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Tornado Warning 30, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2023, 3:39 PM CDT for Adams County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 6, 2023, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2023, 4:13 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Adams County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:47 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 S Paloma, IL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
203
WFUS53 KLSX 062039
TORLSX
ILC001-062130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0030.230806T2039Z-230806T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
339 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Adams County in west central Illinois...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 338 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Camp Point, moving east at 25 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...
Camp Point around 345 PM CDT.
Golden around 350 PM CDT.
Clayton around 355 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 4000 9120 4009 9120 4015 9092 3995 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 260DEG 20KT 4005 9115
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Carney2 follow-up statements
943
WWUS53 KLSX 062052
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
352 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
ILC001-062130-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-230806T2130Z/
Adams IL-
352 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY...
At 352 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Camp Point, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Camp Point around 355 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Clayton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 9118 4008 9116 4015 9092 3995 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 267DEG 17KT 4004 9108
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Carney750
WWUS53 KLSX 062113
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
413 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
ILC001-062123-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-230806T2130Z/
Adams IL-
413 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAMS 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. However, heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for west central
Illinois.
LAT...LON 4000 9118 4008 9116 4015 9092 3995 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 260DEG 20KT 4006 9092
$$
CarneyThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Brown | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 4:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Adams, Brown | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Brown | 13 min |
| Aug 6, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 57 min |
| Aug 6, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 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.