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Tornado Watch 97
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Apr 2, 2025, 8:47 AM CDT for 26 counties in Arkansas; 15 counties in Illinois; 36 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2025, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2025, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 1.5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 77 counties
Baxter County, AR, Boone County, AR, Clark County, AR, Cleburne County, AR, Conway County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Garland County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Izard County, AR, Johnson County, AR, Logan County, AR, Marion County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Newton County, AR, Perry County, AR, Pike County, AR, Polk County, AR, Pope County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Saline County, AR, Scott County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Stone County, AR, Van Buren County, AR, Yell County, AR, Bond County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Howell County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Maries County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Osage County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pike County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Texas County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 60%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 50%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 70%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 20%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 40%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 10%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 90%
Warnings issued inside it
76 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Pike | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Moniteau | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 10:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 10:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 11:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone, Johnson, Newton, Searcy | 16 min |
| Apr 2, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Texas, Wright | 53 min |
| Apr 2, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark, Taney | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott, Yell | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Marion | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Ozark | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Newton | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Laclede, Texas, Wright | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Phelps, Texas | 61 min |
| Apr 2, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Van Buren, Yell | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 2:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent, Texas | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone, Marion, Newton | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 2:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 2:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Marion | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Ozark | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Marion | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Montgomery, Scott, Yell | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren | 23 min |
| Apr 2, 2:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell | 23 min |
| Apr 2, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Ozark | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott | 20 min |
| Apr 2, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 65 min |
| Apr 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton and 4 more | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 2:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Logan, Perry, Pope, Van Buren, Yell | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Marion, Searcy | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon, Shannon | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 66 min |
| Apr 2, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone and 1 more | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 3:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Marion | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 13 min |
| Apr 2, 3:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Marion, Montgomery, Newton, Polk and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Howell | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Saint Francois | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Saint Francois | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Independence, Izard, Stone, Van Buren | 52 min |
| Apr 2, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Howell, Oregon | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Saline and 2 more | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 52 min |
| Apr 2, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline and 1 more | 17 min |
| Apr 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp and 1 more | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Grant, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline, White | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 19 min |
| Apr 2, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 5:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Marion | 88 min |
| Apr 2, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Prairie, Pulaski and 1 more | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, White | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White, Woodruff | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 22 min |
| Apr 2, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Francois | 23 min |
| Apr 2, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 10 min |
| Apr 2, 5:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Lonoke, Montgomery and 4 more | 3 hr |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 699 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 453 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:20 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller | 117 min |
| Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford and 17 more | 96 min |
| Apr 2, 12:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Jackson and 6 more | 114 min |
| Apr 2, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Conway, Franklin, Fulton, Garland and 13 more | 94 min |
| Apr 2, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clay, Cleveland, Craighead and 25 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Columbia, Lafayette, Little River, Miller | 117 min |
| Apr 2, 3:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crittenden, Mississippi | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay and 30 more | 115 min |
| Apr 2, 6:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene and 8 more | 93 min |
| Apr 2, 9:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Cass, Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Fulton and 20 more | 117 min |
| Apr 2, 2:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 34 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Marion and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Champaign, Iroquois, Vermilion | 95 min |
| Apr 1, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 8 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 1, 8:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atchison | 64 min |
| Apr 1, 11:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Holt | 117 min |
| Apr 2, 1:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:28 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 25 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audrain, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole and 19 more | 118 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.