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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 2025, 8:05 PM CDT for Pike County, Ralls County, Missouri; Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2025, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2025, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Pike County, IL, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
472
WUUS53 KLSX 150105
SVRLSX
ILC149-MOC163-173-150130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0013.250315T0105Z-250315T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
805 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Pike County in west central Illinois...
Pike County in northeastern Missouri...
Southeastern Ralls County in northeastern Missouri...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 805 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
near New London to 5 miles south of New Hartford, or along a line
from 7 miles southeast of Hannibal to 14 miles east of Wellsville,
moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely
to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Frankford, New Hartford, Curryville and Spencerburg around 805 PM
CDT.
Bowling Green around 810 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Ashley,
St. Clement, Ashburn, New Canton, Cyrene, Edgewood, Rockport, El
Dara, Summer Hill and Baylis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing
widespread damaging winds and large hail.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek
shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a
well-built structure.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT Friday for
portions of west central Illinois and northeast Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3951 9147 3974 9090 3940 9088 3940 9094
3936 9087 3933 9087 3922 9102 3923 9118
3914 9119 3914 9141
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 222DEG 53KT 3961 9133 3944 9129 3912 9131
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
191 follow-up statement
841
WWUS53 KLSX 150122
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
822 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
MOC173-150132-
/O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250315T0130Z/
Ralls MO-
822 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN RALLS
COUNTY...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with these thunderstorms.
&&
LAT...LON 3974 9090 3940 9088 3940 9094 3936 9087
3933 9087 3922 9101 3923 9118 3914 9119
3914 9141 3926 9143 3954 9130
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 222DEG 53KT 3962 9132 3945 9128 3913 9130
$$
ILC149-MOC163-150130-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250315T0130Z/
Pike IL-Pike MO-
822 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND PIKE
COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
At 822 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 6
miles west of Beverly to 6 miles northwest of Eolia, or along a line
from 11 miles southeast of Quincy Regional Airport to 6 miles
southeast of Bowling Green, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Frankford, New Hartford and Curryville around 805 PM CDT.
Bowling Green around 810 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Ashley,
St. Clement, Ashburn, New Canton, Cyrene, Edgewood, Rockport, El
Dara, Summer Hill and Baylis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing
widespread damaging winds and large hail.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek
shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a
well-built structure.
&&
LAT...LON 3974 9090 3940 9088 3940 9094 3936 9087
3933 9087 3922 9101 3923 9118 3914 9119
3914 9141 3926 9143 3954 9130
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 222DEG 53KT 3962 9132 3945 9128 3913 9130
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
19The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway, Montgomery | 45 min |
| Mar 14, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Pike, Ralls | 49 min |
| Mar 14, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Ralls | 55 min |
| Mar 14, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Osage | 62 min |
| Mar 14, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Montgomery, Osage | 66 min |
| Mar 14, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Washington | 62 min |
| Mar 14, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Warren | 44 min |
| Mar 14, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Warren | 30 min |
| Mar 14, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 14, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis, Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 40 min |
| Mar 14, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 54 min |
| Mar 14, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington | 35 min |
| Mar 14, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 10:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 10:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 16 min |
| Mar 14, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey | 42 min |
| Mar 14, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 43 min |
| Mar 14, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 10:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 52 min |
| Mar 14, 10:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair, Washington | 49 min |
| Mar 14, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 28 min |
| Mar 14, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 52 min |
| Mar 14, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Mar 14, 10:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 35 min |
| Mar 14, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair, Washington | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Washington | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 11:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph | 15 min |
| Mar 14, 11:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.