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Tornado Warning 8, NWS St. Louis, MO
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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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 6:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 48 | 1 Nw Salem, IL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 1 NW SALEM. SALEM AIRPORT. |
| May 19, 6:34 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 1 Nw Salem, IL | SALEM 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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
$$
Maples2 follow-up statements
607
WWUS53 KLSX 192351
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
651 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022
ILC121-200015-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-220520T0015Z/
Marion IL-
651 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...
At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Salem, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Omega and Stephen Forbes Station.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3864 8881 3881 8886 3883 8883 3882 8870
3867 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 270DEG 47KT 3863 8887
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Maples549
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
$$
MaplesThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison | 38 min |
| May 19, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 38 min |
| May 19, 1:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 42 min |
| May 19, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 52 min |
| May 19, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair | 39 min |
| May 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 29 min |
| May 19, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey, Madison | 26 min |
| May 19, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 63 min |
| May 19, 5:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 3 hr |
| May 19, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison | 44 min |
| May 19, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 38 min |
| May 19, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Marion | 53 min |
| May 19, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 26 min |
| May 19, 6:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 3 hr |
| May 19, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 24 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.