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Tornado Warning 3, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 11, 2026Montgomery County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2026, 2:18 AM CDT for Montgomery County, Missouri. It was in force for 12 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
Mar 11, 2026, 2:18 AM CDT (07:18 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2026, 2:30 AM CDT
In force
12 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Montgomery County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:18 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 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 268 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2026-03-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2012 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2026-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 230 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
2012 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.8
Supercell composite
15.0

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The text

As transmitted.

293 
WFUS53 KLSX 110718
TORLSX
MOC139-110745-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0003.260311T0718Z-260311T0745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
218 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Montgomery County in east central Missouri...

* Until 245 AM CDT.

* At 218 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Bellflower, or 9 miles east of Montgomery City,
  moving northeast at 60 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...
  Buell and Bellflower.

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 3890 9139 3901 9148 3914 9136 3914 9126
      3896 9126
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 235DEG 52KT 3899 9134

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

$$

Elmore
2 follow-up statements
903 
WWUS53 KLSX 110723
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
223 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

MOC139-110745-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260311T0745Z/
Montgomery MO-
223 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

At 223 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bellflower, or 10 miles east of Montgomery City,
moving northeast at 40 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...
  Bellflower.

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 3893 9133 3905 9142 3914 9136 3914 9126
      3896 9126
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 237DEG 35KT 3897 9137

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

$$

Elmore
126 
WWUS53 KLSX 110730
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
230 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

MOC139-110740-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260311T0745Z/
Montgomery MO-
230 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN
EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3893 9133 3905 9142 3914 9136 3914 9126
      3896 9126
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 237DEG 35KT 3900 9132

$$

Elmore

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Lewis, Shelby27 min
Mar 10, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis31 min
Mar 10, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Lewis, Shelby38 min
Mar 10, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis, Marion34 min
Mar 11, 2:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Warren49 min
Mar 11, 2:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles27 min
Mar 11, 3:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis43 min
Mar 11, 4:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois40 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.