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Tornado Warning 67, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2025, 3:44 PM CDT for Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois. It was in force for 14 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, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2025, 3:58 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.
934
WFUS53 KLSX 162044
TORLSX
ILC051-121-162130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0067.250516T2044Z-250516T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
344 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
Northeastern Marion County in south central Illinois...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 344 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 5 miles north of Kinmundy, or 15 miles
southeast of Vandalia, moving northeast at 50 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...
St. Elmo, Farina, La Clede, St. Peter, Loogootee and St. James.
This includes 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.
Report severe weather to your nearest law enforcement agency or the
National Weather Service office in St Louis MO.
&&
LAT...LON 3882 8884 3897 8892 3904 8881 3891 8881
3891 8869 3882 8870 3881 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 245DEG 45KT 3885 8889
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Kimble1 follow-up statement
661
WWUS53 KLSX 162058 RRA
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
358 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
ILC051-121-162108-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-250516T2130Z/
Fayette IL-Marion IL-
358 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for a portion of
south central Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 3882 8884 3897 8892 3904 8881 3891 8881
3891 8869 3882 8870 3881 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 245DEG 45KT 3885 8888
$$
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, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 33 min |
| May 16, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Washington | 31 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.