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Tornado Warning 23, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 1, 2023Franklin County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2023, 11:35 PM CDT for Franklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 10 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
Jul 1, 2023, 11:35 PM CDT (04:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2023, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
10 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Franklin County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:36 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 283 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 2023-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 944 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 2023-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
944 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
893 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.9

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The text

As transmitted.

641 
WFUS53 KLSX 020435
TORLSX
MOC071-020500-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0023.230702T0435Z-230702T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1135 PM CDT Sat Jul 1 2023

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Franklin County in east central Missouri...

* Until midnight CDT.
    
* At 1135 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Beaufort, moving east at 45 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...
  Washington and Union around 1140 PM CDT.

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 3845 9117 3852 9119 3855 9097 3845 9095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 273DEG 38KT 3849 9111 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

KD
1 follow-up statement
362 
WWUS53 KLSX 020445
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1145 PM CDT Sat Jul 1 2023

MOC071-020455-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-230702T0500Z/
Franklin MO-
1145 PM CDT Sat Jul 1 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN 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.

LAT...LON 3845 9117 3852 9119 3855 9097 3845 9095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 273DEG 38KT 3848 9097 

$$

KD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Osage32 min
Jul 1, 11:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Warren29 min
Jul 1, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis36 min
Jul 2, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis32 min

Nearby

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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.