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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 12:58 PM CDT for Ray County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 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 25, 2011, 12:58 PM CDT (17:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Ray County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 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.
| 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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.
889
WFUS53 KEAX 251758
TOREAX
MOC177-251830-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0035.110525T1758Z-110525T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1258 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
RAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1254 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HENRIETTA...OR NEAR RICHMOND...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND...RAYVILLE...KNOXVILLE AND RUSSELLVILLE.
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 3952 9406 3941 9376 3936 9376 3918 9392
3918 9394 3916 9395 3917 9398 3918 9396
3919 9396 3921 9398 3919 9404 3917 9403
3917 9414 3918 9414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 205DEG 23KT 3925 9397
HAIL <.75IN
$$
CDB3 follow-up statements
548
WWUS53 KEAX 251810
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
110 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
MOC177-251830-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110525T1830Z/
RAY MO-
110 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RAY COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM
CDT...
AT 108 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RICHMOND...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE AND RUSSELLVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3929 9412 3952 9406 3941 9376 3927 9384
3922 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 201DEG 27KT 3934 9393
HAIL <.75IN
$$
CDB476 WWUS53 KEAX 251817 RRA SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 117 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 MOC177-251830- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110525T1830Z/ RAY MO- 117 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN RAY COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT... AT 113 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF RICHMOND...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KNOXVILLE AND RUSSELLVILLE. 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 3941 9376 3927 9390 3929 9412 3952 9406 TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 197DEG 20KT 3939 9399 HAIL <.75IN $$ CDB
665 WWUS53 KEAX 251828 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 128 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 MOC177-251837- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110525T1830Z/ RAY MO- 128 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN RAY COUNTY HAS BEEN REISSUED... PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNINGS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF RAY COUNTY. LAT...LON 3941 9376 3927 9390 3929 9412 3952 9406 TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 197DEG 20KT 3944 9397 $$ CDB
The 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, 12:10 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.