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City of St. Louis Emergency Management
Thursday April 3rd, 2014 :: 07:11 p.m. CDT

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The NWS has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for the City of St. Louis until 8:45 PM

The NWS has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for the City of St. Louis until 8:45 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
EASTERN ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
ST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 759 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ST. CHARLES TO CHESTERFIELD TO EUREKA TO BYRNES
MILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOWN AND COUNTRY...VALLEY PARK...BYRNES MILL...CREVE COEUR...DES
PERES...HIGH RIDGE...BRIDGETON...FENTON...FRONTENAC...MURPHY...
KIRKWOOD...ST. ANN...OLIVETTE...SUNSET HILLS...WARSON WOODS...
LADUE...OVERLAND...LAMBERT FIELD...WOODSON TERRACE AND GLENDALE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES CASTLEWOOD STATE PARK...CONFLUENCE STATE
PARK...FIRST MISSOURI STATE CAPITOL HISTORIC SITE...HORSESHOE LAKE
STATE PARK...MASTODON HISTORIC SITE...ROUTE 66 STATE PARK AND SCOTT
JOPLIN HISTORIC SITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT
OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

Instructions:

Pay attention to local media, NOAA Weather Radio, and other weather forecast and warning applications for up to the minute information regarding this storm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT

Address/Location
City of St. Louis Emergency Management
1915 Olive St
St. Louis, MO 63103

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant 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:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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