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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2008, 7:36 PM CDT for Clay County, Missouri; Wyandotte County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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
- May 1, 2008, 7:36 PM CDT (00:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2008, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Wyandotte County, KS, Clay County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 3122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 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 020036
TOREAX
KSC209-MOC047-020115-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0008.080502T0036Z-080502T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
736 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN WYANDOTTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 733 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM
CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT STRONG SIGNS OF ROTATION PER LOCAL MEDIA
LIVE VIDEO AND A TORNADO MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME. HAIL UP TO GOLF
BALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNTOWN INTO THE GLADSTONE
AREA AS THIS STORM MOVES NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GLADSTONE AND OAKVIEW BY 745 PM CDT.
PLEASANT VALLEY AND CLAYCOMO BY 750 PM CDT.
GLENAIRE BY 755 PM CDT.
LIBERTY BY 800 PM CDT.
MISSOURI CITY BY 810 PM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF OAKWOOD...OAKWOOD PARK...OAKS...RANDOLPH AND BIRMINGHAM
ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM.
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 3924 9425 3924 9430 3918 9438 3920 9441
3914 9445 3915 9453 3908 9466 3917 9476
3918 9467 3915 9462 3924 9461 3935 9438
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 233DEG 28KT 3914 9461
$$
BOOKBINDER4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KEAX 020045
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
743 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
KSC209-020053-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080502T0115Z/
WYANDOTTE KS-
743 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WYANDOTTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 738 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE CROSSED THE MISSOURI
RIVER INTO SOUTHWEST CLAY COUNTY MISSOURI.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
LAT...LON 3935 9438 3924 9425 3924 9430 3919 9440
3920 9441 3918 9443 3915 9453 3915 9460
3917 9462 3924 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 231DEG 35KT 3920 9453
$$
MOC047-020115-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080502T0115Z/
CLAY MO-
743 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY UNTIL
815 PM CDT...
AT 738 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AS WELL AS LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR GLADSTONE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GLADSTONE THROUGH 750 PM CDT.
GLENAIRE BY 750 PM CDT.
LIBERTY BY 755 PM CDT.
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MISSOURI CITY BY 800 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 3935 9438 3924 9425 3924 9430 3919 9440
3920 9441 3918 9443 3915 9453 3915 9460
3917 9462 3924 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 231DEG 35KT 3920 9453
$$
BOOKBINDER000
WWUS53 KEAX 020052
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
751 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
MOC047-020115-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080502T0115Z/
CLAY MO-
751 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY UNTIL
815 PM CDT...
AT 748 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE NEAR PLEASANT VALLEY...OR NEAR
CLAYCOMO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ALTHOUGH ROTATION WITHIN THIS
STORM HAS TEMPORARILY WEAKENED...THE STORM MAY BE CYCLING AND COULD
RESTRENGTHEN AT ANY TIME. LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL
SIZE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR FROM
GLADSTONE TO LIBERTY. PERSONS IN THE LIBERTY AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER NOW
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3935 9438 3924 9425 3924 9430 3920 9440
3917 9454 3924 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 231DEG 35KT 3925 9445
$$
BOOKBINDER000
WWUS53 KEAX 020105
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
804 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
MOC047-020115-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080502T0115Z/
CLAY MO-
804 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY UNTIL
815 PM CDT...
AT 803 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR LIBERTY. IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES THIS STORM
HAS TAKEN ON MORE OF A BOW ECHO STRUCTURE...AND THEREFORE MAY BE
TRANSITIONING TO A DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL THREAT. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED DOWNSTREAM TOWARD
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS INTO RAY COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3935 9438 3928 9430 3924 9430 3920 9440
3921 9448 3930 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 235DEG 30KT 3929 9435
$$
BOOKBINDER000
WWUS53 KEAX 020124
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
824 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
MOC047-020134-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080502T0115Z/
CLAY MO-
824 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
AT 817 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE DISSIPATED...AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. ADDITIONAL SEVERE
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 3935 9438 3928 9430 3924 9430 3920 9440
3921 9448 3930 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 235DEG 30KT 3929 9434
$$
BOOKBINDERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, DeKalb | 33 min |
| May 1, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb | 31 min |
| May 1, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Ray | 17 min |
| May 1, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Livingston | 34 min |
| May 1, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 34 min |
| May 1, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb | 34 min |
| May 1, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy, Livingston | 25 min |
| May 1, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass | 26 min |
| May 1, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess | 35 min |
| May 1, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson | 23 min |
| May 1, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson | 22 min |
| May 1, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 38 min |
| May 1, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 26 min |
| May 2, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 47 min |
| May 2, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte | 34 min |
| May 2, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Clay, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray | 53 min |
| May 2, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Ray | 39 min |
| May 2, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Livingston | 39 min |
| May 2, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Saline | 45 min |
| May 2, 8:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 29 hr |
| May 2, 2:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Henry, Johnson | 6 hr |
| May 2, 3:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 4 hr |
| May 1, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Wyandotte | 33 min |
| May 1, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Miami | 42 min |
| May 1, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson | 38 min |
| May 1, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Miami | 39 min |
| May 1, 10:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Linn | 22 min |
Nearby
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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.