Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 55, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Sep 12, 2008, 5:27 PM CDT for Pettis County, Saline County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 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
- Sep 12, 2008, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Pettis County, MO, Saline County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 5:44 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 E Hughesville, MO | CONFIRMED TOUCHDOWN WITH STRUCTURE DAMAGE NEAR TEH INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 65 AND COUNTY ROADS J AND D. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 214 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 122227
TOREAX
MOC159-195-122300-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0055.080912T2227Z-080912T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
527 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
EXTREME SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 523 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 LA MONTE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF SEDALIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN PETTIS AND SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS HUGHESVILLE.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN PLEASANT HILL.
LAT...LON 3901 9316 3892 9305 3891 9306 3882 9306
3872 9332 3878 9338
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 230DEG 18KT 3878 9331
$$
DEROCHE2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 122244
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
544 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
MOC159-195-122300-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080912T2300Z/
PETTIS MO-SALINE MO-
544 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SALINE AND
NORTHEASTERN PETTIS COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOUSTONIA...OR 8 MILES NORTH
OF SEDALIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH. A ROTATING WALL CLOUD WAS
REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN PETTIS
AND SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTIES.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF
NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN PLEASANT HILL.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3897 9311 3892 9305 3891 9306 3889 9306
3879 9325 3885 9331 3901 9316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 230DEG 18KT 3883 9323
$$
DEROCHE000
WWUS53 KEAX 122254
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
554 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
MOC159-195-122300-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080912T2300Z/
PETTIS MO-SALINE MO-
552 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SALINE AND
NORTHEASTERN PETTIS COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 552 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A TORNADO
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 65 AND JUNCTIONS D AND J. DAMAGE
HAS BEEN REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF
HOUSTONIA...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF SEDALIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN PETTIS
AND SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTIES.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN PLEASANT HILL.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3894 9308 3894 9307 3892 9305 3883 9322
3887 9328 3901 9316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 221DEG 18KT 3889 9321
$$
DEROCHEThe 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, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 31 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, 5:29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.