Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2008, 7:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 31 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
- May 1, 2008, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2008, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Caldwell County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:53 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 8 W Hamilton, MO | |
| May 1, 8:24 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 S Gallatin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 3122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 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 020044
TOREAX
MOC025-049-061-063-020115-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0010.080502T0044Z-080502T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
744 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
SOUTHERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMERON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CAMERON BY 750 PM CDT.
HAMILTON BY 810 PM CDT.
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GALLATIN BY 815 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF KIDDER...WINSTON AND ALTAMONT 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.
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 3984 9376 3982 9377 3956 9434 3971 9447
4003 9392
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 236DEG 28KT 3970 9428
$$
DEROCHE2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 020052 RRA
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
753 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
MOC025-049-061-063-020115-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T0115Z/
DEKALB MO-CLINTON MO-CALDWELL MO-DAVIESS MO-
753 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN DAVIESS...
NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL...NORTHEASTERN CLINTON AND SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB
COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...
AT 748 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMERON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HAMILTON BY 810 PM CDT.
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GALLATIN BY 815 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF KIDDER...WINSTON AND ALTAMONT ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN PLEASANT HILL.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3984 9376 3982 9377 3962 9420 3977 9437
4003 9392
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 236DEG 28KT 3974 9420
$$
DEROCHE000 WWUS53 KEAX 020100 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 759 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 KSC091-121-020109- /O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080502T0100Z/ JOHNSON KS-MIAMI KS- 759 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MIAMI AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT... AT 758 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. A TORNADO WARNING DOES REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT REMAINS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. LAT...LON 3860 9507 3885 9506 3887 9490 3868 9487 TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 235DEG 22KT 3887 9480 $$ BOOKBINDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, DeKalb | 33 min |
| May 1, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay | 39 min |
| May 1, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 17 min |
| May 1, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Livingston | 34 min |
| May 1, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 34 min |
| May 1, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb | 34 min |
| May 1, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy, Livingston | 25 min |
| May 1, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass | 26 min |
| May 1, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess | 35 min |
| May 1, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson | 23 min |
| May 1, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 22 min |
| May 1, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 38 min |
| May 1, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 26 min |
| May 2, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 47 min |
| May 2, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte | 34 min |
| May 2, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Clay, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray | 53 min |
| May 2, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Ray | 39 min |
| May 2, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Livingston | 39 min |
| May 2, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Saline | 45 min |
| May 2, 8:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 29 hr |
| May 2, 2:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 6 hr |
| May 2, 3:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 4 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.