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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 10:57 AM CDT for Johnson County, Miami County, Kansas; Cass County, Missouri. It was in force for 18 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 25, 2011, 10:57 AM CDT (15:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 11:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Johnson County, KS, Miami County, KS, Cass County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:57 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 25, 11:10 AM CDT | TORNADO | 9 Sse Overland Park, KS | MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO BLUE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| May 25, 11:15 AM CDT | TORNADO | 8 Sse Overland Park, KS | DELAYED REPORT. EF-0 CONFIRMED. JUST NORTH OF 159TH BETWEEN NALL AND ROE. TREES WERE UPROOTED. SURVEYED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
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 25, 10:37 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 772 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
663 WFUS53 KEAX 251557 TOREAX KSC091-121-MOC037-251615- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0017.110525T1557Z-110525T1615Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1057 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... * UNTIL 1115 AM CDT * AT 1052 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LOUISBURG...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. AT 1055 AM CDT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DAMAGE FRAM A TORNADO NEAR 69 HIGHWAY IN MIAMI COUNTY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BELTON...CLEVELAND...BUCYRUS...STILLWELL AND STANLEY. 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 3887 9471 3882 9450 3861 9462 3866 9474 TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 194DEG 26KT 3868 9467 HAIL <.75IN $$ CDB
2 follow-up statements
514 WWUS53 KEAX 251604 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1104 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 KSC121-251613- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110525T1615Z/ MIAMI KS- 1104 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL. LAT...LON 3887 9471 3882 9450 3874 9461 3874 9473 TIME...MOT...LOC 1603Z 181DEG 30KT 3876 9467 $$ KSC091-MOC037-251615- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110525T1615Z/ JOHNSON KS-CASS MO- 1104 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...AND NORTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 1115 AM CDT... AT 1102 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEVELAND...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELTON...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IN MIAMI COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW IF YOU ARE IN THE STILLWELL AREA. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BELTON AND STANLEY. 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. 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 3887 9471 3882 9450 3874 9461 3874 9473 TIME...MOT...LOC 1603Z 181DEG 30KT 3876 9467 HAIL <.75IN $$ CDB
560 WWUS53 KEAX 251611 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1111 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 KSC091-MOC037-251621- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110525T1615Z/ JOHNSON KS-CASS MO- 1111 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...AND NORTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN REISSUED... PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IN EFFECT UTNIL 1145 AM CDT. LAT...LON 3887 9471 3882 9450 3874 9461 3874 9473 TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 181DEG 30KT 3883 9467 $$ CDB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Atchison | 23 min |
| May 24, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson | 32 min |
| May 24, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 31 min |
| May 24, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 27 min |
| May 24, 10:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 19 hr |
| May 24, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Linn, Miami | 27 min |
| May 24, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Wyandotte | 41 min |
| May 24, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 31 min |
| May 24, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Miami, Wyandotte | 19 min |
| May 25, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Leavenworth | 107 days |
| May 25, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson | 35 min |
| May 25, 11:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Wyandotte | 34 min |
| May 25, 11:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Wyandotte | 27 min |
| May 25, 1:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Leavenworth | 15 hr |
| May 25, 5:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 5 hr |
| May 24, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Holt, Nodaway | 38 min |
| May 24, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 34 min |
| May 24, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 24 min |
| May 24, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Andrew, Caldwell, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry | 32 min |
| May 24, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette, Ray | 33 min |
| May 24, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Henry, Johnson | 39 min |
| May 24, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Daviess, Harrison, Livingston, Worth | 39 min |
| May 24, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Carroll, Pettis, Saline | 52 min |
| May 25, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 33 min |
| May 25, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Mercer | 38 min |
| May 25, 12:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Randolph | 40 min |
| May 25, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Putnam, Sullivan | 40 min |
| May 25, 1:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Adair, Macon, Randolph, Schuyler | 52 min |
| May 25, 2:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 2:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Nodaway | 18 hr |
| May 25, 2:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Ray | 50 hr |
| May 25, 2:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 59 hr |
| May 25, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Jackson | 32 min |
| May 25, 3:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 31 min |
| May 25, 3:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Henry | 33 min |
| May 25, 4:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 5 hr |
| May 25, 5:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 4 days |
| May 25, 5:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon | 29 hr |
| May 25, 5:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 3 days |
| May 25, 5:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 4 days |
| May 25, 5:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 5 days |
| May 25, 5:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Ray | 107 days |
| May 25, 5:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 64 hr |
| May 25, 5:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 4 days |
| May 25, 5:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 5 days |
| May 25, 5:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Saline | 102 days |
| May 25, 5:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 104 days |
| May 25, 8:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 36 hr |
| May 25, 8:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 43 hr |
| May 25, 11:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 34 min |
| May 25, 11:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 30 min |
| May 25, 11:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 26 min |
| May 25, 11:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 10 hr |
| May 25, 11:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 35 min |
| May 25, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 47 min |
| May 25, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson | 30 min |
| May 25, 11:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Pettis | 39 min |
| May 25, 12:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 35 min |
| May 25, 12:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Ray | 33 min |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis | 45 min |
| May 25, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Platte | 30 min |
| May 25, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis, Saline | 35 min |
| May 25, 12:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette | 31 min |
| May 25, 12:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 23 min |
| May 25, 12:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton | 34 min |
| May 25, 12:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper | 41 min |
| May 25, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis | 26 min |
| May 25, 12:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Lafayette | 37 min |
| May 25, 12:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Ray | 32 min |
| May 25, 1:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Lafayette | 24 min |
| May 25, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 38 min |
| May 25, 1:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Ray | 28 min |
| May 25, 1:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Ray | 34 min |
| May 25, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 32 min |
| May 25, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Randolph | 45 min |
| May 25, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Holt | 52 min |
| May 25, 1:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Pettis | 24 min |
| May 25, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 23 min |
| May 25, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll | 30 min |
| May 25, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Randolph | 26 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Kansas, 2011Tornado Warnings in Missouri, 2011Every tornado warning in 2011Tornadoes in 2011
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.