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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 8:54 PM CST for Howard County, Randolph County, Missouri. It was in force for 51 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, 8:54 PM CST (02:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 9:45 PM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Howard County, MO, Randolph County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 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, 9:27 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 S Higbee, MO | RELAYED FROM NWS LSX. |
| Mar 12, 9:30 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 E Renick, MO | SCHOOL BUS OVERTURNED WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS. MULTIPLE INJURIES REPORTED. REPORT RELAYED FROM NWS LSX. |
| Mar 12, 9:30 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 S Moberly, MO | TORNADO REPORTED NORTH OF ROUTE Y. RELAYED BY COLUMBIA EOC. |
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 |
| Mar 12, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 265 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 130255
TOREAX
MOC089-175-130345-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0040.060313T0254Z-060313T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
854 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 945 PM CST
* AT 848 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARROW ROCK AS
REPORTED BY TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS
TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ARMSTRONG BY 900 PM CST.
HIGBEE BY 910 PM CST.
CLARK BY 920 PM CST.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...VERY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO
BASEBALL SIZE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE GLASGOW AND ARMSTRONG AREAS.
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 3928 9282 3911 9292 3919 9248 3925 9243
3925 9232 3943 9231
$$
BOOKBINDER4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 130306 RRA
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
906 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
MOC089-175-130345-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-060313T0345Z/
RANDOLPH MO-HOWARD MO-
906 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN HOWARD AND
SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CST...
AT 903 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARMSTRONG...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF FAYETTE...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HIGBEE BY 915 PM CST.
CLARK BY 920 PM CST.
THE TOWN OF RENICK IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW
LAT...LON 3928 9282 3918 9283 3920 9247 3925 9243
3925 9232 3943 9231
$$
BOOKBINDER000 WWUS53 KEAX 130329 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 927 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 MOC089-130337- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-060313T0345Z/ HOWARD MO- 927 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 923 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM 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 FOR NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SECOND TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTY AFTER 940 PM. A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3942 9260 3927 9251 3927 9231 3950 9230 $$ MOC175-130345- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-060313T0345Z/ RANDOLPH MO- 927 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM CST... AT 923 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS RECENTLY REPORTED IN THE HIGBEE AREA BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF RENICK AND CLARK. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3942 9260 3927 9251 3927 9231 3950 9230 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 130336 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 935 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 MOC175-130345- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-060313T0345Z/ RANDOLPH MO- 935 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM CST... AT 932 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO SOUTH OF MOBERLY. THIS TORNADO...AND THE PARENT SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM...WILL EXIT RANDOLH COUNTY IN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL 945 PM. A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND OVER EXTREME EASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS. LAT...LON 3942 9260 3927 9251 3927 9231 3950 9230 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 130347 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 947 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 MOC175-130357- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-060313T0345Z/ RANDOLPH MO- 947 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 942 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LAT...LON 3942 9260 3927 9251 3927 9231 3950 9230 $$ 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, 8:07 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, 8:58 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.