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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 8:07 PM CST for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 38 min. 8 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, 8:07 PM CST (02:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 8:45 PM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cooper County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Saline County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:09 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, 8:07 PM CST | HAIL 2.75 | Emma, MO | |
| Mar 12, 8:15 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 Ne Sweet Springs, MO | TORNADO OVERTURNED A SEMI TRUCK ONTO CARS ON I-70 BETWEEN MP 66 & 71. POSSIBLE INJURIES REPORTED...UNKNOWN NUMBERS. TIME ESTIMATED ON DELAYED REPORT. |
| Mar 12, 8:15 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 E Sweet Springs, MO | TORNADO OVERTURNED A SEMI TRUCK ONTO CARS ON I-70 NEAR MP 69. NUMEROUS HOUSES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ALONG COUNTY RD EE NORTH OF I-70. POWER POLES DOWNED ALONG RTE K NEAR I-70. POSSIBLE INJURIES...UNKNOWN NUMBERS. SEVERAL PERSONS REPORTED MISSING. TIME ESTIMATED |
| Mar 12, 8:15 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 E Sweet Springs, MO | TORNADO OVERTURNED A SEMI TRUCK ONTO CARS ON I-70 NEAR MP 69. NUMEROUS HOUSES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ALONG COUNTY RD EE NORTH OF I-70. POWER POLES DOWNED ALONG RTE K NEAR I-70. POSSIBLE INJURIES...UNKNOWN NUMBERS. TIME ESTIMATED ON DELAYED REPORT. |
| Mar 12, 8:18 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Sweet Springs, MO | POWER POLES SNAPPED AND TREES DOWN |
| Mar 12, 8:18 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Sweet Springs, MO | |
| Mar 12, 8:39 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 W Arrow Rock, MO | SPOTTER SAW FUNNEL...THEN HEARD A ROAR AND THOUGHT HE SAW CONTACT WITH THE GROUND |
| Mar 12, 8:42 PM CST | TORNADO | Napton, MO | TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND |
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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 130208 TOREAX MOC053-101-107-159-195-130245- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0032.060313T0207Z-060313T0245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 807 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 NORTHERN PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHWESTERN COOPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 845 PM CST * AT 804 PM CST...TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR KNOB NOSTER. DOPPLER IS SHOWING THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HOUSTONIA BY 815 PM CST. THE TOWNS OF EMMA...NELSON AND BLACKWATER 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. LAT...LON 3899 9365 3885 9359 3887 9293 3913 9295 $$ SF
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 130218 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 817 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 MOC101-107-159-130227- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060313T0245Z/ LAFAYETTE MO-PETTIS MO-JOHNSON MO- 817 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEAST JOHNSON...NORTHERN PETTIS AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 814 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM. ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS POSSIBLE. LAT...LON 3904 9350 3893 9353 3894 9297 3921 9296 $$ MOC053-195-130245- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060313T0245Z/ SALINE MO-COOPER MO- 817 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN COOPER AND SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CST... AT 814 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SWEET SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES SOUTH OF MARSHALL BY 840 PM CST. THE TOWNS OF EMMA AND NELSON ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW 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 3904 9350 3893 9353 3894 9297 3921 9296 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 130231 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 831 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 MOC053-130241- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060313T0245Z/ COOPER MO- 831 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR COOPER COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 829 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS POSSIBLE. LAT...LON 3912 9335 3901 9337 3904 9293 3921 9296 $$ MOC195-130245- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060313T0245Z/ SALINE MO- 831 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM CST... AT 829 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARSHALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF MARSHALL AND ARROW ROCK. 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 3912 9335 3901 9337 3904 9293 3921 9296 $$ BOOKBINDER
The 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, 7:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 41 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, 8:10 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 |
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.