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Tornado Warning 43, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 20, 2025Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 20, 2025, 6:07 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Pike County, Missouri. It was in force for 38 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 20, 2025, 6:07 PM CDT (23:07 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2025, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Lincoln County, MO, Pike County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 20, 3:41 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 239 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2025-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2025-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1064 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

742 
WFUS53 KLSX 202307
TORLSX
MOC113-163-202345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0043.250420T2307Z-250420T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
607 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Lincoln County in east central Missouri...
  Pike County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 607 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 6 miles north of Bellflower, or 11 miles 
  northeast of Montgomery City, moving northeast at 70 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...
  New Hartford around 615 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by the tornado include Olney, Ashley, St. 
Clement, Edgewood, Cyrene, Whiteside and Paynesville.

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 3914 9141 3924 9142 3951 9108 3945 9104
      3931 9079 3925 9073 3921 9072 3899 9119
      3899 9126 3914 9126
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 232DEG 59KT 3908 9138

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
065 
WWUS53 KLSX 202322
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
622 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

MOC113-163-202345-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-250420T2345Z/
Lincoln MO-Pike MO-
622 PM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR 
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND 
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

At 622 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located 6 miles east of New Hartford, or 9 miles south of 
Bowling Green, moving northeast at 60 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 Olney, Ashley, St. 
Clement, Edgewood, Cyrene, Whiteside and Paynesville.

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 3914 9126 3923 9129 3931 9133 3951 9108
      3945 9104 3931 9079 3925 9073 3921 9072
      3899 9119 3899 9126
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 231DEG 51KT 3908 9138

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 8:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXReynolds60 hr
Apr 19, 8:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Washington61 hr
Apr 19, 8:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCrawford20 hr
Apr 20, 6:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Osage31 min
Apr 20, 6:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson61 hr
Apr 20, 7:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXOsage57 hr
Apr 20, 7:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole49 hr
Apr 20, 8:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBoone23 hr
Apr 20, 10:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFranklin47 hr
Apr 20, 12:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCole, Moniteau43 min
Apr 20, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCallaway44 min
Apr 20, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Moniteau57 min
Apr 20, 4:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMoniteau37 min
Apr 20, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway54 min
Apr 20, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXOsage66 min
Apr 20, 5:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBoone, Moniteau35 min
Apr 20, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole17 min
Apr 20, 5:25 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway39 min
Apr 20, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Ralls45 min
Apr 20, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Monroe, Shelby41 min
Apr 20, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCallaway, Montgomery46 min
Apr 20, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Warren44 min
Apr 20, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLSXPike, Ralls42 min
Apr 20, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Reynolds, Washington53 min
Apr 20, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXPike, Ralls49 min
Apr 20, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis, Marion60 min
Apr 20, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLSXFranklin, Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren40 min
Apr 20, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLSXPike20 min
Apr 20, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren and 1 more64 min
Apr 20, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds and 4 more62 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.