Violent Severe Weather Outbreak

1. Date of activity:
   • May 4th 2003

2. Description of activity:
   • Skywarn was activated for a severe weather outbreak

3. Start Time:
   • 12:50 PM

4. End Time:
   • 10:50 PM

5. Event Duration:
   • 10 Hours

6. Areas Involved:
   • All Of Our Skywarn Area

7. Served agencies:
   • National Weather Service
   • Grundy County Sherriff
   • Linn County Sherriff
   • Brookfield Fire Department

8. Describe Reports Sent to the served Agencies
   • Numerous Reports of hail High winds where reported to the NWS and local Sherriff's offices

9. Number of Amateurs participating
   • 12

10. List of amateurs participating
    • KBØRPJ - Grundy - Trenton - My Self Net Control (NCS) [1250p-1050p] (10hr)
    • KØMPT - Livingston - Chillicothe - Larry [1250p-0950p] (9hr)
    • KCØMTZ - Daviess - Gallatin - ? [0133p-0147p] (.25hr)
    • KCØIBY - Daviess - Gallatin - ? [0133p-0147p] (.25hr)
    • NØIWU - Livingtson - Dawn - Jim [0500p-0600p] (1hr)
    • NWØB - Linn - Brookfield - Jerry [0545p-1045p] (5hr)
    • KBØZLC - Livingston - Chillicothe - Carl [0550p-0620p] (.5hr)
    • ABØDU - Daviess - Gallatin - Dan [0610p-0640p] (.5hr)
    • KBØVMK - Linn - Linneus - Jack [0622p-0822p] (2hr)
    • KBØZLG - Daviess - Coffey - Frank [0652p-0722p] (.5hr)
    • KC9BQA - Mobile - Todd [0718p-0748p] (.5hr)
    • KGØQD - Livingston - Chiilicothe - Ken [0838p-0938p] (1hr)

11. Person-hours of amateur service
    • 29 Hours

12. Estimated Person-Hours Cost ($10 per Person per hour)
    • $290

13. List Number and Frequencies/Calls Of Repeaters Used
    • 1
      • 147.225 - K0MPT - Chillicothe/Utica, Missouri

14. General Summary Of Events
    • ** SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK **
    • A Widespread and severely damging severe weather outbreak swept across Northwest and West Central Missouri this afternoon and evening, Several Large, deadly, Long track tornadoes swept across the area, hardest hit was the kansas city metro area. Further North into our area, the main threat was highwinds and hail, though tornadoes did track into the southern parts of our area.
    • Weather Reports from this storm were:
      • 1.00" Hail (Quaters) @ ~Winston on I35 [Daviess] (0641pm)
      • 1.00" Hail (Quaters) @ 4W Spickard [Grundy] (0742pm)
      • 1.00" Hail (Quaters) @ Coffey [Daviess] (0833pm)
    • Reports Not sent by us:
      • 1.75" Hail (golfball) @ Lawson [Ray] (0540pm) [law]
      • 1.75" Hail (golfball) @ Rayville [Ray] (0555pm) [law]
      • 60Mph Wind Gust @ 6E Lawson [Ray] (0600pm) [Spotter]
      • 0.75" Hail (Penny) @ 6E Lawson [Ray] (0600pm) [Spotter]
      • 1.75" Hail (golfball) @ Dockery [Ray] (0603pm) [Spotter]
      • 0.88" Hail (Nickle) @ 10SW Pattonsburg [Daviess] (0640pm) [Spotter]
      • 0.75" Hail (Penny) @ 3W Pattonsburg [Daviess] (0643pm) [Law]
      • 0.75" Hail (Penny) @ Pattonsburg [Daviess] (0705pm) [Law]
      • 1.00" Hail (Quaters) @ 4NW Spickard [Grundy] (0742pm) [spotter]
      • 0.75" Hail (Penny) @ Altamont [Daviess] (0831pm) [Law]
      • 0.88" Hail (Nickle) @ Browning [Sullivan] (0957pm) [Law]