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WFUS53 KLSX 200246  
TORLSX  
MOC179-200330-  
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0080.260820T0246Z-260820T0330Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
946 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
 
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 946 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLINGTON, OR 39 MILES SOUTHWEST  
OF IRONTON, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
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.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GARWOOD.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATE PARKS...  
CLEARWATER LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT BUILDING  
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A  
VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF  
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO OBSERVE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3716 9103 3717 9074 3716 9075 3716 9076  
3714 9076 3714 9078 3705 9078 3705 9096  
3710 9096 3710 9102 3714 9102 3714 9104  
3715 9103  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 269DEG 25KT 3713 9104  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 
 
 
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