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Tornado Warning 75, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 29, 2024, 8:52 PM CDT for Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 38 min. 4 reports 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
- Jul 29, 2024, 8:52 PM CDT (01:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2024, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 9:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Patoka, IL | Minor tree limb damage reported. |
| Jul 29, 9:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 S Alma, IL | home anemometer. |
| Jul 29, 9:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Odin, IL | small tree limbs snapped. time estimated from radar. |
| Jul 29, 9:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Selmaville, IL | Business lost its roof on west side of town at intersection of US 50 and Selmaville Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted.
105
WFUS53 KLSX 300152
TORLSX
ILC051-121-300230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0075.240730T0152Z-240730T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
852 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Marion County in south central Illinois...
South central Fayette County in south central Illinois...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 852 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Shobonier, moving southeast at 20 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Patoka around 855 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Salem.
This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 127.
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 3882 8915 3888 8901 3869 8880 3857 8912
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 327DEG 19KT 3881 8906
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Pfahler2 follow-up statements
055
WWUS53 KLSX 300206
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
906 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024
ILC051-300216-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-240730T0230Z/
Fayette IL-
906 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
south central Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 8904 3876 8910 3883 8898 3882 8895
3869 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 336DEG 23KT 3873 8901
$$
ILC121-300230-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-240730T0230Z/
Marion IL-
906 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY...
At 906 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Patoka, moving southeast at 25 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.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Salem around 910 PM CDT.
This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 127.
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 3860 8904 3876 8910 3883 8898 3882 8895
3869 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 336DEG 23KT 3873 8901
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Pfahler136
WWUS53 KLSX 300221
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
921 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024
ILC121-300231-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-240730T0230Z/
Marion IL-
921 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
930 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
south central Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 8904 3876 8910 3883 8898 3882 8895
3869 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 327DEG 19KT 3867 8896
$$
PfahlerThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette, Montgomery | 49 min |
| Jul 29, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette | 51 min |
| Jul 29, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison | 49 min |
| Jul 29, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond | 32 min |
| Jul 29, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion | 61 min |
| Jul 29, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison | 59 min |
| Jul 29, 9:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 10:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison | 57 min |
| Jul 29, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Washington | 42 min |
| Jul 29, 10:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 11:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Madison | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 11:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Clinton, Saint Clair, Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 6:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 40 min |
| Jul 30, 6:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Clinton | 7 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 55 min |
| Jul 30, 4:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Fayette, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 16 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.