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Tornado Warning 60, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 11:02 PM CST for Fayette County, Illinois. It was in force for 29 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, 11:02 PM CST (05:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2021, 11:31 PM CST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Fayette County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
286
WFUS53 KLSX 110502
TORLSX
ILC051-110545-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0060.211211T0502Z-211211T0545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1102 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Fayette County in south central Illinois...
* Until 1145 PM CST.
* At 1101 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Mulberry Grove, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Vandalia and Shobonier around 1110 PM CST.
Brownstown around 1115 PM CST.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include St.
Elmo.
This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 61 and 76.
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 3880 8926 3899 8926 3903 8925 3919 8881
3891 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 250DEG 57KT 3890 8924
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BSH2 follow-up statements
290
WWUS53 KLSX 110517
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1117 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
ILC051-110545-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-211211T0545Z/
Fayette IL-
1117 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 1117 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Brownstown, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Fayette County, including the following locations... Avena
and St. James.
This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 63 and 76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3892 8909 3908 8911 3919 8881 3892 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 250DEG 57KT 3899 8892
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BSH414
WWUS53 KLSX 110531
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1131 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
ILC051-110541-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-211211T0545Z/
Fayette IL-
1131 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY 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 500 AM CST for south central
Illinois.
LAT...LON 3892 8909 3908 8911 3919 8881 3892 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 250DEG 57KT 3907 8865
$$
BSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 6:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 7:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 49 min |
| Dec 10, 7:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 14 min |
| Dec 10, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 45 min |
| Dec 10, 7:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey | 40 min |
| Dec 10, 7:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 21 min |
| Dec 10, 8:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 8:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison | 42 min |
| Dec 10, 8:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Madison | 17 min |
| Dec 10, 8:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Dec 10, 8:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 9:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 9:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Madison | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 10:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 25 min |
| Dec 10, 10:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 57 min |
| Dec 10, 10:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair | 41 min |
| Dec 10, 10:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 49 min |
| Dec 10, 10:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Saint Clair, Washington | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 11:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Washington | 50 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.