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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2019, 8:12 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 33 min. 4 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 24, 2019, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2019, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Cass County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lone Jack, MO | 8 INCH BRANCH DOWN, BRANCH DIAMETER OF 1/4 TO 1/3 INCHES. PATIO TABLE ALSO BLOWN OFF DECK AND DESTROYED. |
| May 24, 8:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Pittsville, MO | DAMAGE TO BARN...TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| May 24, 8:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Wsw Lake Lafayette, MO | RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO SIGNATURE. |
| May 24, 8:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Ne Lake Lafayette, MO | PHOTO TAKEN FROM ODESSA LOOKING SOUTH... CORRELATES WITH RADAR COUPLET. |
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 24, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 250 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1754 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
753
WFUS53 KEAX 250112
TOREAX
MOC037-095-101-107-250145-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0019.190525T0112Z-190525T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
812 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Cass County in west central Missouri...
Southwestern Lafayette County in west central Missouri...
Southeastern Jackson County in west central Missouri...
Northwestern Johnson County in west central Missouri...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 812 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lake Lotawana, 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...
Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, Odessa, Lake Lotawana, Lone
Jack, Wellington, Lake Lafayette, Napoleon, Bates City, Strasburg,
Tarsney Lakes and Pittsville.
This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 22 and
40.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This cluster 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 3900 9431 3918 9397 3916 9399 3914 9398
3914 9396 3884 9383 3875 9420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 239DEG 34KT 3893 9425
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Gitro3 follow-up statements
703
WWUS53 KEAX 250125
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
825 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
MOC037-095-101-107-250145-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-190525T0145Z/
Cass MO-Lafayette MO-Jackson MO-Johnson MO-
825 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CASS...SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...
At 824 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located south of Bates City and moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Oak Grove, Odessa, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Lake Lafayette, Bates
City, Strasburg, Tarsney Lakes and Pittsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3894 9428 3907 9393 3884 9383 3875 9420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 259DEG 50KT 3893 9398
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Gitro743
WWUS53 KEAX 250129
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
829 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
MOC037-095-101-107-250145-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-190525T0145Z/
Cass MO-Lafayette MO-Jackson MO-Johnson MO-
829 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CASS...SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...
At 829 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Odessa, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar 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...
Oak Grove, Odessa, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Lake Lafayette, Bates
City, Strasburg, Tarsney Lakes and Pittsville.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This cluster 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 3894 9428 3907 9393 3884 9383 3875 9420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 239DEG 27KT 3893 9398
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Gitro744
WWUS53 KEAX 250139
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
839 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
MOC037-095-101-107-250148-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-190525T0145Z/
Cass MO-Lafayette MO-Jackson MO-Johnson MO-
839 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CASS...SOUTHWESTERN
LAFAYETTE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for west central
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3894 9428 3907 9393 3884 9383 3875 9420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 239DEG 34KT 3897 9389
$$
GitroThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 6 hr |
| May 24, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 31 min |
| May 24, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 44 min |
| May 24, 7:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 6 hr |
| May 24, 7:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 17 hr |
| May 24, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Gentry, Nodaway | 37 min |
| May 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 30 min |
| May 24, 7:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 38 hr |
| May 24, 7:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 13 hr |
| May 24, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 37 min |
| May 24, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Worth | 39 min |
| May 24, 8:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 28 hr |
| May 24, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette | 26 min |
| May 24, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Lafayette, Ray, Saline | 48 min |
| May 24, 8:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 3 hr |
| May 24, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 28 hr |
| May 24, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 3 days |
| May 24, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Howard, Randolph | 47 min |
| May 24, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Adair | 40 min |
| May 24, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Johnson, Lafayette and 7 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 12:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte | 9 hr |
| May 25, 1:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 3 hr |
| May 25, 1:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 68 hr |
| May 25, 5:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Johnson, Lafayette and 7 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 5:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon | 9 days |
| May 25, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Gentry | 71 hr |
| May 25, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Livingston | 4 days |
| May 25, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Atchison | 52 min |
| May 25, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Atchison | 17 min |
| May 25, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Nodaway | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Worth | 39 min |
| May 25, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Nodaway, Worth | 30 min |
| May 25, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Putnam | 51 min |
| May 25, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison, Worth | 42 min |
| May 25, 6:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Gentry, Nodaway, Worth | 3 hr |
| May 25, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison, Worth | 37 min |
| May 25, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 46 min |
| May 25, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer | 41 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.