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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2026, 7:59 AM CDT for Greene County, Macoupin County, Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 33 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
- Apr 27, 2026, 7:59 AM CDT (12:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2026, 8:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Greene County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Montgomery County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:02 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1053 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
077
WUUS53 KLSX 271259
SVRLSX
ILC061-117-135-271345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0084.260427T1259Z-260427T1345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
759 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Montgomery County in south central Illinois...
East Central Greene County in southwestern Illinois...
Northern Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois...
* Until 845 AM CDT.
* At 759 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kemper, or 12
miles west of Carlinville, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Chesterfield, Hettick, Carlinville, Scottville, Palmyra, Modesto,
Standard City, Nilwood, Girard, Virden, Farmersville and White Oak.
This includes the following State Parks...
Beaver Dam State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail.
&&
LAT...LON 3926 9018 3929 9022 3952 9008 3952 8953
3946 8953 3917 9005 3924 9015 3926 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 226DEG 47KT 3926 9010
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
Pfahler2 follow-up statements
363 WWUS53 KLSX 271313 SVSLSX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service St Louis MO 813 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ILC061-271323- /O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-260427T1345Z/ Greene IL- 813 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for a portion of southwest Illinois. && LAT...LON 3927 8994 3939 9012 3952 9005 3952 8956 TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 226DEG 47KT 3926 9010 $$ ILC117-135-271345- /O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-260427T1345Z/ Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL- 813 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHERN MACOUPIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS... At 813 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Palmyra, or 8 miles north of Carlinville, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Hettick, Palmyra, Modesto, Nilwood, Girard and Virden. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail. && LAT...LON 3927 8994 3939 9012 3952 9005 3952 8956 TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 226DEG 47KT 3926 9010 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH $$ Pfahler
418 WWUS53 KLSX 271332 SVSLSX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service St Louis MO 832 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ILC117-135-271342- /O.CAN.KLSX.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-260427T1345Z/ Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL- 832 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHERN MACOUPIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. && LAT...LON 3927 8994 3939 9012 3952 9005 3952 8956 TIME...MOT...LOC 1313Z 226DEG 47KT 3938 8993 $$ Pfahler
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 27, 6:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- While periods of storms are expected through Monday morning, the most potent thunderstorms will occur this afternoon and evening.
- Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will be capable of damaging wind gusts, large hail, and strong tornadoes.
- A period of cool, calm weather is expected mid-week through the weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 6:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 647 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - While periods of storms are expected through Monday morning, the most potent thunderstorms will occur this afternoon and evening. - Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will be capable of damaging wind gusts, large hail, and strong tornadoes. - A period of cool, calm weather is expected mid-week through the weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (Through Tuesday Night) Issued at 155 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 Storms across southeastern Missouri continue to butt up against an instability gradient draped from north to south across Missouri. The warm air advection feeding these storms will also push greater instability slowly northeastward through this morning, though propagation vectors will favor convection continuing to move east- southeastward generally away from the CWA or into an unfavorable environment. Additionally, the low-level jet refocusing across Kansas will continue to support the downward trend in convection across southeastern Missouri early this morning. Any linger storms over the next couple of hours will be capable mainly of large hail, though there is also a very low damaging wind and tornado threat for storms that remain surface based. Our attention turns to the storms over eastern Kansas that are propagating eastward with the nose of the low-level jet. With the nose of this low-level jet edging into northeastern Missouri later this morning, the focus for these storms will spread into portions of the CWA north of I-70. Vertical thermal profiles suggest that this convection will be elevated, mitigating a threat of damaging wind gusts and/or tornadoes. However, with around 40 kts of effective shear and building MUCAPE, there is a low chance for isolated instances of large hail. How long this convection lingers is uncertain, although guidance trends have been toward a lull in convective activity in the wake of this convection and that associated with a cold front during the late afternoon and evening. Ahead of the front, the warm sector remains capped through much of the afternoon per a majority of deterministic soundings. Although, any remnant outflow or differential heating boundary from early day convection may serve as enough of a forcing mechanism to spawn discrete convection during the afternoon as lift from an approaching shortwave increases over the region. If this convection does form, it will be in an environment characterized by 2,000-2,500 J/kg of SBCAPE and roughly 50 kts of deep-layer shear. This will favor supercells capable of all hazards, with long curved hodographs favoring strong tornadoes, especially if storms are able to latch on to any remnant boundaries across the CWA. Where the environment isn't contaminated from earlier rounds of convection, additional updrafts are expected along the cold front as it enters the area 4-5pm. Forcing from the front paired with lift from the shortwave will lead to numerous updrafts along the front. While this will be occurring within a similar environment detailed prior, the number of updrafts paired with them occurring along the front may lead to destructive interactions and congealing into line segments and/or clusters. While this will tend to limit a strong tornado threat, storms will still be capable of all severe hazards. Convection is expected to depart the CWA with the front by 9-10pm. Even with the FROPA Monday evening, the threat for convection will continue on Tuesday. Guidance consensus has the front stalling just south of the CWA early Tuesday and then buckling northward as a shortwave moves through the Central Plains and into the Midwest through the day. This shortwave will send a subtle surface reflection through the Mid South along the front, with a brief period of warm air advection that will help force elevated convection for areas mainly along and south of I-70. If the front can move northward enough, shear profiles and instability amounts favor supercells capable primarily of large hail across far southeastern Missouri during the afternoon. Waning instability and the front continuing southward will bring an end to rain chances during the evening. Elmore && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday Night through Sunday) Issued at 155 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 Both deterministic guidance and ensemble clusters keep upper-level troughing slowly moving eastward over the eastern CONUS through the long range forecast period. This will maintain northwesterly flow over the Middle Mississippi Valley through Saturday as several rounds of high pressure pass through the region. As a result, temperatures will run at or below climatological normals into the weekend and mostly dry weather is expected. Elmore && .AVIATION... (For the 12z TAFs through 12z Tuesday Morning) Issued at 647 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 Thunderstorms are expected at times throughout the day, impacting all terminals. The greatest coverage of thunderstorms this morning is expected to be across central, northeastern MO into west-central IL impacting KCOU, KJEF, and KUIN, with lower confidence in thunderstorms reaching the St. Louis metro terminals through early afternoon. Another round of redevelopment will take place this afternoon and evening with the greatest chance of severe thunderstorms as well. These thunderstorms will be capable of hail, strong winds, and some tornadoes. Trends will need to be monitored for more significant terminal impacts beyond MVFR to IFR flight conditions. A cold front will pass through the region this evening, veering southerly winds to northwesterly with drier conditions prevailing. There is the potential for some post-frontal MVFR ceilings late tonight into Tuesday morning, with the highest chance of impacts at KUIN. However, given that confidence is low in impacts before the end of the TAF period, VFR flight conditions are maintained for now. Pfahler && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. IL...None. && WFO LSX
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 2:02 AM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service St Louis MO 202 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-280715- Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL- Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL- Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Knox MO- Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Boone MO- Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO- Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO- Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-Crawford MO- Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO- Madison MO-Reynolds MO- 202 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern and central Missouri as well as west central and southwest Illinois. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Periods of thunderstorms are expected through the day into this evening. Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will be capable of large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. There is a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report wind damage, hail occurrence and size, and tornado occurrence to NWS St. Louis. Elmore
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service St Louis MO
442 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0333 AM Hail 1 SW Farmington 37.77N 90.44W
04/27/2026 E2.00 Inch St. Francois MO Public
Time estimated from radar.
&&
DeliaLocal storm report, Apr 27, 4:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service St Louis MO
446 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0333 AM Hail Farmington 37.78N 90.43W
04/27/2026 E2.00 Inch St. Francois MO Emergency Mngr
Time estimated from radar.
&&
DeliaLocal storm report, Apr 27, 5:06 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service St Louis MO
506 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0333 AM Hail Farmington 37.78N 90.42W
04/27/2026 M2.00 Inch St. Francois MO Emergency Mngr
Photo of multiple large hail stones, largest
is measured at 2 inches. Time estimated from
radar.
&&
DeliaLocal storm report, Apr 27, 5:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service St Louis MO
548 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0541 AM Hail 2 S Belleville 38.50N 90.00W
04/27/2026 E1.00 Inch St. Clair IL Amateur Radio
Pea to quarter sized hail. Time estimate
from radar.
&&
DeliaLocal storm report, Apr 27, 6:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service St Louis MO
629 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0616 AM Hail University City 38.67N 90.33W
04/27/2026 E1.50 Inch St. Louis MO Public
Estimated ping pong sized hail with photo
and US quarter. Time estimated from radar.
&&
DeliaLocal storm report, Apr 27, 6:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service St Louis MO
631 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 AM Hail 2 ENE Maplewood 38.63N 90.30W
04/27/2026 E1.00 Inch St. Louis City MO County Official
&&
DeliaThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 7:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Washington | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Calhoun, Pike | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Pike | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Pike | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 9:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Pike | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 9:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Macoupin | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 10:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 10:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LSX | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Calhoun | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 1:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette, Montgomery | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 2:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 3:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jackson, Randolph | 8 days |
| Apr 27, 3:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike, Scott | 9 days |
| Apr 27, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Madison | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 3:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 3:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 4:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Pike | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 4:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Brown, Pike | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Pike | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 5:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jersey | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 58 min |
| Apr 27, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Macoupin | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Calhoun, Fayette, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 6:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 5 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.