Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2005, 6:02 AM CDT for Bates County, Cass County, Johnson County, Missouri. It was in force for 46 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, 6:02 AM CDT (11:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2005, 6:48 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Johnson County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KEAX 041102 TOREAX MOC013-037-101-041145- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0014.050604T1102Z-050604T1145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 602 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BATES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 645 AM CDT * AT 559 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF ADRIAN...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUTLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... ARCHIE BY 610 AM CDT. DAYTON BY 620 AM CDT. GARDEN CITY BY 625 AM CDT. LA TOUR BY 635 AM CDT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3840 9456 3834 9433 3865 9390 3870 9416 $$ MJ
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 041119 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 619 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 MOC013-037-101-041145- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-050604T1145Z/ JOHNSON MO-CASS MO-BATES MO- 619 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN BATES...SOUTHEASTERN CASS AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CDT... AT 614 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARCHIE...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF HARRISONVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... GARDEN CITY BY 630 AM CDT. LA TOUR BY 640 AM CDT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED WITHIN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING OR TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 3840 9456 3834 9433 3865 9390 3870 9416 $$ MJ
000 WWUS53 KEAX 041129 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 629 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 MOC013-041139- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-050604T1145Z/ BATES MO- 629 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BATES COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 624 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3852 9437 3850 9412 3865 9390 3870 9416 $$ MOC037-101-041145- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-050604T1145Z/ JOHNSON MO-CASS MO- 629 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN CASS AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CDT... AT 624 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GARDEN CITY...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HARRISONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... LA TOUR BY 640 AM CDT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED WITHIN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING OR TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. LAT...LON 3852 9437 3850 9412 3865 9390 3870 9416 $$ MJ
000 WWUS53 KEAX 041148 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 646 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 MOC037-101-041156- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-050604T1145Z/ JOHNSON MO-CASS MO- 646 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CASS AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 645 AM 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 TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. *AT 635 AM CDT...THE GARDEN CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT 23RD AND EVERS ROAD. LAT...LON 3852 9437 3850 9412 3865 9390 3870 9416 $$ MJ
The 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, 6:57 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, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Gentry, Nodaway | 34 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.