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Overview

During the late afternoon of March 14, 2025, numerous severe thunderstorms developed across central Missouri and tracked east. After sunset, these thunderstorms began producing tornadoes, some strong, causing several injuries in the St. Louis county warning area (CWA). These tornadic supercells continued east into Illinois before exiting the region around midnight on March 15th. In total, 12 tornadoes touched down in the CWA, making it one of the most active outbreaks on record for the St. Louis CWA.

The very strong low pressure system that caused the outbreak also resulted in strong non-thunderstorm winds and warm, dry air in the region during the day. This resulted in sporadic wind damage before the thunderstorms as well as numerous wildfires in Missouri and Illinois.

Below is a summary of the severe weather that occurred that day, along with details on each tornado surveyed by NWS St. Louis.

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KLSX Base reflectivity and warnings from the afternoon and evening of March 14, 2025.

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A home damaged near Gray Summit, MO by a tornado. Photo courtesy of NWS Storm Survey team.  A home damaged near Villa Ridge, MO by a tornado. Photo courtesy of NWS Storm Survey team. Debris from nearby homes damaged by a tornado in Des Arc, MO. Photo courtesy of NWS Storm Survey team.
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