Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 9:14 PM CST for Cooper County, Howard County, Saline County, Missouri. It was in force for 61 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
- Mar 12, 2006, 9:14 PM CST (03:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 10:15 PM CST
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cooper County, MO, Howard County, MO, Saline County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 240 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 130316
TOREAX
MOC053-089-195-130415-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0041.060313T0314Z-060313T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
914 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN COOPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 1015 PM CST
* AT 913 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORTY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. A LARGE
TORNADO WAS AT 855 PM CST NEAR WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE. THE TORNADIC
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOUSTONIA...OR 10
MILES NORTH OF SEDALIA. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PILOT GROVE BY 935 PM CST.
BOONVILLE BY 945 PM CST.
NEW FRANKLIN BY 950 PM CST.
FAYETTE BY 1000 PM CST.
THE TOWNS OF NELSON...BLACKWATER AND FRANKLIN ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADIC STORM.
THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...
SUPERCELLS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO SAFETY
INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
LAT...LON 3905 9319 3893 9317 3893 9306 3878 9307
3883 9256 3893 9251 3898 9257 3920 9246
3917 9288
$$
SF3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 130351
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
950 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
MOC195-130400-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
SALINE MO-
950 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SALINE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
AT 947 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3910 9287 3897 9305 3893 9306 3878 9307
3883 9256 3893 9251 3898 9257 3920 9246
3917 9288
$$
MOC053-089-130415-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
HOWARD MO-COOPER MO-
950 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN COOPER AND
SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CST...
AT 947 PM CST...A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FAYETTE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN COOPER AND
SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF FAYETTE.
LAT...LON 3910 9287 3897 9305 3893 9306 3878 9307
3883 9256 3893 9251 3898 9257 3920 9246
3917 9288
$$
SF000
WWUS53 KEAX 130402
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1002 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
MOC053-130412-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
COOPER MO-
1002 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR COOPER COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
AT 957 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3911 9282 3905 9278 3906 9271 3905 9265
3903 9259 3903 9253 3906 9255 3926 9244
3918 9282
$$
MOC089-130415-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
HOWARD MO-
1002 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN HOWARD COUNTY
UNTIL 1015 PM CST...
AT 957 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGBEE...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAYETTE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN HOWARD COUNTY.
THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF
SUPERCELLS...THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY SHOULD A
TORNADO OCCUR OR A TORNADO WARNING BE ISSUED.
LAT...LON 3911 9282 3905 9278 3906 9271 3905 9265
3903 9259 3903 9253 3906 9255 3926 9244
3918 9282
$$
SF000
WWUS53 KEAX 130410
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1010 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
MOC089-130420-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-060313T0415Z/
HOWARD MO-
1010 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN HOWARD COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE...
AT 1007 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3911 9282 3905 9278 3906 9271 3905 9265
3903 9259 3903 9253 3906 9255 3926 9244
3918 9282
$$
MASThe 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, 8:54 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, 9:20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.