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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 27, 2024Cooper County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2024, 10:51 PM CDT for Cooper County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 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, 10:51 PM CDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2024, 11:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Cooper County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 234 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 937 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 208 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 272 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 10.5

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The text

As transmitted.

917 
WFUS53 KEAX 280351
TOREAX
MOC053-280430-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0021.240428T0351Z-240428T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1051 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Cooper County in central Missouri...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1050 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Tipton, moving northeast at 45 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...
  Bunceton, Prairie Home, and Wooldridge.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 111 and
114.
 
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 3874 9260 3868 9262 3869 9293 3897 9256
      3891 9250
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 235DEG 40KT 3866 9283 

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

$$

Krull

2 follow-up statements

235 
WWUS53 KEAX 280406
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1106 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

MOC053-280430-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240428T0430Z/
Cooper MO-
1106 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COOPER COUNTY...

At 1105 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Clarksburg, or 8 miles northeast of Tipton, moving
northeast at 45 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...
Prairie Home and Wooldridge.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri near mile marker 114.
 
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 3874 9260 3868 9262 3869 9280 3896 9255
      3891 9250
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 234DEG 39KT 3875 9268 

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

$$

Krull

372 
WWUS53 KEAX 280427
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1127 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

MOC053-280437-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240428T0430Z/
Cooper MO-
1127 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COOPER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1130 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.  However, gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central
Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3874 9260 3868 9262 3869 9280 3896 9255
      3891 9250
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 235DEG 40KT 3888 9244 

$$

Krull

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson, Lafayette	39 min
Apr 27, 7:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Macon and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 27, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates	51 min
Apr 27, 7:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates	6 hr
Apr 27, 7:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Cass	3 hr
Apr 27, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	43 min
Apr 27, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	45 min
Apr 27, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson	44 min
Apr 27, 8:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	40 min
Apr 27, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	38 min
Apr 27, 9:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	34 min
Apr 27, 9:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	58 hr
Apr 27, 9:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Ray	49 hr
Apr 27, 9:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll	3 days
Apr 27, 9:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	46 hr
Apr 27, 9:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	63 hr
Apr 27, 9:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	12 days
Apr 27, 9:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Macon	55 hr
Apr 27, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	64 min
Apr 27, 9:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Bates	6 days
Apr 27, 9:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	26 min
Apr 27, 9:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan	47 hr
Apr 27, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline	80 min
Apr 27, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	26 min
Apr 28, 12:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry	8 hr
Apr 28, 1:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Macon	17 hr
Apr 28, 1:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	28 hr
Apr 28, 2:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	7 hr
Apr 28, 3:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	60 hr
Apr 28, 6:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	7 hr
Apr 28, 6:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	7 hr
Apr 28, 7:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler	16 hr
Apr 28, 8:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	9 hr
Apr 28, 8:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry	9 hr
Apr 28, 11:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton	12 days
Apr 28, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	45 hr
Apr 28, 12:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Ray	26 hr
Apr 28, 5:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Linn, Livingston	41 hr
Apr 28, 5:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	4 days
Apr 28, 5:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry	6 hr
Apr 28, 6:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Saline	3 days

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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.