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Tornado Warning 47, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2024, 2:57 AM CDT for Audrain County, Ralls County, Missouri. It was in force for 17 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
- May 7, 2024, 2:57 AM CDT (07:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2024, 3:14 AM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Audrain County, MO, Ralls County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 12:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 267 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1372 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
086
WFUS53 KLSX 070757
TORLSX
MOC007-173-070830-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0047.240507T0757Z-240507T0830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
257 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Ralls County in northeastern Missouri...
Northeastern Audrain County in central Missouri...
* Until 330 AM CDT.
* At 257 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Laddonia, moving northeast at 50 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...
Laddonia and Farber around 300 AM CDT.
Vandalia around 305 AM 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 3956 9148 3926 9143 3917 9168 3928 9179
TIME...MOT...LOC 0757Z 226DEG 43KT 3926 9168
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Carney1 follow-up statement
888 WWUS53 KLSX 070814 SVSLSX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service St Louis MO 314 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 MOC007-173-070824- /O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-240507T0830Z/ Ralls MO-Audrain MO- 314 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RALLS AND NORTHEASTERN AUDRAIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for central and northeastern Missouri. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect. && LAT...LON 3956 9148 3926 9143 3917 9168 3928 9179 TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 226DEG 43KT 3940 9149 $$ Carney
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau | 78 min |
| May 7, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Monroe | 80 min |
| May 7, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox, Shelby | 70 min |
| May 7, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Osage | 60 min |
| May 7, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe | 41 min |
| May 7, 2:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Knox | 14 min |
| May 7, 2:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery | 64 min |
| May 7, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage | 46 min |
| May 7, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike, Warren | 54 min |
| May 7, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 36 min |
| May 7, 3:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 63 min |
| May 7, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin | 49 min |
| May 7, 3:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Washington | 26 min |
| May 7, 4:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 40 min |
| May 7, 4:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 47 min |
| May 7, 4:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Warren | 44 min |
| May 7, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 40 min |
| May 7, 4:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 37 min |
| May 7, 4:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Francois | 42 min |
| May 7, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 47 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.