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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 21, 2005, 6:36 PM CDT for Ray County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 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, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2005, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Ray County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 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 WFUS53 KEAX 212336 TOREAX MOC177-220015- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0008.050421T2336Z-050422T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 636 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... RAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 715 PM CDT * AT 635 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR ORRICK...OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADIC STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RICHMOND BY 655 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 3931 9421 3922 9422 3921 9389 3937 9393 $$ SEAMAN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 212345 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 645 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 MOC177-220015- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-050422T0015Z/ RAY MO- 645 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL RAY COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 640 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A WALL CLOUD. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ORRICK...OR 26 MILES EAST OF KANSAS CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE DEVELOPING TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HENRIETTA BY 650 PM CDT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3931 9421 3922 9422 3921 9389 3937 9393 $$ SEAMAN
000 WWUS53 KEAX 212351 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 651 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 MOC177-220015- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-050422T0015Z/ RAY MO- 651 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL RAY COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 646 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF RICHMOND...OR 28 MILES NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL RAY COUNTY... INCLUDING THE TOWN OF RICHMOND. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS NEAR ORRICK. 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 3931 9421 3922 9422 3921 9389 3937 9393 $$ SEAMAN
000 WWUS53 KEAX 220003 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 703 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 MOC177-220015- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-050422T0015Z/ RAY MO- 703 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL RAY COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 702 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RICHMOND...OR 35 MILES EAST OF KANSAS CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL RAY COUNTY... INCLUDING THE TOWN OF RICHMOND. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3931 9421 3922 9422 3921 9389 3937 9393 $$ SEAMAN
000 WWUS53 KEAX 220011 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 711 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 MOC177-220021- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-050422T0015Z/ RAY MO- 711 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RAY COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 707 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RAY COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM. LAT...LON 3931 9421 3922 9422 3921 9389 3937 9393 $$ SEAMAN
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, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 52 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 |
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.