Tornado Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

Jun 7, 2009, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)

Expired

Jun 7, 2009, 9:15 PM CDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Daviess County, MO

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KEAX 080145
TOREAX
MOC061-080215-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0021.090608T0145Z-090608T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
845 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 844 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 9
  MILES EAST OF MAYSVILLE. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME DOPPLER
  RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADIC STORM MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM 
  HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BRIEF TORNADOES.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GALLATIN AROUND 915 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WINSTON AND ALTAMONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3996 9394 3982 9393 3986 9421 3993 9421
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 269DEG 18KT 3989 9418

$$

21

000 
WWUS53 KEAX 080203
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
903 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009

MOC061-080215-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090608T0215Z/
DAVIESS MO-
903 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL DAVIESS COUNTY
UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 900 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A ROTATING WALL 
CLOUD WITH INTERMITTENT FUNNEL CLOUDS JUST NORTH OF ALTAMONT. 
TRAINED SPOTTERS WERE ALSO REPORTING UP TO GRAPE FRUIT SIZE HAIL 
JUST NORTH OF THIS AREA OF ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 
30 MPH.

PERSONS IN AND AROUND GALLATIN SHOULD BE IN SAFE SHELTER NOW THIS 
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO AS WELL AS EXTREMELY LARGE 
AND DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THAT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING INJURY 
AND DESTRUCTION. 

THE DEVELOPING TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GALLATIN AROUND 910 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IT IS NOW NIGHTFALL AND ANY TORNADO MAY BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO 
SPOT. 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 3996 9394 3986 9394 3989 9418 3993 9418
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 272DEG 19KT 3990 9404

$$

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.