Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 20, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2005, 6:45 PM CDT for Gentry County, Harrison County, Worth County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 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, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2005, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 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 042345 TOREAX MOC075-081-227-050015- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0020.050604T2345Z-050605T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 645 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI WORTH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 715 PM CDT * AT 641 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WORTH...OR 22 MILES EAST OF MARYVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... DENVER BY 650 PM CDT. ALLENDALE BY 655 PM CDT. HATFIELD BY 710 PM CDT. A LARGE ROTATING WALL CLOUD WAS REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 169 ALONG THE WORTH GENTRY COUNTY LINES AT 645 PM. 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 4056 9464 4028 9462 4039 9402 4057 9400 $$ SEAMAN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 042352 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 651 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 MOC075-081-227-050015- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050605T0015Z/ HARRISON MO-WORTH MO-GENTRY MO- 651 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWESTERN GENTRY...WORTH AND NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 646 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM CHASERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ALONG HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH OF GRANT CITY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF WORTH...OR 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF BETHANY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ALLENDALE BY 700 PM CDT. HATFIELD BY 715 PM CDT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4056 9464 4033 9461 4042 9404 4057 9400 $$ SEAMAN
000 WWUS53 KEAX 042357 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 658 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 MOC075-050008- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050605T0015Z/ GENTRY MO- 658 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR GENTRY COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 656 PM 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 4056 9464 4039 9460 4042 9412 4057 9400 $$ MOC081-227-050015- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050605T0015Z/ HARRISON MO-WORTH MO- 658 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WORTH AND NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALLENDALE...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF BETHANY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... HATFIELD BY 710 PM CDT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4056 9464 4039 9460 4042 9412 4057 9400 $$ SEAMAN
000 WWUS53 KEAX 050007 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 707 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 MOC081-227-050015- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050605T0015Z/ HARRISON MO-WORTH MO- 707 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN WORTH AND NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 703 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO DOING DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 46 NEAR ALLENDALE...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF BETHANY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... HATFIELD BY 715 PM 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. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY LAT...LON 4057 9443 4042 9438 4042 9412 4057 9400 $$ SEAMAN
000 WWUS53 KEAX 050015 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 715 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 MOC081-227-050025- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050605T0015Z/ HARRISON MO-WORTH MO- 715 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WORTH AND NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 713 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 4057 9443 4042 9438 4042 9412 4057 9400 $$ SEAMAN
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, 6:02 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, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Gentry, Nodaway | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Holt | 46 min |
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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.