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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 27, 2008Macon County, Randolph County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2008, 9:02 PM CDT for Macon County, Randolph County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 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: Jul 27, 2008, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2008, 9:35 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Macon County, MO, Randolph County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 272 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3966 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 4.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KEAX 280201
TOREAX
MOC121-175-280245-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0046.080728T0202Z-080728T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
902 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWEST MACON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
  WESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 858 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CALLAO...OR 9 MILES WEST OF MACON...AND
  MOVING SOUTH AT 34 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HUNTSVILLE BY 930 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE THOMAS
HILL RES.

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 3935 9244 3934 9263 3970 9270 3975 9253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 339DEG 29KT 3968 9261

$$

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2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KEAX 280219
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
919 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008

MOC121-175-280245-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080728T0245Z/
RANDOLPH MO-MACON MO-
919 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MACON AND CENTRAL
RANDOLPH COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 913 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 CAIRO...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF 
HUNTSVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A POSSIBLE 
TORNADO...LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH 
THIS STORM.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HUNTSVILLE BY 930 PM 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.

LAT...LON 3973 9253 3959 9249 3958 9250 3957 9249
      3936 9244 3935 9245 3934 9260 3967 9266
      3974 9254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 339DEG 29KT 3955 9255

$$

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000 
WWUS53 KEAX 280235
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
934 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008

MOC121-175-280244-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080728T0245Z/
RANDOLPH MO-MACON MO-
934 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MACON AND WESTERN RANDOLPH
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 932 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE SHIFTED INTO EASTERN 
RANDOLPH COUNTY WHERE A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. 

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 
WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN MACON AND WESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTIES FOR 
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT 
IMMINENT...BUT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 
AM.

LAT...LON 3973 9253 3959 9249 3958 9250 3957 9249
      3936 9244 3935 9245 3934 9260 3967 9266
      3974 9254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 339DEG 29KT 3944 9250

$$

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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, 8:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Macon, Randolph	46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.