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Tornado Warning 92, NWS St. Louis, MO

August 9, 2025Lewis County, Missouri; Adams County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 9, 2025, 7:41 PM CDT for Lewis County, Missouri; Adams 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
Aug 9, 2025, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2025, 7:55 PM CDT
In force
14 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Adams County, IL, Lewis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2025-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2514 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2025-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2514 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1171 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

324 
WFUS53 KLSX 100041
TORLSX
ILC001-MOC111-100130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0092.250810T0041Z-250810T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
741 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Adams County in west central Illinois...
  Southeastern Lewis County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 741 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located near La Grange, or 9 miles south of Canton, 
  moving east at 25 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Quincy, Mendon, La Grange, Ursa, Loraine, Woodville, Coatsburg, 
  Columbus, Fowler and Paloma.

This includes the following State Parks...
	Wakonda State Park.

This includes Interstate 172 near exit 19.

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.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead 
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3995 9152 4006 9158 4020 9122 4020 9118
      3997 9110 3995 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 251DEG 20KT 4000 9153

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

$$

Kimble
1 follow-up statement
547 
WWUS53 KLSX 100055
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
755 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025

ILC001-MOC111-100105-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-250810T0130Z/
Adams IL-Lewis MO-
755 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025

...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN ADAMS AND 
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTIES...

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. However, gusty winds are 
still possible with this thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3995 9152 4006 9158 4020 9122 4020 9118
      3997 9110 3995 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 251DEG 20KT 4000 9153

$$

Kimble

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis, Marion30 min
Aug 10, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade31 min
Aug 10, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis17 min
Aug 10, 2:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis, Washington3 hr
Aug 10, 3:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXCity of Saint Louis2 hr
Aug 9, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAdams35 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.