Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2011, 4:03 PM CDT for Lafayette County, Saline County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 min. 4 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, 4:03 PM CDT (21:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2011, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lafayette County, MO, Saline County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:03 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 S Higginsville, MO | FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING DOWN ON GROUND BY TRAINED SPOTTER JUST WEST OF HIGGINGSVILLE I-70 TRUCK STOP. |
| May 22, 4:04 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Higginsville, MO | |
| May 22, 4:04 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Higginsville, MO | |
| May 22, 4:14 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 8 Wnw Concordia, 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.
966
WFUS53 KEAX 222103
TOREAX
MOC107-195-222130-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0012.110522T2103Z-110522T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
403 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 358 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGGINSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CONCORDIA...SWEET SPRINGS...CORDER...ALMA...BLACKBURN...
AULLVILLE...EMMA AND MOUNT LEONARD.
THIS WILL IMPACT
I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 73.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9332 3910 9325 3894 9329 3894 9380
3912 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 263DEG 25KT 3901 9371
HAIL 1.50IN
$$
SF4 follow-up statements
842
WWUS53 KEAX 222106
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
406 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
MOC107-195-222130-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110522T2130Z/
LAFAYETTE MO-SALINE MO-
406 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN SALINE AND
EASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 403 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR
HIGGINSVILLE AT INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 24. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP
AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HIGGINSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A
TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CONCORDIA...SWEET SPRINGS...CORDER...ALMA...BLACKBURN...EMMA AND
MOUNT LEONARD.
THIS WILL IMPACT
I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 73.
LAT...LON 3918 9332 3910 9325 3894 9329 3894 9380
3912 9381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 263DEG 25KT 3901 9368
HAIL 1.50IN
$$
SF538
WWUS53 KEAX 222118
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
418 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
MOC107-195-222130-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110522T2130Z/
LAFAYETTE MO-SALINE MO-
418 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN SALINE AND
EASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 417 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR
AULLVILLE. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR CONCORDIA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. IN ADDITION TO
A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CONCORDIA...SWEET SPRINGS...ALMA...BLACKBURN...EMMA AND MOUNT
LEONARD.
THIS WILL IMPACT
I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 73.
LAT...LON 3894 9329 3894 9377 3912 9377 3918 9332
3910 9325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 263DEG 30KT 3904 9360
HAIL 1.50IN
$$
SF825
WWUS53 KEAX 222124
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
424 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
MOC107-195-222130-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110522T2130Z/
LAFAYETTE MO-SALINE MO-
424 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN SALINE AND
EASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 421 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR
THE CONCORDIA EXIT ALONG INTERSTATE 70. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY
TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CONCORDIA...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IS
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWEET SPRINGS...ALMA...BLACKBURN...EMMA AND MOUNT LEONARD.
THIS WILL IMPACT
I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND 73.
LAT...LON 3894 9329 3894 9365 3914 9368 3918 9332
3910 9325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 261DEG 22KT 3904 9358
HAIL 1.50IN
$$
SF377
WWUS53 KEAX 222132
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
432 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
MOC107-195-222141-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110522T2130Z/
LAFAYETTE MO-SALINE MO-
432 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SALINE AND EASTERN LAFAYETTE
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
EASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY A AND SOUTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTY UNTIL 500
PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3894 9329 3894 9365 3914 9368 3918 9332
3910 9325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 261DEG 22KT 3904 9358
$$
SFThe 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, 3:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette | 36 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, 4:05 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.