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Tornado Warning 29, NWS St. Louis, MO

August 6, 2023Brown County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2023, 3:27 PM CDT for Brown County, Illinois. It was in force for 48 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, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2023, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Brown County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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
Aug 6, 3:16 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2023-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -98 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
749 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

569 
WFUS53 KLSX 062027
TORLSX
ILC009-062115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0029.230806T2027Z-230806T2115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Brown County in west central Illinois...

* Until 415 PM CDT.
    
* At 327 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Mount Sterling, moving east at 20 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Brown County, including the following locations... La
  Grange, Coopertown, and Ripley.

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 4005 9068 4005 9066 4003 9065 4002 9063
      4003 9061 4001 9062 4000 9060 3998 9060
      3999 9051 3997 9051 3995 9053 3991 9055
      3993 9071 4004 9075 4006 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 277DEG 16KT 3998 9076 

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

$$

Carney
2 follow-up statements
754 
WWUS53 KLSX 062057
SVSLSX

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

ILC009-062115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-230806T2115Z/
Brown IL-
357 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY...
    
At 357 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles east of Mount Sterling, moving east at 20 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...
La Grange and Coopertown. 

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 4002 9063 4001 9062 4000 9060 3998 9060
      3999 9051 3997 9051 3995 9053 3991 9055
      3995 9069 3998 9069
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 277DEG 18KT 3997 9061 

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

$$

Carney
386 
WWUS53 KLSX 062115
SVSLSX

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

ILC009-062125-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-230806T2115Z/
Brown IL-
415 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for west central
Illinois.

LAT...LON 4002 9063 4001 9062 4000 9060 3998 9060
      3999 9051 3997 9051 3995 9053 3991 9055
      3995 9069 3998 9069
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 277DEG 16KT 3996 9051 

$$

Carney

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 2:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAdams, Brown63 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.