Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 28, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2005, 8:44 PM CDT for Leavenworth County, Wyandotte County, Kansas; Platte County, Missouri. It was in force for 45 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, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2005, 9:29 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Leavenworth County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 3003 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1092 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.9
- Supercell composite
- 15.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KEAX 050144 TOREAX KSC103-209-MOC165-050230- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0028.050605T0144Z-050605T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 844 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHWESTERN WYANDOTTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS NORTHERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 841 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF EASTON KS...OR 10 MILES EAST OF OSKALOOSA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... EASTON KS BY 850 PM CDT. LEAVENWORTH BY 910 PM CDT. FARLEY BY 920 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF FT LEAVENWORTH AND TRACY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. 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. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3938 9518 3907 9518 3920 9474 3953 9474 $$ KOCH
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 050152 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 851 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 KSC103-209-MOC165-050230- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050605T0230Z/ LEAVENWORTH KS-WYANDOTTE KS-PLATTE MO- 851 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN PLATTE...NORTHWESTERN WYANDOTTE AND NORTHERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 846 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EASTON KS...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF OSKALOOSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... LEAVENWORTH BY 900 PM CDT. WESTON BY 910 PM CDT. PLATTE CITY BY 915 PM CDT. DEARBORN BY 925 PM CDT. THE STRONGEST ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM IS NEAR EASTON AND WILL TRACK OVER NORTHERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY TOWARD THE COMMUNITY OF WESTON IN NORTHERN PLATTE COUNTY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3938 9518 3907 9518 3920 9474 3953 9474 $$ KOCH
000 WWUS53 KEAX 050204 RRA SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 902 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 KSC103-209-MOC165-050230- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050605T0230Z/ LEAVENWORTH KS-WYANDOTTE KS-PLATTE MO- 902 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN PLATTE...NORTHWESTERN WYANDOTTE AND NORTHERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 857 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT LEAVENWORTH...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATCHISON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE COMMUNITIES OF WESTON AND CAMDEN POINT ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE FROM THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE AS SIGNIFICANT AS THAT OF A TORNADO. WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE LIKELY IN LEAVENWORTH...LANSING...AND JARBALO. TAKE COVER NOW 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 3938 9518 3907 9518 3920 9474 3953 9474 $$ KOCH
000 WWUS53 KEAX 050218 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 918 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 MOC061-050228- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-050605T0230Z/ DAVIESS MO- 918 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DAVIESS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 917 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAT...LON 4003 9420 3981 9421 3992 9379 4005 9377 $$ HUDSON
000 WWUS53 KEAX 050229 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 928 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 KSC103-MOC165-050238- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050605T0230Z/ LEAVENWORTH KS-PLATTE MO- 928 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PLATTE AND NORTHEASTERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 922 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...HOWEVER STRONG STORMS WILL IMPACT THE LEAVENWORTH VICINITY THROUGH 11 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL PRODUCE FLOODING CONCERNS. LAT...LON 3941 9498 3917 9512 3924 9475 3953 9474 $$ KOCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Doniphan | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 8:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Leavenworth | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Wyandotte | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Gentry, Worth | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Gentry, Nodaway | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison, Worth | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 7:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Harrison | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 7:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | DeKalb | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | DeKalb, Gentry | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Daviess, Harrison | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 8:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Daviess | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer | 19 min |
| Jun 4, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Platte | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 9:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Jackson | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Sullivan | 22 min |
| Jun 5, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pettis | 42 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.