Severe Storms Saturday May 21st and Sunday May 22nd 2011

 

Strong storms developed and hit a large portion of eastern Kansas, northwestern Missouri and central Missouri during the evening of Saturday May 21st and the late afternoon and evening of Sunday May 22nd. These strong storms produced numerous hail reports ranging from pea size hail to as large as baseball size hail. There were also seven reports of tornadoes and five reports of funnel clouds associated with these severe storms.

 

Saturday May 21, 2011

 

Preliminary Storm Reports For Saturday May 21, 2011.

 

 

Radar velocity showing rotation associated with a tornado one mile south of Fillmore

Radar velocity showing rotation associated with a tornado one mile south of Fillmore Hail core of a storm that created baseball size hail (2.75 in) near the town of Highland Radar velocity showing rotation associated with a tornado four miles north of Highland

 

Sunday May 22, 2011

 

Preliminary Storm Reports For Sunday May 22, 2011.

 
Radar reflectivity showing a well defined hook echo near the town of Slater, MO. Radar velocity showing rotation associated with a tornado near the town of Slater, MO 

 

A tornado touched down at approximately 448 PM CDT near Norton, Missouri or 3 miles southwest of Slater, MO. The tornado was on the ground intermittently for approximately eight miles, lifting approximately 2 miles southeast of Gilliam, Missouri.  One home was destroyed and single wide mobile home was twisted and tossed about 50 yards on the south side of Slater.  Maximum intensity, EF-1 wiht a maximum estimated wind speed of 110 MPH.  The maximum width of the tornado was 50 yards with a total length of 8 miles.  

 

 
Radar reflectivity showing two strong thunderstorms. The thunderstorm to the north developed a tornado near the city of Waverly, Mo. Radar velocity showing rotation associated with a tornado near the city of Waverly, Mo.

A second tornado touched down initially around 325 PM, about 6 miles north northeast of higginsville.  Television media tracked this storm and captured the tornado touching down intermittently for approximately 6.5 miles before the tornado lifted at the western edge of Waverly.  A tree was blown into a home and a mobile home lost half of its roof on the western edge of Waverly.  This tornado was rated EF-0 with maximum wind speeds of 85 mph, a maximum width of 50 yards, and a total track length of 6.5 miles.

 

 
 

Hail core of a storm that created baseball size hail (2.75 in) near the city of Boonville. Damage produced by the Slater tornado.

 

 

Report Time County Location ST Event Type Mag. Remark
Sat May 21 23:27:00   Atchison Muscotah KS HAIL 1.25  
Sat May 21 23:38:00   Atchison Effingham KS HAIL 0.88  
Sat May 21 23:40:00   Atchison 2 E Watson MO HAIL 0.75 dime and penny sized hail reported by trained spotter 2 miles east of watson
Sat May 21 23:45:00   Doniphan Highland KS HAIL 2.75  
Sat May 21 23:57:00   Doniphan 4 N Highland KS TORNADO 0  
Sun May 22 00:11:00   Buchanan Agency MO HAIL 0.88  
Sun May 22 00:12:00   Buchanan Agency MO HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 00:15:00   Andrew Rosendale MO HAIL 1.75  
Sun May 22 00:27:00   Nodaway 5 Se Burlington Jct MO HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 00:30:00   Andrew 1 S Fillmore MO TORNADO 0  
Sun May 22 00:43:00   Andrew 1 Se Fillmore MO HAIL 1 just north hwy 71 exit to filmore,missouri quarter size hail falling
Sun May 22 00:47:00   Andrew Sw Bolckow MO TSTM WND DMG 0 power pole blown over road at us hwy 71 and route y. possible tornado
Sun May 22 00:57:00   Leavenworth 2 W Easton Ks KS HAIL 1.75  
Sun May 22 01:07:00   Leavenworth 4 N Easton Ks KS HAIL 1.75  
Sun May 22 01:07:00   Buchanan 4 N Easton MO HAIL 1.75  
Sun May 22 01:09:00   Buchanan St Joseph MO NON-TSTM WND GST 56  
Sun May 22 01:09:00   Buchanan St Joseph MO NON-TSTM WND GST 56  
Sun May 22 01:12:00   Clinton 2 S Osborn MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 01:15:00   Dekalb Cameron MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 01:17:00   Leavenworth 2 W Easton Ks KS HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 01:17:00   Buchanan 2 W Easton MO HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 01:27:00   Platte Iatan MO TSTM WND GST 50 near county road 5. dime size hail also reported
Sun May 22 01:27:00   Platte Iatan MO TSTM WND GST 50 near county road 5. dime size hail also reported
Sun May 22 01:30:00   Buchanan 2 W Easton MO HAIL 1 pea size to quarter size hail falling
Sun May 22 01:33:00   Leavenworth 5 Nw Leavenworth KS HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 01:34:00   Caldwell 3 E Cameron MO HAIL 0.5 penny sized hail falling
Sun May 22 01:36:00   Harrison Hatfield MO HAIL 1.5 50 mph winds reported as well
Sun May 22 01:42:00   Atchison 1 N Nortonville KS HAIL 1.75  
Sun May 22 01:45:00   Daviess Gallatin MO HAIL 0.75 dime size hail fell at 845...wnd gusts at 841 estimated 50 to 60 miles per hour
Sun May 22 01:47:00   Daviess Gallatin MO TSTM WND GST 65 small tree limbs broken.
Sun May 22 01:47:00   Daviess Gallatin MO TSTM WND GST 65 small tree limbs broken.
Sun May 22 02:07:00   Grundy 4 E Jamesport MO TSTM WND GST 60  
Sun May 22 02:07:00   Platte Ene Dearborn MO TSTM WND DMG 0 tree limbs on the ground. 50mph straight line winds. penny size hail.
Sun May 22 02:07:00   Grundy 7 Sw Trenton MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 02:07:00   Grundy 4 E Jamesport MO TSTM WND GST 60  
Sun May 22 02:13:00   Grundy Trenton MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 02:14:00   Buchanan 1 Nw Dearborn MO HAIL 1 at milemarker 31 on interstate 29
Sun May 22 02:45:00   Daviess Gallatin MO TSTM WND GST 60 estimated wind gusts 50 to 60 mph.
Sun May 22 02:45:00   Daviess Gallatin MO TSTM WND GST 60 estimated wind gusts 50 to 60 mph.
Sun May 22 02:55:00   Grundy 5 E Trenton MO HAIL 0.88  
Sun May 22 02:58:00   Buchanan Easton MO HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 03:00:00   Putnam Unionville MO TSTM WND GST 50 wind gusts estimated 40 to 50 mph.
Sun May 22 03:00:00   Putnam Unionville MO TSTM WND GST 50 wind gusts estimated 40 to 50 mph.
Sun May 22 03:00:00   Leavenworth 2 W Easton Ks KS HAIL 1.75  
Sun May 22 03:01:00   Grundy Galt MO HAIL 0.88  
Sun May 22 03:01:00   Grundy 5 E Trenton MO HAIL 0.88  
Sun May 22 03:03:00   Platte 1 Nw Platte Woods MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 03:13:00   Leavenworth 5 Nw Leavenworth KS HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 04:03:00   Platte 1 Nw Platte Woods MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 04:27:00   Livingston Chillicothe MO HAIL 0.75 dime size hail. winds up to 45 mph. twigs broken off of trees.
Sun May 22 04:36:00   Johnson Olathe KS HAIL 1 pea size to quarter size hail.
Sun May 22 04:51:00   Linn Meadville MO HAIL 0.88  
Sun May 22 18:39:00   Jackson Sibley MO HAIL 0.25  
Sun May 22 18:43:00   Caldwell Braymer MO HAIL 0.25 pea size hail and 30 mph winds reported in braymer.
Sun May 22 19:25:00   Lafayette Lexington MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 19:26:00   Lafayette 1 S Bates City MO HAIL 1 at highway tt and highway z.
Sun May 22 19:38:00   Lafayette 1 E Lexington MO TORNADO 0 law enforcement reported a brief touchdown that destroyed an out building.
Sun May 22 19:40:00   Sullivan 4 S Milan MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 20:10:00   Livingston Chula MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 20:13:00   Lafayette 5 Ne Odessa MO FUNNEL CLOUD 0 trained storm spotter reports a funnel cloud 5-6 miles northeast of odessa.
Sun May 22 20:25:00   Lafayette 2 N Higginsville MO TORNADO 0 tornado visible on tv station helicopter video
Sun May 22 20:53:00   Lafayette Mayview MO HAIL 1.5  
Sun May 22 20:58:00   Lafayette Waverly MO TORNADO 0 tree blown into a house. mobile home roof blown off. confirmed by local televison helicopter video.
Sun May 22 20:58:00   Lafayette Waverly MO TORNADO 0 tree blown into a house. mobile home roof blown off. confirmed by local televison helecopter video.
Sun May 22 20:58:00   Lafayette 10 Ene Odessa MO HAIL 0.75  
Sun May 22 21:03:00   Lafayette 1 S Higginsville MO FUNNEL CLOUD 0 funnel cloud touching down on ground by trained spotter just west of higgingsville i-70 truck stop.
Sun May 22 21:04:00   Lafayette Higginsville MO HAIL 0.88  
Sun May 22 21:04:00   Lafayette 2 S Higginsville MO HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 21:14:00   Lafayette 8 Wnw Concordia MO FUNNEL CLOUD 0  
Sun May 22 21:28:00   Bates Adrian MO HAIL 0.88 adrian police reported nickel in town, relayed via butler police.
Sun May 22 21:50:00   Saline Slater MO TORNADO 0 house was reported destroyed by a tornado.
Sun May 22 21:53:00   Saline Blackburn MO HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 21:58:00   Saline 1 Se Slater MO TORNADO 0 relayed by central dispatch from volunteer fireman
Sun May 22 22:04:00   Cooper Pilot Grove MO HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 22:08:00   Chariton 3 W Glasgow MO FUNNEL CLOUD 0 funnel cloud just reaching ground at hwy 240 and route p 3 miles west of glasgow reported by 911 in fayette.
Sun May 22 22:11:00   Cooper Boonville MO HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 22:14:00   Cooper 5 Se Boonville MO HAIL 2.75 time estimated by radar
Sun May 22 22:15:00   Cooper Boonville MO HAIL 1.5  
Sun May 22 22:15:00   Henry 1 S Clinton MO FUNNEL CLOUD 0 kdkd radio station had caller call in. saw funnel cloud to the south at hwy yy 1 mile south of clinton. radio station also reported pea size hail at the station.
Sun May 22 22:16:00   Cooper Boonville MO HAIL 1  
Sun May 22 22:57:00   Randolph Higbee MO TSTM WND DMG 0 powerpole reported down...relayed by moberly radio station.
Sun May 22 23:00:00   Cooper 2 Sw Boonville MO HAIL 1.75 time estimated by radar
Sun May 22 23:11:00   Randolph 3 Se Higbee MO HAIL 0.88  
Sun May 22 23:20:00   Cooper 6 E Boonville MO TSTM WND DMG 0 trees snaped and small debris seen blown around

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