Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2007, 8:44 PM CST for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 61 min. 3 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, 8:44 PM CST (02:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2007, 9:45 PM CST
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Henry County, MO, Johnson County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 9:07 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Nw Creighton, MO | |
| Feb 28, 9:13 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | 4 Nw Creighton, MO | |
| Feb 28, 9:13 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Se Blairstown, 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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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 010244 TOREAX MOC013-037-083-101-010345- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0005.070301T0244Z-070301T0345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 844 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BATES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 945 PM CST * AT 842 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ADRIAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... CREIGHTON AND URICH BY 910 PM CST. CHILHOWEE BY 930 PM CST. THE TOWNS OF QUICK CITY AND BLAIRSTOWN ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING TORNADOES. PERSONS IN THE PATH SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW 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 3848 9439 3836 9439 3840 9373 3864 9385 $$ BOOKBINDER
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010253 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 852 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 MOC013-037-083-101-010345- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0345Z/ BATES MO-HENRY MO-CASS MO-JOHNSON MO- 852 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN JOHNSON... SOUTHEASTERN CASS...NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND NORTHEASTERN BATES COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 945 PM CST... AT 847 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR ADRIAN. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM HAS CYCLED AND WAS RESTRENGTHENING. A TORNADO APPEARS IMMINENT. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ADRIAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE DEVELOPING TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CREIGHTON BY 900 PM CST. URICH BY 905 PM CST. 6 MILES SOUTH OF BLAIRSTOWN BY 915 PM CST. THIS STORM HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. PERSONS IN CREIGHTON AND URICH NEED TO GET INTO SAFE SHELTER NOW THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. MOBILE HOMES ARE EASILY DESTROYED BY TORNADIC WINDS AND SHOULD BE EVACUATED FOR A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3848 9430 3838 9432 3840 9373 3864 9385 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010307 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 904 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 MOC013-010314- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0345Z/ BATES MO- 904 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BATES COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 901 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAY BE POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH NO STORMS ARE IN THE AREA PRESENTLY. LAT...LON 3850 9421 3841 9414 3847 9377 3864 9385 $$ MOC037-083-101-010345- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0345Z/ HENRY MO-CASS MO-JOHNSON MO- 904 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN JOHNSON... SOUTHEASTERN CASS AND NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 945 PM CST... AT 901 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. SPOTTERS RECENTLY REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD NEAR CREIGHTON WHILE RADAR SHOWS THIS STORM RESTRENGTHENING RAPIDLY. A TORNADO MAY BE IMMINENT. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CREIGHTON...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION WILL TRACK NEAR CREIGHTON IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES...REACHING URICH BY 915 PM. FURTHER NORTH...HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM JUST NORTH OF CREIGHTON TO BLAIRSTOWN AND CHILHOWEE. THIS STORM HAS A RECENT HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE NEAR ADRIAN. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. MOBILE HOMES ARE EASILY DESTROYED BY TORNADIC WINDS AND SHOULD BE EVACUATED FOR A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3850 9421 3841 9414 3847 9377 3864 9385 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010323 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 921 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 MOC037-010331- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0345Z/ CASS MO- 921 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST CASS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 916 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WESTERN CASS COUNTY AND A TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL CASS COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM CST. LAT...LON 3856 9406 3846 9400 3847 9377 3864 9385 $$ MOC083-101-010345- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0345Z/ HENRY MO-JOHNSON MO- 921 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN JOHNSON AND NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 945 PM CST... AT 913 PM CST...OFF DUTY FIREMAN AND TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO JUST SOUTH OF BLAIRSTOWN. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF URICH...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF HOLDEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS JUST SOUTH CHILHOWEE. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL ACROSS CHILHOWEE. MOBILE HOMES ARE EASILY DESTROYED BY TORNADIC WINDS AND SHOULD BE EVACUATED FOR A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3856 9406 3846 9400 3847 9377 3864 9385 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 010339 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 938 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 MOC083-101-010348- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070301T0345Z/ HENRY MO-JOHNSON MO- 938 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST JOHNSON AND NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CST... AT 936 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM FOR SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY. LAT...LON 3856 9406 3846 9400 3847 9377 3864 9385 $$ 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, 8:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates | 56 min |
| Feb 28, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 45 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 |
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.