Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 26, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 12:10 PM CDT for Jackson County, Johnson County, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was in force for 35 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 25, 2011, 12:10 PM CDT (17:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 12:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:12 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 25, 12:28 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 8 Sw Odessa, MO | |
| May 25, 12:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 S Oak Grove, MO | |
| May 25, 12:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Oak Grove, 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 25, 10:37 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 132 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.
391 WFUS53 KEAX 251710 TOREAX MOC095-101-107-251745- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0026.110525T1710Z-110525T1745Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1210 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... * UNTIL 1245 PM CDT * AT 1208 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LONE JACK...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE LOTAWANA...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OAK GROVE...ODESSA AND BATES CITY. THIS WILL IMPACT I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 26 AND 39. 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 3885 9423 3914 9415 3906 9387 3883 9409 TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 202DEG 26KT 3886 9415 HAIL <.75IN $$ CDB
1 follow-up statement
651
WWUS53 KEAX 251726
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1226 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
MOC101-251735-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110525T1745Z/
JOHNSON MO-
1226 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST
CENTRAL MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
JOHNSON COUNTY. PLEASE REFER TO THAT WARNING FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
THAT STORM.
LAT...LON 3893 9419 3914 9415 3906 9387 3891 9405
3891 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 202DEG 26KT 3896 9410
$$
MOC095-107-251745-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110525T1745Z/
JACKSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-
1226 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE AND
EAST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...
AT 1222 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OAK GROVE...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OAK GROVE...ODESSA...LEVASY AND BATES CITY.
THIS WILL IMPACT
I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 26 AND 38.
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 3893 9419 3914 9415 3906 9387 3891 9405
3891 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 202DEG 26KT 3896 9410
HAIL <.75IN
$$
CDBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Holt, Nodaway | 38 min |
| May 24, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 27 min |
| May 24, 10:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton and 15 more | 19 hr |
| May 24, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 27 min |
| May 24, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Jackson | 41 min |
| May 24, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte | 31 min |
| May 24, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 34 min |
| May 24, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 19 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, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 107 days |
| May 25, 10:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass | 18 min |
| May 25, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 35 min |
| 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, 11:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson | 34 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, 11:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 27 min |
| May 25, 11:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Pettis | 39 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 |
| May 25, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray, Saline | 32 min |
| May 25, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Saline | 35 min |
| May 25, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Livingston | 27 min |
| May 25, 3:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Holt, Nodaway | 3 hr |
| May 25, 3:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt, Nodaway | 3 hr |
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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.