Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2005, 6:56 PM CDT for Andrew County, Gentry County, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 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
- Jun 4, 2005, 6:56 PM CDT (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2005, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Andrew County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Nodaway County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KEAX 042356
SVREAX
MOC003-075-147-050030-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0068.050604T2356Z-050605T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
656 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ANDREW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
WESTERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WALNUT SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BOLCKOW...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF MARYVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GUILFORD BY 705 PM CDT.
ARKOE BY 710 PM CDT.
CONCEPTION BY 715 PM CDT.
STANBERRY BY 720 PM CDT.
RAVENWOOD BY 725 PM CDT.
THE TOWN OF REA IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
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 11 PM.
LAT...LON 4010 9497 4001 9484 4012 9438 4038 9430
4038 9474
$$
SEAMANWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 4, 2:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 2:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 235 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 .DISCUSSION... POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM EMERGING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL COMBINE WITH AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TONIGHT. DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND INSTABILITY ARE FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS WITH ATTENDANT THREAT FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOW 70 DEW POINTS HAVE ADVECTED NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WHICH WILL RESULT IN LOW LCL HEIGHTS...HOWEVER LIMITED LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL MITIGATE TORNADO THREAT SOMEWHAT. EXPECT CONVECTION TO OVERSPREAD WESTERN CWA WITHIN 23-01Z TIMEFRAME. STRENGTHENING DEEP LAYER SHEAR DURING THIS TIME FRAME WILL ENHANCE SEVERE THREAT. EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONGEAL INTO SEVERE MCS AS IT PROPAGATES NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MO. IN ADDITION...FLASH FLOOD THREAT IS HIGH GIVEN SATURATED ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS. GOING FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH OVERNIGHT HOURS LOOKS GOOD. MS && .PREV DISCUSSION... 425 AM... WILL EXPAND THE FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AND EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD INTO SUNDAY MORNING. RAINS OVERNIGHT IN THE FORECAST AREA HAVE ALREADY CAUSED SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS...AND SATURATED THE GROUND FOR MUCH OF THE REGION WHICH SHOULD PRIME THE AREA FOR MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS TONIGHT. WE SHOULD SEE A BREAK IN THE RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO ROCKET UP. MAY SEE SOME NEAR 90 READINGS IF SKIES CLEAR ENOUGH...BUT FOR NOW WILL LEAN TOWARD MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S BANKING ON SOME RESIDUAL CLOUD DEBRIS FROM MORNING STORMS. THE HEATING SHOULD SET THE STAGE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. EXPECT EASTERN KANSAS TO BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. NOT MUCH CAPPING EXPECTED...WITH MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES EXPECTED TO BE QUITE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID STORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AS SHORT WAVE MOVES OUT OF COLORADO AND INTO NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. STORMS SHOULD BE CLEARING AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. MAY SEE SOME REDEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MISSOURI ON SUNDAY...AND SOME CONCERN SOMETHING MIGHT TRY TO REDEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST PART OF FORECAST AREA DEPENDING ON THE THE PROGRESS OF THE UPPER WAVE. FOR NOW WILL LEAVE FORECAST DRY WITH JUST SLIGHT CHANCES MENTIONED IN GRIDS. WILL BE WORTH WATCHING WITH LATER MODEL RUNS. DID WARM TEMPERATURES A BIT FOR MONDAY WITH UPPER RIDGING MOVING INTO AREA AND RETURN FLOW ALREADY SETTING UP. LOOKS LIKE NORTHWEST PART OF FORECAST AREA MAY REACH 90 DEGREE READINGS. PC && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR ALL ZONES. KS...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR ALL ZONES.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 1:02 PM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 102 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-051815- ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM- SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY- CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS- JOHNSON-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 102 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...RESULTING IN EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS...THEN OVERSPREADING NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND SHEAR PROFILES ARE SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE PRODUCING STRONG TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...PRIMARILY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE AS THEY MOVE EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THIS LINE. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AS THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL. AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:25 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 625 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 KSZ025-050030- ATCHISON- 625 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WESTERN ATCHISON COUNTY... AT 619 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CIRCLEVILLE TO 5 MILES NORTH OF DELIA TO PAXICO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF HOLTON TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLTON TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALMA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. PEOPLE IN ATCHISON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUSCOTAH... ARRINGTON...EFFINGHAM...LANCASTER KS AND CUMMINGS...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. HUDSON
Local storm report, Jun 4, 6:34 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
634 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0626 PM HAIL 1 W MOUND CITY 40.14N 95.25W
06/04/2005 1.00 INCH HOLT MO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
PCLocal storm report, Jun 4, 6:41 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
641 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM HAIL RAVENWOOD 40.35N 94.67W
06/04/2005 1.75 INCH NODAWAY MO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
PCLocal storm report, Jun 4, 6:52 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
652 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM TSTM WND GST ARRINGTON 39.47N 95.53W
06/04/2005 60 MPH ATCHISON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
CUTTERLocal storm report, Jun 4, 6:53 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
653 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0648 PM TORNADO 5 S GRANT CITY 40.41N 94.41W
06/04/2005 WORTH MO STORM CHASER
CROSSING 169 HIGHWAY.
&&
PCLocal storm report, Jun 4, 6:56 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
656 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0637 PM HAIL 3 E MARYVILLE 40.34N 94.81W
06/04/2005 1.75 INCH NODAWAY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
CUTTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Clay, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Johnson | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 6:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 7:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Lafayette | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Holt | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Nodaway | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Holt | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 5:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Holt | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Gentry, Nodaway, Worth | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Nodaway | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison, Worth | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Holt | 46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.