Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 35, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT for Adair County, Putnam County, Sullivan County, Missouri. It was in force for 19 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, 5:15 PM CDT (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 5:34 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Adair County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Sullivan County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 239 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 122216
TOREAX
MOC001-171-211-122245-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0035.080612T2215Z-080612T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
515 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 511 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM CONTINUED TO SHOW VERY STRONG ROTATION JUST
NORTHEAST OF GREEN CITY...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
UNIONVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN...NORTHWESTERN ADAIR AND SOUTHEASTERN
PUTNAM COUNTIES...NORTHEAST OF GREEN CITY.
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 4029 9268 4028 9296 4036 9301 4043 9271
4042 9270
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 246DEG 38KT 4033 9284
$$
BOOKBINDER2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 122224
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
524 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
MOC001-211-122234-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080612T2245Z/
ADAIR MO-SULLIVAN MO-
524 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN AND NORTHWESTERN
ADAIR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 520 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED INTO EXTREME
SOUTHEAST PUTNAM COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 4042 9270 4034 9269 4034 9276 4034 9277
4034 9286 4037 9287 4039 9286 4043 9271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 243DEG 40KT 4039 9277
$$
MOC171-122245-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080612T2245Z/
PUTNAM MO-
524 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 520 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREEN CITY...OR 12 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF UNIONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
PUTNAM COUNTY.
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 4042 9270 4034 9269 4034 9276 4034 9277
4034 9286 4037 9287 4039 9286 4043 9271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 243DEG 40KT 4039 9277
$$
BOOKBINDER000
WWUS53 KEAX 122234
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
533 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
MOC171-122243-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080612T2245Z/
PUTNAM MO-
533 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 530 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT STRONG
ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAS
MOVED INTO SCHUYLER COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR
PUTNAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4042 9270 4034 9269 4034 9276 4034 9277
4034 9286 4037 9287 4039 9286 4043 9271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 243DEG 40KT 4039 9262
$$
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, 4:26 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, 5:26 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.