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Tornado Warning 65, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 16, 2025Crawford County, Washington County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2025, 3:01 PM CDT for Crawford County, Washington County, Missouri. 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: May 16, 2025, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2025, 3:35 PM CDT
In force: 34 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), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 16, 11:58 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 256 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3112 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 227 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

919 
WFUS53 KLSX 162001
TORLSX
MOC055-221-162045-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0065.250516T2001Z-250516T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
301 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Crawford County in east central Missouri...
  Western Washington County in east central Missouri...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 301 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 16 miles southwest of Steelville, moving east 
  at 60 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Steelville, Courtois, Cherryville, Davisville, Dillard, Shirley, 
  Latty, Belgrade and Cook Station.

This includes the following State Parks...
	Dillard Mill Historic Site.

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 3790 9153 3811 9081 3774 9080 3773 9085
      3774 9088 3773 9089 3774 9098 3774 9115
      3770 9115 3770 9131 3779 9131 3779 9153
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 252DEG 52KT 3779 9155

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Maples

2 follow-up statements

174 
WWUS53 KLSX 162021
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
321 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

MOC055-221-162045-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-250516T2045Z/
Crawford MO-Washington MO-
321 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN EAST 
CENTRAL MISSOURI...

At 321 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located 6 miles northwest of Courtois, or 14 miles southeast of 
Steelville, moving east 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Steelville, Courtois, Cherryville, Shirley, Davisville, Latty and 
  Belgrade.

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 3774 9115 3774 9131 3779 9131 3795 9136
      3811 9081 3774 9080 3774 9082 3773 9085
      3773 9086 3774 9088 3773 9089 3774 9098
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 258DEG 56KT 3775 9156

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Maples

374 
WWUS53 KLSX 162035 RRA
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
335 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

MOC055-221-162045-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-250516T2045Z/
Crawford MO-Washington MO-
335 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND 
WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for a portion of 
east central Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3774 9115 3774 9131 3779 9131 3795 9136
      3811 9081 3774 9080 3774 9082 3773 9085
      3773 9086 3774 9088 3773 9089 3774 9098
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 258DEG 56KT 3782 9117

$$

Maples

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 1:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Audrain, Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren	73 min
May 16, 1:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren	52 min
May 16, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Washington	40 min
May 16, 1:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Crawford, Washington	34 min
May 16, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin	18 min
May 16, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds	43 min
May 16, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	43 min
May 16, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Saint Charles, Warren	28 min
May 16, 2:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds	35 min
May 16, 2:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	41 min
May 16, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LSX	Reynolds	9 min
May 16, 2:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Iron, Madison	50 min
May 16, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Iron, Madison, Reynolds	37 min
May 16, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington	45 min
May 16, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington	46 min
May 16, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve	24 min
May 16, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois	43 min
May 16, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Reynolds	23 min
May 16, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve	9 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.