The NWS has issued a tornado warning for the City of St. Louis until 6:15 am
The NWS has issued a tornado warning for the City of St. Louis until 6:15 am
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT
* AT 520 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UNIVERSITY
CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ST. LOUIS AND JENNINGS AROUND 530 AM CDT.
VENICE AND BROOKLYN AROUND 535 AM CDT.
MADISON AND GRANITE CITY AROUND 540 AM CDT.
FAIRMONT CITY AND WASHINGTON PARK AROUND 545 AM CDT.
PONTOON BEACH AND CASEYVILLE AROUND 550 AM CDT.
COLLINSVILLE AND GLEN CARBON AROUND 555 AM CDT.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES HORSESHOE LAKE STATE PARK AND SCOTT JOPLIN
HISTORIC SITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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LAT...LON 3878 8995 3861 8995 3862 9040 3871 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1023Z 264DEG 29KT 3867 9031
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
Instructions:
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
Address/Location
City of St. Louis Emergency Management
1915 Olive St
St. Louis, MO 63103
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning