Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2011, 7:15 PM CDT for Andrew County, Holt County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 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 21, 2011, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2011, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Andrew County, MO, Holt County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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 21, 7:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Rosendale, MO | |
| May 21, 7:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Fillmore, MO | |
| May 21, 7:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Se Fillmore, MO | JUST NORTH HWY 71 EXIT TO FILMORE,MISSOURI QUARTER SIZE HAIL FALLING |
| May 21, 7:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sw Bolckow, MO | POWER POLE BLOWN OVER ROAD AT US HWY 71 AND ROUTE Y. POSSIBLE TORNADO |
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 21, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 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
- 1436 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
158
WFUS53 KEAX 220015
TOREAX
MOC003-087-220045-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0003.110522T0015Z-110522T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
715 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ANDREW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 712 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OREGON...OR 13 MILES WEST OF SAVANNAH...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAVANNAH...FILLMORE...ROSENDALE AND BOLCKOW.
THIS WILL IMPACT
I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 72.
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 4013 9482 4013 9479 3995 9475 3992 9512
4000 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 249DEG 25KT 3998 9505
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
212 follow-up statements
263
WWUS53 KEAX 220030
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
730 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011
MOC003-087-220045-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110522T0045Z/
HOLT MO-ANDREW MO-
730 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ANDREW AND
SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FILLMORE...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSENDALE AND BOLCKOW.
THIS WILL IMPACT
I-29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 70.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3995 9475 3993 9503 4003 9507 4013 9482
4013 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 256DEG 21KT 3999 9494
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
21741
WWUS53 KEAX 220035
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
735 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011
MOC087-220045-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110522T0045Z/
HOLT MO-
735 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3995 9475 3994 9499 3996 9500 3997 9500
4000 9501 4004 9501 4004 9502 4005 9501
4013 9482 4013 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 253DEG 23KT 4001 9489
$$
MOC003-220045-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110522T0045Z/
ANDREW MO-
735 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ANDREW COUNTY
UNTIL 745 PM CDT...
AT 732 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FILLMORE...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SAVANNAH...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSENDALE AND BOLCKOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3995 9475 3994 9499 3996 9500 3997 9500
4000 9501 4004 9501 4004 9502 4005 9501
4013 9482 4013 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 253DEG 23KT 4001 9489
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
21The 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, 7:21 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, 4:44 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.