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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 24, 2021, 2:51 PM CDT for Buchanan County, Clinton County, DeKalb County, Missouri. It was in force for 24 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
- Oct 24, 2021, 2:51 PM CDT (19:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2021, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Buchanan County, MO, Clinton County, MO, DeKalb County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 1036 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 368 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 374 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted.
373
WFUS53 KEAX 241951
TOREAX
MOC021-049-063-242015-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0019.211024T1951Z-211024T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
251 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Buchanan County in northwestern Missouri...
Clinton County in northwestern Missouri...
Southeastern DeKalb County in northwestern Missouri...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 250 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Gower, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Another circulation was south of Cosby also moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Cameron, Plattsburg, Lathrop, Gower, Stewartsville, Osborn and
Turney.
This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 39 and
55.
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 3990 9421 3954 9421 3953 9470 3964 9474
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 240DEG 31KT 3959 9461
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CDB2 follow-up statements
469
WWUS53 KEAX 241954
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
254 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
MOC021-242003-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-211024T2015Z/
Buchanan MO-
254 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3990 9421 3954 9421 3953 9460 3969 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 251DEG 29KT 3956 9456
$$
MOC049-063-242015-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-211024T2015Z/
Clinton MO-DeKalb MO-
254 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR CLINTON
AND SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTIES...
At 253 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gower, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Cameron, Plattsburg, Lathrop, Gower, Stewartsville, Osborn and
Turney.
This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 39 and
55.
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 3990 9421 3954 9421 3953 9460 3969 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 251DEG 29KT 3956 9456
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CDB972
WWUS53 KEAX 242012
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
312 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
MOC049-063-242021-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-211024T2015Z/
Clinton MO-DeKalb MO-
312 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLINTON AND SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Missouri.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Clinton and southeastern DeKalb Counties.
LAT...LON 3990 9421 3954 9421 3953 9460 3969 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 240DEG 31KT 3963 9440
$$
CDBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Grundy | 23 min |
| Oct 24, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan | 34 min |
| Oct 24, 5:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Grundy, Harrison, Sullivan | 5 hr |
| Oct 24, 8:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 37 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Holt | 40 min |
| Oct 24, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 33 min |
| Oct 24, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb | 29 min |
| Oct 24, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew | 23 min |
| Oct 24, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb | 46 min |
| Oct 24, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry | 37 min |
| Oct 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton | 34 min |
| Oct 24, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, Livingston | 25 min |
| Oct 24, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Henry, Johnson | 23 min |
| Oct 24, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Livingston | 35 min |
| Oct 24, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Grundy, Harrison, Mercer | 29 min |
| Oct 24, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 31 min |
| Oct 24, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston, Sullivan | 38 min |
| Oct 24, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis | 49 min |
| Oct 24, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis | 33 min |
| Oct 24, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Adair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan | 35 min |
| Oct 24, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Schuyler | 17 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.