Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2011, 4:44 PM CDT for Chariton County, Howard County, Saline County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 min. 3 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, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2011, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chariton County, MO, Howard County, MO, Saline County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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, 4:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | Slater, MO | HOUSE WAS REPORTED DESTROYED BY A TORNADO. |
| May 22, 4:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Se Slater, MO | RELAYED BY CENTRAL DISPATCH FROM VOLUNTEER FIREMAN |
| May 22, 5:08 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 W Glasgow, MO | FUNNEL CLOUD JUST REACHING GROUND AT HWY 240 AND ROUTE P 3 MILES WEST OF GLASGOW REPORTED BY 911 IN FAYETTE. |
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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 233 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.
154 WFUS53 KEAX 222144 TOREAX MOC041-089-195-222215- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0014.110522T2144Z-110522T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 444 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL CHARITON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI... * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 441 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SLATER...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SLATER...GLASGOW...SALISBURY AND GILLIAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3944 9279 3914 9276 3915 9321 3926 9324 TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 261DEG 27KT 3920 9313 HAIL 1.00IN $$ CUTTER
3 follow-up statements
749 WWUS53 KEAX 222152 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 452 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 MOC041-089-195-222215- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110522T2215Z/ CHARITON MO-HOWARD MO-SALINE MO- 452 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE... NORTHWESTERN HOWARD AND SOUTH CENTRAL CHARITON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 450 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SLATER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GLASGOW...SALISBURY AND GILLIAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3930 9314 3944 9279 3914 9276 3915 9311 TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 261DEG 27KT 3921 9304 HAIL <.75IN $$ CUTTER
990 WWUS53 KEAX 222200 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 500 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 MOC041-089-195-222215- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110522T2215Z/ CHARITON MO-HOWARD MO-SALINE MO- 500 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE... NORTHWESTERN HOWARD AND SOUTH CENTRAL CHARITON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 455 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF SLATER. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SLATER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GLASGOW AND SALISBURY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3930 9314 3944 9279 3914 9276 3915 9311 TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 261DEG 27KT 3922 9296 HAIL 1.50IN $$ SF
622 WWUS53 KEAX 222210 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 510 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 MOC041-089-195-222215- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110522T2215Z/ CHARITON MO-HOWARD MO-SALINE MO- 510 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE... NORTHWESTERN HOWARD AND SOUTH CENTRAL CHARITON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 504 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND 4 MILES WEST OF GLASGOW ON STATE ROUTE P. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GLASGOW...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GLASGOW AND SALISBURY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3930 9314 3944 9279 3914 9276 3915 9311 TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 261DEG 27KT 3923 9287 HAIL 1.50IN $$ 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, 3:09 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, 4:03 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, 4:59 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.