Severe Weather Threat May 17-19, 2025

[Tennie]

Lordy, there’s one to the south of St. Louis

It looks to be heading that way within the next couple hours or so:



I hope that this thing weakens before it gets anywhere near the St. Louis metro area. Being hit by a second tornado in less than a week is the LAST thing that they need right now!

 

[Kds86z]

Couple warnings still in AR and MO. We done after that?

 

[snostorm21]

I would watch this cell very closely for tornado potential in the next hour. It is ahead of the QCLS and seems to be looking more organized in the last couple of frames.

 

[Tennie]

Looks like both the Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings south of St. Louis were cancelled or allowed to expire. Hopefully it doesn't get another warning again!

 

[AJS]

I would watch this cell very closely for tornado potential in the next hour. It is ahead of the QCLS and seems to be looking more organized in the last couple of frames.View attachment 42635

Yeah, it’s decently out there ahead of the line. It’s showing signs of rotation a bit.

 

[Kds86z]

Yeah, it’s decently out there ahead of the line. It’s showing signs of rotation a bit.

Smh Missouri..

 

[OH-IOan]

There’s your violent tree damage.

Which tornado is this?

 

[Tennie]

The cell entering St. Louis now has a Considerable Severe Thunderstorm Warning on it. The main threats are maximum winds of 70 MPH and maximum hail sizes of 1.50 inches (no sign of a "Tornado Possible" tag, thankfully--knock on wood!).

 

[AJS]

Which tornado is this?

The final wedge of the family. The Plevna tornado.

 

[OH-IOan]

The final wedge of the family. The Plevna tornado.

Wow, an EF4 rating isn’t out of the question here. On that, apparently Grinnell is prelim EF2+, but given home damage I wouldn’t be surprised to see that go higher.

 

[snostorm21]

Tor warned now

 

[AJS]

Wow, an EF4 rating isn’t out of the question here. On that, apparently Grinnell is prelim EF2+, but given home damage I wouldn’t be surprised to see that go higher.

Grinnell, KS will 100% be an EF3-EF4 when finalized. And we haven’t even seen some damage before it entered town.

 

[AJS]

Getting itself together.

 

[tornado examiner]

Wow, an EF4 rating isn’t out of the question here. On that, apparently Grinnell is prelim EF2+, but given home damage I wouldn’t be surprised to see that go higher.

What…EF2 prelim? That’s…not a good sign. Especially since they said they hope to complete the survey tomorrow…
The only damage I’ve seen you can give easy EF3 too why are they that low for a prelim?

 

[US_Highway15]

Wow, an EF4 rating isn’t out of the question here. On that, apparently Grinnell is prelim EF2+, but given home damage I wouldn’t be surprised to see that go higher.

Can you post the link? I cannot find anything on Twitter that says that.

 

[Cyclonic Paracosm]

Can you post the link? I cannot find anything on Twitter that says that.

IEM :: PNS from NWS GLD

PNS issued by NWS GLD at 20 May 2025 01:09 UTC

mesonet.agron.iastate.edu

 

[AJS]

I’m curious to see what the damage to this farmstead looks like. It looked to me like the tornado made a direct hit unfortunately.

 

[Tennie]

The tornado-warned storm southwest of Caledonia, Missouri, looks like it could threaten the towns of Shirley and Mineral Point within the next 30-45 minutes or so. Hopefully it fails to produce, but if anyone reading this lives in that area, then I highly recommend taking your tornado preparations right now!

 

[Tennie]

The tornado-warned storm southwest of Caledonia, Missouri, looks like it could threaten the towns of Shirley and Mineral Point within the next 30-45 minutes or so. Hopefully it fails to produce, but if anyone reading this lives in that area, then I highly recommend taking your tornado preparations right now!

And now it's been upgraded to a confirmed tornado on the ground!

 

[AJS]

CC Drop.