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Tornado Warning 23, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2025, 2:57 PM CDT for Crawford County, Washington County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 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
- Apr 2, 2025, 2:57 PM CDT (19:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2025, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Crawford County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nne Davisville, MO | NWS Survey Team found that an EF-3 tornado formed in rural east-central Crawford County and track northeastward into Washington County, dissipating just east of Highway 21 north of Potosi. |
| Apr 2, 3:31 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Sw Latty, MO | Damage to out buildings. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 8:47 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 699 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 453 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLSX 021957
TORLSX
MOC055-221-022030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0023.250402T1957Z-250402T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
257 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Crawford County in east central Missouri...
Washington County in east central Missouri...
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 257 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Cherryville, or 11 miles south of
Steelville, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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 tornado will be near...
Cherryville around 300 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Davisville and Latty.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from 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 3779 9110 3771 9131 3779 9131 3779 9147
3780 9148 3820 9102 3795 9071
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 226DEG 56KT 3780 9131
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
192 follow-up statements
084
WWUS53 KLSX 022010
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
310 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
MOC055-221-022030-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-250402T2030Z/
Crawford MO-Washington MO-
310 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL
MISSOURI...
At 310 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles east of Cherryville, or 11 miles southeast of
Steelville, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Davisville, Latty
and Shirley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3789 9130 3820 9102 3795 9071 3776 9119
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 230DEG 45KT 3778 9133
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
19586
WWUS53 KLSX 022021
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
321 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
MOC055-022031-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-250402T2030Z/
Crawford MO-
321 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for a portion of
east central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3816 9098 3795 9071 3785 9110 3802 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 230DEG 45KT 3789 9117
$$
MOC221-022030-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-250402T2030Z/
Washington MO-
321 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
At 321 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles south of Anthonies Mill, moving northeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Shirley and Latty.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3816 9098 3795 9071 3785 9110 3802 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 240DEG 43KT 3786 9118
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
19The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 8:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Marion, Pike, Ralls | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 9:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Moniteau | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 10:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 3:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe | 13 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Saint Francois | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Saint Francois | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 22 min |
| Apr 2, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Francois | 23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.