Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 24, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 24, 2021, 7:48 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 27 min. 2 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
- Oct 24, 2021, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 8:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ssw Libertyville, MO | HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON OLD FREDERICKTOWN RD; INJURIES UNKNOWN. |
| Oct 24, 8:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Farmington, MO | FOUR HOUSES DESTROYED NEAR POSSUM HOLLOW RD AND OLD FREDERICKTOWN RD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Oct 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 1534 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 12.3
The text
As transmitted.
199
WFUS53 KLSX 250048
TORLSX
MOC093-123-179-187-250115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0024.211025T0048Z-211025T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
748 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Iron County in southeastern Missouri...
Northeastern Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...
Northwestern Madison County in southeastern Missouri...
Southwestern St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 748 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Belleview, moving northeast at 60
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...
Belleview around 755 PM CDT.
Ironton, Pilot Knob, Arcadia and Iron Mountain around 800 PM CDT.
Bismarck, Iron Mountain Lake and Roselle around 805 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Park Hills, Farmington and Knob Lick.
This also includes St. Joe State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park,
Fort Davidson Historic Site, Elephant Rocks State Park, Taum Sauk
Mountain State Park, and Missouri Mines Historic Site.
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 3745 9085 3761 9096 3774 9072 3773 9065
3773 9064 3778 9064 3788 9046 3770 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 239DEG 51KT 3758 9083
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Glass1 follow-up statement
907
WWUS53 KLSX 250057
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
757 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
MOC179-250107-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-211025T0115Z/
Reynolds MO-
757 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern
Missouri. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
southeastern Missouri.
LAT...LON 3760 9077 3760 9080 3763 9080 3770 9067
3772 9062 3777 9057 3785 9043 3770 9024
3748 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 243DEG 48KT 3760 9069
$$
MOC093-123-187-250115-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-211025T0115Z/
Iron MO-Madison MO-St. Francois MO-
757 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN IRON...NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND SOUTHWESTERN ST.
FRANCOIS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
At 757 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ironton, moving northeast at 55 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...
Ironton, Pilot Knob and Arcadia around 800 PM CDT.
Iron Mountain Lake, Roselle and Iron Mountain around 805 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Farmington, Park Hills and Knob Lick.
This also includes St. Joe State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site,
and Elephant Rocks State Park.
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 3760 9077 3760 9080 3763 9080 3770 9067
3772 9062 3777 9057 3785 9043 3770 9024
3748 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 243DEG 48KT 3760 9069
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
GlassThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 34 min |
| Oct 24, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren | 42 min |
| Oct 24, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 39 min |
| Oct 24, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren | 38 min |
| Oct 24, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Iron, Washington | 31 min |
| Oct 24, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 38 min |
| Oct 24, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 51 min |
| Oct 24, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 42 min |
| Oct 24, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 40 min |
| Oct 24, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds | 50 min |
| Oct 24, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds | 52 min |
| Oct 24, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 41 min |
| Oct 24, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Francois | 27 min |
| Oct 24, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 54 min |
| Oct 24, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison | 49 min |
| Oct 24, 9:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison | 4 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 36 min |
| Oct 24, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 38 min |
| Oct 24, 10:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Madison | 4 hr |
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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.