Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2008, 4:26 PM CDT for Putnam County, Schuyler County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 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
- Jun 12, 2008, 4:26 PM CDT (21:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Putnam County, MO, Schuyler County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 211 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 122128 TOREAX MOC171-197-122200- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0033.080612T2126Z-080612T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 426 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHERN SCHUYLER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF TORNADOES. SPOTTERS REPORTED TWO TORNADOES ON THE GROUND BETWEEN 413 AND 421 PM ALONG HIGHWAY 136 EAST OF UNIONVILLE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF UNIONVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... LANCASTER BY 450 PM CDT. THE TOWNS OF LIVONIA AND GLENWOOD ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM. THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...SUPERCELLS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. 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 4061 9236 4046 9235 4039 9283 4059 9289 TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 237DEG 31KT 4048 9280 $$ BOOKBINDER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 122137 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 437 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 MOC171-197-122200- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080612T2200Z/ PUTNAM MO-SCHUYLER MO- 437 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SCHUYLER AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 431 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF QUEEN CITY...OR 9 MILES WEST OF LANCASTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... LANCASTER BY 445 PM CDT. 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNING BY 455 PM CDT. THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF SUPERCELLS...THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY SHOULD A TORNADO OCCUR OR A TORNADO WARNING BE ISSUED. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4046 9235 4041 9279 4059 9283 4061 9236 TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 239DEG 33KT 4052 9264 $$ BOOKBINDER
000
WWUS53 KEAX 122147
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
447 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
MOC171-122157-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080612T2200Z/
PUTNAM MO-
447 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 442 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED INTO SCHUYLER
COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 4059 9237 4050 9244 4049 9268 4051 9269
4053 9271 4054 9269 4059 9272 4059 9271
4061 9238
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 242DEG 34KT 4058 9258
$$
MOC197-122200-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080612T2200Z/
SCHUYLER MO-
447 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SCHUYLER COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CDT...
AT 442 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF LANCASTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN SCHUYLER
COUNTY AND SHOULD PASS JUST NORTH OF LANCASTER. THIS STORM SHOULD
CROSS THE IOWA BORDER IN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF
NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4059 9237 4050 9244 4049 9268 4051 9269
4053 9271 4054 9269 4059 9272 4059 9271
4061 9238
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 242DEG 34KT 4058 9258
$$
BOOKBINDER000
WWUS53 KEAX 122155
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
455 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
MOC197-122205-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080612T2200Z/
SCHUYLER MO-
455 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN SCHUYLER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
500 PM CDT...
AT 452 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING WAS CROSSING THE IOWA
BORDER. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 4059 9237 4050 9244 4049 9268 4051 9269
4053 9271 4054 9269 4059 9272 4059 9271
4061 9238
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 242DEG 34KT 4061 9249
$$
BOOKBINDERThe 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, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Putnam | 32 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, 4:51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.