Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2007, 8:04 PM CST for Bates County, Missouri; Linn County, Kansas. It was in force for 56 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
- Feb 28, 2007, 8:04 PM CST (02:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2007, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Linn County, KS, Bates County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 8:37 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 W Adrian, MO | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED...ALSO TELEPHONE POLES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 18. |
| Feb 28, 8:38 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | Amsterdam, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:10 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 010206 TOREAX KSC107-MOC013-010300- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0003.070301T0204Z-070301T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 804 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS NORTHERN BATES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 900 PM CST * AT 803 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PLEASANTON...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUND CITY. AN OFF DUTY WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE RECENTLY WITNESSED THIS TORNADO DESTROY A HOME 5 MILES NORTH OF MOUND CITY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ADRIAN AND 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUTLER BY 840 PM CST. THE TOWNS OF AMORET...AMSTERDAM AND PASSAIC ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. LARGE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS TORNADIC STORM. 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 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 3831 9476 3818 9477 3821 9421 3846 9420 $$ BOOKBINDER
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010223 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 818 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 KSC107-010228- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ LINN KS- 818 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS IS CANCELLED... AT 817 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO BATES COUNTY IN MISSOURI. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MAY BE POSSIBLE. LAT...LON 3832 9470 3826 9468 3826 9421 3846 9420 $$ MOC013-010300- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ BATES MO- 818 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BATES COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CST... AT 817 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. RADAR INDICATED INTENSE ROTATION OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM JUST NORTH OF AMORET OR NEAR AMSTERDAM. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE AND VIOLENT TORNADOES THAT HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE IN ANDERSON AND LINN COUNTIES IN KANSAS. PERSONS ARE URGED TO AVOID THE HIGHWAY 71 CORRIDOR BETWEEN BUTLER AND ARCHIVE THROUGH 9 PM AS A TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE WILL CROSS THIS AREA BETWEEN 830 AND 900 PM. PERSONS IN ADRIAN AND PASSAIC SHOULD GET INTO SAFE SHELTER NOW THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION 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 3832 9470 3826 9468 3826 9421 3846 9420 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010235 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 834 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 MOC013-010300- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070301T0300Z/ BATES MO- 834 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BATES COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CST... AT 832 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH INTENSE ROTATION THAT APPEARS VERY LIKELY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ADRIAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 71 BETWEEN ADRIAN AND PASSAIC. PERSONS SHOULD AVOID THESE AREAS. PERSONS IN ADRIAN AND PASSAIC SHOULD GET INTO STORM SHELTERS NOW THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING TORNADOES. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE IS POSSIBLE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3836 9453 3833 9447 3834 9423 3846 9420 $$ 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 | Cass, Jackson | 46 min |
| Feb 28, 6:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 7:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 28 min |
| Feb 28, 7:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Platte, Ray | 8 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Platte and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 28, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 8:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 61 min |
| Feb 28, 8:50 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass | 57 min |
| Feb 28, 9:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 65 min |
| Feb 28, 9:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Carroll, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Carroll, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Johnson | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 10:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 10:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis | 29 min |
| Feb 28, 10:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette | 40 min |
| Feb 28, 10:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 10:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Saline | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 11:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 10:14 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | EAX | Atchison | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:19 PM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | Adair, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clinton and 14 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:41 PM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn | 64 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, 8:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Miami | 61 min |
| Feb 28, 11:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Miami | 34 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.