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March 14–16, 2025 tornado outbreak, Mar 14–16, 2025

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March 14–16, 2025 tornado outbreak, Mar 14–16, 2025

March 14–16, 2025 tornado outbreak, Mar 14–16, 2025

Chapter 3 · Kentucky

A tornado emergency in western Kentucky.

NWS Paducah, KY declares a tornado emergency.

04:45UTC · Sat, Mar 15, 2025 · 11:45 PM CDT Fri

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March 14–16, 2025 tornado outbreak: the story

Mar 14, 22:00 UTC – Mar 16, 07:00 UTC. Radar, severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings, storm reports and ground stops, in order, with 882 links that show their evidence.

  • 1,064 NWS warnings
  • 1,521 storm reports
  • 4 FAA airport programs
  • 108 surveyed tornado tracks
  • 882 rule-based links
  • 177,283 customers out at the peak, in Missouri
  • 331 radar frames

First warnings

Mar 14–15

  1. NWS Springfield, MO issues the first Tornado Warning.Replay from here
  2. The largest hail reported: 2.75 in at 1 NNE Highlandville, MO.Replay from here

Missouri

Mar 15

  1. The strongest tornado, an EF4, touches down: a 94 mi track.Replay from here

Kentucky

Mar 15

  1. NWS Paducah, KY declares a tornado emergency.Replay from here
  2. Peak outages: 177,283 customers out of power in Missouri. The most in one county: St. Louis County, MO, 83,830 out (14% of its customers) at 04:45 UTC.Replay from here

The Deep South

Mar 15–16

  1. The strongest measured gust: 94 mph at 2 WNW Sidon, MS.Replay from here

How we link records

RuleWhat it checksLinks
R4 solidA storm report inside a warning polygon while it was in effect836
R6 solidA surveyed tornado track that began inside a Tornado Warning, with the warning's lead time40
R2 dashedAn airport program inside a warning that had been in effect for over 60 min (context)1
R1c solidA weather airport program inside a convective warning or watch, within 60 min of issuance4
R1o dashedThe same, for other hazards such as floods1

Solid lines mark rules that passed an independent check; dashed lines are context. Links are rule-based facts: each shows two records that overlap in place and time. How we know

Where this storm's data comes from

Every layer, the provider behind it and the period it covers.

LayerProviderPeriodRecords
MRMS SeamlessHSRNOAA/NSSL via Iowa Environmental MesonetMar 14, 22:00 UTC – Mar 16, 07:00 UTC331
NWS storm-based warning polygonsNOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental MesonetMar 14, 22:00 UTC – Mar 16, 07:00 UTC1,064
NWS Local Storm ReportsNOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental MesonetMar 14, 22:00 UTC – Mar 16, 07:00 UTC1,521
FAA airport programs (ground stops and ground delay programs)FAA Air Traffic Control System Command CenterMar 14, 22:00 UTC – Mar 16, 07:00 UTC4
ORNL EAGLE-IOak Ridge National LaboratoryMar 14, 22:00 UTC – Mar 16, 07:00 UTC1,085
  • Radar: NOAA/NSSL MRMS SeamlessHSR, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM), Iowa State University
  • Warnings: NOAA/NWS, storm-based polygons via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
  • Storm reports: NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
  • Airport programs: FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
  • Tornado tracks: NOAA/NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit damage surveys
  • Power outages: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, EAGLE-I (CC BY 4.0)
  • County boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau