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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 23, 1997Andrew County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 23, 1997, 10:29 AM CDT for Andrew County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 46 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 1997, 10:29 AM CDT (15:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 1997, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Whole counties

Counties Andrew County, MO, Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 23, 10:30 AM CDTThunderstorm Wind 80Maitland, MOSevere thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 MPH in Maitland. Many trees and powerlines were downed. Three outbuildings were destroyed and two grain silos were toppled. A large portion of Maitland lost power as a result of the storm.
Jul 23, 10:30 AM CDTHail 1.75Maitland, MOA severe thunderstorm over Maitland dropped golfball-sized hail. Gusty winds with the hail caused numerous reports of broken windows. Hail was reported to have covered the ground in parts of Maitland.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 140 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 1997-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2158 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 1997-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2158 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
978 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KMCI 231528 RRA
TORMCI
MOC003-087-147-231620-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO
1029 AM CDT WED JUL 23 1997

* TORNADO WARNING FOR
    ANDREW COUNTY - NORTHWEST MISSOURI
    HOLT COUNTY - NORTHWEST MISSOURI
    NODAWAY COUNTY - NORTHWEST MISSOURI
 
* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
    MAITLAND BY 1030 AM
    FILMORE BY 1040 AM

* AT 1025 AM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING
  TORNADO NEAR MAITLAND MOVING MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

DJV

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 5:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison43 min
Jul 23, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison33 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.