Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 45, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2008, 8:59 PM CDT for Macon County, Randolph County, Missouri. It was in force for 46 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
- Jul 27, 2008, 8:59 PM CDT (01:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2008, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Macon County, MO, Randolph County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 9:11 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 S Macon, MO | HEAVY RAIN AND 2 INCH BRANCHES BLOWN FROM TREES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 276 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
- 566 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1193 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KEAX 280159 TOREAX MOC121-175-280245- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0045.080728T0159Z-080728T0245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 859 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI EASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 945 PM CDT * AT 852 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD AND AN UNCONFIRMED OF A TORNADO NEAR EXCELLO...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF MACON. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADIC STORM MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CAIRO BY 910 PM CDT. 6 MILES EAST OF MOBERLY BY 925 PM CDT. 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 3976 9230 3934 9231 3934 9244 3972 9252 TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 344DEG 29KT 3964 9239 $$ BOOKBINDER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KEAX 280216 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 916 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 MOC121-175-280245- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080728T0245Z/ RANDOLPH MO-MACON MO- 916 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND EASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT... AT 913 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS LARGE STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAIRO...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF HUNTSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE WAS RECENTLY REPORTED IN MACON...AND MAY CONTINUE TO FALL FROM EXCELLO TO JACKSONVILLE TO CAIRO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... MOBERLY BY 930 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE RENICK. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3976 9230 3934 9231 3934 9244 3972 9252 TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 331DEG 34KT 3955 9251 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 280229 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 929 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 MOC121-175-280245- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080728T0245Z/ RANDOLPH MO-MACON MO- 929 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND EASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT... AT 922 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CWITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAIRO...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED BETWEEN EXCELLO AND CAIRO...INCLUDING JACKSONVILLE. 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 3969 9230 3934 9231 3934 9244 3967 9250 TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 331DEG 34KT 3944 9244 $$ BOOKBINDER
000 WWUS53 KEAX 280246 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 945 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 MOC121-175-280255- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-080728T0245Z/ RANDOLPH MO-MACON MO- 945 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND EASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... AT 942 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING NO LONGER SHOW STRONG ROTATION...BUT CONTINUE TO BE QUITE SEVERE. THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...VALID UNTIL 1030 PM FOR THE THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LAT...LON 3969 9230 3934 9231 3934 9244 3967 9250 TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 331DEG 34KT 3931 9235 $$ BOOKBINDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Sullivan | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Putnam | 15 min |
| Jul 27, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Macon | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Macon | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 8:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 12 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler | 41 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Schuyler | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Macon, Randolph | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 9:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Macon | 12 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Putnam, Schuyler | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Randolph | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 11:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Randolph | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Saline | 5 days |
| Jul 28, 4:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 6 days |
| Jul 28, 6:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 22 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Adair, Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Mercer and 4 more | 24 hr |
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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.