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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2005, 1:22 PM CDT for Leavenworth County, Kansas; Platte County, Missouri. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2005, 1:22 PM CDT (18:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2005, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Leavenworth County, KS, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1968 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KEAX 111823 TOREAX KSC103-MOC165-111845- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0010.050511T1822Z-050511T1845Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 122 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHEASTERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS * UNTIL 145 PM CDT * AT 117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEAVENWORTH...OR 18 MILES EAST OF OSKALOOSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... FARLEY BY 135 PM CDT. PLATTE CITY BY 145 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF FT LEAVENWORTH AND TRACY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF THE SAME AREA. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3921 9503 3928 9470 3946 9481 3938 9500 $$ NRR
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 111829 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 129 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005 KSC103-MOC165-111845- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050511T1845Z/ LEAVENWORTH KS-PLATTE MO- 129 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL PLATTE AND NORTHEASTERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT... AT 128 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEAVENWORTH...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATCHISON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... FARLEY BY 135 PM CDT. WESTON BY 140 PM CDT. PLATTE CITY BY 145 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF FT LEAVENWORTH AND TRACY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. MOBILE HOMES ARE EASILY DESTROYED BY TORNADIC WINDS AND SHOULD BE EVACUATED FOR A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3921 9503 3928 9470 3946 9481 3938 9500 $$ NRR
000 WWUS53 KEAX 111836 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 135 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005 KSC103-MOC165-111845- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050511T1845Z/ LEAVENWORTH KS-PLATTE MO- 135 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL PLATTE AND NORTHEASTERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT... AT 133 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEAVENWORTH...OR 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATCHISON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... FARLEY BY 140 PM CDT. PLATTE CITY BY 145 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF FT LEAVENWORTH AND TRACY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED WITHIN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING OR TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL. LAT...LON 3921 9503 3928 9470 3946 9481 3938 9500 $$ NRR
000 WWUS53 KEAX 111841 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 140 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005 KSC103-111850- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050511T1845Z/ LEAVENWORTH KS- 140 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 138 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3926 9485 3928 9470 3946 9481 3939 9491 $$ MOC165-111845- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-050511T1845Z/ PLATTE MO- 140 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL PLATTE COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM CDT... AT 138 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF LEAVENWORTH...OR 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATCHISON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... PLATTE CITY BY 145 PM CDT. THE TOWN OF TRACY IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED WITHIN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING OR TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL. LAT...LON 3926 9485 3928 9470 3946 9481 3939 9491 $$ NRR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Leavenworth | 44 min |
| May 11, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison | 42 min |
| May 11, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 32 min |
| May 11, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Leavenworth | 49 min |
| May 11, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 39 min |
| May 11, 4:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 6 hr |
| May 11, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson | 23 min |
| May 11, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Worth | 32 min |
| May 11, 7:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | DeKalb, Gentry | 53 min |
| May 11, 8:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess | 46 min |
| May 11, 9:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess | 34 min |
| May 11, 9:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess | 12 min |
| May 11, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy | 35 min |
| May 11, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Livingston | 36 min |
| May 11, 11:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clinton, DeKalb | 43 min |
| May 11, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton | 38 min |
| May 11, 1:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Saline | 40 min |
| May 11, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Platte | 30 min |
| May 11, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Howard, Randolph | 52 min |
| May 11, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 31 min |
| May 11, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Howard, Randolph | 43 min |
| May 11, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clinton | 45 min |
| May 11, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Saline | 44 min |
| May 11, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay | 13 min |
| May 11, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Ray | 46 min |
| May 11, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Ray | 47 min |
| May 11, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 33 min |
| May 11, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 41 min |
| May 11, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 38 min |
| May 11, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Lafayette | 38 min |
| May 11, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll | 29 min |
| May 11, 5:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline | 6 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.