Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 31, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2008, 3:58 PM CDT for Putnam County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 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
- Jun 12, 2008, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Putnam County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 4:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Unionville, MO | TWO TORNADOES SPOTTED. |
| Jun 12, 4:14 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Unionville, MO | |
| Jun 12, 4:22 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 Se Unionville, MO | GULF BALL SIZE HAIL APROXIMATELY AT 420-430PM. |
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 12, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 698 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 7.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KEAX 122059 TOREAX MOC171-122130- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0031.080612T2058Z-080612T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 358 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 353 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... UNIONVILLE BY 415 PM CDT. THE TOWN OF LEMONS IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL GREATER THAN GOLF BALL SIZE AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. 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 4039 9269 4038 9330 4059 9306 4059 9274 TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 218DEG 39KT 4035 9318 $$ BOOKBINDER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 122109 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 408 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 MOC171-122130- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080612T2130Z/ PUTNAM MO- 408 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 402 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS CROSSING THE SULLIVAN AND PUTNAM COUNTY LINE NEAR POLLOCK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... UNIONVILLE BY 415 PM CDT. UNIONVILLE WILL LIKELY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL IN OVER THE NEXT 15 MINUTES. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4059 9274 4039 9274 4039 9326 4059 9306 TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 218DEG 39KT 4042 9306 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 122118 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 416 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 MOC171-122130- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080612T2130Z/ PUTNAM MO- 416 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 412 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. VERY STRONG ROTATION WAS INDICATED NEAR UNIONVILLE...WITH THE STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. AT 415 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FALLING IN UNIONVILLE AND LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE WILL CONTINUE. PERSONS FROM UNIONVILLE AND SURROUNDING RURAL COUNTRY NEED TO BE IN SAFE SHELTER NOW 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 4059 9274 4039 9278 4040 9318 4059 9306 TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 218DEG 39KT 4049 9299 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 122131 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 431 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 MOC171-122141- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080612T2130Z/ PUTNAM MO- 431 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... AT 427 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED INTO EASTERN PUTNAM AND WESTERN SCHUYLER COUNTIES. A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PERSONS IN THESE AREAS UNTIL 5 PM. LINOVNIA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ARE STILL UNDER THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. LAT...LON 4059 9274 4039 9278 4040 9318 4059 9306 TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 218DEG 39KT 4050 9297 $$ BOOKBINDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 24 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan | 62 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt, Nodaway | 48 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Atchison | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 11:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Atchison | 19 min |
| Jun 11, 11:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Atchison | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Nodaway and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Platte | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Gentry | 56 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Nodaway and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EAX | Adair, Bates, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton and 21 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Sullivan | 25 min |
| Jun 12, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Grundy, Sullivan | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 4:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 4 days |
| Jun 12, 4:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston | 6 days |
| Jun 12, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 4:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Putnam, Schuyler | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Sullivan | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 5:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, Livingston | 60 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Putnam, Sullivan | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Sullivan | 19 min |
| Jun 12, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Schuyler | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Schuyler | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb | 49 min |
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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.