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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

August 11, 2023Adair County, Linn County, Sullivan County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Aug 11, 2023, 11:28 PM CDT for Adair County, Linn County, Sullivan County, Missouri. It was in force for 11 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
Aug 11, 2023, 11:28 PM CDT (04:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2023, 11:39 PM CDT
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Adair County, MO, Linn County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:29 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
Aug 11, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 264 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 00:00Z on 2023-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3508 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 00:00Z on 2023-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
3508 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1886 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
14.2

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The text

As transmitted.

199 
WFUS53 KEAX 120428
TOREAX
MOC001-115-211-120500-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0021.230812T0428Z-230812T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1128 PM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Adair County in northeastern Missouri...
  Northeastern Linn County in north central Missouri...
  Southeastern Sullivan County in north central Missouri...

* Until midnight CDT.
    
* At 1127 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 11 miles east of Browning, or 14 miles
  southeast of Milan, moving east at 15 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...
  Winigan.

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 4004 9285 3998 9285 3999 9299 4008 9299
      4011 9278 4004 9278
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 266DEG 14KT 4004 9295 

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

$$

BMW
1 follow-up statement
299 
WWUS53 KEAX 120439
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1139 PM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023

MOC001-115-211-120449-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230812T0500Z/
Adair MO-Linn MO-Sullivan MO-
1139 PM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ADAIR...NORTHEASTERN LINN AND
SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
north central and northeastern Missouri.

LAT...LON 4004 9285 3998 9285 3999 9299 4008 9299
      4011 9278 4004 9278
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 266DEG 14KT 4004 9289 

$$

BMW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer46 min
Aug 11, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth36 min
Aug 11, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison42 min
Aug 11, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston39 min
Aug 11, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair, Putnam, Sullivan48 min
Aug 11, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Linn, Livingston50 min
Aug 11, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy47 min
Aug 11, 10:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan41 min
Aug 11, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison39 min
Aug 11, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn48 min
Aug 11, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer25 min
Aug 11, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer51 min
Aug 11, 11:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth6 hr
Aug 11, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston47 min
Aug 11, 11:15 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan15 min
Aug 11, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Harrison, Mercer41 min
Aug 11, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair23 min
Aug 11, 11:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn49 min
Aug 11, 11:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSullivan47 min
Aug 12, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison, Worth38 min
Aug 12, 12:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston and 4 more6 hr
Aug 12, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Sullivan35 min
Aug 12, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMacon33 min
Aug 12, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan30 min
Aug 12, 12:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth38 min
Aug 12, 12:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXLinn36 min
Aug 12, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Gentry, Harrison, Worth34 min
Aug 12, 1:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Linn, Macon43 min
Aug 12, 1:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph39 min
Aug 12, 2:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Randolph35 min
Aug 12, 3:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXChariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph6 hr
Aug 12, 4:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth6 hr
Aug 12, 5:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates, Henry, Johnson49 min
Aug 12, 5:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston and 4 more5 hr
Aug 12, 8:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Livingston19 hr

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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.