Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 48, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Sep 12, 2008, 4:29 PM CDT for Johnson County, Pettis County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 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
- Sep 12, 2008, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Johnson County, MO, Pettis County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KEAX 122129 TOREAX MOC101-159-122200- /O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0048.080912T2129Z-080912T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 429 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI WESTERN PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 424 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF LEETON...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND WESTERN PETTIS COUNTIES...AND SHOULD REMAIN JUST EAST OF WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE. 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 3874 9351 3872 9327 3856 9357 3856 9366 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 223DEG 20KT 3860 9357 $$ BOOKBINDER
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 122142
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
442 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
MOC101-159-122200-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080912T2200Z/
JOHNSON MO-PETTIS MO-
442 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PETTIS COUNTY IN
CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
MISSOURI UNTIL 500 PM CDT...
AT 441 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF GREEN RIDGE...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON
AND WESTERN PETTIS COUNTIES...JUST TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE.
THIS TORNADO IS LIKELY OBSCURED BY RAIN AND MAY NOT BE VISIBLE. TAKE
COVER IN SAFE SHELTER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT
MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3863 9361 3865 9359 3866 9357 3867 9357
3874 9351 3872 9332 3860 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 223DEG 20KT 3865 9351
$$
BOOKBINDER000 WWUS53 KEAX 122152 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 452 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 MOC101-122202- /O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080912T2200Z/ JOHNSON MO- 452 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI IS CANCELLED... AT 450 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO WESTERN PETTIS COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL MISSOURI. LAT...LON 3864 9351 3874 9351 3872 9332 TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 223DEG 20KT 3869 9346 $$ MOC159-122200- /O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-080912T2200Z/ PETTIS MO- 452 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PETTIS COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 450 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREEN RIDGE...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN PETTIS COUNTY. THIS TORNADO IS LIKELY OBSCURED BY RAIN AND MAY NOT BE VISIBLE. TAKE COVER IN SAFE SHELTER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. LAT...LON 3864 9351 3874 9351 3872 9332 TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 223DEG 20KT 3869 9346 $$ BOOKBINDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 11:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis | 3 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Henry | 5 hr |
| Sep 12, 6:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Henry, Howard, Johnson, Pettis, Saline | 5 hr |
| Sep 12, 6:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 8 hr |
| Sep 12, 7:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 7:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 25 hr |
| Sep 12, 8:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 4 days |
| Sep 12, 8:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Carroll, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 9:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 3 days |
| Sep 12, 11:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Henry, Howard, Pettis | 12 hr |
| Sep 12, 11:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 12, 1:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Cass | 8 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Atchison, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Nodaway, Worth | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 5 days |
| Sep 12, 2:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette | 8 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson | 29 min |
| Sep 12, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Pettis | 31 min |
| Sep 12, 5:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Platte | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Pettis, Saline | 33 min |
| Sep 12, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson | 31 min |
| Sep 12, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson | 33 min |
| Sep 12, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis, Saline | 47 min |
| Sep 12, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 46 min |
| Sep 12, 6:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson | 22 min |
| Sep 12, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Platte | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Saline | 41 min |
| Sep 12, 6:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Ray | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson, Ray | 29 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.