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Grundy County ARES/North Central Missouri Skywarn - Action Report for May, 24th 2004


Reported by: Glen - KB0RPJ

Tornado Outbreak

  1. Date of activity:
    • May. 24th 2004

  2. Description of activity:
    • Tornado Outbreak struck most of the skywarn area.

  3. Start Time:
    • 11:30 AM

  4. End Time:
    • 11:00 PM

  5. Event Duration:
    • 11.50 Hours

  6. Areas Involved:
    • All Counties.

  7. Served agencies:
    • National Weather Service
    • Daviess County EOC
    • Trenton Fire Department
    • Grundy County EOC

  8. Describe Reports Sent to the served Agencies
    • Several reports of tornadoes, Along with reports of other types of violent weather were reported to the NWSFO in KC, and various EOC's in northern missouri

  9. Number of Amateurs participating
    • 18

  10. List Of Stations
      Call	County		City		Name	Hours 	Times on net 
      
    • KBØRPJ	Grundy		Trenton		Glen	11.50	1130a-1100p
    • WKØQ	Harrison		Gilman City	Alan	1.20	100p-110p; 530p-630p
    • W7LN	Caldwell		Hamilton		Tom	3.20	110p-120p; 300p-630p
    • NJØZ	Caldwell		Hamilton		George	2.30	410p-630p
    • KCØIBY	Daviess		Gallatin		Paul	2.15	415p-630p
    • KBØZLC	Livingston	Chillicothe	Carl	1.75	445p-630p
    • NWØB	Linn		Brookfield	jerry	4.00	500p-900p
    • KCØMTZ	Daviess		Gallatin		Andrew	1.50	500p-630p
    • KBØYAS	Grundy		Trenton		Brad	5.00	500p-1000p
    • KCØSEE	Mobile				Tim	1.50	500p-630p
    • KBØYWW	Mobile		~Trenton		Stacy	1.25	515p-630p
    • ABØDU	Daviess		Gallatin		Dan	1.25	515p-630p
    • WØEPI	Linn		Brookfield	John	1.00	530p-630p
    • KBØVRS	Linn		Marceline		Craig	1.00	530p-630p
    • WBØJQQ	Livingston	Lock Springs	Lewis	1.00	530p-630p
    • KBØVMK	Linn		Brookfield	Jack	3.00	600p-900p
    • KBØUIN	Caroll		Hale		Bob	2.00	600p-800p
    • KCØNBS	Linn		Brookfield	Kenneth	3.00	600p-900p

  11. Person-hours of amateur service
    • 47.6

  12. Estimated Person-Hours Cost ($10 per Person per hour)
    • $476

  13. List Number and Frequencies/Calls Of Repeaters Used
    • 1
      • K0MPT/R, Chillicothe Missouri
    • 1
      • N0LC/R, Brookfield Missouri

  14. General Summary Of Events
    • **Tornado Outbreak**
      Note: all data in the final two sections are prelim. and WILL change as more information comes in.
      This page will be updated often over the next few days, so please check back often.

      A tornado outbreak roared across northern missouri this afternoon and evening. Major damage was reported in livingston and gentry counties.


    Severe Weather Reports from this storm were:
    • Type	County	Location		Report					Source		
    • Tornado	Caldwell	3NW Hamilton	5:20pm 	
      Rotating Wall Cloud. NJ0Z via Our net

    • Hail	Caldwell	5NW Hamilton	5:26pm 	
      1.00" hail
      NJ0Z via our net

    • Tornado	Caldwell	1E Hamilton	5:29pm 	
      Funnel cloud. NJ0Z via Our net

    • Hail	Caldwell	Breckenridge	5:41pm 	
      1.75" hail
      NJ0Z via our net

    • Hail	Livingston 1E lock springs	5:47pm 	
      1.50" hail
      WB0JQQ via our net

    • wind	Caldwell 4SE Hamilton	~5:30pm 	
      4" tree limb down
      W7LN via our net

    • tornado	Livingston ~utica	~6:30pm 	
      Tornado reported near utica, Power out@ repeater site
      Livingston cty EOC

    • tornado	Livingston Chillicothe	~6:40pm 	
      **** 4 injuries **** Tornado along the east side of chillicothe, to near airport.
      Major Damage reported to several buildings in that area, truck blown off highway 36 Livingston Cty EOC

    • tornado	Livingston 5NE Chillicothe	~6:50pm 	
      Extensive Damage Path, path reported to be at least 100 yards long and upto 1/4mile wide.
      Heaviest Damage reported along state route V, northeast of chillicothe.
      Power Reported Out in nearly all of livingston county. Livingston Cty EOC

    • tornado	Linn Meadville	~7:00pm 	
      Many Buildings damaged in meadville
      Linn Cty EOC

    • tornado	Linn Brookfield	~7:30pm 	
      Possible tornado
      NW0B / our network

    • tornado	Linn Bucklin ~8:00pm 	
      Possible tornado
      NW0B / our network


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