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Tornado Warning 6, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 19, 2022Bond County, Clinton County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2022, 6:07 PM CDT for Bond County, Clinton County, Illinois. It was in force for 38 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, 6:07 PM CDT (23:07 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2022, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 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
May 19, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 12:00Z on 2022-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2022-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1850 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

540 
WFUS53 KLSX 192307
TORLSX
ILC005-027-192345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0006.220519T2307Z-220519T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
607 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Clinton County in south central Illinois...
  Bond County in south central Illinois...

* Until 645 PM CDT.
    
* At 607 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Jamestown, moving northeast 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Beaver Creek around 610 PM CDT.
  Greenville around 620 PM CDT.
  Mulberry Grove and Woburn around 625 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 36 and 52.
 
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 3899 8926 3887 8926 3865 8939 3874 8960
      3882 8960 3903 8947 3903 8925 3900 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 206DEG 46KT 3876 8947 

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

$$

Maples
2 follow-up statements
659 
WWUS53 KLSX 192322
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
622 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

ILC027-192330-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-220519T2345Z/
Clinton IL-
622 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 3899 8926 3887 8926 3879 8931 3886 8957
      3903 8947 3903 8925 3900 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 206DEG 46KT 3892 8937 

$$

ILC005-192345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-220519T2345Z/
Bond IL-
622 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR BOND
COUNTY...
    
At 620 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located over Greenville, moving northeast at 55 mph. This storm 
has a history of producing a radar indicated tornado debris 
signature.

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
Bond County, including the following locations... Smithboro, Pleasant
Mound, Dudleyville and Donnellson.

This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 41 and 52.
 
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 3899 8926 3887 8926 3879 8931 3886 8957
      3903 8947 3903 8925 3900 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 206DEG 46KT 3892 8937 

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

$$

Maples
357 
WWUS53 KLSX 192339
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
639 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

ILC005-192349-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-220519T2345Z/
Bond IL-
639 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BOND COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT...
        
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 CDT for south central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 3899 8926 3887 8926 3879 8931 3886 8957
      3903 8947 3903 8925 3900 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 206DEG 46KT 3911 8925 

$$

Maples

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 11:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Jersey, Madison38 min
May 19, 11:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison, Monroe, Saint Clair38 min
May 19, 1:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery42 min
May 19, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair52 min
May 19, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Randolph, Saint Clair39 min
May 19, 5:16 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMadison, Saint Clair29 min
May 19, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXJersey, Madison26 min
May 19, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXClinton, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington63 min
May 19, 5:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXMonroe, Saint Clair3 hr
May 19, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Macoupin, Madison44 min
May 19, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Marion53 min
May 19, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery26 min
May 19, 6:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXBond, Clinton3 hr
May 19, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery24 min
May 19, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion31 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.