Tornado Warnings #1 & #2 - Saint Louis (LSX)

WFUS53 KLSX 272335
TORLSX
ILC135-280000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0003.160427T2335Z-160428T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
635 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
   
* AT 635 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR MORRISONVILLE...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF NOKOMIS. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HARVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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LAT...LON 3926 8951 3942 8962 3947 8954 3935 8952
      3935 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 227DEG 14KT 3939 8950

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BMS


Tornado Warning was issued with relayed report from Firefighter Tornado on the ground near Raymond at 6:30 PM CDT
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WFUS53 KLSX 272341
TORLSX
ILC051-280015-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0004.160427T2341Z-160428T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
640 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
   
* AT 640 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER ST. ELMO...OR 14 MILES EAST OF VANDALIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ST. ELMO...AVENA...ST. PETER...LOOGOOTEE AND ST. JAMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREA.

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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LAT...LON 3886 8888 3904 8896 3910 8881 3900 8880
      3891 8881 3891 8870 3890 8869 3890 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 249DEG 23KT 3899 8884

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BMS

Second Tornado Warning was issued based on velocity returns from KLSX and KILX, which KILX had a better look at it, Prob Severe has been holding in the mid 70% range for the last three to four scans of the radar...

Forecaster: Schuerman