 PM CSTTORNADO1 Nne Defiance, MO*** 1 FATAL, 2 INJ *** SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE DAMAGE IN DEFIANCE. ONE CONFIRMED FATALITY AND 2 INJURIES.

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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 270 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 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 119 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 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 341 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
119 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
357 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

845 
WFUS53 KLSX 110116
TORLSX
MOC071-113-183-219-110200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0046.211211T0116Z-211211T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western St. Charles County in east central Missouri...
  Southeastern Lincoln County in east central Missouri...
  Central Franklin County in east central Missouri...
  Southeastern Warren County in east central Missouri...

* Until 800 PM CST.
    
* At 716 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near New Haven, moving northeast at 60 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...
  Washington around 720 PM CST.
  Marthasville and Dutzow around 725 PM CST.
  Augusta around 730 PM CST.
  New Melle and Defiance around 735 PM CST.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wentzville, Lake St. Louis, O'Fallon and Dardenne Prairie.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 200 and 216.
 
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 3838 9126 3873 9122 3900 9069 3856 9074
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 242DEG 54KT 3854 9117 

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

$$

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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, 6:27 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway34 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, 7:30 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.