Tornado touches down in Kansas City, MO

[Divernan]

Source: My KCMO daughter in her basement via Facebook.

THAT IS NOT THE WEEKLY SIREN TEST- IT"S THE REAL SIREN- REPORTS OF TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY, MOVING NORTH- BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER

No link yet.

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Luckily she was working from home today & herded her cats into the basement with her. Says the cats are really freaked. My daughter is with FEMA. One of her cats she rescued from Greensburg, Kansas after the tornadoes there. She just posted this minutes ago.

[DearAbby]

1. Prayers

[Divernan]

2. Latest I could find from National Weather Service

Tornado Warning

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1158 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

MOC047-095-251715-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110525T1715Z/
CLAY MO-JACKSON MO-
1158 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM CDT...

AT 1154 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYTOWN...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. SPOTTERS
CONTINUE TO REPORT STRONG ROTATION WITH THIS STORM AND A TORNADO COULD
FORM AT ANY TIME.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INDEPENDENCE...SUGAR CREEK...COURTNEY...CLAYCOMO...LAKE
TAPAWINGO...GLENAIRE...PLEASANT VALLEY...MAYWOOD...BIRMINGHAM AND
RANDOLPH.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...

I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 19.
I-435 LOOP FROM MILE MARKERS 53 TO 71.
I-470 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3884 9441 3884 9444 3886 9457 3923 9449
3916 9421 3884 9439 3884 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 197DEG 23KT 3901 9438
HAIL <.75IN

[Seedersandleechers]

3. I'm in KCMO

and can hear the sirens which are scarring my cats.

[Divernan]

4. The cats hear the sirens during weekly tests. I think it's the barometric change.

Stay safe!

[Seedersandleechers]

5. Not too worried

I live in a vintage 1920's speakeasy with original bar ect., and being a speakeasy it's in the basement of a 1907 building!

[Judi Lynn]

6. Tornado touchdowns around 135th, 132nd Metcalf, State Line, moved north

and into Missouri, multiple vortex, three separate storms in the immediate region.

Also went to the basement.

Horrible sky.

Hope everyone will be safe.

Haven't heard any reference to damage, yet.

[Mist]

7. Have the storms left the area? What's the damage? nt

[cbdo2007]

8. they are mostly over, some remnants still North and East of the city....

most damage from confirmed touchdown in Sedalia. Rumored touchdowns in Kearney, Smithville, KC, Louisburg, etc, but no real confirmations or damage reports from those.

[Judi Lynn]

9. They are still in the area, 8 to 10 separate tornado warning areas.

Report of some damage, and injury in Sedalia, Missouri, east and south of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Weatherman just said we are still right in the center of a rotation system.

[kentauros]

10. Tornado touchdown in Sedalia, MO

From Weather Underground
http://www.wunderground.com/tornado
(You'll have to search on "Sedalia, Missouri" as there's no direct link to the following report.)


Tornado Storm Report

2011-05-25 13:22:00 EDT

Lat/Lon: 38.69,-93.22

Location: Pettis

Significant damage to numerous homes and businesses...tanker truck overturned...unknown number of injuries (eax)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

12. bit more info from TWC

TWCBreaking TWC Breaking
Damage in Sedalia, MO is 2-3 miles south of city limits, damage to residences and businesses. Many power lines down and a gas leak rupture.
47 minutes ago

[Judi Lynn]

13. Well, a gas leak rupture always makes things festive, doesn't it? Geez. Thanks. n/t

[Viva_La_Revolution]

11. Weather Channel - Storms starting to fire farther south into N. AR now. Should intensify quickly.

TWCBreaking TWC Breaking
Storms starting to fire farther south into N. AR now. Should intensify quickly. Radar: http://wxch.nl/kYnMSR
2 minutes ago