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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 11, 2015Gentry County, Harrison County, Worth County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2015, 5:57 PM CDT for Gentry County, Harrison County, Worth County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 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: Jun 11, 2015, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2015, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Worth County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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
Jun 11, 6:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Denver, MO	TREES TOPPED ALONG HWY C.

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
Jun 11, 1:53 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 201 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: 128 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 907 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

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

611 
WFUS53 KEAX 112257
TOREAX
MOC075-081-227-112330-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0017.150611T2257Z-150611T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
557 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  WEST CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN WORTH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 554 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRANT CITY...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 45 MPH.

 AT 550 PM...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A 60 MPH WIND GUST IN 
GRANT CITY.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
  MARTINSVILLE.

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 4044 9402 4029 9409 4037 9436 4049 9429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 283DEG 39KT 4043 9423

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MELL

1 follow-up statement

808 
WWUS53 KEAX 112326
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
626 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

MOC075-081-227-112336-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-150611T2330Z/
GENTRY MO-HARRISON MO-WORTH MO-
626 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WORTH...WEST CENTRAL HARRISON
AND NORTHEASTERN GENTRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
 HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM CDT.

LAT...LON 4044 9402 4029 9409 4037 9436 4049 9429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 283DEG 39KT 4036 9383

$$

MELL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 7:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Putnam	51 min
Jun 10, 7:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Putnam, Schuyler	4 hr
Jun 10, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Putnam, Schuyler	44 min
Jun 11, 3:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	6 hr
Jun 11, 4:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	EAX	Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry and 9 more	23 hr
Jun 11, 6:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	69 hr
Jun 11, 7:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Atchison, Holt	4 hr
Jun 11, 10:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	68 hr
Jun 11, 10:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	4 days
Jun 11, 10:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Linn, Livingston	4 days
Jun 11, 10:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	7 days
Jun 11, 10:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton	10 days
Jun 11, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	8 days
Jun 11, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	7 days
Jun 11, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	5 days
Jun 11, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Ray	9 days
Jun 11, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	20 days
Jun 11, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Saline	9 days
Jun 11, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	10 days
Jun 11, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt, Nodaway	62 hr
Jun 11, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan	8 days
Jun 11, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	9 days
Jun 11, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	10 days
Jun 11, 3:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison	24 min
Jun 11, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	48 min
Jun 11, 3:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison, Nodaway	33 min
Jun 11, 4:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	EAX	Atchison, Nodaway	18 min
Jun 11, 4:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	4 hr
Jun 11, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Nodaway	6 min
Jun 11, 4:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Holt	29 min
Jun 11, 4:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Holt, Nodaway	28 min
Jun 11, 5:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Nodaway	33 min
Jun 11, 5:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	7 hr
Jun 11, 5:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway	26 min
Jun 11, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Harrison, Worth	46 min
Jun 11, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt, Nodaway	48 min
Jun 11, 6:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt	4 hr
Jun 11, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy, Harrison, Mercer	40 min
Jun 11, 6:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Gentry, Harrison, Worth	4 hr
Jun 11, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry	39 min
Jun 11, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan	50 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.