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Tornado Watch Issued for St. Louis Area by National Weather Service

The watch will remain in effect until 8 p.m. as a severe storm system passes through the area early tonight.

 

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that a tornando warning had been issued. Patch regrets the error and any confusion it may have caused. 

A severe thunderstorm that is expected to roll through St. Louis at around 7 p.m. is expecting to bring damaging winds, large hail and possibly even isolated tornadoes.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch this afternoon for the St. Louis area, which will be in effect until 8 p.m. and impacts a total of 37 Missouri counties. According to the NWS, residents can also expect heavy rainfall of up to 2-3 inches today and tonight.

Temperatures will fall as the storm moves but will remain above freezing with a low predicted to reach 39 degrees. However, they will continue to drop tomorrow and are expected to dip to 32 degrees by 5 p.m. with rain and snow possible throughout the day. 

Related Topics: National Weather Service, St. Louis, and Tornado Watch

Nancy

1:23 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Uh, is that a tornado WARNING as in NOAA has either spotted a tornado or a severe thunderstorm with rotation? Or is that a tornado WATCH which means conditions are favorable for severe storms and possible tornadoes? According to NOAA, there is a tornado WATCH! There is and HUGE difference and your information should be ACCURATE so as not to cause undue alarm!

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Nancy

1:24 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Oh good.....I see you just changed it so that it's accurate. Thank you!

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Dana Campbell

1:38 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The Chesterfield Patch just said there is a Tornado Warning - it is actually at Tornado Watch

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Lindsay Toler

3:50 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Yes, we had an issue with that earlier. Here is the editor's note with the correction: Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that a tornando warning had been issued. Patch regrets the error and any confusion it may have caused.

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