Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2015, 1:19 PM CDT for Pettis County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 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, 1:19 PM CDT (18:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2015, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Pettis County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 24, 1:18 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 929 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
263
WFUS53 KEAX 241819
TOREAX
MOC159-241845-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0008.150524T1819Z-150524T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
119 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 145 PM CDT
* AT 116 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WINDSOR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
GREEN RIDGE AND LA MONTE.
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 3881 9349 3869 9324 3853 9345 3856 9351
3866 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 205DEG 26KT 3858 9347
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CDB3 follow-up statements
816
WWUS53 KEAX 241825
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
125 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
MOC159-241845-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150524T1845Z/
PETTIS MO-
125 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL PETTIS COUNTY
UNTIL 145 PM CDT...
AT 124 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GREEN RIDGE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREEN RIDGE AND LA MONTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3857 9343 3861 9350 3880 9348 3870 9326
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 205DEG 26KT 3862 9345
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CDB125
WWUS53 KEAX 241832
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
132 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
MOC159-241845-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150524T1845Z/
PETTIS MO-
132 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PETTIS COUNTY
UNTIL 145 PM CDT...
AT 129 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GREEN RIDGE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
LA MONTE.
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 3859 9341 3866 9346 3880 9347 3870 9326
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 203DEG 37KT 3869 9341
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CDB692 WWUS53 KEAX 241843 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 143 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 MOC159-241853- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150524T1845Z/ PETTIS MO- 143 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PETTIS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 145 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3859 9341 3866 9346 3880 9347 3870 9326 TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 209DEG 27KT 3874 9335 $$ CDB
The 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, 12:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry | 22 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.