Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 26, 2008, 10:57 PM CST for Jackson County, Lafayette County, Ray County, Missouri; Johnson County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2008, 10:57 PM CST (04:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2008, 11:30 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Johnson County, KS, Jackson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Ray County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 9:51 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 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
- 449 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 866 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 456 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KEAX 270457
SVREAX
KSC091-MOC095-107-177-270530-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0252.081227T0457Z-081227T0530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1057 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
SOUTHWESTERN RAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 1130 PM CST
* AT 1052 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BELTON...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RAYTOWN AND LEES SUMMIT BY 1105 PM CST.
LAKE TAPAWINGO AND BLUE SPRINGS BY 1110 PM CST.
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAIN VALLEY BY 1115 PM CST.
BUCKNER BY 1120 PM CST.
ORRICK...SIBLEY AND LEVASY BY 1125 PM CST.
8 MILES WEST OF HENRIETTA AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WELLINGTON BY
1130 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE UNITY
VILLAGE...NAPOLEON...FLEMING AND CAMDEN.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3920 9386 3883 9449 3884 9461 3877 9461
3873 9467 3884 9472 3922 9424 3921 9422
3923 9422 3931 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 226DEG 51KT 3889 9452
$$
DUX3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 270511
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1111 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
KSC091-270520-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-081227T0530Z/
JOHNSON KS-
1110 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS IS CANCELLED...
AT 1107 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHEAST OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3931 9412 3920 9386 3888 9449 3896 9456
3922 9424 3921 9422 3923 9422
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 226DEG 51KT 3902 9435
$$
MOC095-107-177-270530-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-081227T0530Z/
JACKSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-RAY MO-
1110 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
RAY...NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM
CST...
AT 1107 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYTOWN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BLUE SPRINGS BY 1115 PM CST.
BUCKNER BY 1120 PM CST.
SIBLEY AND LEVASY BY 1125 PM CST.
ORRICK AND 8 MILES WEST OF HENRIETTA BY 1130 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
NAPOLEON...FLEMING AND CAMDEN.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3931 9412 3920 9386 3888 9449 3896 9456
3922 9424 3921 9422 3923 9422
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 226DEG 51KT 3902 9435
$$
DUX000
WWUS53 KEAX 270521
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1121 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
MOC095-107-177-270530-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-081227T0530Z/
JACKSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-RAY MO-
1121 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
RAY...NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL
1130 PM CST...
AT 1117 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BUCKNER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THIS STORM HAS ALSO EXHIBITED
A WEAKENING TREND.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
8 MILES WEST OF HENRIETTA BY 1130 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
NAPOLEON...FLEMING AND CAMDEN.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3931 9412 3920 9386 3898 9431 3908 9439
3922 9424 3921 9423 3923 9422
TIME...MOT...LOC 0521Z 226DEG 51KT 3913 9420
$$
DUX000
WWUS53 KEAX 270530
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1130 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
MOC095-107-177-270540-
/O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-081227T0530Z/
JACKSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-RAY MO-
1130 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RAY...
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
AT 1127 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF
RAY AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...AND MAY PRODUCE WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AT
TIMES.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN PLEASANT HILL.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3931 9412 3920 9386 3898 9431 3908 9439
3922 9424 3921 9423 3923 9422
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 226DEG 51KT 3922 9408
$$
DUXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 10:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Linn, Livingston | 46 min |
| Dec 27, 1:17 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 24 min |
| Dec 27, 4:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 40 min |
| Dec 27, 4:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray | 32 min |
| Dec 27, 5:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Clay, Jackson, Ray | 47 min |
| Dec 27, 5:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Cass, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray, Saline | 30 min |
| Dec 27, 5:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 39 min |
| Dec 27, 5:36 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Daviess, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Mercer and 2 more | 40 min |
| Dec 27, 6:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 44 hr |
| Dec 27, 6:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Saline | 7 days |
| Dec 27, 7:16 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:09 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 36 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:58 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Macon | 35 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 20 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 46 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:34 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 63 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:42 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 5 days |
| Dec 27, 2:13 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:48 PM CST | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 25 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:10 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Daviess and 16 more | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.