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NWUS53 KLSX 060307  
LSRLSX  
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
1006 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008  
   
.TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
 
   
.DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE.
 
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0232 PM HAIL 5 WSW PALMYRA 39.77N 91.61W  
08/05/2008 E0.88 INCH MARION MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0250 PM HAIL PALMYRA 39.80N 91.52W  
08/05/2008 E1.75 INCH MARION MO LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
ON SOUTH SIDE OF PALYMRA...TIME APPROXIMATED  
 
0312 PM HAIL HANNIBAL 39.71N 91.38W  
08/05/2008 E0.75 INCH MARION MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
ONE QUARTER MILE EAST OF THE HANNIBAL AIRPORT  
 
0402 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 S PARIS 39.42N 92.00W  
08/05/2008 MONROE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS  
IN AREA.  
 
0405 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 S PARIS 39.42N 92.00W  
08/05/2008 MONROE MO EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
COUNTY DEPUTIES REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR THE  
INTERSECTION OF HWYS 15 AND D  
 
0440 PM TSTM WND GST 7 SSE LOUISIANA 39.35N 91.01W  
08/05/2008 E50 MPH PIKE MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0450 PM TSTM WND GST BOWLING GREEN 39.34N 91.20W  
08/05/2008 E50 MPH PIKE MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0450 PM HAIL BOWLING GREEN 39.34N 91.20W  
08/05/2008 E0.25 INCH PIKE MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0510 PM HAIL 2 E WHITESIDE 39.18N 90.98W  
08/05/2008 E0.75 INCH LINCOLN MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0515 PM HEAVY RAIN PAYSON 39.82N 91.24W  
08/05/2008 M1.50 INCH ADAMS IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES.  
 
0515 PM HEAVY RAIN BOWLING GREEN 39.34N 91.20W  
08/05/2008 M1.65 INCH PIKE MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
THE RAIN FELL IN A 35 MINUTE PERIOD.  
 
0520 PM HAIL 6 S CLARKSVILLE 39.28N 90.91W  
08/05/2008 E0.50 INCH PIKE MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
ESTIMATED 50 MPH WINDS WITH GUST FRONT  
 
0525 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SW ELSBERRY 39.15N 90.82W  
08/05/2008 E60 MPH LINCOLN MO PUBLIC  
 
AT LEAST 60 MPH...BLEW OVER FLAG POLE AND KNOCKED A MAN  
TO THE GROUND  
 
0525 PM HAIL 2 SW ELSBERRY 39.15N 90.82W  
08/05/2008 E0.75 INCH LINCOLN MO PUBLIC  
 
AT LEAST 60 MPH...BLEW OVER FLAG POLE AND KNOCKED A MAN  
TO THE GROUND  
 
0543 PM HAIL 11 NW POTOSI 38.05N 90.93W  
08/05/2008 M0.88 INCH WASHINGTON MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0548 PM TSTM WND GST BETHALTO 38.90N 90.05W  
08/05/2008 E60 MPH MADISON IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0550 PM HAIL 5 NNE OLD MINES 38.08N 90.73W  
08/05/2008 E0.88 INCH WASHINGTON MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG WINFIELD 39.00N 90.74W  
08/05/2008 LINCOLN MO AMATEUR RADIO  
 
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT WINFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL...2 X 4S  
AND PLYWOOD BLOWN ONTO ELM ST...THREE FOURTHS OF THE  
ROOF HAS BEEN REMOVED  
 
0555 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NE OLD MINES 38.06N 90.71W  
08/05/2008 E60 MPH WASHINGTON MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
PEA SIZE HAIL  
 
0610 PM HAIL 2 ENE ROCKY RIDGE 37.94N 90.21W  
08/05/2008 E1.00 INCH STE. GENEVIEVE MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0610 PM TSTM WND GST BATCHTOWN 39.03N 90.65W  
08/05/2008 E50 MPH CALHOUN IL PUBLIC  
 
0610 PM HAIL BATCHTOWN 39.03N 90.65W  
08/05/2008 E0.88 INCH CALHOUN IL PUBLIC  
 
0620 PM TSTM WND GST JERSEYVILLE 39.12N 90.33W  
08/05/2008 E70 MPH JERSEY IL LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
STATE POLICE RELAY REPORT OF 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS WITH  
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN  
 
0627 PM TSTM WND GST GODFREY 38.97N 90.19W  
08/05/2008 M58 MPH MADISON IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
0630 PM TSTM WND GST OLYMPIAN VILLAGE 38.13N 90.46W  
08/05/2008 E60 MPH JEFFERSON MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0634 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S SHIPMAN 39.09N 90.05W  
08/05/2008 M59 MPH MACOUPIN IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
0637 PM TSTM WND GST BRIGHTON 39.04N 90.14W  
08/05/2008 M57 MPH MACOUPIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
MANY LIMBS DOWN FROM 2 S BRIGHTON TO 2 NNW...2 LARGE  
TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN AT RESIDNECE 2 NNW OF  
BRIGHTON.  
 
0639 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S SHIPMAN 39.09N 90.05W  
08/05/2008 E65 MPH MACOUPIN IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
0640 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W BUNKER HILL 39.04N 89.99W  
08/05/2008 E70 MPH MACOUPIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
AT LEAST 70 MPH  
 
0642 PM TSTM WND GST SHIPMAN 39.12N 90.05W  
08/05/2008 M71 MPH MACOUPIN IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
0643 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W BRIGHTON 39.04N 90.16W  
08/05/2008 JERSEY IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
4" LIMBS DOWN AND ALUMINUM SIDING BLOWN OF HOUSE  
 
0644 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N BRIGHTON 39.10N 90.14W  
08/05/2008 MACOUPIN IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOFS...3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE  
UPROOTED AND DAMAGED 2 HOMES  
 
0658 PM TSTM WND DMG BRIGHTON 39.04N 90.14W  
08/05/2008 MACOUPIN IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
12" DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN INTO ROAD CAUSING A  
VEHICLE ACCIDENT  
 
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S SHIPMAN 39.09N 90.05W  
08/05/2008 MACOUPIN IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
BARN DOOR BLOWN OFF WITH 2 TO 3 INCH LIMBS DOWN  
 
0700 PM TORNADO MOUNT OLIVE 39.07N 89.73W  
08/05/2008 MACOUPIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
POSSIBLE TORNADO...LOT OF DEBRIS...CANOE STUCK INTO THE  
GROUND  
 
0705 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W RUMA 38.13N 90.02W  
08/05/2008 E70 MPH RANDOLPH IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
2ND STORY OF A HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION WAS BLOWN DOWN  
 
0706 PM TSTM WND GST LITCHFIELD 39.18N 89.66W  
08/05/2008 E60 MPH MONTGOMERY IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
2" LIMBS DOWN  
 
0706 PM TSTM WND DMG HILLSBORO 39.16N 89.48W  
08/05/2008 MONTGOMERY IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
POWER LINES DOWNED...3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE AND HAM RADIO  
TOWER DOWNED BY HIGH WINDS  
 
0708 PM TSTM WND GST LITCHFIELD 39.18N 89.66W  
08/05/2008 M70 MPH MONTGOMERY IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0710 PM TSTM WND GST WALSHVILLE 39.07N 89.62W  
08/05/2008 E60 MPH MONTGOMERY IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
SEVERAL POWER POLES SNAPPED AT 6 FEET OFF THE GROUND  
 
0712 PM TSTM WND GST RUMA 38.13N 90.00W  
08/05/2008 E60 MPH RANDOLPH IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
ROOF BLOWN OFF OF PARTIALLY BUILT NEW HOME.  
 
0713 PM TSTM WND DMG HIGHLAND 38.74N 89.68W  
08/05/2008 MADISON IL PUBLIC  
 
LARGE BROKEN LIMB  
 
0714 PM TSTM WND DMG STAUNTON 39.01N 89.79W  
08/05/2008 MACOUPIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
TREES DOWNED...POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. NO SPECIFIC  
INFORMATION AS OF YET.  
 
0720 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SW WATERLOO 38.29N 90.21W  
08/05/2008 E50 MPH MONROE IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
PEA SIZE HAIL  
 
0720 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENVILLE 38.89N 89.40W  
08/05/2008 BOND IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
RELAYED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT...MANY STREETS BLOCKED BY  
DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS  
 
0720 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERLOO 38.33N 90.16W  
08/05/2008 MONROE IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
POWER LINES DOWNED...AND LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN AND FELL  
THROUGH A ROOF ON A HOUSE  
 
0724 PM HAIL DUTZOW 38.61N 90.99W  
08/05/2008 E0.50 INCH WARREN MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0725 PM TSTM WND DMG WOBURN 38.96N 89.35W  
08/05/2008 BOND IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN FROM JUST SOUTH OF WOBURN TO VAN  
BURENSBURG IN SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY  
 
0730 PM TSTM WND GST WATERLOO 38.33N 90.16W  
08/05/2008 E50 MPH MONROE IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
2 TO 3 INCH LIMBS DOWN  
 
0730 PM HAIL WATERLOO 38.33N 90.16W  
08/05/2008 E0.70 INCH MONROE IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
2 TO 3 INCH LIMBS DOWN  
 
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N MULBERRY GROVE 38.94N 89.27W  
08/05/2008 BOND IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
POWER LINES DOWN  
 
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG POCAHONTAS 38.82N 89.54W  
08/05/2008 BOND IL AMATEUR RADIO  
 
3 TO 5 INCH LIMBS DOWN...JACKKNIFED SEMI ON I 64  
BETWEEN POCAHONTAS AND HIGHLAND  
 
0735 PM HEAVY RAIN BLOOMSDALE 38.01N 90.22W  
08/05/2008 M2.10 INCH STE. GENEVIEVE MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
POWER OUTAGE REPORTED DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND TREE  
LIMBS OF UNKNOWN SIZE. THE RAIN FELL IN A 45 MINUTE  
PERIOD.  
 
0739 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N BRIGHTON 39.08N 90.14W  
08/05/2008 MACOUPIN IL EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ALONG THE MACCOUPIN JERSEY  
COUNTY LINE AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF MACCOUPIN  
COUNTY. DAMAGE INCLUDES A TREE ON A HOUSE...NUMEROUS  
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE AREA  
 
0740 PM HAIL AVISTON 38.61N 89.61W  
08/05/2008 M0.70 INCH CLINTON IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0740 PM TSTM WND GST LEBANON 38.60N 89.81W  
08/05/2008 E60 MPH ST. CLAIR IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
2 TO 3 INCH LIMBS DOWN  
 
0746 PM HAIL OAKVILLE 38.44N 90.32W  
08/05/2008 M0.88 INCH ST. LOUIS MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
LOCATION NEAR JEFFERSON BARRACKS BRIDGE.  
 
0750 PM HAIL AVISTON 38.61N 89.61W  
08/05/2008 E1.00 INCH CLINTON IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0755 PM TSTM WND DMG GERMANTOWN 38.55N 89.54W  
08/05/2008 CLINTON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. SOME ON TOP OF VEHICLES  
IN TOWN.  
 
0759 PM HAIL AVISTON 38.61N 89.61W  
08/05/2008 E0.88 INCH CLINTON IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
THE CITY OF BREESE IS WITHOUT POWER.  
 
0800 PM FLOOD SPENCERBURG 39.42N 91.39W  
08/05/2008 PIKE MO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS  
 
HWY E EAST OF SPENCERBURG IS CLOSED  
 
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG BARTELSO 38.54N 89.47W  
08/05/2008 CLINTON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN. SOME LIMBS ON  
TOP OR HOMES. SOME VEHICLE DAMAGE.  
 
0805 PM HAIL MEHLVILLE 38.50N 90.32W  
08/05/2008 M0.70 INCH ST. LOUIS MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
AT THE INTERSECTION OF I 255 AND TELEGRAPH RD  
 
0817 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIA 38.46N 90.23W  
08/05/2008 MONROE IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
NUMEROUS BRANCHES BLOWN ONTO ROUTE 3. A SAW HORSE WAS  
BLOWN AT LEAST 20 FEET ONTO ILLINOIS ROUTE 3.  
 
0833 PM TORNADO BROWNSTOWN 39.00N 88.95W  
08/05/2008 FAYETTE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
POSSIBLE TORNADO...JUST WEST OF TOWN MOVING SE...PUBLIC  
REPORT  
 
0835 PM TSTM WND GST CADET 37.99N 90.69W  
08/05/2008 E65 MPH WASHINGTON MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
THE WIND GUST WAS NEAR BLACKWELL MISSOURI.  
 
0903 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE CADET 38.02N 90.65W  
08/05/2008 M3.25 INCH WASHINGTON MO TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
RAINFALL AS OF 9 PM...STILL RAINING  
 

 
 
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LSX0800818 LSX0800816 LSX0800817 LSX0800820 LSX0800819 LSX0800821  
LSX0800822 LSX0800824 LSX0800825 LSX0800823 LSX0800835 LSX0800832  
LSX0800826 LSX0800833 LSX0800827 LSX0800828 LSX0800829 LSX0800830  
LSX0800831 LSX0800836 LSX0800837 LSX0800855 LSX0800838 LSX0800834  
LSX0800840 LSX0800839 LSX0800874 LSX0800841 LSX0800848 LSX0800863  
LSX0800844 LSX0800843 LSX0800875 LSX0800842 LSX0800864 LSX0800849  
LSX0800845 LSX0800846 LSX0800847 LSX0800861 LSX0800876 LSX0800850  
LSX0800865 LSX0800851 LSX0800852 LSX0800866 LSX0800872 LSX0800859  
LSX0800854 LSX0800853 LSX0800868 LSX0800856 LSX0800860 LSX0800877  
LSX0800858 LSX0800869 LSX0800878 LSX0800871 LSX0800862 LSX0800867  
LSX0800870 LSX0800873  
 

 
 
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