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Tornado Warning 60, NWS St. Louis, MO

December 10, 2021Fayette County, Illinois

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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.

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.

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

$$

BSH
2 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

$$

BSH
414 
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 

$$

BSH

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, 7:16 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXPike14 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, 11:10 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.