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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 5, 2008Atchison County, Nodaway County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2008, 8:10 PM CDT for Atchison County, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 50 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 5, 2008, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Atchison County, MO, Nodaway County, MO

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 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
Jun 5, 8:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Skidmore, MO
Jun 5, 8:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Burlington Jct, MO	ROOF OFF A BUILDING AND A FEW POWER LINES DOWN IN BURLINGTON JUNCTION. EM ALSO RELAYED A REPORT OF POWER LINES LEANING NEAR A BUSINESS JUST WEST OF TOWN. DAMAGE POSSIBLY DUE TO A TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED.

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
Jun 5, 4:50 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2054 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 905 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 280 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 303 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.0
Supercell composite: 14.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KEAX 060110
TOREAX
MOC005-147-060200-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0019.080606T0110Z-080606T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
810 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN ATCHISON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
  NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 804 PM CDT...A SQUALL LINE PRODUCING TORNADOES AND EXTREME   
  WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FAIRFAX TO 7   
  MILES NORTH OF MOUND CITY TO WHITE CLOUD...AND RACING NORTHEAST 
  AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING TORNADOES THAT HAVE CAUSED 
  TRACTOR  TRAILER ROLLOVERS ALONG INTERSTATE 29 IN THE PAST FEW 
  MINUTES. 

  THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION

* THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  SKIDMORE BY 815 PM CDT.
  BURLINGTON JUNCTION BY 820 PM CDT.
  MARYVILLE BY 830 PM CDT.
  MARYVILLE BY 835 PM CDT.
  HOPKINS BY 840 PM CDT.
  RAVENWOOD BY 845 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF QUITMAN...GRAHAM...ELMO...CLEARMONT...BARNARD...
PICKERING...GUILFORD...ARKOE...CONCEPTION AND CONCEPTION JUNCTION ARE
ALSO IN THE PATH OF THESE TORNADIC STORMS.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THESE TORNADOES. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU 
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE 
PLACE.


LAT...LON 4058 9464 4014 9463 4015 9506 4026 9508
      4027 9519 4059 9545
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 231DEG 45KT 4038 9524 4028 9514
          4003 9519

$$

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4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KEAX 060124
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
822 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

MOC005-147-060200-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080606T0200Z/
NODAWAY MO-ATCHISON MO-
822 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ATCHISON AND
NODAWAY COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 819 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
TRACK A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERAL 
TORNADOES AND INTENSE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.  THESE DANGEROUS 
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF 
COIN TO BURLINGTON JUNCTION TO MAITLAND...RACING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THESE 
STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH 
OF THESE STORMS...GET TO SAFE SHELTER NOW

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  MARYVILLE BY 835 PM CDT.
  RAVENWOOD AND HOPKINS BY 840 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF GUILFORD...ARKOE...CONCEPTION...CLYDE...CONCEPTION 
JUNCTION AND PICKERING ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF TORNADO 
PRODUCING STORMS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. 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.

THIS TORNADO IS LIKELY OBSCURED BY RAIN AND MAY NOT BE VISIBLE. TAKE 
COVER IN SAFE SHELTER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT 
MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

LAT...LON 4058 9464 4014 9463 4015 9506 4026 9508
      4027 9519 4059 9545
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 217DEG 47KT 4061 9521 4054 9506
          4042 9499 4024 9503

$$

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000 
WWUS53 KEAX 060132
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
829 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

MOC005-060139-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080606T0200Z/
ATCHISON MO-
829 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN ATCHISON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

AT 823 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED INTO NODAWAY 
COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.

ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE NEAR TERM...HOWEVER 
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 
AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

LAT...LON 4014 9463 4015 9506 4026 9508 4027 9519
      4031 9519 4031 9518 4047 9518 4048 9521
      4058 9522 4058 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 217DEG 47KT 4058 9503 4049 9492
          4031 9496

$$

MOC147-060200-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080606T0200Z/
NODAWAY MO-
829 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NODAWAY COUNTY UNTIL 900
PM CDT...

AT 823 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AND 
EXTREME DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE 
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF BURLINGTON 
JUNCTION TO BURLINGTON JUNCTION TO SKIDMORE...WITH THE MOST INTENSE 
CIRCULATION LOCATED NEAR ELMO. THESE STORMS WERE RACING NORTHEAST AT 
55 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND 
CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  MARYVILLE BY 835 PM CDT.
  RAVENWOOD AND HOPKINS BY 840 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF CONCEPTION...CLYDE...CONCEPTION JUNCTION AND PICKERING
ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. 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.

THIS TORNADOES ARE LIKELY OBSCURED BY RAIN AND MAY NOT BE VISIBLE. 
TAKE COVER IN SAFE SHELTER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT 
COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

LAT...LON 4014 9463 4015 9506 4026 9508 4027 9519
      4031 9519 4031 9518 4047 9518 4048 9521
      4058 9522 4058 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 217DEG 47KT 4058 9503 4049 9492
          4031 9496

$$

BOOKBINDER

000 
WWUS53 KEAX 060147
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
844 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

MOC147-060200-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080606T0200Z/
NODAWAY MO-
844 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NODAWAY COUNTY UNTIL 900
PM CDT...

AT 842 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT 
LINE WINDS GREATER THAN 70 MPH AND EMBEDDED TORNADOES.  THESE 
DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HOPKINS TO 
MARYVILLE TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF MARYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  RAVENWOOD BY 855 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF CONCEPTION...GUILFORD...CONCEPTION JUNCTION AND CLYDE
ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS.

THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS PRODUCED NUMEROUS TORNADOES IN ITS HISTORY. 
ALTHOUGH NO RECENT REPORTS OF TORNADOES HAVE BEEN REPORTED...IT IS 
NOW NIGHTFALL AND TORNADOES MAY STILL BE ONGOING AND OBSCURED DUE TO 
DARKNESS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. 

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. 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 4014 9463 4015 9506 4026 9508 4027 9519
      4031 9519 4031 9518 4047 9518 4048 9521
      4058 9522 4058 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 263DEG 26KT 4057 9480 4035 9479
          4017 9483

$$

BOOKBINDER

000 
WWUS53 KEAX 060202
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
901 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

MOC147-060211-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080606T0200Z/
NODAWAY MO-
901 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NODAWAY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

AT 855 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING WERE MOVING INTO WORTH 
COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER FAR 
EASTERN NODAWAY COUNTY THROUGH 915 PM AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THAT AREA. 

LAT...LON 4014 9463 4015 9506 4026 9508 4027 9519
      4031 9519 4031 9518 4047 9518 4048 9521
      4058 9522 4058 9464
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 263DEG 26KT 4057 9477 4035 9476
          4017 9480

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 7:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	36 min
Jun 5, 7:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth	6 hr
Jun 5, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Nodaway, Worth	36 min
Jun 5, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	43 min
Jun 5, 9:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt	3 days
Jun 5, 10:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Buchanan	15 min
Jun 5, 10:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Andrew	18 min
Jun 5, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte	36 min
Jun 5, 10:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte	6 hr
Jun 5, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb	44 min
Jun 5, 11:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	41 min
Jun 5, 11:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson	45 min
Jun 5, 11:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Johnson, Lafayette	31 min
Jun 6, 12:22 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Lafayette, Saline	23 min
Jun 6, 12:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis, Saline	19 min
Jun 6, 12:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Saline	23 min
Jun 6, 1:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	18 hr
Jun 6, 1:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Saline	10 days
Jun 6, 9:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth	3 days
Jun 6, 11:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Linn, Livingston	3 days
Jun 6, 11:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	5 days
Jun 6, 11:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton	13 days

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.