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Tornado Warning 29, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2025, 5:38 PM CDT for Fayette County, Illinois. It was in force for 34 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
- Apr 2, 2025, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2025, 6:12 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Fayette County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.
077
WFUS53 KLSX 022238
TORLSX
ILC051-022330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0029.250402T2238Z-250402T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
538 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 538 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 5 miles west of Shobonier, or 10 miles
southwest 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 tornado will be near...
Mulberry Grove around 540 PM CDT.
Shobonier and Vandalia around 545 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Pittsburg,
Hagerstown, St. Paul, Avena, St. James and Loogootee.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 68 and 76.
Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 135.
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 3905 8881 3891 8881 3891 8869 3883 8870
3882 8903 3882 8914 3874 8914 3874 8925
3893 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 238DEG 56KT 3884 8920
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
193 follow-up statements
010
WWUS53 KLSX 022257
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
557 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
ILC051-022330-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250402T2330Z/
Fayette IL-
557 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 557 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Shobonier, or 11 miles south of Vandalia, moving
northeast at 80 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include St. Paul, Loogootee,
St. James, St. Peter and Avena.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 68 and 76.
Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 135.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3882 8914 3899 8901 3905 8881 3891 8881
3891 8869 3883 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 223DEG 68KT 3856 8936
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
19777
WWUS53 KLSX 022307
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
607 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
ILC051-022330-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250402T2330Z/
Fayette IL-
607 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 607 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near St. Elmo, or 16 miles east of Vandalia, moving
northeast at 85 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.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include St. Peter, St. James
and Loogootee.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Illinois near exit 76.
Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 135.
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 3905 8881 3891 8881 3891 8869 3887 8869
3883 8870 3883 8889 3902 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 224DEG 73KT 3884 8898
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
19519
WWUS53 KLSX 022312
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
612 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
ILC051-022322-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250402T2330Z/
Fayette IL-
612 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for a portion of
south central Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 3905 8881 3891 8881 3891 8869 3887 8869
3883 8870 3883 8889 3902 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 224DEG 73KT 3897 8881
$$
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, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 44 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, 5:56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.