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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Kansas City, MO

October 24, 2021Grundy County, Harrison County, Mercer County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 24, 2021, 4:16 PM CDT for Grundy County, Harrison County, Mercer County, Missouri. It was in force for 29 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, 4:16 PM CDT (21:16 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Mercer County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 24, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-10-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1036 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-10-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 368 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted.

403 
WFUS53 KEAX 242116
TOREAX
MOC079-081-129-242145-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0024.211024T2116Z-211024T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
416 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Grundy County in north central Missouri...
  South central Mercer County in north central Missouri...
  Southeastern Harrison County in north central Missouri...

* Until 445 PM CDT.
    
* At 416 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Gilman City, or 12 miles southeast of Bethany,
  moving east 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...
  Spickard, Tindall, Brimson and Mill Grove. 

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 4013 9384 4020 9388 4035 9354 4017 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 247DEG 34KT 4017 9383 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

CDB
2 follow-up statements
259 
WWUS53 KEAX 242126
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
426 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

MOC081-242135-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-211024T2145Z/
Harrison MO-
426 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON 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 north central
Missouri.

LAT...LON 4035 9354 4017 9345 4015 9376 4025 9376
      4026 9375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 244DEG 33KT 4021 9373 

$$

MOC079-129-242145-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-211024T2145Z/
Grundy MO-Mercer MO-
426 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
GRUNDY AND SOUTH CENTRAL MERCER COUNTIES...
    
At 425 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles west of Spickard, or 11 miles northwest of
Trenton, moving northeast at 35 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...
Spickard, Tindall and Mill Grove. 

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 4035 9354 4017 9345 4015 9376 4025 9376
      4026 9375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 244DEG 33KT 4021 9373 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

CDB
018 
WWUS53 KEAX 242140
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
440 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

MOC079-129-242150-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-211024T2145Z/
Grundy MO-Mercer MO-
440 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN GRUNDY AND SOUTH CENTRAL MERCER
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
Missouri.

LAT...LON 4035 9354 4017 9345 4015 9376 4025 9376
      4026 9375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 247DEG 34KT 4026 9359 

$$

CDB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGrundy23 min
Oct 24, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan34 min
Oct 24, 5:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXGrundy, Harrison, Sullivan5 hr
Oct 24, 8:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston37 hr
Oct 24, 2:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Holt40 min
Oct 24, 2:12 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedEAXAndrew, Holt33 min
Oct 24, 2:31 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, DeKalb29 min
Oct 24, 2:39 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew23 min
Oct 24, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb46 min
Oct 24, 2:51 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb24 min
Oct 24, 3:23 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry37 min
Oct 24, 3:26 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton34 min
Oct 24, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXCaldwell, Daviess, Livingston25 min
Oct 24, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHenry, Johnson23 min
Oct 24, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXLivingston35 min
Oct 24, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJohnson, Pettis31 min
Oct 24, 4:37 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXLinn, Livingston, Sullivan38 min
Oct 24, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Pettis49 min
Oct 24, 4:57 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXCooper, Pettis33 min
Oct 24, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan35 min
Oct 24, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Schuyler17 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.