Tornado Warning 49, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

Sep 12, 2008, 4:32 PM CDT (21:32 UTC)

Expired

Sep 12, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Miami County, KS

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KEAX 122132
TOREAX
KSC121-122200-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0049.080912T2132Z-080912T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
432 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 429 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OSAWATOMIE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF   
  NORTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...   
  HILLSDALE AND WAGSTAFF.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT 
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

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 3873 9493 3874 9465 3852 9498 3854 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 219DEG 23KT 3856 9499

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000 
WWUS53 KEAX 122143
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
443 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

KSC121-122200-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080912T2200Z/
MIAMI KS-
443 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MIAMI COUNTY
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 PAOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN MIAMI
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS HILLSDALE.

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.

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 3859 9502 3872 9494 3873 9492 3873 9491
      3874 9465 3857 9495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 213DEG 21KT 3861 9496

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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.