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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 10, 2014Chariton County, Howard County, Saline County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2014, 7:28 PM CDT for Chariton County, Howard County, Saline County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 5 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 10, 2014, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Chariton County, MO, Howard County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 10, 7:36 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 113	4 Ne Marshall, MO	MEASURED BY STORM CHASERS
May 10, 7:39 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Ene Marshall, MO	RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO STILL REPORTED ON GROUND.
May 10, 7:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 E Marshall, MO	ROOF DAMAGE..SHINGLES OFF...AND MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN OR UPROOTED
May 10, 7:43 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ne Marshall, MO	SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HWY 240 BETWEEN MARSHALL AND SLATER
May 10, 8:00 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Sw Slater, MO	TREE LIMBS, DEBRIS, AND POWER LINES DOWN.

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, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 228 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: 17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -153 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2314 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

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

552 
WFUS53 KEAX 110028
TOREAX
MOC041-089-195-110100-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0014.140511T0028Z-140511T0100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CHARITON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  WEST CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  CENTRAL SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 725 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MARSHALL...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
  SLATER...GLASGOW AND GILLIAM.

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 3928 9283 3907 9287 3914 9327 3928 9327
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 272DEG 26KT 3917 9314

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CDB

2 follow-up statements

158 
WWUS53 KEAX 110032
SVSEAX

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

MOC041-089-195-110100-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140511T0100Z/
CHARITON MO-HOWARD MO-SALINE MO-
732 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL SALINE...WEST
CENTRAL HOWARD AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CHARITON COUNTIES UNTIL 800
PM CDT...



AT 729 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MARSHALL...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. ADDITIONALLY... AT 726 PM...LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO EAST OF MARSHALL.

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...
SLATER...GLASGOW AND GILLIAM.

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 3928 9283 3907 9287 3914 9327 3928 9327
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 272DEG 26KT 3917 9311

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CDB

708 
WWUS53 KEAX 110041
SVSEAX

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

MOC041-089-195-110100-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140511T0100Z/
CHARITON MO-HOWARD MO-SALINE MO-
741 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL SALINE...WEST
CENTRAL HOWARD AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CHARITON COUNTIES UNTIL 800
PM CDT...

AT 739 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF
MARSHALL...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

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

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO TO THE NORTHEAST OF 
         MARSHALL.

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...
GLASGOW AND GILLIAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9322 3926 9321 3927 9283 3907 9287
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 286DEG 14KT 3914 9309

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CDB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Saline	47 min
May 10, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte	43 min
May 10, 7:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Saline	24 min
May 10, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte	50 min
May 10, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Saline	65 min
May 10, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	22 min
May 11, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	34 min
May 11, 1:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison	26 min
May 11, 8:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	29 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.