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Tornado Watch 97

April 2, 202526 counties in Arkansas; 15 counties in Illinois; 36 counties in Missouri

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 9:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Pike51 min
Apr 2, 10:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Moniteau48 min
Apr 2, 10:36 AM CDTTornado WarningLSXAudrain, Boone39 min
Apr 2, 10:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCamden, Dallas, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski46 min
Apr 2, 11:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan26 min
Apr 2, 11:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Johnson, Newton, Searcy16 min
Apr 2, 1:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott43 min
Apr 2, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Texas, Wright53 min
Apr 2, 1:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Ozark, Taney42 min
Apr 2, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott, Yell37 min
Apr 2, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Ozark50 min
Apr 2, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion47 min
Apr 2, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKBaxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy45 min
Apr 2, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFOzark42 min
Apr 2, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Newton25 min
Apr 2, 1:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy38 min
Apr 2, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFDent, Laclede, Texas, Wright49 min
Apr 2, 1:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatSGFDent, Phelps, Texas61 min
Apr 2, 2:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Van Buren, Yell43 min
Apr 2, 2:03 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Texas27 min
Apr 2, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion, Newton35 min
Apr 2, 2:17 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent43 min
Apr 2, 2:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion38 min
Apr 2, 2:23 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Ozark37 min
Apr 2, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion30 min
Apr 2, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Montgomery, Scott, Yell44 min
Apr 2, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren23 min
Apr 2, 2:37 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell23 min
Apr 2, 2:40 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Ozark50 min
Apr 2, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott20 min
Apr 2, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Shannon65 min
Apr 2, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton and 4 more49 min
Apr 2, 2:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCrawford, Washington33 min
Apr 2, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKConway, Logan, Perry, Pope, Van Buren, Yell46 min
Apr 2, 3:02 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Shannon43 min
Apr 2, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion, Searcy32 min
Apr 2, 3:20 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Oregon, Shannon40 min
Apr 2, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Francois, Washington36 min
Apr 2, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXReynolds64 min
Apr 2, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon, Shannon66 min
Apr 2, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone and 1 more21 min
Apr 2, 3:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion3 hr
Apr 2, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMacoupin13 min
Apr 2, 3:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFDouglas, Howell, Ozark5 hr
Apr 2, 3:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Marion, Montgomery, Newton, Polk and 5 more3 hr
Apr 2, 3:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair50 min
Apr 2, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFHowell32 min
Apr 2, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Madison, Saint Francois59 min
Apr 2, 4:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXIron, Madison, Saint Francois31 min
Apr 2, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Conway, Independence, Izard, Stone, Van Buren52 min
Apr 2, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFHowell, Oregon36 min
Apr 2, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike50 min
Apr 2, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Saline and 2 more36 min
Apr 2, 4:29 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFOregon, Shannon30 min
Apr 2, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Randolph30 min
Apr 2, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair52 min
Apr 2, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline and 1 more17 min
Apr 2, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp and 1 more50 min
Apr 2, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds45 min
Apr 2, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Grant, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline, White35 min
Apr 2, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFOregon19 min
Apr 2, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRandolph, Saint Clair, Washington36 min
Apr 2, 5:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Marion88 min
Apr 2, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKConway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Prairie, Pulaski and 1 more27 min
Apr 2, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery64 min
Apr 2, 5:16 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery44 min
Apr 2, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Independence, Jackson, White25 min
Apr 2, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXClinton, Fayette, Marion, Washington50 min
Apr 2, 5:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXClinton, Marion, Washington47 min
Apr 2, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKLonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White, Woodruff46 min
Apr 2, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFayette34 min
Apr 2, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline51 min
Apr 2, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison22 min
Apr 2, 5:46 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMadison, Saint Francois23 min
Apr 2, 5:56 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFayette10 min
Apr 2, 5:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Lonoke, Montgomery and 4 more3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2025-04-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 699 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2025-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 371 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 4:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Washington2 hr
Apr 2, 5:20 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian and 1 more7 hr
Apr 2, 6:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton2 hr
Apr 2, 10:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller117 min
Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford and 17 more96 min
Apr 2, 12:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Jackson and 6 more114 min
Apr 2, 1:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Boone, Conway, Franklin, Fulton, Garland and 13 more94 min
Apr 2, 2:52 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPCArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clay, Cleveland, Craighead and 25 more9 hr
Apr 2, 3:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColumbia, Lafayette, Little River, Miller117 min
Apr 2, 3:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCrittenden, Mississippi2 hr
Apr 2, 3:49 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCColumbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller and 3 more7 hr
Apr 2, 5:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay and 30 more115 min
Apr 2, 6:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArkansas, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene and 8 more93 min
Apr 2, 9:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Cass, Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Fulton and 20 more117 min
Apr 2, 2:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 34 more2 hr
Apr 2, 3:17 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCChampaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 23 more7 hr
Apr 2, 4:19 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Marion and 5 more3 hr
Apr 2, 5:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChampaign, Iroquois, Vermilion95 min
Apr 1, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 8 more10 hr
Apr 1, 8:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtchison64 min
Apr 1, 11:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Holt117 min
Apr 2, 1:27 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass and 21 more2 hr
Apr 2, 2:28 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 25 more8 hr
Apr 2, 7:17 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAudrain, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole and 19 more118 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.