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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT for Johnson County, Pettis County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 min. 2 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 26, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2016, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Johnson County, MO, Pettis County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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 26, 5:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 Se Warrensburg, MO | TORNADO ON GROUND REPORTED BY USAF OBSERVER. |
| May 26, 5:09 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 10 S Warrensburg, MO | USAF OBSERVER REPORTED TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL. |
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 26, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 1730 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.9
The text
As transmitted.
973
WFUS53 KEAX 262200
TOREAX
MOC101-159-262230-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0007.160526T2200Z-160526T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
500 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 500 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LEETON...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITEMAN
AIR FORCE BASE...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
WARRENSBURG...KNOB NOSTER...WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE...LA MONTE...
LEETON...GREEN RIDGE AND WHITEMAN AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3866 9380 3888 9354 3866 9329 3856 9360
3856 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 239DEG 23KT 3865 9366
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MURRAY2 follow-up statements
407
WWUS53 KEAX 262212
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
512 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
MOC101-159-262230-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160526T2230Z/
PETTIS MO-JOHNSON MO-
512 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL PETTIS AND SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...
AT 512 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WHITEMAN
AFB...OR NEAR WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARRENSBURG...KNOB NOSTER...WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE...LA MONTE...
LEETON...GREEN RIDGE AND WHITEMAN AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3866 9380 3888 9354 3866 9329 3856 9360
3856 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 239DEG 23KT 3869 9357
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MURRAY307
WWUS53 KEAX 262228
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
528 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
MOC101-159-262238-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160526T2230Z/
PETTIS MO-JOHNSON MO-
528 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PETTIS AND SOUTHEASTERN
JOHNSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3866 9380 3888 9354 3866 9329 3856 9360
3856 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 239DEG 23KT 3869 9357
$$
MURRAYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt, Nodaway | 45 min |
| May 25, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Nodaway | 35 min |
| May 25, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Atchison | 43 min |
| May 25, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, DeKalb, Holt, Nodaway | 48 min |
| May 25, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Nodaway | 26 min |
| May 26, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb | 47 min |
| May 26, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Clay, Jackson | 34 min |
| May 26, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Adair | 38 min |
| May 26, 3:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Platte | 42 min |
| May 26, 3:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Clay | 46 min |
| May 26, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Platte | 31 min |
| May 26, 9:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Ray | 43 min |
| May 26, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 6 days |
| May 26, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Ray | 7 days |
| May 26, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 13 days |
| May 26, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Saline | 15 days |
| May 26, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 15 days |
| May 26, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Ray | 15 min |
| May 26, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 45 min |
| May 26, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 3 days |
| May 26, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 5 days |
| May 26, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 4 days |
| May 26, 10:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson | 38 min |
| May 26, 10:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 4 days |
| May 26, 10:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 5 days |
| May 26, 10:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 5 days |
| May 26, 10:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Ray | 49 min |
| May 26, 10:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 48 min |
| May 26, 11:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Ray | 42 min |
| May 26, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 23 min |
| May 26, 11:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Holt | 49 min |
| May 26, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Lafayette | 45 min |
| May 26, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 27 min |
| May 26, 12:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Lafayette, Saline | 3 hr |
| May 26, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Saline | 41 min |
| May 26, 12:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 49 min |
| May 26, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 30 min |
| May 26, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Saline | 40 min |
| May 26, 1:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass and 13 more | 38 hr |
| May 26, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Worth | 10 min |
| May 26, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray | 49 min |
| May 26, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline | 19 min |
| May 26, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Saline | 45 min |
| May 26, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 38 min |
| May 26, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Ray | 34 min |
| May 26, 1:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Saline | 2 hr |
| May 26, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Nodaway | 48 min |
| May 26, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt, Nodaway, Worth | 30 min |
| May 26, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 39 min |
| May 26, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison | 20 min |
| May 26, 2:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Gentry | 68 hr |
| May 26, 2:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Livingston | 3 days |
| May 26, 2:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 4 days |
| May 26, 2:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 5 days |
| May 26, 2:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 5 days |
| May 26, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 33 min |
| May 26, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess and 2 more | 49 min |
| May 26, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Henry | 32 min |
| May 26, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 31 min |
| May 26, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Jackson | 35 min |
| May 26, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Platte | 28 min |
| May 26, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Lafayette | 26 min |
| May 26, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb | 45 min |
| May 26, 3:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 6 hr |
| May 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 30 min |
| May 26, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Ray | 43 min |
| May 26, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 41 min |
| May 26, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb | 41 min |
| May 26, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Platte | 48 min |
| May 26, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 35 min |
| May 26, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 31 min |
| May 26, 4:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Jackson | 6 hr |
| May 26, 4:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 6 hr |
| May 26, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 34 min |
| May 26, 5:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clay, Daviess, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Ray | 23 min |
| May 26, 5:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 40 hr |
| May 26, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Ray | 30 min |
| May 26, 5:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis, Saline | 6 hr |
| May 26, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Atchison | 23 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.