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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 7, 2007Carroll County, Chariton County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2007, 5:53 PM CDT for Carroll County, Chariton County, Missouri. It was in force for 37 min. 2 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
Jun 7, 2007, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2007, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Carroll County, MO, Chariton County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 6:10 PM CDTHAIL 1W Bosworth, MOQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER...ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAINFALL.
Jun 7, 6:18 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 802 Sw Triplett, MOWINDS ESTIMATED TO BE GREATER THAN 80 MPH WITH LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. IN ADDITION...2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED DURING THE SAME EVENT.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 1:54 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 197 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2007-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1138 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2007-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 321 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
321 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
395 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
7.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KEAX 072253
TOREAX
MOC033-041-072330-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0023.070607T2253Z-070607T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
553 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  WESTERN CHARITON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 549 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARROLLTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BOSWORTH BY 605 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF DE WITT AND TRIPLETT 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 3940 9359 3931 9354 3939 9313 3955 9322

$$

MJ
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KEAX 072314
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
614 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

MOC033-041-072330-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070607T2330Z/
CARROLL MO-CHARITON MO-
614 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHARITON AND
EASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 609 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOSWORTH...OR 11 MILES EAST OF CARROLLTON...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN CARROLL AND
WESTERN CHARITON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF TRIPLETT.

AT 555 PM 80 MPH WINDS AND GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WERE REPORTED IN 
BOGARD WITH THIS DANGEROUS SEVERE 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 3946 9341 3935 9338 3939 9313 3955 9322

$$

MJ
000 
WWUS53 KEAX 072326
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
626 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

MOC033-041-072336-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070607T2330Z/
CARROLL MO-CHARITON MO-
626 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN CHARITON AND EASTERN CARROLL
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...

AT 626 PM CDT...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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN PLEASANT HILL.

LAT...LON 3946 9341 3935 9338 3939 9313 3955 9322

$$

MJ

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Daviess45 min
Jun 7, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPutnam23 min
Jun 7, 3:35 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXCaldwell, Daviess, Livingston25 min
Jun 7, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Ray36 min
Jun 7, 4:29 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXRay31 min
Jun 7, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan43 min
Jun 7, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson35 min
Jun 7, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Ray42 min
Jun 7, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton30 min
Jun 7, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton36 min
Jun 7, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Ray35 min
Jun 7, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson40 min
Jun 7, 6:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXClay6 hr
Jun 7, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline36 min
Jun 7, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Macon24 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.