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Tornado Warning 27, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2025, 5:16 PM CDT for Bond County, Fayette County, Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 44 min. 1 report 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, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2025, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Bond County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Montgomery County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 5:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ramsey, IL | Minor roof damage to a home. |
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 |
| Apr 2, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 948 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1028 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted.
842
WFUS53 KLSX 022216
TORLSX
ILC005-051-135-022300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0027.250402T2216Z-250402T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
516 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Bond County in south central Illinois...
Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
Southeastern Montgomery County in south central Illinois...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 516 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Greenville,
moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.
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...
Greenville and Woburn around 520 PM CDT.
Mulberry Grove around 525 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Smithboro, Pleasant
Mound, Dudleyville, Shafter, Hagerstown, Bayle City, Bingham and
Avena.
This includes the following State Parks...
Ramsey Lake State Park.
This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 45 and 76.
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 3903 8939 3922 8907 3922 8881 3903 8881
3881 8941 3896 8950
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 235DEG 50KT 3888 8941
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
193 follow-up statements
611
WWUS53 KLSX 022232
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
532 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
ILC005-135-022242-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-250402T2300Z/
Bond IL-Montgomery IL-
532 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN BOND AND
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for a portion of
south central Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 3900 8925 3911 8925 3922 8908 3922 8881
3903 8881 3892 8926 3900 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 235DEG 50KT 3889 8939
$$
ILC051-022300-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-250402T2300Z/
Fayette IL-
532 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Vandalia, moving northeast at 65 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 tornado will be near...
Mulberry Grove around 525 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Hagerstown, Shafter,
Bingham and Bayle City.
This includes the following State Parks...
Ramsey Lake State Park.
This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 61 and 63.
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 3900 8925 3911 8925 3922 8908 3922 8881
3903 8881 3892 8926 3900 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 233DEG 55KT 3890 8938
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
19895
WWUS53 KLSX 022240
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
540 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
ILC051-022300-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-250402T2300Z/
Fayette IL-
540 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 540 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ramsey, or 13 miles north of Vandalia, moving
northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
This tornadic storm will remain over mainly rural areas of Northern
Fayette County.
This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 61 and 63.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 8908 3922 8881 3903 8881 3895 8919
3919 8910
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 230DEG 56KT 3909 8916
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
19139
WWUS53 KLSX 022250
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
550 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
ILC051-022300-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-250402T2300Z/
Fayette IL-
550 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 550 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Brownstown, or 6 miles northeast of Vandalia,
moving northeast at 75 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 tornadic storm will remain over mainly rural areas of Northern
Fayette County.
This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 61 and 63.
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 3903 8881 3896 8914 3922 8898 3922 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 231DEG 63KT 3892 8918
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 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 | Adams, Pike | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 9:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Pike | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 10:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Clinton | 40 days |
| Apr 2, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 13 min |
| Apr 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 52 min |
| Apr 2, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 10 min |
| Apr 2, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 15 min |
| Apr 2, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Washington | 15 min |
| Apr 2, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 24 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.