Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 30, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 24, 2021, 8:48 PM CDT for Madison County, Saint Francois County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 min. 3 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, 8:48 PM CDT (01:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Madison County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 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, 8:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | Fredericktown, MO | BLACK RIVER ELECTRIC DAMAGED AS WELL AS A STORAGE BUILDING AND LOCAL FIRE STATION IN TOWN. |
| Oct 24, 8:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | Fredericktown, MO | TWITTER VIDEO OF DESTROYED CAMPER ON ROAD. |
| Oct 24, 8:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | Junction City, MO | NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED/SNAPPED AND POWER POLES SNAPPED. SEVERAL METAL ROOFS LIFTED OFF OF HOUSES. |
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, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 312 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
- 1375 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1184 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 10.9
The text
As transmitted.
043
WFUS53 KLSX 250148
TORLSX
MOC123-187-250215-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0030.211025T0148Z-211025T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
848 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Madison County in southeastern Missouri...
Southeastern St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 847 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
was located near Fredericktown, moving northeast at 40 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.
* The tornado will be near...
Fredericktown and Cobalt around 855 PM CDT.
Junction City around 900 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3758 9050 3770 9024 3767 9020 3770 9015
3767 9011 3764 9015 3757 9014 3747 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 246DEG 34KT 3755 9041
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Glass2 follow-up statements
133
WWUS53 KLSX 250156
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
856 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
MOC123-187-250215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-211025T0215Z/
Madison MO-St. Francois MO-
856 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN
MISSOURI...
At 855 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near Junction City, moving northeast at 30 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may
be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes
will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction
is possible.
The tornado will be near...
Fredericktown, Junction City and Cobalt around 900 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3758 9050 3770 9024 3767 9020 3770 9015
3767 9011 3764 9015 3757 9014 3747 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 241DEG 28KT 3758 9035
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Glass469
WWUS53 KLSX 250204
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
904 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
MOC123-187-250215-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-211025T0215Z/
Madison MO-St. Francois MO-
904 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN
MISSOURI...
At 904 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near Womac, moving northeast at 45 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may
be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes
will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction
is possible.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northern Madison and southeastern St. Francois Counties in
southeastern Missouri, including the following locations... Catherine
Place and Mine La Motte.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3765 9034 3767 9029 3767 9020 3770 9015
3767 9011 3764 9015 3757 9014 3747 9046
3751 9048 3753 9043 3765 9035
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 246DEG 38KT 3762 9022
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
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, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois | 27 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, 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.