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Tornado Warning 90, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 20, 2025, 6:23 PM CDT for Macoupin County, Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 25 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
- Jul 20, 2025, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2025, 6:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Macoupin County, IL, Montgomery County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 1688 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 772 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted.
589
WFUS53 KLSX 202323
TORLSX
ILC117-135-210015-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0090.250720T2323Z-250721T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
623 PM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Montgomery County in south central Illinois...
Northeastern Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 623 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Farmersville, or 8 miles southeast of
Virden, moving east at 20 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...
Farmersville around 625 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Waggoner and Harvel.
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 3941 8976 3950 8972 3947 8953 3935 8953
3933 8955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 285DEG 15KT 3943 8967
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
Jaja3 follow-up statements
594
WWUS53 KLSX 202330
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
630 PM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
ILC117-202340-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0090.000000T0000Z-250721T0015Z/
Macoupin IL-
630 PM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3946 8970 3947 8953 3935 8953 3933 8955
3939 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 285DEG 15KT 3942 8966
$$
ILC135-210015-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0090.000000T0000Z-250721T0015Z/
Montgomery IL-
630 PM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Farmersville, or 10 miles southeast of Virden,
moving east at 20 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...
Farmersville around 630 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Waggoner and Harvel.
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 3946 8970 3947 8953 3935 8953 3933 8955
3939 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 285DEG 15KT 3942 8966
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
Jaja188
WWUS53 KLSX 202340
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
640 PM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
ILC135-210015-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0090.000000T0000Z-250721T0015Z/
Montgomery IL-
640 PM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
At 640 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles north of Raymond, or 13 miles southeast of
Virden, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
Other locations impacted by the tornado include Harvel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home,
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3943 8962 3943 8953 3935 8953 3933 8955
3937 8964 3940 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 285DEG 15KT 3942 8962
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
Jaja856
WWUS53 KLSX 202348
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
648 PM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
ILC135-202358-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0090.000000T0000Z-250721T0015Z/
Montgomery IL-
648 PM CDT Sun Jul 20 2025
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3943 8962 3943 8953 3935 8953 3933 8955
3937 8964 3940 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 285DEG 15KT 3940 8956
$$
JajaThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1:44 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 9 more | 33 hr |
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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.