Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 21, 2005, 4:25 PM CDT for Bates County, Cass County, Henry County, Missouri. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2005, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2005, 5:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Henry County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 626 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KEAX 212125 SVREAX MOC013-037-083-212215- /O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0013.050421T2125Z-050421T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 425 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BATES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BALLARD...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUTLER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BALLARD BY 435 PM CDT. DAYTON BY 445 PM CDT. CREIGHTON BY 455 PM CDT. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN PLEASANT HILL. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3833 9431 3822 9410 3839 9383 3860 9413 $$ GK
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 212134 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 434 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 MOC013-037-083-212215- /O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050421T2215Z/ CASS MO-HENRY MO-BATES MO- 434 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEASTERN BATES... NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 428 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BALLARD...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUTLER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CREIGHTON BY 455 PM CDT. URICH BY 500 PM CDT. THE TOWN OF HARTWELL IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3833 9431 3822 9410 3839 9383 3860 9413 $$ GK
000 WWUS53 KEAX 212205 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 502 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 MOC013-037-083-212215- /O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050421T2215Z/ CASS MO-HENRY MO-BATES MO- 502 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEASTERN BATES... NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 459 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CREIGHTON...OR 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN BATES...NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF CREIGHTON. A TORNADO WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF BATES COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF HENRY COUNTY EAST OF BALLARD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3848 9418 3831 9408 3839 9383 3854 9404 $$ KOCH
000 WWUS53 KEAX 212217 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 516 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 MOC013-037-083-212226- /O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050421T2215Z/ CASS MO-HENRY MO-BATES MO- 516 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BATES... NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 514 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NICKEL HAIL WAS REPORTED IN URICH AT 511 PM. THE STORM HAS WEAKENED SINCE THEN. LAT...LON 3848 9418 3831 9408 3839 9383 3854 9404 $$ DB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 12:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt, Nodaway | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper | 26 min |
| Apr 21, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Platte | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 53 min |
| Apr 21, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 51 min |
| Apr 21, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Ray | 55 min |
| Apr 21, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Saline | 34 min |
| Apr 21, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 56 min |
| Apr 21, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Ray | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.