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Tornado Warning 28, NWS St. Louis, MO

August 6, 2023Adams County, Brown County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2023, 2:57 PM CDT for Adams County, Brown County, Illinois. It was in force for 63 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
Aug 6, 2023, 2:57 PM CDT (19:57 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2023-08-06Temperature 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2023-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
950 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

129 
WFUS53 KLSX 061957
TORLSX
ILC001-009-062100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0028.230806T1957Z-230806T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
257 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Adams County in west central Illinois...
  Northwestern Brown County in west central Illinois...

* Until 400 PM CDT.
    
* At 257 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Clayton, moving east at 15 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mount Sterling.

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 3991 9070 3992 9101 4002 9102 4011 9084
      4011 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 254DEG 11KT 3998 9094 

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

$$

Carney
1 follow-up statement
679 
WWUS53 KLSX 062014
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
314 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

ILC001-062023-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-230806T2100Z/
Adams IL-
314 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

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

LAT...LON 3993 9071 3996 9092 3998 9092 4001 9091
      4004 9084 4006 9076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 260DEG 11KT 3998 9087 

$$

ILC009-062100-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-230806T2100Z/
Brown IL-
314 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTY...
    
At 313 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Buckhorn, moving east at 15 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...
Mount Sterling and Mound 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 3993 9071 3996 9092 3998 9092 4001 9091
      4004 9084 4006 9076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 260DEG 11KT 3998 9087 

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

$$

Carney

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBrown48 min
Aug 6, 3:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAdams34 min
Aug 6, 4:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXAdams, Brown3 hr
Aug 6, 4:33 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBrown13 min
Aug 6, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Fayette48 min
Aug 6, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFayette39 min
Aug 6, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMontgomery57 min
Aug 6, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFayette24 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.