Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2013, 5:00 PM CDT for Johnson County, Pettis County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 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 20, 2013, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2013, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Johnson County, MO, Pettis County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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 20, 5:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E La Monte, MO | TIME CORRECTED...POSSIBLE TORNADO. DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS ALONG WITH TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. SURVEY TEAM TO FINISH EVALUATION TOMORROW. |
| May 20, 5:25 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 Ene Hughesville, MO | TRAFFIC STOPPED ALONG 65 HWY. |
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 20, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
702
WFUS53 KEAX 202200
TOREAX
MOC101-159-202230-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0003.130520T2200Z-130520T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
500 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CENTRAL PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 456 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KNOB NOSTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
RECENT LOCAL STORM REPORTS: AT 420 PM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN HOLDEN.
AT 426 PM...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL IN
SEDALIA.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEDALIA...LA MONTE...SMITHTON...HUGHESVILLE AND SEDALIA MEMORIAL
ARPT.
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 3889 9307 3867 9306 3868 9356 3887 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 269DEG 30KT 3878 9351
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
MELL3 follow-up statements
390
WWUS53 KEAX 202209
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
509 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
MOC101-202218-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130520T2230Z/
JOHNSON MO-
509 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST
CENTRAL MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3869 9350 3884 9350 3887 9349 3888 9340
3889 9307 3868 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 269DEG 30KT 3878 9341
$$
MOC159-202230-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130520T2230Z/
PETTIS MO-
509 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PETTIS COUNTY
UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 505 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LA MONTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEDALIA...SMITHTON...HUGHESVILLE AND SEDALIA MEMORIAL ARPT.
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 3869 9350 3884 9350 3887 9349 3888 9340
3889 9307 3868 9306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 269DEG 30KT 3878 9341
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
MELL087
WWUS53 KEAX 202225
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
525 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
MOC159-202230-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130520T2230Z/
PETTIS MO-
525 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PETTIS
COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 519 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HOUSTONIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN PETTIS COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 9326 3888 9334 3889 9307 3886 9307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 240DEG 36KT 3890 9322
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
MELL368 WWUS53 KEAX 202232 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 532 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 MOC159-202242- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130520T2230Z/ PETTIS MO- 532 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PETTIS COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3877 9326 3888 9334 3889 9307 3886 9307 TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 240DEG 36KT 3890 9322 $$ MELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 50 min |
| May 19, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, DeKalb, Harrison | 49 min |
| May 19, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Clay, Jackson | 48 min |
| May 19, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 46 min |
| May 19, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 45 min |
| May 19, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston | 48 min |
| May 19, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry | 45 min |
| May 19, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson and 2 more | 46 min |
| May 19, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Harrison, Mercer | 44 min |
| May 19, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Saline | 39 min |
| May 19, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Harrison | 27 min |
| May 19, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Harrison, Mercer | 30 min |
| May 19, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Putnam, Sullivan | 40 min |
| May 19, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston and 1 more | 25 min |
| May 19, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Adair, Schuyler | 51 min |
| May 19, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Schuyler | 51 min |
| May 19, 9:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Putnam, Schuyler | 24 min |
| May 19, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Bates | 49 min |
| May 19, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 36 min |
| May 19, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 24 min |
| May 19, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Chariton, Saline | 45 min |
| May 19, 11:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson, Pettis, Saline | 52 min |
| May 19, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 41 min |
| May 20, 12:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Henry, Pettis | 37 min |
| May 20, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 23 min |
| May 20, 8:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Jackson, Johnson | 28 min |
| May 20, 9:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 29 min |
| May 20, 9:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Bates | 34 min |
| May 20, 9:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson | 30 min |
| May 20, 10:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 35 min |
| May 20, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cass | 33 min |
| May 20, 10:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Saline | 30 min |
| May 20, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson | 33 min |
| May 20, 11:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Saline | 25 min |
| May 20, 11:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Howard | 24 min |
| May 20, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 42 min |
| May 20, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Jackson, Johnson | 43 min |
| May 20, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cass | 42 min |
| May 20, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson | 45 min |
| May 20, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette | 46 min |
| May 20, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cooper, Pettis | 28 min |
| May 20, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis | 43 min |
| May 20, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis, Saline | 40 min |
| May 20, 4:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Pettis | 3 hr |
| May 20, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 41 min |
| May 20, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Randolph | 39 min |
| May 20, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Schuyler | 35 min |
| May 20, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Saline | 46 min |
| May 20, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Howard, Randolph | 52 min |
| May 20, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Schuyler | 47 min |
| May 20, 6:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 28 hr |
| May 20, 6:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 41 hr |
| May 20, 6:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 5 days |
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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.