Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 17, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 4, 1995, 6:32 PM CDT for Randolph County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 1995, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 1995, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties
County Randolph County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado F3 | Moberly, MO | A tornado touched down south of Moberly then moved through the eastern half of town. The tornado lifted approximately seven miles northeast of Moberly. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 275 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -489 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1596 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 440 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 496 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCI 042331 TORMCI MOC175-050015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 632 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL MISSOURI ...RANDOLPH COUNTY AT 632 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR HIGBEE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN HIGBEE AND MOBERLY ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO AND SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jul 4, 3:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 3:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
NORTHWEST MISSOURI FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO 300 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 1995 ANOTHER ROUND LIKELY WITH TORNADO WATCH ALREADY IN EFFECT. CELLS OVR NE KS ALREADY EXIBITING SUPERCELL CHARACTERISTICS AND WATCHING CAREFULLY. HAVE GOOD RADAR SIGNATURES ON STORM CURRENTLY PRODUCING TORNADO NR HIAWATHA KS. SO FAR...ACTION HAS MOVED NNE AND STAYED AWAY FM MOST OF MO...BUT THIS WILL CHANGE. ADAP PARAMETERS VRY UNSTABLE WITH LI IN EXCESS OF -10...VIRTUALLY NO CAP AND AS MUCH CONVGNCE AS YOU WOULD EVER WANT. THINK IT IS VERY SAFE TO GO WAY ABV GUID POPS...AND ALSO LEAN CLOSER TO COOLER FAN ON TEMPS AS CNVCTN SHOULD ASSIST FNTL MOVMT. AMS ALSO PRETTY JUICY...AND THINK HEAVY RAINS A GOOD BET AS WELL. MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER A FFA FOR AREA AS THESE CELLS BECOME A COMPLEX. ALSO LEAN TWD COOLER TEMPS TMRW AS FNT FINALLY PUSHES THRU. ALSO SOME RELIEF FROM THE VRY MUGGY CONDS. MCI 62/78 84 WELVAERT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 1:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-067- KSZ025-057-060-102>105-051200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO 100 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 1995 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...WITH A SLIGHT RISK ELSEWHERE... THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI HAS RECOVERED NICELY FROM LAST NIGHT'S STORMS. A VERY MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS AGAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA AND IT APPEARS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT LIES ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS...WITH ANOTHER LEFT-OVER BOUNDARY FROM PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS UP TO KANSAS CITY TO TOPEKA. IN ADDITION...A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE THINGS WILL ALL COME TOGETHER TO GENERATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE ACTIVITY MOVING NORTHEAST AND SPREADING EASTWARD BY EVENING. THE GREATEST LIKELYHOOD FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL LIE GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ATCHISON KANSAS...TO KANSAS CITY...TO RICHMOND...TO BOONVILLE. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK IN THIS AREA. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY...AND MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES. NORTH OF THAT LINE...THE RISK IS A LITTLE LESS...AND IT APPEARS THAT HAIL AND WIND WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. WITH ALL OF THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED THIS AFTERNOON...AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE MANY FIREWORKS DISPLAYS TONIGHT...PERSONS ARE STONGLY URGED TO MONITOR THE VERY LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICALS SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED IN CASE THREATENING WEATHER DEVELOPS IN YOUR AREA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN SOME LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WELVAERT
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 1:03 PM CDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-067- KSZ025-057-060-102>105-051200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO 100 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 1995 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...WITH A SLIGHT RISK ELSEWHERE... THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI HAS RECOVERED NICELY FROM LAST NIGHT'S STORMS. A VERY MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS AGAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA AND IT APPEARS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT LIES ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS...WITH ANOTHER LEFT-OVER BOUNDARY FROM PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS UP TO KANSAS CITY TO TOPEKA. IN ADDITION...A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE THINGS WILL ALL COME TOGETHER TO GENERATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE ACTIVITY MOVING NORTHEAST AND SPREADING EASTWARD BY EVENING. THE GREATEST LIKELYHOOD FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL LIE GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ATCHISON KANSAS...TO KANSAS CITY...TO RICHMOND...TO BOONVILLE. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK IN THIS AREA. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY...AND MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES. NORTH OF THAT LINE...THE RISK IS A LITTLE LESS...AND IT APPEARS THAT HAIL AND WIND WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. WITH ALL OF THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED THIS AFTERNOON...AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE MANY FIREWORKS DISPLAYS TONIGHT...PERSONS ARE STONGLY URGED TO MONITOR THE VERY LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICALS SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED IN CASE THREATENING WEATHER DEVELOPS IN YOUR AREA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN SOME LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WELVAERT
Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
LOCAL STORM REPORT SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO 532 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 1995 ...STORM REPORTS FOR THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 4TH... TIME/DATE LOCATION/COUNTY STATE EVENT/REMARKS 1535 CDT 5S AND 4W OF HIGHLAND KS TORNADO SPOTTED ON THE 07/04/95 DONIPHAN GROUND. SOME DAMAGE REPORTED. 1555 CDT NORTHWEST OF HIGHLAND KS NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY 07/04/95 DONIPHAN SHERIFF. 1600 CDT ARRINGTON KS DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 07/04/95 ATCHISON 1630 CDT MUSCOTAH KS DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 07/04/95 ATCHISON 1700 CDT LANCASTER KS DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 07/04/95 ATCHISON WELVAERT
Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:32 PM CDT, 1 hour before
LOCAL STORM REPORT SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO 532 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 1995 ...STORM REPORTS FOR THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 4TH... TIME/DATE LOCATION/COUNTY STATE EVENT/REMARKS 1535 CDT 5S AND 4W OF HIGHLAND KS TORNADO SPOTTED ON THE 07/04/95 DONIPHAN GROUND. SOME DAMAGE REPORTED. 1555 CDT NORTHWEST OF HIGHLAND KS NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY 07/04/95 DONIPHAN SHERIFF. 1600 CDT ARRINGTON KS DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 07/04/95 ATCHISON 1630 CDT MUSCOTAH KS DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 07/04/95 ATCHISON 1700 CDT LANCASTER KS DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 07/04/95 ATCHISON WELVAERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell | 69 min |
| Jul 3, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Livingston | 69 min |
| Jul 3, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Harrison | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Linn | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Worth | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 52 min |
| Jul 4, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb | 59 min |
| Jul 4, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, Gentry, Harrison | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 2:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 3:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Adair | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Ray | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 56 min |
| Jul 4, 4:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pettis, Saline | 61 min |
| Jul 4, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton | 61 min |
| Jul 4, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Holt | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew | 63 min |
| Jul 4, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Howard | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson | 59 min |
| Jul 4, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Randolph | 66 min |
| Jul 4, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess | 61 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.