Scattered strong to severe storms developed across the region. There were numerous reports of large hail and some damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
Scattered strong to severe storms developed across the region. There were numerous reports of large hail and some damaging winds.
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 Apr 7, 5:46 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 646 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 .SHORT TERM... (Through Monday Night) Issued at 244 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 Still waiting for activity to fire up this afternoon as pre-frontal trof extending from west central Illinois south southwestward towards Springfield, MO as of 19z Sunday slides east. Latest RAP run still showing surface based CAPES between 1500 and 2500 J/kg through early this evening, mainly along and south of I-70 corridor. This combined with deep layer shear increasing to around 35 kts and decent moisture convergence along the trof will see isolated/ scattered storms develop anytime now. Coverage will be sparse but could see some isolated strong to severe storms for portions of eastern MO and western IL through this evening with the main threats being large hail and damaging winds. In the meantime, main cold front is still progged to approach northwestern portions of forecast area by late this afternoon with showers and storms developing in this area by 22z Sunday. Eventually the front will catch up with the pre-frontal trof and merge, pushing the activity southeastward out of the forecast area by 12z Monday, though some lingering showers are possible over portions of southeast MO and southern IL through midday. Dry and mild weather will prevail across the region Monday and Monday night with clouds clearing out by late Monday afternoon. Otherwise, some weak CAA tonight after front moves through with lows in the upper 40s to upper 50s. Highs on Monday will be in the low to mid 70s with lows Monday night in the upper 40s to low 50s. Byrd .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Next Sunday) Issued at 244 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 Still expecting dry and warmer weather through mid week with highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s each day. Extended models still show decent cyclogenesis over the Central Plains midweek as upper level trough swings through, though have minor differences in placement and timing, so kept NBM blend with increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms beginning Wednesday night through Thursday evening before exiting. With this wound up system, it will be quite breezy on Thursday. Beyond that, colder weather expected for Friday through Sunday with another chance of rain Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Byrd && .AVIATION... (For the 00z TAFs through 00z Monday Evening) Issued at 645 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 VFR flight conditions outside of showers and thunderstorms through the forecast period. As for the precipitation, showers and storms will taper off by 06z Monday at TAF sites. Southwest winds will diminish and veer to the west then northwest after cold front moves through late this evening. SPECIFICS FOR KSTL: VFR flight conditions outside of showers and thunderstorms through the forecast period. As for the precipitation, showers and storms will taper off in the St. Louis metro area by 06z Monday. Southwest winds will diminish and veer to the west to northwest after cold front moves through around 06z Monday. Byrd && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. IL...None. && WFO LSX
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 329 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-081200- Adams IL-Audrain MO-Bond IL-Boone MO-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO- Clinton IL-Cole MO-Crawford MO-Fayette IL-Franklin MO-Gasconade MO- Greene IL-Iron MO-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-Lincoln MO- Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Madison MO-Marion IL-Marion MO-Moniteau MO- Monroe IL-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-Pike IL- Pike MO-Ralls MO-Randolph IL-Reynolds MO-Saint Charles MO- Saint Clair IL-Saint Francois MO-Saint Louis City MO-Saint Louis MO- Sainte Genevieve MO-Shelby MO-Warren MO-Washington IL-Washington MO- 329 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 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 chance of thunderstorms through midnight across the area. A few of these storms could be strong to severe across eastern Missouri and western Illinois through this evening. The primary threats will be large hail and damaging winds. Moderate to major river flooding is ongoing at points on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Please see the appropriate Flood Statements for specific details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Major river flooding will continue or is expected to occur at Saverton Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River and at Hardin along the Illinois River. Moderate flooding will continue at several other points on the Mississippi River. Please see the appropriate Flood Statements for specific details. There is a chance of thunderstorms from Wednesday night through Thursday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed through this evening. Byrd
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
705 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019
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0700 PM HAIL EUREKA 38.51N 90.64W
04/07/2019 E0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MO PUBLIC
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JPGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
715 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019
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0703 PM TSTM WND GST 4 S WELDON SPRING 38.66N 90.65W
04/07/2019 M46 MPH ST. LOUIS MO ASOS
FROM SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT.
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JPGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
717 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019
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0713 PM HAIL CENTER 39.51N 91.53W
04/07/2019 M1.00 INCH RALLS MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HAIL IS FALLING HEAVILY.
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JPGSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service St Louis MO 718 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019 ILZ101-102-MOZ063>065-080100- St. Clair IL-Monroe IL-St. Louis MO-Jefferson MO-St. Louis City MO- 718 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MONROE...CENTRAL ST. CLAIR... NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTIES AND SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS CITY UNTIL 800 PM CDT... At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Barnhart, moving east at 40 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... St. Louis, Chesterfield, Belleville, Ballwin, O'Fallon, Kirkwood, East St. Louis, Webster Groves, Arnold, Manchester, Fairview Heights, Cahokia, Swansea, Shiloh, Crestwood, Festus, Town and Country, Waterloo, Columbia and Ellisville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 9 and 14. Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 269 and 277. Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 178 and 191. This also includes Castlewood State Park, Mastodon Historic Site, Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site, and Gov. Dunklin's Grave Historic Site. LAT...LON 3824 9061 3862 9057 3864 8988 3822 8990 TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 272DEG 34KT 3836 9040 Tilly
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
719 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019
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0716 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NNW BALLWIN 38.61N 90.56W
04/07/2019 E50 MPH ST. LOUIS MO BROADCAST MEDIA
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JPGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
723 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
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0713 PM TSTM WND GST MONROE CITY 39.66N 91.73W
04/07/2019 M39 MPH MONROE MO MESONET
MISSOURI MESONET.
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JPGThe St Louis radar (KLSX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:50 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees around town and caused minor roof damage to one building.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 816998, 816997.