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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2024, 1:29 AM CDT for Chariton County, Howard County, Randolph County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2024, 1:29 AM CDT (06:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2024, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Chariton County, MO, Howard County, MO, Randolph County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1:32 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Armstrong, MO | Delayed report from 5/7. Social media report of downed trees and damage to outbuildings at a residence near County Road 215. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 7, 1:43 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Sw Huntsville, MO | Corrects previous tornado report from 5 SW Huntsville. A tornado developed west of County Road 2160 in Randolph County during the early morning on May 7. It was initially weak, damaging mainly trees along County Road 2180 before it strengthened as it approache |
| May 7, 1:44 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Sw Higbee, MO | An EF0 tornado developed just southwest of Higbee, damaging a large section of the southern part of town. Most of the damage was to trees, with the most significant damage occurring near the railroad tracks and along Highway A to the south of the tracks. An au |
| May 7, 1:46 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Higbee, MO | Tree down on power lines in Higbee. |
| May 7, 1:46 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Higbee, MO | Downed trees and wires near Route B. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 7, 1:54 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Moberly, MO | Report from mPING: 3-inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken. Time corrected from radar. |
| May 7, 1:57 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Moberly, MO | Downed wires and power outages near End Place. Time estimated from radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 2025 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 723 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.0
- Supercell composite
- 18.7
The text
As transmitted.
765
WFUS53 KEAX 070629
TOREAX
MOC041-089-175-070700-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0036.240507T0629Z-240507T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
129 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Chariton County in north central Missouri...
Southwestern Randolph County in north central Missouri...
Central Howard County in central Missouri...
* Until 200 AM CDT.
* At 128 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
along a line extending from near Armstrong to near Fayette, moving
northeast 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...
Moberly, Fayette, Huntsville, Higbee, Armstrong, and Clifton Hill.
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.
This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3925 9243 3915 9248 3906 9278 3935 9285
3953 9247 3925 9241
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 235DEG 36KT 3927 9276 3913 9272
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CMS2 follow-up statements
629
WWUS53 KEAX 070642
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
142 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
MOC041-070652-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240507T0700Z/
Chariton MO-
142 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHARITON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central and
north central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3925 9243 3915 9248 3909 9269 3942 9270
3953 9247 3925 9241
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 235DEG 36KT 3934 9264 3920 9260
$$
MOC089-175-070700-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240507T0700Z/
Randolph MO-Howard MO-
142 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH AND NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
At 142 AM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located along a
line extending from near Armstrong to near Fayette, moving northeast
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...
Moberly, Fayette, Huntsville, and Higbee.
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.
This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3925 9243 3915 9248 3909 9269 3942 9270
3953 9247 3925 9241
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 235DEG 36KT 3934 9264 3920 9260
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CMS533
WWUS53 KEAX 070651
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
151 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
MOC089-175-070700-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240507T0700Z/
Randolph MO-Howard MO-
151 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH AND NORTHEASTERN
HOWARD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished. Therefore, the warning will be
allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central and
north central Missouri.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Randolph and Howard counties until 230 am.
&&
LAT...LON 3925 9243 3915 9248 3909 9269 3942 9270
3953 9247 3925 9241
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 235DEG 36KT 3937 9259 3923 9255
$$
CMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 8:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 9 hr |
| May 6, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt | 76 min |
| May 6, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 24 min |
| May 6, 10:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Atchison | 15 min |
| May 6, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 62 min |
| May 6, 10:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison | 6 hr |
| May 6, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 52 min |
| May 6, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Jackson and 1 more | 53 min |
| May 6, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 65 min |
| May 6, 10:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Platte | 31 min |
| May 6, 11:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison, Nodaway | 6 hr |
| May 6, 11:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry, Platte | 6 hr |
| May 6, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 29 min |
| May 6, 11:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 26 min |
| May 6, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson | 69 min |
| May 6, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 4 more | 53 min |
| May 6, 11:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson | 31 min |
| May 6, 11:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Ray | 28 min |
| May 7, 12:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette | 27 min |
| May 7, 12:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson | 36 min |
| May 7, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn and 4 more | 54 min |
| May 7, 12:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Saline | 36 min |
| May 7, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Johnson and 4 more | 65 min |
| May 7, 12:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Pettis | 27 min |
| May 7, 12:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt | 20 hr |
| May 7, 12:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis | 35 min |
| May 7, 1:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline | 28 min |
| May 7, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Mercer, Putnam and 2 more | 68 min |
| May 7, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Macon, Randolph, Saline | 80 min |
| May 7, 1:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Randolph | 31 min |
| May 7, 1:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper | 29 min |
| May 7, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Macon, Schuyler | 36 min |
| May 7, 4:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison | 6 hr |
| May 7, 7:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 13 hr |
| May 7, 8:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 61 hr |
| May 7, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 4 days |
| May 7, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Saline | 60 hr |
| May 7, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 3 days |
| May 7, 9:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 46 hr |
| May 7, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Nodaway | 23 hr |
| May 7, 3:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.