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Tornado Warning 2, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2022, 4:16 PM CDT for Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 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
- May 19, 2022, 4:16 PM CDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2022, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Reynolds County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 1924 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLSX 192116
TORLSX
MOC179-192200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0002.220519T2116Z-220519T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
416 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 415 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Eminence, moving east at 50 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Ellington and Garwood.
This also includes Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
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 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3714 9102
3714 9103 3717 9103 3716 9107 3718 9107
3718 9109 3720 9109 3720 9113 3725 9112
3726 9116 3727 9095 3727 9074 3717 9074
3717 9075 3714 9076 3714 9078 3705 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 269DEG 28KT 3713 9140
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Maples2 follow-up statements
840
WWUS53 KLSX 192143
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
443 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022
MOC179-192200-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220519T2200Z/
Reynolds MO-
443 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY...
At 441 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 20 miles east of Eminence, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Ellington and Garwood.
This also includes Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3714 9102
3714 9103 3717 9103 3716 9107 3718 9107
3718 9109 3720 9109 3720 9113 3725 9112
3726 9116 3727 9095 3727 9074 3717 9074
3717 9075 3714 9076 3714 9078 3705 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 269DEG 28KT 3713 9117
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Maples222
WWUS53 KLSX 192202
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
502 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022
MOC179-192211-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220519T2200Z/
Reynolds MO-
502 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail remains likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3714 9102
3714 9103 3717 9103 3716 9107 3718 9107
3718 9109 3720 9109 3720 9113 3725 9112
3726 9116 3727 9095 3727 9074 3717 9074
3717 9075 3714 9076 3714 9078 3705 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 269DEG 28KT 3713 9100
$$
MaplesThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 9:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Osage | 30 min |
| May 19, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade | 38 min |
| May 19, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren | 45 min |
| May 19, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 38 min |
| May 19, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 38 min |
| May 19, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 41 min |
| May 19, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 54 min |
| May 19, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 50 min |
| May 19, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 34 min |
| May 19, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Washington | 41 min |
| May 19, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin | 36 min |
| May 19, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, City of Saint Louis | 52 min |
| May 19, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 35 min |
| May 19, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 11 min |
| May 19, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 39 min |
| May 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 29 min |
| May 19, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 26 min |
| May 19, 5:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| May 19, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 44 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.