A strong cold front moved through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. Several low-topped supercells produced 8 tornadoes and straight line wind damage from central and northeast Missouri to west central Illinois during the evening of October 2nd.
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The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. Several low-topped supercells produced 8 tornadoes and straight line wind damage from central and northeast Missouri to west central Illinois during the evening of October 2nd.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Oct 2, 1:57 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 257 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2007 .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM LOW OVER MANITOBA ACROSS CENTRAL MN AND WESTERN MO INTO WESTERN OK THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED FROM NORTHEAST IA ACROSS NORTHERN MO INTO SOUTHEAST KS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FRONT WILL PLOW ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL EXTEND FROM NORTHWEST OH ACROSS WESTERN TN. LATEST LAPS DATA INDICATED THE BEST CAPE WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL MO WILL BE OUT SHORTLY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE FOR WEDNESDAY FOR OUR COOL DAY OF THE WEEK. HOWEVER EVEN ON WEDNESDAY HIGH TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE. THIS HIGH MOVES INTO THE EASTERN STATES ON THURSDAY WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNING TO THE REGION. HIGH TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE BY THEN. TEMPS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW REMAINING ACROSS THE AREA. WELL SHOOT FOR RECORD HIGHS ON FRIDAY. RECORD HIGHS FOR THAT DAY ARE 89 DEGREES IN QUINCY, 92 IN ST LOUIS AND 94 IN COLUMBIA. COLUMBIA IS PROBABLY OUT OF REACH BUT FEEL THE OTHER TWO WILL BE CLOSE. UPPER TROF OVER THE ROCKIES THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST TONIGHT WHICH WILL PRODUCE A NEARLY ZONAL FLOW PATTERN ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY ON WEDNESDAY. MODELS ARE VERY SIMILAR IN DIGGING A SIGNIFICANT TROF INTO THE WESTERN U.S. ON THURSDAY. UPPER RIDGE BECOMES FIRMLY ESTABLISHED OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY LATE IN THE WEEK. THE GFS IS MORE IN LINE TODAY WITH THE EUUROPEAN MODEL FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. BOTH MODELS CLOSE OFF AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH UPPER RIDGE IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THIS PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO TEMPERATURE FIELD AND RAIN CHANCES OVER THE WEEKEND. TPS && .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z TAFS... AREA IS UNDER SLY FLOW IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT THAT IS STILL OUT IN ERN NE AND KS. THERE ARE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT AHEAD OF THIS FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS NE KS...NW MO. AND S CENTRAL IA. THIS LINE OF PRECIP WILL MOVE E DURING THE AFTERNOON AND SHOULD AFFECT UIN AND COU DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. EXPECT TEMPORARY IFR CONDITIONS IN ASSOC WITH TSTMS AT THESE LOCATIONS. THE LINE WILL REACH THE STL METRO AREA NEAR MIDNIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. HAVE NOT INCLUDED THUNDER IN THE STL AND SUS TAFS DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY. ALL SITES CLEAR OUT DURING THE EARLY AM HOURS FROM NW TO SE. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NW BEHIND THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. MILLER && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. IL...NONE. && WFO LSX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 327 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2007 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-031200- 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-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 327 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
524 PM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0523 PM TORNADO 7 W HANNIBAL 39.71N 91.52W
10/02/2007 MARION MO AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO ON THE GROUND 7 WEST OF HANNIBAL.
&&
JPKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
532 PM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0523 PM TORNADO 4 NE GRANVILLE 39.60N 92.04W
10/02/2007 MONROE MO AMATEUR RADIO
*** 1 INJ *** NEAR HWY 15 AND RT CC...BARN
DESTROYED..LARGE TREES DOWN...1 REPORTED INJURY.
&&
JPKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
533 PM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 E MONROE CITY 39.65N 91.64W
10/02/2007 RALLS MO AMATEUR RADIO
ROTATING WALL CLOUD AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD.
0505 PM TORNADO MONROE CITY 39.65N 91.73W
10/02/2007 MONROE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONFIRMED TORNADO AND DAMAGE ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF
MONROE CITY. TIME APPROZIMATELY 505 - 510 PM.
&&
JPKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
535 PM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 PM TORNADO 4 NE GRANVILLE 39.60N 92.04W
10/02/2007 MONROE MO AMATEUR RADIO
*** 1 INJ *** NEAR HWY 15 AND RT CC...BARN
DESTROYED..LARGE TREES DOWN...1 REPORTED INJURY. TIME
APPROZIMATE.
&&
JPKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
541 PM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0536 PM TSTM WND DMG PALMYRA 39.80N 91.52W
10/02/2007 MARION MO TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN. VERY HEARY RAIN.
&&
JPKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
545 PM CDT TUE OCT 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM TORNADO PALMYRA 39.80N 91.52W
10/02/2007 MARION MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
POSSIBLE TORNADO. CARS REPORTED OVERTURNED...TREES
DAMAGED...HOME DAMAGED.
0530 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 W HANNIBAL 39.71N 91.42W
10/02/2007 MARION MO AMATEUR RADIO
ROTATING WALL CLOUD.
&&
JPKThe St Louis radar (KLSX), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:53 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado briefly touched down in a field just northeast of the intersection of CR 1000E and CR 200N. The corn field was totally flattened.
A couple of large trees were blown down in town. No structures were damaged.
A large tree was blown down in Nutwood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Illinois, 2007Warnings in Illinois, October 2007
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 63904, 63750, 63749.