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Tornado Warning 8, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 19, 2022Marion County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 19, 2022, 6:32 PM CDT for Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2022, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2022, 7:03 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Marion County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 19, 6:34 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 481 Nw Salem, ILCORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 1 NW SALEM. SALEM AIRPORT.
May 19, 6:34 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 481 Nw Salem, ILSALEM AIRPORT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 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

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The text

As transmitted.

695 
WFUS53 KLSX 192332
TORLSX
ILC121-200015-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0008.220519T2332Z-220520T0015Z/

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

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Marion County in south central Illinois...

* Until 715 PM CDT.
    
* At 632 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Centralia, 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Salem around 645 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kinmundy, Omega and Stephen Forbes Station.

This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 116 and 127.
 
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 3851 8901 3875 8910 3883 8883 3882 8870
      3860 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 236DEG 47KT 3853 8912 

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

$$

Maples
2 follow-up statements
607 
WWUS53 KLSX 192351
SVSLSX

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

ILC121-200015-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-220520T0015Z/
Marion IL-
651 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...
    
At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Salem, moving east 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Omega and Stephen Forbes Station.

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 3864 8881 3881 8886 3883 8883 3882 8870
      3867 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 270DEG 47KT 3863 8887 

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

$$

Maples
549 
WWUS53 KLSX 200003
SVSLSX

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

ILC121-200013-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-220520T0015Z/
Marion IL-
703 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3864 8881 3881 8886 3883 8883 3882 8870
      3867 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 236DEG 47KT 3871 8872 

$$

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, 6:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Clinton38 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

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.