Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2015, 12:38 PM CDT for Henry County, Missouri. It was in force for 22 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 24, 2015, 12:38 PM CDT (17:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Henry County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
547
WFUS53 KEAX 241738
TOREAX
MOC083-241800-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0007.150524T1738Z-150524T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1238 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 100 PM CDT
* AT 1236 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF DEEPWATER...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
CALHOUN...COAL AND TIGHTWAD.
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 LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3826 9373 3854 9361 3851 9351 3827 9352
3821 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 203DEG 29KT 3829 9362
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
GITRO2 follow-up statements
023
WWUS53 KEAX 241746
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1246 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
MOC083-241800-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150524T1800Z/
HENRY MO-
1246 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY
UNTIL 100 PM CDT...
AT 1245 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF CALHOUN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALHOUN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3835 9366 3851 9362 3851 9351 3830 9352
3831 9360
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 203DEG 29KT 3836 9358
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CDB977
WWUS53 KEAX 241800
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
100 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
MOC083-241810-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150524T1800Z/
HENRY MO-
100 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
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.
LAT...LON 3835 9366 3851 9362 3851 9351 3830 9352
3831 9360
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 203DEG 29KT 3846 9353
$$
CDBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 3 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 69 hr |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 8 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Ray | 67 hr |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Gentry | 66 hr |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 4 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 6 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 8 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates | 9 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Ray | 5 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 8 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Saline | 8 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 9 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Saline | 7 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 10 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 6 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 8 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 4 days |
| May 23, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 72 hr |
| May 23, 10:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 52 hr |
| May 24, 3:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 28 hr |
| May 24, 9:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Bates, Cass | 6 hr |
| May 24, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon | 3 days |
| May 24, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Livingston | 3 days |
| May 24, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 7 days |
| May 24, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 53 hr |
| May 24, 10:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 57 hr |
| May 24, 10:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 6 hr |
| May 24, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Henry | 43 min |
| May 24, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Pettis | 26 min |
| May 24, 2:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Macon | 34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.