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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2006, 2:08 PM CST for Linn County, Miami County, Kansas; Bates County, Cass County, Missouri. It was in force for 52 min. 9 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, 2:08 PM CST (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 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, 2:10 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | La Cygne, KS | |
| Mar 12, 2:20 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 80 | 6 Ne La Cygne, KS | LIFTED CAR |
| Mar 12, 2:25 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | La Cygne, KS | |
| Mar 12, 2:27 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Amsterdam, MO | |
| Mar 12, 2:29 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Amsterdam, MO | TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN STRAIGHT LINE WINDS |
| Mar 12, 2:38 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Amsterdam, MO | SEVERAL HOUSE TRAILERS, PROPANE TANKS, AND TREES BLOWN OVER. SEARCH AND RESCUES BEING PERFORMED. |
| Mar 12, 2:40 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Adrian, MO | POWER POLES SNAPPED 10 FT ABOVE GROUND AT HWY 18 & CO RD FF. POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| Mar 12, 2:42 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 7 N Butler, MO | ESTIMATED WEST OF ADRIAN |
| Mar 12, 2:43 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | Adrian, MO |
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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 122010 TOREAX KSC107-121-MOC013-037-122100- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0009.060312T2008Z-060312T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 208 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BATES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS * UNTIL 300 PM CST * AT 206 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF MOUND CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... LA CYGNE BY 215 PM CST. ARCHIE AND ADRIAN BY 240 PM CST. THE TOWNS OF AMORET...AMSTERDAM AND MERWIN ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT 205 PM IN GOODRICH. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS 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 3833 9488 3813 9480 3829 9409 3864 9426 $$ DB
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 122029 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 226 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 KSC209-MOC047-095-165-177-122045- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060312T2045Z/ WYANDOTTE KS-PLATTE MO-RAY MO-CLAY MO-JACKSON MO- 226 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN JACKSON... SOUTHERN CLAY...SOUTHWESTERN RAY...SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE AND EASTERN WYANDOTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CST... AT 221 PM CST...A WALL CLOUD AND OCCASIONAL FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE CONTINUING TO BE OBSERVED WITH THIS STORM...NOW LOCATED NEAR KANSAS CITY AND AVONDALE. THIS TORNADO STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER...FROM BIRMINGHAM TO MISSOURI CITY TO SIBLEY. VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM ACROSS LIBERTY AND MISSOURI CITY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3921 9477 3899 9463 3918 9413 3941 9426 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 122043 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 242 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 KSC107-122052- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060312T2100Z/ LINN KS- 242 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 240 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. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF LINN COUNTY. LAT...LON 3842 9462 3830 9457 3829 9409 3864 9426 $$ MOC013-037-122100- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060312T2100Z/ CASS MO-BATES MO- 242 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BATES AND SOUTHERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CST... AT 240 PM CST...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED AT FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR ADRIAN AND ARCHIE. THIS DANGEROUS WAS NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN BATES AND SOUTHERN CASS COUNTIES. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3842 9462 3830 9457 3829 9409 3864 9426 $$ DB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 8:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 8:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Wyandotte | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 8:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Leavenworth | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 9:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Doniphan | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 10:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Leavenworth | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 1:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 64 min |
| Mar 12, 1:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 2:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Wyandotte | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 2:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Wyandotte | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 2:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 25 min |
| Mar 12, 2:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 4:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Wyandotte | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 4:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 19 min |
| Mar 12, 8:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 31 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, 10:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb | 32 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, 2:43 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, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Randolph | 24 min |
| Mar 12, 4:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton | 20 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.