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Tornado Warning 47, NWS St. Louis, MO

December 10, 2021Pike County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 7:16 PM CST for Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 14 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
Dec 10, 2021, 7:16 PM CST (01:16 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2021, 7:30 PM CST
In force
14 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Pike County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 116 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 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 179 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.

183 
WFUS53 KLSX 110116 RRA
TORLSX
ILC149-110130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0047.211211T0116Z-211211T0130Z/

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...
  Northeastern Pike County in west central Illinois...

* Until 730 PM CST.
    
* At 716 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Griggsville, moving northeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Pike County in west central Illinois, including the
  following locations... Perry, Detroit, Chambersburg, Valley City
  and Florence.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3983 9057 3979 9060 3976 9061 3971 9065
      3969 9065 3964 9061 3963 9061 3960 9074
      3976 9080 3984 9066 3984 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 238DEG 49KT 3969 9071 

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

$$

Glass
1 follow-up statement
277 
WWUS53 KLSX 110129
SVSLSX

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

ILC149-110139-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-211211T0130Z/
Pike IL-
729 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for west central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 3983 9057 3979 9060 3976 9061 3971 9065
      3969 9065 3964 9061 3963 9061 3960 9074
      3976 9080 3984 9066 3984 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 238DEG 49KT 3977 9054 

$$

Glass

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 6:42 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXPike48 min
Dec 10, 7:11 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXPike49 min
Dec 10, 7:30 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey45 min
Dec 10, 7:35 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLSXCalhoun, Jersey40 min
Dec 10, 7:36 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXPike21 min
Dec 10, 8:06 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLSXJersey, Macoupin, Madison39 min
Dec 10, 8:33 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatLSXBond, Madison42 min
Dec 10, 8:37 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMacoupin, Madison17 min
Dec 10, 8:44 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLSXFayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery46 min
Dec 10, 8:56 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery34 min
Dec 10, 9:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun38 min
Dec 10, 9:39 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMacoupin, Madison51 min
Dec 10, 10:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison, Saint Clair25 min
Dec 10, 10:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery57 min
Dec 10, 10:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Randolph, Saint Clair41 min
Dec 10, 10:26 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery49 min
Dec 10, 10:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXClinton, Saint Clair, Washington39 min
Dec 10, 11:02 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXFayette29 min
Dec 10, 11:10 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXClinton, Marion, Washington50 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.