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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 22, 2011Carroll County, Saline County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2011, 4:12 PM CDT for Carroll County, Saline County, Missouri. It was in force for 18 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 22, 2011, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2011, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Carroll County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 12:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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 2011-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3011 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2011-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 335 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

005 
WFUS53 KEAX 222112
TOREAX
MOC033-195-222130-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0013.110522T2112Z-110522T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
412 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 407 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO THAT   
  WENT THROUGH WAVERLY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING     
  EAST AT 30 MPH.  IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE    
  HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN SALINE AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL
  COUNTIES.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3934 9330 3921 9326 3919 9345 3925 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 250DEG 27KT 3923 9340
HAIL 1.50IN

$$

CUTTER
1 follow-up statement
130 
WWUS53 KEAX 222126
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

MOC033-195-222136-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110522T2130Z/
CARROLL MO-SALINE MO-
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SALINE AND SOUTHEASTERN
CARROLL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT. 

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 3934 9330 3921 9326 3919 9345 3925 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 250DEG 27KT 3927 9326

$$

CUTTER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte27 min
May 21, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, Holt30 min
May 21, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan, Platte24 min
May 21, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry, Platte33 min
May 21, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXNodaway31 min
May 21, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Nodaway34 min
May 21, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHolt29 min
May 21, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXWorth40 min
May 21, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb35 min
May 21, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXNodaway28 min
May 21, 8:07 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, Daviess, Gentry, Harrison, Nodaway23 min
May 21, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte22 min
May 21, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth26 min
May 21, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Livingston34 min
May 21, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte36 min
May 21, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHolt26 min
May 21, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte37 min
May 21, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte29 min
May 21, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Livingston36 min
May 21, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer, Putnam38 min
May 21, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte32 min
May 21, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb45 min
May 21, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte37 min
May 21, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan37 min
May 21, 9:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXBuchanan, Platte4 hr
May 21, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Daviess, DeKalb31 min
May 21, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte35 min
May 21, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPutnam, Schuyler, Sullivan44 min
May 21, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Mercer, Sullivan17 min
May 21, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte21 min
May 21, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClinton30 min
May 21, 10:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay25 min
May 21, 10:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton24 min
May 21, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson28 min
May 21, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLivingston49 min
May 21, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson34 min
May 22, 1:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Macon, Randolph, Saline33 min
May 22, 2:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMacon52 min
May 22, 2:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMacon43 min
May 22, 4:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte126 days
May 22, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCaldwell45 min
May 22, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXRay48 min
May 22, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Ray29 min
May 22, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLafayette35 min
May 22, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSullivan32 min
May 22, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Ray46 min
May 22, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette28 min
May 22, 3:09 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette36 min
May 22, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCarroll46 min
May 22, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSchuyler49 min
May 22, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLafayette31 min
May 22, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Saline30 min
May 22, 4:03 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXLafayette, Saline27 min
May 22, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPutnam, Schuyler25 min
May 22, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Cass, Henry, Johnson36 min
May 22, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXChariton46 min
May 22, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLafayette, Saline30 min
May 22, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCooper52 min
May 22, 4:44 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Saline31 min
May 22, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXSaline31 min
May 22, 5:03 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHenry27 min
May 22, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Howard23 min
May 22, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Randolph45 min
May 22, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry29 min
May 22, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPettis40 min
May 22, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Pettis46 min
May 22, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Howard12 min
May 22, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry30 min
May 22, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Howard, Saline34 min
May 22, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHoward, Randolph30 min
May 22, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry13 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.