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For those of you in the specified states: be safe, be prepared and listen to your local meteorologist!
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 303
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
110 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Arkansas
Southern Illinois
Western Kentucky
Southeast Missouri
Northern Mississippi
West Tennessee
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 110 PM until
800 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify across the watch area this
afternoon in a very moist and unstable air mass. A few supercells
are expected, capable of large hail, damaging winds, and a few
tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 110 statute miles
east and west of a line from 60 miles east northeast of Poplar Bluff
MO to 35 miles south of Greenville MS. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).
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Mesoscale Discussion 0898
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0107 AM CDT Tue May 20 2025
Areas affected...far eastern Missouri...southeast
Illinois...southwest Indiana...and western Kentucky
Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely
Valid 200607Z - 200730Z
Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent
SUMMARY...Wind damage and QLCS tornado threat may persist east of Tornado Watch 298. An extension in space of the existing watch or a new watch may be needed.
DISCUSSION...A long-lived linear MCS continues to move east across Missouri this morning. This MCS has a history of producing sporadic wind damage along with transient to slightly longer lived low-level circulations/QLCS tornadoes.
The environment along the path of the MCS Monday evening was unstable and highly sheared. SPC mesoanalysis shows the environment ahead of the MCS remains highly sheared -- 40-50 knots effective deep-layer shear -- and remains unstable -- with mixed-layer CAPE between 1000-2000 J/kg. SPC Mesoanalysis also shows that this region is a relative minimum in convective inhibition, which would support a continued wind threat/QLCS tornado threat.
Either a local extension of Tornado Watch 298 or a new watch will likely be needed within the next hour.
Hoping the storms tonight don't cause more devastation in STL and other areas. Stay safe, all! #mowx
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From NPR.org: ‘I just fell to my knees and cried’: St. Louisans face devastating damage after tornado that killed
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From KSDK 5 St Louis: Thousands still in the dark Sunday after St. Louis tornadoes; more severe weather ahead
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From Reuters.com: Severe storms kill at least 25 in Kentucky and Missouri -
From AP.com: Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky
"Laurel County resident Chris Cromer said he got the first of two tornado alerts on his phone around 11:30 p.m. or so, about a half-hour before the tornado struck. He and his wife grabbed their dog, jumped in their car and scrambled to the crawlspace at a relative’s nearby home because the couple’s own crawlspace is small.
“We could hear and feel the vibration of the tornado coming through,”" #kywx #tornado #kentucky #missouri #StLouis #mowx #ilwx #noaa #nws
https://apnews.com/article/tornado-weather-thunderstorms-great-lakes-22395202a65b0c37cc06c541ea772172
From AP.com: Severe weather, including possible tornado, leaves at least 14 dead in Kentucky; 7 dead in Missouri
NBC News: At least 16 killed, dozens injured as suspected tornadoes hit Missouri and Kentucky
https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/tornadoes/st-louis-tornado-storm-rcna207389
Edit: The city apparently removed that layer from their ArcGIS server. You can still see it on the screenshot below but it will not appear on the GISsurfer map.
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#StLouis #Missouri took a serious #tornado hit today. The city ArcGIS server seems to already have a layer showing the approximate track.
*Caution!* The city ArcGIS server does not specifically identify this data as pertaining to today's tornado. But the location seems to match with other info I have seen.
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From AP.com: At least 4 dead after tornado and severe storm batters St. Louis, mayor says
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 265
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
300 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Southern Illinois
Central and Southern Indiana
Western and Central Kentucky
Far Southeast Missouri
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to
2.5 inches in diameter likely
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph likely
SUMMARY...Supercells ongoing across eastern MO and western IL are
expected to continue eastward into the destabilizing airmass
downstream across the region. All severe hazards, including very
large hail up to 2.5" to 3" in diameter and strong to intense
tornadoes, are possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles north northwest of
Indianapolis IN to 40 miles south of Paducah KY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
