Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2008, 11:59 PM CDT for Johnson County, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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, 11:59 PM CDT (04:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 12:23 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Alma, MO | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE TO A HOUSE IN ALMA. PORCH OR DECK PULLED OFF AND MOVED TO OTHER SIDE OF HOUSE. DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH CIRCULATION ON LEADING EDGE OF LINE. 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, 9:43 PM CDT | 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 170 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
- 1747 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1265 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 13.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KEAX 060459 TOREAX MOC101-107-060530- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0023.080606T0459Z-080606T0530Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1159 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI EASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 1230 AM CDT * AT 1154 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EMBEDDED TORNADOES. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ODESSA TO HOLDEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR WAS INDICATING INTENSE ROTATION 4 MILES EAST OF PITTSVILLE HEADING TOWARD FAYETTEVILLE. * THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... HIGGINSVILLE BY 1205 AM CDT. CORDER BY 1210 AM CDT. WAVERLY AND ALMA BY 1220 AM CDT. CONCORDIA BY 1225 AM CDT. THE TOWNS OF FAYETTEVILLE AND AULLVILLE 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. LAT...LON 3922 9350 3894 9350 3871 9398 3914 9388 TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 233DEG 47KT 3903 9382 3876 9389 $$ BOOKBINDER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 060509 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1208 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 MOC101-107-060530- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080606T0530Z/ JOHNSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO- 1208 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LAFAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 1230 AM CDT... AT 1203 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EMBEDDED TORNADOES. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HIGGINSVILLE TO WARRENSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NORTH OF FAYETTEVILLE ALONG THE JOHNSON/LAFEYETTE COUNTY LINE. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR... CORDER BY 1215 AM CDT. WAVERLY...CONCORDIA AND ALMA BY 1220 AM CDT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3922 9350 3894 9350 3871 9398 3914 9388 TIME...MOT...LOC 0508Z 233DEG 47KT 3910 9369 3886 9373 $$ 21
000
WWUS53 KEAX 060518
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1217 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC101-107-060530-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080606T0530Z/
JOHNSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-
1217 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LAFAYETTE AND
NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 1230 AM
CDT...
AT 1212 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS AND EMBEDDED TORNADOES. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CORDER TO 9 MILES NORTH OF
WARRENSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF
THESE STORMS WERE JUST WEST OF CONCORDIA.
THIS LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF EASTERN LAFAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3894 9350 3881 9377 3916 9376 3917 9374
3922 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 233DEG 47KT 3917 9358 3893 9362
$$
21000
WWUS53 KEAX 060530
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1230 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MOC101-107-060540-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080606T0530Z/
JOHNSON MO-LAFAYETTE MO-
1230 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LAFAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS EXPIRED...
AT 1227 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN REISSUED FOR EASTERN LAFAYETTE AND WESTERN
SALINE COUNTY UNTIL 1245 AM. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR BLACKBURN.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3894 9350 3881 9377 3916 9376 3917 9374
3922 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 233DEG 47KT 3920 9346 3903 9344
$$
21The 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, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Atchison, Nodaway | 50 min |
| 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 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 |
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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.