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Tornado Warning 53, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2026, 8:05 PM CDT for Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2026, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2026, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Reynolds County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ellington, MO | Trees blown down in Ellington. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 597 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -1.1
The text
As transmitted.
680
WFUS53 KLSX 280105
TORLSX
MOC179-280145-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0053.260428T0105Z-260428T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
805 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles west of Ellington, or 41 miles southwest of
Ironton, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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.
* This tornado will be near...
Ellington around 825 PM CDT.
This includes the following State Parks...
Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
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 3730 9116 3736 9075 3727 9075 3727 9074
3717 9074 3717 9076 3714 9076 3714 9078
3712 9078 3714 9104 3717 9103 3716 9107
3718 9107 3718 9109 3720 9109 3720 9113
3725 9112 3725 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 267DEG 32KT 3719 9119
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Jaja2 follow-up statements
889
WWUS53 KLSX 280135
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
835 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
MOC179-280145-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260428T0145Z/
Reynolds MO-
835 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY...
At 835 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Ellington, or 30 miles southwest of
Ironton, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic storm will remain over mainly rural areas of
Southeastern Reynolds County.
This includes the following State Parks...
Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3725 9101 3731 9075 3727 9075 3727 9074
3717 9074 3717 9076 3714 9076 3714 9078
3712 9078 3714 9098
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 267DEG 32KT 3719 9118
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
$$
Jaja418
WWUS53 KLSX 280148
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
848 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
MOC179-280158-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260428T0145Z/
Reynolds MO-
848 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
...TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY...
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 allowed to expire. However, small
hail and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 3725 9101 3731 9075 3727 9075 3727 9074
3717 9074 3717 9076 3714 9076 3714 9078
3712 9078 3714 9098
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 267DEG 32KT 3720 9085
$$
JajaThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | City of Saint Louis | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 7:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 102 min |
| Apr 27, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 10:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 37 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 56 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Cole | 41 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 6 days |
| Apr 28, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 4 days |
| Apr 28, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 5 days |
| Apr 28, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 5 days |
| Apr 28, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau | 12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.