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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 27, 2024Mercer County, Putnam County, Sullivan County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2024, 5:27 PM CDT for Mercer County, Putnam County, Sullivan County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 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
Apr 27, 2024, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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
Apr 27, 1:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 256 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 2024-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1585 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 2024-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 175 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
1585 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
6.9

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The text

As transmitted.

617 
WFUS53 KEAX 272227
TOREAX
MOC129-171-211-272300-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0013.240427T2227Z-240427T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
527 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Sullivan County in north central Missouri...
  East central Mercer County in north central Missouri...
  Southwestern Putnam County in north central Missouri...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 527 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 13 miles east of Princeton, or 15 miles northwest of
  Milan, 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...
  Newtown, Lucerne, Harris, and Lemons.

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 4028 9330 4036 9344 4054 9326 4044 9294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 229DEG 29KT 4035 9334 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

BMW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Henry51 min
Apr 26, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXNodaway, Worth39 min
Apr 27, 9:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCass, Henry, Johnson4 days
Apr 27, 9:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Saline7 days
Apr 27, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHolt39 min
Apr 27, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison, Nodaway41 min
Apr 27, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison, Holt, Nodaway23 min
Apr 27, 2:37 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway38 min
Apr 27, 2:45 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXNodaway30 min
Apr 27, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison, Holt, Nodaway25 min
Apr 27, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXGentry, Nodaway, Worth49 min
Apr 27, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway20 min
Apr 27, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Nodaway, Worth35 min
Apr 27, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway25 min
Apr 27, 4:12 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXGentry, Harrison21 min
Apr 27, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison37 min
Apr 27, 4:28 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedEAXGentry, Harrison, Mercer, Worth47 min
Apr 27, 4:39 PM CDTWind AdvisoryEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Holt96 min
Apr 27, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan49 min
Apr 27, 5:07 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXGrundy, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan23 min
Apr 27, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan39 min
Apr 27, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXGrundy, Mercer, Sullivan24 min
Apr 27, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Livingston35 min
Apr 27, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston42 min
Apr 27, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Sullivan51 min
Apr 27, 6:20 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXLinn25 min
Apr 27, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Sullivan48 min
Apr 27, 6:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan6 hr
Apr 27, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Sullivan49 min
Apr 27, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson31 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.