Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Watches in 2008
Tornado Watch 514
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Jun 12, 2008, 3:06 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2008, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 78 counties
Appanoose County, IA, Davis County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Allen County, KS, Anderson County, KS, Atchison County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Elk County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Miami County, KS, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS, Reno County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Woodson County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Audrain County, MO, Bates County, MO, Boone County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Henry County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Marion County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Sullivan County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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.
Warnings issued inside it
68 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Sullivan | 25 min |
| Jun 12, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Grundy, Sullivan | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Putnam, Schuyler | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Wayne | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Monroe | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Sullivan | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Davis | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Putnam, Sullivan | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Adair, Putnam, Sullivan | 19 min |
| Jun 12, 5:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello | 12 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Wayne | 14 min |
| Jun 12, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Schuyler | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Poweshiek | 17 min |
| Jun 12, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Schuyler | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Monroe | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Davis | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 56 min |
| Jun 12, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Wabaunsee | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 6:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Leavenworth | 22 min |
| Jun 12, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase | 22 min |
| Jun 12, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Sedgwick | 53 min |
| Jun 12, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osage | 20 min |
| Jun 12, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 7:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Osage | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Osage | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 8:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Douglas | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wapello | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase, Greenwood | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 8:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Grundy | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 8:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Chase | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Wyandotte | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 8:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Lyon | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey | 27 min |
| Jun 12, 9:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Osage | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 25 min |
| Jun 12, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 78 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 12:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb and 29 more | 113 min |
| Jun 12, 1:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Fulton and 22 more | 90 min |
| Jun 12, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Henderson, Henry and 12 more | 113 min |
| Jun 12, 6:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb and 26 more | 86 min |
| Jun 11, 8:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clarke and 24 more | 115 min |
| Jun 11, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 39 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison and 6 more | 93 min |
| Jun 11, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 36 more | 92 min |
| Jun 11, 11:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk and 43 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Wayne | 94 min |
| Jun 11, 7:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barton, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Edwards and 23 more | 87 min |
| Jun 12, 2:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Chase, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Greenwood and 10 more | 2 hr |
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.