Multiple Tornadoes in Kansas City Area; Funnel Clouds Near St. Louis

4:50 PM CDT Update: Mega-hail (near softball-size):

0442 PM     HAIL             ST. LOUIS               38.64N  90.24W
05/25/2011  E4.50 INCH       ST. LOUIS CITY     MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            BASEBALL TO SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL ON SOUTH SIDE OF CITY.

0420 PM     HAIL             ST. LOUIS               38.64N  90.24W
05/25/2011  M3.50 INCH       ST. LOUIS CITY     MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR I44 AND KINGSHIGHWAY  

0440 PM     HAIL             ST. LOUIS               38.64N  90.24W
05/25/2011  E2.75 INCH       ST. LOUIS CITY     MO   PUBLIC

            ON SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS...RELAYED BY
            METEOROLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS.

4:40 PM CDT Update: Tornado south of St. Louis:

0433 PM     TORNADO          5 SSW FREDERICKTOWN     37.50N  90.33W
05/25/2011                   MADISON            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TORNADO NEAR MILL CREEK PICKING UP DEBRIS MOVING NORTH
            NORTHEAST.  

4:30 PM CDT Update: Baseball-size hail:

0429 PM     HAIL             AFFTON                  38.55N  90.33W
05/25/2011  E2.75 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FUNNEL CLOUD ALSO OBSERVED TO THE EAST

0422 PM     HAIL             SUNSET HILLS            38.54N  90.42W
05/25/2011  M3.00 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            OBLONG 3 INCH HAIL. 

4:15 PM CDT Update: More reports, including ping-pong size hail:

0412 PM     HAIL             CADET                   37.99N  90.69W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0412 PM     HAIL             MEHLVILLE               38.50N  90.32W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   PUBLIC

            AT LEMAY AND LINDBERGH.

0409 PM     HAIL             OAKVILLE                38.44N  90.32W
05/25/2011  E1.50 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL SIZE INCREASED QUICKLY FROM QUARTERS TO PING PONG
            BALLS.

0409 PM     WALL CLOUD       POTOSI                  37.94N  90.78W
05/25/2011                   WASHINGTON         MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0403 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     BYRNES MILL             38.44N  90.57W
05/25/2011                   JEFFERSON          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER WAS LOOKING SOUTHEAST.

0403 PM     HAIL             POTOSI                  37.94N  90.78W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0404 PM     WALL CLOUD       NW ROODHOUSE            39.48N  90.37W
05/25/2011                   GREENE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0403 PM     HAIL             1 S CARLINVILLE         39.27N  89.88W
05/25/2011  E1.50 INCH       MACOUPIN           IL   AMATEUR RADIO

0401 PM     HAIL             IMPERIAL                38.37N  90.38W
05/25/2011  E1.50 INCH       JEFFERSON          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0401 PM     WALL CLOUD       5 W ROBERTSVILLE        38.41N  90.91W
05/25/2011                   FRANKLIN           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0355 PM     HAIL             3 N BUNKER HILL         39.08N  89.95W
05/25/2011  E1.50 INCH       MACOUPIN           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 138 AND 159 

3:30 PM CDT Update: There have been several reports of funnel clouds and rotating wall clouds in the St. Louis area:

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     ST. LOUIS               38.64N  90.24W
05/25/2011                   ST. LOUIS CITY     MO   911 CALL CENTER

            WALL CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD ROTATING FROM
            I-55 SOUTHBOUND ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF LOCATION.

0319 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     BRENTWOOD               38.62N  90.35W
05/25/2011                   ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OBSERVED AT BRENTWOOD MANCHESTER...LOOKING NORTH TOWARD
            GALLERIA MALL.

0323 PM     WALL CLOUD       CLAYTON                 38.64N  90.33W
05/25/2011                   ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WALL CLOUD WITH ROTATION AT I-170 AND LADUE ROAD.

0316 PM     WALL CLOUD       KIRKWOOD                38.58N  90.42W
05/25/2011                   ST. LOUIS          MO   PUBLIC  

Numerous tornado warnings are in effect throughout eastern Missouri.

2:30 PM CDT Update: Aerial views of storm damage from NBC Action News in Kansas City indicate an EF-2 or EF-3 tornado:


Total daily tornado count is up to 20.

2:15 PM CDT Update: The Missouri Highway Patrol reports significant damage in a 4-block area of Sedalia, including a house blown off its foundation; no serious injuries.

The focus of attention for later today shifts eastward in Missouri, toward St. Louis.

1:30 PM CDT Update: Fortunately, the immediate Kansas City area appears to have escaped significant damage from this batch of storms, but the Pettis County, Missouri Sheriff’s Department is investigating damage and injuries from the Sedalia tornado. The daily report total is up to 15.

1 PM CDT Update: A tornado was reported at 12:22 pm CDT, 1 mile southeast of Sedalia, Missouri by law enforcement:

            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOMES AND
            BUSINESSES...TANKER TRUCK OVERTURNED...UNKNOWN NUMBER OF
            INJURIES 

The daily report total is now 10.

Original post:
At least 4 tornado touchdowns or funnel clouds were reported around noon local time in the Kansas City area today. They were in Johnson, Jackson and Cass counties of Kansas and Missouri. This brings the preliminary tornado report count for today to 7.

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1206 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 E KANSAS CITY         39.12N 94.50W
05/25/2011                   JACKSON            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FUNNEL NEAR EAST OF ROYALS STADIUM

1138 AM     TORNADO          OVERLAND PARK           38.91N 94.68W
05/25/2011                   JOHNSON            KS   PUBLIC

            TORNADO AT EXIT 224 ON I-35 OVERLAND PARK

1135 AM     TORNADO          HARRISONVILLE           38.66N 94.35W
05/25/2011                   CASS               MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND SOUTHEAST
            OF HARRISONVILLE

1122 AM     TORNADO          OVERLAND PARK           38.91N 94.68W
05/25/2011                   JOHNSON            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS TORNADO ON GROUND 135 AND METCALF