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Tornado Warning 66, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2025, 3:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 33 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, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2025, 3:51 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 2325 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
671
WFUS53 KLSX 162018
TORLSX
ILC005-027-051-121-162100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0066.250516T2018Z-250516T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
318 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Bond County in south central Illinois...
Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois...
Southwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
Northwestern Marion County in south central Illinois...
* Until 400 PM CDT.
* At 318 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Beaver Creek, or 7 miles north of
Carlyle, moving northeast at 40 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...
Carlyle, Kinmundy, Brownstown, Patoka, Tamalco, Beaver Creek,
Shobonier, Boulder, Pittsburg, Keyesport, St. Peter, Vernon and
St. Paul.
This includes the following State Parks...
Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Illinois near exit 68.
Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 127.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3874 8945 3876 8946 3901 8894 3876 8879
3864 8938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 242DEG 36KT 3871 8935
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Kimble2 follow-up statements
850
WWUS53 KLSX 162031
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
331 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
ILC005-027-162041-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-250516T2100Z/
Bond IL-Clinton IL-
331 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOND AND
NORTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTIES...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for a portion of
south central Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 3874 8914 3874 8925 3880 8925 3886 8926
3901 8894 3876 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 242DEG 36KT 3872 8934
$$
ILC051-121-162100-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-250516T2100Z/
Fayette IL-Marion IL-
331 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
FAYETTE AND NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
At 331 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Patoka, or 14 miles southeast of Greenville, moving
northeast at 45 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...
Kinmundy, Brownstown, Patoka, Shobonier, Pittsburg, St. Peter,
Vernon and St. Paul.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Illinois near exit 68.
Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 127.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3874 8914 3874 8925 3880 8925 3886 8926
3901 8894 3876 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 242DEG 37KT 3872 8933
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Kimble185
WWUS53 KLSX 162051
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
351 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
ILC051-121-162101-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-250516T2100Z/
Fayette IL-Marion IL-
351 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for a portion of
south central Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 3874 8914 3874 8925 3880 8925 3886 8926
3901 8894 3876 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 242DEG 37KT 3878 8917
$$
KimbleThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 43 min |
| May 16, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Pike | 49 min |
| May 16, 2:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 41 min |
| May 16, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 30 min |
| May 16, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 38 min |
| May 16, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 36 min |
| May 16, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Washington | 31 min |
| May 16, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 14 min |
| May 16, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 24 min |
| May 16, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph | 43 min |
| May 16, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 22 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.