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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 7:34 PM CST for Johnson County, Pettis County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. 3 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, 7:34 PM CST (01:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 8:15 PM CST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Johnson County, MO, Pettis County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 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, 7:51 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 N Warrensburg, MO | |
| Mar 12, 8:01 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 N Knob Noster, MO | APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE WIDE |
| Mar 12, 8:06 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 N Knob Noster, MO | TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH DEBRIS |
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, 11:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KEAX 130134
TOREAX
MOC101-159-130215-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0027.060313T0134Z-060313T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
734 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHWESTERN PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 815 PM CST
* AT 730 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WARRENSBURG BY 745 PM CST.
KNOB NOSTER AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITEMAN AFB BY 755 PM CST.
8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA MONTE BY 800 PM CST.
HOUSTONIA BY 810 PM CST.
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW VERY LARGE
HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE AND EXTREME DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THIS DANGEROUS SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM.
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 3882 9387 3866 9382 3875 9328 3894 9333
3890 9379
$$
BOOKBINDER4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 130144
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
743 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
MOC101-159-130215-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-060313T0215Z/
PETTIS MO-JOHNSON MO-
743 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND
NORTHWESTERN PETTIS COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CST...
AT 740 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AT ANY TIME.
RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW EXTREME ROTATION JUST WEST OF WARRENSBURG.
THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WARRENSBURG THROUGH 750 PM.
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF KNOB NOSTER AND 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITEMAN
AFB BY 750 PM CST.
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA MONTE BY 800 PM CST.
HOUSTONIA BY 805 PM CST.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE
WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM...AFFECTING THE FAYETTVILLE AREA.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3882 9387 3866 9382 3875 9328 3894 9333
3890 9379
$$
BOOKBINDER000
WWUS53 KEAX 130151
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
750 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
MOC101-159-130215-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-060313T0215Z/
PETTIS MO-JOHNSON MO-
750 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND
NORTHWESTERN PETTIS COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CST...
AT 740 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS
NEAR WARRENSBURG. THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
WARRENSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THE DEVELOPING TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KNOB NOSTER BY 755 PM CST.
8 MILES NORTH OF LA MONTE BY 800 PM CST.
HOUSTONIA BY 810 PM CST.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. A TORNADO IS IMMINENT
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 3882 9387 3866 9382 3875 9328 3894 9333
3890 9379
$$
BOOKBINDER000
WWUS53 KEAX 130156
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
754 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
MOC101-159-130215-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-060313T0215Z/
PETTIS MO-JOHNSON MO-
754 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND
NORTHWESTERN PETTIS COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CST...
AT 740 PM CST...AN OFF DUTY WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE OBSERVED A
LARGE TORNADO NEAR WARRENSBURG. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES NORTH OF LA MONTE BY 800 PM CST.
HOUSTONIA BY 810 PM CST.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
LAT...LON 3882 9387 3866 9382 3875 9328 3894 9333
3890 9379
$$
BOOKBINDER000
WWUS53 KEAX 130203
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
803 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
MOC101-159-130215-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-060313T0215Z/
PETTIS MO-JOHNSON MO-
803 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND
NORTHWESTERN PETTIS COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CST...
AT 759 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A HALF MILE WIDE
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF KNOB
NOSTER...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HOUSTONIA BY 810 PM CST.
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
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
LAT...LON 3882 9387 3866 9382 3875 9328 3894 9333
3890 9379
$$
SFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 6:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Clay, Jackson | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 6:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte | 26 min |
| Mar 12, 6:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 6:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 6:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Putnam, Schuyler | 15 min |
| Mar 12, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 6:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy, Livingston | 23 min |
| Mar 12, 6:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 6:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 6:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, Ray | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 7:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Johnson | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 7:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Putnam, Sullivan | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 7:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Johnson | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Mercer, Sullivan | 25 min |
| Mar 12, 7:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Ray | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Livingston | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 7:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Daviess, Grundy, Livingston | 43 min |
| Mar 12, 7:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 7:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 8:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Adair, Linn, Putnam, Sullivan | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 8:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 8:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 8:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Ray | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 8:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Putnam, Schuyler | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 8:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston, Macon | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 8:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Schuyler | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 8:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 8:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 31 min |
| Mar 12, 8:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 8:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Howard, Randolph, Saline | 23 min |
| Mar 12, 8:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 8:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette | 15 min |
| Mar 12, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Linn, Macon, Schuyler, Sullivan | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 8:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Lafayette | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 8:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Howard, Randolph | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Johnson, Pettis, Saline | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn, Macon | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 9:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 22 min |
| Mar 12, 9:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Saline | 61 min |
| Mar 12, 9:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 9:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Ray | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 9:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 64 min |
| Mar 12, 9:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 46 min |
| Mar 12, 10:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 1 more | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 10:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 10:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Lafayette, Ray, Saline | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 10:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 10:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 10:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 23 min |
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Lafayette, Linn, Macon and 1 more | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 11:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson | 22 min |
| Mar 12, 11:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 43 min |
| Mar 12, 11:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 19 min |
| Mar 12, 11:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Chariton, Howard, Macon, Randolph | 33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.