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Tornado Warning 37, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 18, 2024Macoupin County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 18, 2024, 5:59 PM CDT for Macoupin County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 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: Apr 18, 2024, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired: Apr 18, 2024, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Macoupin County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 18, 6:04 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	2 S Benld, IL	Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

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
Apr 18, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 269 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

948 
WFUS53 KLSX 182259
TORLSX
ILC117-182330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0037.240418T2259Z-240418T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
559 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 559 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Carlinville, moving east at 35 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...
  Carlinville around 605 PM CDT.

This also includes Beaver Dam State Park.
 
This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois near exit 44.
 
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 3902 9007 3917 8999 3926 9003 3931 8970
      3907 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 266DEG 30KT 3921 8992 

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

$$

Pfahler

2 follow-up statements

494 
WWUS53 KLSX 182315
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
615 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

ILC117-182330-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-240418T2330Z/
Macoupin IL-
615 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY...

At 615 PM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located along a
line extending from Girard to near Wilsonville, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
  Gillespie, Mount Olive, Benld, Wilsonville, Sawyerville, Mount 
  Clare, East Gillespie and Eagarville.

This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois near exit 44.
 
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 3903 8997 3918 8986 3929 8983 3931 8970
      3907 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 262DEG 27KT 3943 8976 3903 8987 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Pfahler

259 
WWUS53 KLSX 182325
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
625 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

ILC117-182335-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-240418T2330Z/
Macoupin IL-
625 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 630 PM CDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
south central and southwestern Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3903 8997 3918 8986 3929 8983 3931 8970
      3907 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 266DEG 30KT 3944 8966 3904 8977 

$$

Pfahler

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 18, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Pike	52 min
Apr 18, 3:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Pike	26 min
Apr 18, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LSX	Greene	57 min
Apr 18, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LSX	Calhoun	44 min
Apr 18, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene	50 min
Apr 18, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun	50 min
Apr 18, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Macoupin	58 min
Apr 18, 4:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Calhoun	42 min
Apr 18, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Greene, Jersey	38 min
Apr 18, 5:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LSX	Greene, Macoupin	29 min
Apr 18, 5:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Greene, Jersey	23 min
Apr 18, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jersey, Madison	27 min
Apr 18, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Madison, Saint Clair	65 min
Apr 18, 5:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Macoupin	34 min
Apr 18, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Greene, Jersey, Macoupin	60 min
Apr 18, 5:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Greene, Jersey, Macoupin	26 min
Apr 18, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LSX	Monroe	53 min
Apr 18, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair	66 min
Apr 18, 5:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Macoupin, Montgomery	45 min
Apr 18, 5:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Madison	45 min
Apr 18, 5:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Monroe, Saint Clair	41 min
Apr 18, 5:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Greene, Macoupin	2 hr
Apr 18, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Macoupin, Madison	49 min
Apr 18, 6:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair, Washington	65 min
Apr 18, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington	77 min
Apr 18, 6:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Montgomery	46 min
Apr 18, 6:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Monroe, Randolph	41 min
Apr 18, 6:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Fayette	49 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.