Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 10:58 AM CST for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 4 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, 10:58 AM CST (16:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 11:30 AM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Andrew County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Clinton County, MO, DeKalb County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 11:00 AM CST | HAIL 1 | St Joseph, MO | NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND |
| Mar 12, 11:12 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Stewartsville, MO | STURDY SHED BLOWN DOWN |
| Mar 12, 11:30 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Maysville, MO | ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF HOUSE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 12, 11:30 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 50 | Maysville, MO | ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF HOUSE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 125 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 WFUS53 KEAX 121659 TOREAX MOC003-021-049-063-121730- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0006.060312T1658Z-060312T1730Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1058 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI NORTHEASTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN ANDREW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI * UNTIL 1130 AM CST * AT 1055 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AGENCY...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF ST. JOSEPH... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. OTHER STORMS TODAY HAVE PRODUCED TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN THE CARROLL...RAY...AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... CLARKSDALE AND STEWARTSVILLE BY 1110 AM CST. MAYSVILLE BY 1120 AM CST. THE TOWNS OF EASTON...AMITY...FAIRPORT AND WEATHERBY 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 3983 9488 3964 9480 3962 9423 4004 9422 $$ KOCH
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 121709 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1107 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 MOC003-021-049-063-121730- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T1730Z/ ANDREW MO-DEKALB MO-BUCHANAN MO-CLINTON MO- 1107 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CLINTON... NORTHEASTERN BUCHANAN...DEKALB AND SOUTHEASTERN ANDREW COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM CST... AT 1105 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLARKSDALE...OR 10 MILES EAST OF COUNTRY CLUB...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION WILL BE NEAR... NEAR EASTON BY 1120 AM CST. THE TOWNS OF COSBY...AMITY AND FAIRPORT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. HAIL BETWEEN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND GOLFBALLS WAS REPORTED IN AND AROUND SAINT JOSEPH BETWEEN 1050 AM AND 1100 AM. HAIL AS LARGE AS BASEBALLS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3983 9488 3964 9480 3962 9423 4004 9422 $$ KOCH
000 WWUS53 KEAX 121722 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1120 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 MOC003-021-049-121730- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T1730Z/ ANDREW MO-BUCHANAN MO-CLINTON MO- 1120 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLINTON...BUCHANAN AND ANDREW COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 1115 AM 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 3986 9458 3977 9455 3979 9423 4004 9422 $$ MOC063-121730- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T1730Z/ DEKALB MO- 1120 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 1130 AM CST... AT 1105 AM CST...A WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NORTHEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH. THE FUNNEL HAS LIFTED...BUT THIS THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES TO SHOW INDICATIONS THAT IT COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MAYSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR AND SOUTH OF MAYSVILLE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3986 9458 3977 9455 3979 9423 4004 9422 $$ KOCH
000 WWUS53 KEAX 121731 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1128 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 MOC063-121738- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060312T1730Z/ DEKALB MO- 1128 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR DEKALB COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 AM CST... AT 1124 AM CST...REPORTS FROM SPOTTERS AND IMAGES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE ROTATION WITHIN THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. AROUND 1105 AM...A FUNNEL WAS REPORTED NORTHEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH. THIS FUNNEL DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUND. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUED TO BE MONITORED FOR ROTATION...SINCE IT IS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS ALREADY PRODUCED SEVERAL TORNADOES THIS MORNING. LAT...LON 3986 9458 3977 9455 3979 9423 4004 9422 $$ KOCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 8:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 8:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 31 min |
| Mar 12, 9:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 33 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, 10:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 30 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, 2:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Platte | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 2:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 2:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 2:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates | 41 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, 4:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 4:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 19 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 |
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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.