Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2007, 7:11 PM CST for Linn County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 min. 6 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
- Feb 28, 2007, 7:11 PM CST (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2007, 8:15 PM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Linn County, KS
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:35 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Centerville Ks, KS | DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. |
| Feb 28, 7:38 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 N Blue Mound, KS | TWO HOUSES DESTROYED |
| Feb 28, 7:38 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 N Blue Mound, KS | HOUSE DESTROYED |
| Feb 28, 7:42 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 7 Se Parker, KS | |
| Feb 28, 7:45 PM CST | TORNADO | 7 Se Parker, KS | TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN |
| Feb 28, 8:02 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 Nw Pleasanton, KS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:10 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 2552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KEAX 010113 TOREAX KSC107-010215- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0002.070301T0111Z-070301T0215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 711 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS * UNTIL 815 PM CST * AT 708 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR COLONY IN ANDERSON COUNTY KANSAS. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BLUE MOUND BY 730 PM CST. MOUND CITY BY 745 PM CST. PLEASANTON AND 8 MILES NORTH OF PRESCOTT BY 755 PM CST. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND AND TRACKING FOR SOUTHERN LINN COUNTY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST PORTION OF LINN COUNTY JUST BEFORE 730 PM. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE WILL TRACK FROM JUST NORTH OF BLUE MOUND TO MOUNT CITY KANSAS TO THE NORTH OF THE EXPECTED TORNADO TRACK. 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 3825 9506 3803 9508 3803 9461 3829 9462 $$ BOOKBINDER
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010129 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 728 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 KSC107-010215- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0215Z/ LINN KS- 728 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 815 PM CST... AT 723 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE TORNADO NEAR KINKCAID IN SOUTHEAST ANDERSON COUNTY. THIS TORNADO WILL CROSS INTO EXTREME SOUTHWEST LINN COUNTY IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES...REACHING MOUND CITY BY 750 PM CST AND PLEASANTON BY 800 PM CST. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY MOBILE HOMES ARE EASILY DESTROYED BY TORNADIC WINDS AND SHOULD BE EVACUATED FOR A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3825 9506 3803 9507 3803 9461 3829 9462 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010143 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 741 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 KSC107-010215- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0215Z/ LINN KS- 741 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 815 PM CST... AT 738 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM APPEARS TO HAVE CYCLED AND LOOKS TO BE RESTRENGTHENING. ADDITIONAL TORNADOES APPEAR LIKELY IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF BLUE MOUND...OR 8 MILES WEST OF MOUND CITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 2 MILES NORTH OF MOUND CITY BY 750 PM CST. PLEASANTON BY 800 PM CST. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE WILL FALL JUST NORTH OF THE TORNADO TRACK. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LINN COUNTY...AND GOLF BALL HAIL WAS REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF PARKER AT 740 PM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. MOBILE HOMES ARE EASILY DESTROYED BY TORNADIC WINDS AND SHOULD BE EVACUATED FOR A STURDY 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 3825 9506 3813 9504 3812 9462 3829 9462 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010149 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 747 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 KSC107-010215- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0215Z/ LINN KS- 747 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 815 PM CST... AT 743 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND...DOING DAMAGE. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PARKER...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUND CITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL TRACK JUST NORTH OF MOUND CITY IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES AND NEAR PLEASANTON AROUND 815 PM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR RURAL LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO..INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY OF FARLINVILLE AND KANSAS ROUTE 7. MOBILE HOMES ARE EASILY DESTROYED BY TORNADIC WINDS AND SHOULD BE EVACUATED FOR A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3823 9500 3815 9500 3816 9461 3829 9462 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010202 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 758 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 KSC107-010215- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0215Z/ LINN KS- 801 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 815 PM CST... AT 758 PM CST...STORM SPOTTERS RECENTLY REPORTED A LARGE WEDGE TORNADO NORTH OF MOUND CITY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR PERSONS LOCATED IN EAST CENTRAL LINN COUNTY NORTH OF PLEASANTON. THIS TORNADO WAS TRACKING TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. MOBILE HOMES ARE EASILY DESTROYED BY TORNADIC WINDS AND SHOULD BE EVACUATED FOR A STURDY 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 3825 9491 3818 9487 3820 9462 3829 9462 $$ BOOKBINDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Miami | 46 min |
| Feb 28, 7:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Wyandotte | 28 min |
| Feb 28, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 7:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Miami | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 7:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 8 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte | 8 hr |
| Feb 28, 8:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn | 56 min |
| Feb 28, 8:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Miami | 61 min |
| Feb 28, 9:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Miami | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Linn, Miami | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 11:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Miami | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 3:41 PM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | EAX | Doniphan | 7 hr |
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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.