Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 12, 2006, 8:41 AM CST for Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas; Buchanan County, Platte County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2006, 8:41 AM CST (14:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 9:15 AM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Atchison County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Buchanan County, MO, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:42 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:50 AM CST | HAIL 1 | Arrington, KS | |
| Mar 12, 9:24 AM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 1 N Atchison, KS | ALONG K7 HWY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 1452 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 622 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 826 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KEAX 121442
SVREAX
KSC005-103-MOC021-165-121515-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0003.060312T1441Z-060312T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
841 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
NORTHWESTERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
ATCHISON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
* UNTIL 915 AM CST
* AT 838 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VALLEY FALLS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LANCASTER BY 850 AM CST.
ATCHISON BY 900 AM CST.
RUSHVILLE BY 905 AM CST.
THE TOWNS OF CUMMINGS...LEWIS AND CLARK VILLAGE AND BEAN LAKE ARE
ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BASEBALL HAIL. SEEK SHELTER
NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
PLEASANT HILL.
LAT...LON 3953 9556 3942 9556 3942 9517 3935 9517
3936 9493 3962 9501
$$
KOCH2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 121507
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
905 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
KSC005-103-MOC021-165-121515-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060312T1515Z/
ATCHISON KS-LEAVENWORTH KS-BUCHANAN MO-PLATTE MO-
905 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
PLATTE...SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN...NORTHWESTERN LEAVENWORTH AND EASTERN
ATCHISON COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM CST...
AT 902 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A VIOLENT HAILSTORM WEST OF
ATCHISON KANSAS. TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED HAIL UP TO THE
SIZE OF BASEBALLS NEAR VALLEY FALLS WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WAS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* WILL BE NEAR...
ATCHISON BY 910 AM CST.
RUSHVILLE BY 910 AM CST.
THE TOWNS OF LEWIS AND CLARK VILLAGE...IATAN AND BEAN LAKE ARE ALSO
IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3957 9530 3943 9533 3942 9517 3935 9517
3936 9493 3962 9501
$$
KOCH000
WWUS53 KEAX 121516
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
914 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
KSC005-103-MOC021-165-121524-
/O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060312T1515Z/
ATCHISON KS-LEAVENWORTH KS-BUCHANAN MO-PLATTE MO-
914 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PLATTE AND
NORTHWESTERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
PORTIONS OF BUCHANAN AND AND NORTHEAST ATCHISON COUNTIES HAVE BEEN
PLACED UNDER A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UNTIL 945 AM.
AT 914 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3957 9530 3943 9533 3942 9517 3935 9517
3936 9493 3962 9501
$$
KOCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 8:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 8:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Wyandotte | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 9:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 10:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Leavenworth | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 1:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 64 min |
| Mar 12, 1:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 2:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Wyandotte | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 2:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn, Miami | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 2:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Wyandotte | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 2:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 25 min |
| Mar 12, 2:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 4:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Wyandotte | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 4:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 19 min |
| Mar 12, 8:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 31 min |
| Mar 12, 9:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Ray | 25 min |
| Mar 12, 9:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Ray | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 9:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Ray, Saline | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 9:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 9:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Livingston | 31 min |
| Mar 12, 10:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 10:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt, Nodaway | 31 min |
| Mar 12, 10:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon, Randolph | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 10:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 10:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Randolph | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 10:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 11:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | DeKalb, Gentry | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 11:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Harrison | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 2:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 2:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 3:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 3:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Livingston, Ray | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 3:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 3:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 3:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 4:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Pettis | 26 min |
| Mar 12, 4:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 4:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Howard | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Randolph | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 4:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton | 20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.