Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2024
Tornado Warning 8, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 14, 2024, 4:01 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 min. 5 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
- Mar 14, 2024, 4:01 PM CDT (21:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2024, 4:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Jefferson County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 4:06 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nw Hillsboro, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| Mar 14, 4:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 W Hillsboro, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| Mar 14, 4:19 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ne Pevely, MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| Mar 14, 4:26 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Herculaneum, MO | |
| Mar 14, 4:34 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Herculaneum, MO | Delayed report. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 265 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
- 461 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLSX 142101
TORLSX
MOC099-142145-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0008.240314T2101Z-240314T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
401 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Jefferson County in east central Missouri...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 401 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Hillsboro, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
Hillsboro around 405 PM CDT.
Horine around 410 PM CDT.
Festus, Pevely, Crystal City, and Herculaneum around 415 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Barnhart and Imperial.
This also includes Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site and Gov.
Dunklin's Grave Historic Site.
This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 174 and 187.
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 3818 9066 3828 9068 3838 9035 3834 9037
3828 9037 3822 9036 3819 9034 3817 9030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 249DEG 24KT 3822 9059
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Glass3 follow-up statements
448
WWUS53 KLSX 142111
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
411 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
MOC099-142145-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240314T2145Z/
Jefferson MO-
411 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
JEFFERSON COUNTY...
At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hillsboro, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail. Spotters reported quarter
size hail in Hillsboro.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Festus, Crystal City, Herculaneum, and Horine around 415 PM CDT.
Pevely around 420 PM CDT.
This also includes Gov. Dunklin's Grave Historic Site.
This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 174 and 180.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3818 9055 3827 9055 3834 9037 3828 9037
3822 9036 3819 9034 3817 9030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 258DEG 24KT 3820 9050
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Glass884
WWUS53 KLSX 142118
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
418 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
MOC099-142145-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240314T2145Z/
Jefferson MO-
418 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY...
At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Festus, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
Pevely and Herculaneum around 425 PM CDT.
This also includes Gov. Dunklin's Grave Historic Site.
This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 174 and 180.
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 3819 9046 3828 9046 3834 9037 3828 9037
3822 9036 3819 9034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 248DEG 26KT 3823 9040
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Glass714
WWUS53 KLSX 142128
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
428 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
MOC099-142138-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240314T2145Z/
Jefferson MO-
428 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Illinois...and east central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3819 9046 3828 9046 3834 9037 3828 9037
3822 9036 3819 9034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 249DEG 24KT 3825 9032
$$
GlassThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole | 21 min |
| Mar 13, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Shelby | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 7:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 7:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 22 min |
| Mar 14, 7:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 7:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 43 min |
| Mar 14, 8:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Monroe | 67 min |
| Mar 14, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Washington | 40 min |
| Mar 14, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Pike, Ralls | 46 min |
| Mar 14, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Moniteau | 56 min |
| Mar 14, 3:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Warren | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Montgomery | 43 min |
| Mar 14, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 39 min |
| Mar 14, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 63 min |
| Mar 14, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway | 53 min |
| Mar 14, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 37 min |
| Mar 14, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Warren | 34 min |
| Mar 14, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 54 min |
| Mar 14, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | City of Saint Louis | 65 min |
| Mar 14, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 25 min |
| Mar 14, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 25 min |
| Mar 14, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 43 min |
| Mar 14, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 78 min |
| Mar 14, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | City of Saint Louis | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Warren | 44 min |
| Mar 14, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 30 min |
| Mar 14, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 21 min |
| Mar 14, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Madison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 57 min |
| Mar 14, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 27 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.