Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2019, 7:26 PM CDT for Atchison County, Doniphan County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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 21, 2019, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2019, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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 21, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 808 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted.
729
WFUS53 KEAX 220026
TOREAX
KSC005-043-220100-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0004.190522T0026Z-190522T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
726 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Doniphan County in northeastern Kansas...
North central Atchison County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 726 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Denton, or 11
miles east of Horton, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter 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...
Highland, Denton, Severance, Huron, Leona, Iowa Point and Fanning.
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 3965 9542 3965 9534 3990 9534 3996 9531
3992 9520 3991 9521 3990 9519 3991 9515
3988 9514 3986 9508 3961 9530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 211DEG 35KT 3970 9532
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
PP2 follow-up statements
995
WWUS53 KEAX 220034
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
734 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
KSC005-220043-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190522T0100Z/
Atchison KS-
734 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ATCHISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northeastern Kansas...and northwestern Missouri.
LAT...LON 3970 9534 3990 9534 3996 9531 3992 9520
3991 9521 3990 9519 3991 9515 3988 9514
3986 9508 3970 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 211DEG 35KT 3976 9527
$$
KSC043-220100-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190522T0100Z/
Doniphan KS-
734 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
DONIPHAN COUNTY...
At 733 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Denton, or near
Highland, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter 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...
Highland, Denton, Severance, Leona, Iowa Point and Fanning.
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 3970 9534 3990 9534 3996 9531 3992 9520
3991 9521 3990 9519 3991 9515 3988 9514
3986 9508 3970 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 211DEG 35KT 3976 9527
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
PP720
WWUS53 KEAX 220053
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
753 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
KSC043-220101-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190522T0100Z/
Doniphan KS-
753 PM CDT Tue May 21 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN DONIPHAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 800
PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northeastern Kansas...and northwestern Missouri.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southern
Holt County until 815 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3970 9534 3990 9534 3996 9531 3992 9520
3991 9521 3990 9519 3991 9515 3988 9514
3986 9508 3970 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 211DEG 35KT 3990 9516
$$
PPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 21 min |
| May 21, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 35 min |
| May 21, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 28 min |
| May 22, 3:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | Linn, Miami | 24 hr |
| May 22, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Miami | 49 min |
| May 22, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson | 33 min |
| May 22, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn, Miami | 42 min |
| May 22, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn, Miami | 45 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.