Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2011, 3:09 PM CDT for Carroll County, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was in force for 36 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2011, 3:09 PM CDT (20:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carroll County, MO, Lafayette County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 3:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Higginsville, MO | TORNADO VISIBLE ON TV STATION HELICOPTER VIDEO |
| May 22, 3:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Mayview, MO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 22, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 3011 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 583 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.7
- Supercell composite
- 17.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
167 WFUS53 KEAX 222009 TOREAX MOC033-107-222045- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0010.110522T2009Z-110522T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 309 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 307 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MAYVIEW...OR 6 MILES WEST OF HIGGINSVILLE... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HIGGINSVILLE...CORDER...ALMA...WAVERLY AND DOVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. && LAT...LON 3929 9349 3905 9349 3901 9387 3912 9391 TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 245DEG 25KT 3909 9382 HAIL 1.75IN $$ CUTTER
3 follow-up statements
769 WWUS53 KEAX 222022 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 322 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 MOC033-107-222045- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110522T2045Z/ CARROLL MO-LAFAYETTE MO- 322 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND SOUTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 316 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGGINSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CORDER...WAVERLY...ALMA AND DOVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL. && LAT...LON 3929 9349 3905 9349 3901 9387 3912 9391 TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 247DEG 20KT 3911 9375 HAIL 1.75IN $$ CUTTER
003 WWUS53 KEAX 222029 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 329 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 MOC033-107-222045- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110522T2045Z/ CARROLL MO-LAFAYETTE MO- 329 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND SOUTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF HIGGINSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CORDER...ALMA...WAVERLY AND DOVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL. && LAT...LON 3906 9376 3914 9384 3929 9349 3910 9349 TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 247DEG 20KT 3912 9371 HAIL 1.75IN $$ CUTTER
474 WWUS53 KEAX 222039 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 339 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 MOC033-107-222045- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110522T2045Z/ CARROLL MO-LAFAYETTE MO- 339 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND SOUTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 335 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED BETWEEN CORDER AND DOVER...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HIGGINSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALMA AND WAVERLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL. && LAT...LON 3906 9376 3914 9384 3929 9349 3910 9349 TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 247DEG 20KT 3915 9364 HAIL 1.50IN $$ CUTTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 27 min |
| May 21, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 30 min |
| May 21, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 24 min |
| May 21, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry, Platte | 33 min |
| May 21, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway | 31 min |
| May 21, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Nodaway | 34 min |
| May 21, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Holt | 29 min |
| May 21, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Worth | 40 min |
| May 21, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb | 35 min |
| May 21, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Nodaway | 28 min |
| May 21, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Daviess, Gentry, Harrison, Nodaway | 23 min |
| May 21, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 22 min |
| May 21, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison, Worth | 26 min |
| May 21, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Livingston | 34 min |
| May 21, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 36 min |
| May 21, 8:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Holt | 26 min |
| May 21, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 37 min |
| May 21, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 29 min |
| May 21, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy, Livingston | 36 min |
| May 21, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Mercer, Putnam | 38 min |
| May 21, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 32 min |
| May 21, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb | 45 min |
| May 21, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 37 min |
| May 21, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan | 37 min |
| May 21, 9:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 4 hr |
| May 21, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb | 31 min |
| May 21, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 35 min |
| May 21, 10:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 44 min |
| May 21, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Mercer, Sullivan | 17 min |
| May 21, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 21 min |
| May 21, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Clinton | 30 min |
| May 21, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Clay | 25 min |
| May 21, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton | 24 min |
| May 21, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 28 min |
| May 21, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Livingston | 49 min |
| May 21, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 34 min |
| May 22, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Macon, Randolph, Saline | 33 min |
| May 22, 2:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Macon | 52 min |
| May 22, 2:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Macon | 43 min |
| May 22, 4:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 126 days |
| May 22, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Caldwell | 45 min |
| May 22, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Ray | 48 min |
| May 22, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 29 min |
| May 22, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Lafayette | 35 min |
| May 22, 2:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Sullivan | 32 min |
| May 22, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 46 min |
| May 22, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette | 28 min |
| May 22, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Carroll | 46 min |
| May 22, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Schuyler | 49 min |
| May 22, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Lafayette | 31 min |
| May 22, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Saline | 30 min |
| May 22, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Saline | 27 min |
| May 22, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Putnam, Schuyler | 25 min |
| May 22, 4:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Saline | 18 min |
| May 22, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 36 min |
| May 22, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Chariton | 46 min |
| May 22, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Saline | 30 min |
| May 22, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cooper | 52 min |
| May 22, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Saline | 31 min |
| May 22, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Saline | 31 min |
| May 22, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry | 27 min |
| May 22, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 23 min |
| May 22, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Randolph | 45 min |
| May 22, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 29 min |
| May 22, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Pettis | 40 min |
| May 22, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis | 46 min |
| May 22, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 12 min |
| May 22, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 30 min |
| May 22, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Saline | 34 min |
| May 22, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Howard, Randolph | 30 min |
| May 22, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 13 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.