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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 10, 2014Carroll County, Lafayette County, Ray County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2014, 6:02 PM CDT for Carroll County, Lafayette County, Ray County, Missouri. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report 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 10, 2014, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2014, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Carroll County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Ray County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 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 10, 6:06 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 N Lexington, MO	CONFIRMED BY STORM CHASER

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 10, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1969 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

636 
WFUS53 KEAX 102302
TOREAX
MOC033-107-177-102330-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0012.140510T2302Z-140510T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
602 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTH CENTRAL LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN RAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 556 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HENRIETTA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NORBORNE AND DOVER.

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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND HAS CAUSED 
DAMAGE IN THE TOWN OF ORRICK. TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR STORM 
SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3931 9357 3912 9360 3919 9395 3929 9392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 276DEG 27KT 3921 9384

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CDB

3 follow-up statements

439 
WWUS53 KEAX 102307
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
607 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

MOC033-107-177-102330-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140510T2330Z/
CARROLL MO-LAFAYETTE MO-RAY MO-
607 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAY...NORTH
CENTRAL LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM
CDT...

AT 605 PM CDT...A STORM CHASER CONFIRMED A TORNADO NORTH OF  
LEXINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORBORNE AND DOVER.

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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3919 9394 3929 9392 3931 9357 3912 9360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 275DEG 26KT 3921 9382

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CDB

910 
WWUS53 KEAX 102317
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
617 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

MOC177-102327-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140510T2330Z/
RAY MO-
617 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3912 9360 3917 9379 3920 9379 3920 9378
      3921 9376 3930 9375 3930 9374 3931 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 272DEG 24KT 3921 9373

$$

MOC033-107-102330-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140510T2330Z/
CARROLL MO-LAFAYETTE MO-
617 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAFAYETTE
AND SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 615 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HARDIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORBORNE AND DOVER.

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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3912 9360 3917 9379 3920 9379 3920 9378
      3921 9376 3930 9375 3930 9374 3931 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 272DEG 24KT 3921 9373

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CDB

624 
WWUS53 KEAX 102328
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
628 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

MOC033-107-102337-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140510T2330Z/
CARROLL MO-LAFAYETTE MO-
628 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN
CARROLL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.  

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3912 9360 3917 9379 3920 9379 3920 9378
      3921 9376 3930 9375 3930 9374 3931 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 272DEG 24KT 3921 9364

$$

CDB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Nodaway	52 min
May 10, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Holt, Nodaway	47 min
May 10, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	42 min
May 10, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	51 min
May 10, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Harrison	48 min
May 10, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	46 min
May 10, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Clinton	40 min
May 10, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway	57 min
May 10, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer	50 min
May 10, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	40 min
May 10, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	49 min
May 10, 5:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Ray	30 min
May 10, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	DeKalb, Gentry	53 min
May 10, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan	50 min
May 10, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	47 min
May 10, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Grundy, Livingston	53 min
May 10, 5:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Lafayette, Ray	33 min
May 10, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan	47 min
May 10, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Livingston	50 min
May 10, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Lafayette, Saline	48 min
May 10, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Platte	61 min
May 10, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon	53 min
May 10, 6:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Macon	16 min

Nearby

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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.