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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 163, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 17, 2025Adams County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2025, 5:21 PM CDT for Adams County, Illinois. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 17, 2025, 5:21 PM CDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2025, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Adams County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 2:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service St Louis MO
211 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-181915-
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL-
Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Knox MO-
Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Boone MO-
Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO-
Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO-
Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-Crawford MO-
Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO-
Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
211 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern and
central Missouri as well as west central and southwest Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a chance of thunderstorms overnight mainly across central
and northeast Missouri and west-central Illinois. There is a limited
threat for a few severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms across portions of the region
Wednesday. A few thunderstorms could be severe Wednesday afternoon
and evening, capable of all hazards.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

Delia

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 4:39 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LSX	Crawford, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve and 2 more	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.