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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 29, 2014Atchison County, Kansas; Buchanan County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2014, 8:56 PM CDT for Atchison County, Kansas; Buchanan County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 min. 4 reports 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: Jun 29, 2014, 8:56 PM CDT (01:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 29, 2014, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Atchison County, KS, Buchanan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 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
Jun 29, 9:00 PM CDT	TORNADO	Rushville, MO	FUNNEL CLOUD BRIEFLY TOUCHED THE GROUND
Jun 29, 9:05 PM CDT	TORNADO	Atchison, KS	TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT 1200 NORTH 6TH STREET.
Jun 29, 9:08 PM CDT	TORNADO	Atchison, KS	REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN THE TOWN OF ATCHISON
Jun 29, 9:12 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Ese Atchison, MO	BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. HAS SINCE LIFTED.

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
Jun 29, 6:46 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 85 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 4952 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 878 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.8
Supercell composite: 9.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

272 
WFUS53 KEAX 300156
TOREAX
KSC005-MOC021-300230-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0021.140630T0156Z-140630T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
856 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ATCHISON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 853 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ATCHISON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RUSHVILLE...LEWIS AND CLARK VI AND DE KALB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3962 9517 3964 9510 3962 9510 3962 9506
      3966 9504 3970 9489 3955 9485 3953 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 243DEG 18KT 3958 9510

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

AEP

3 follow-up statements

216 
WWUS53 KEAX 300207
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
907 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

KSC005-MOC021-300230-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140630T0230Z/
ATCHISON KS-BUCHANAN MO-
907 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL BUCHANAN AND
NORTHEASTERN ATCHISON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 900 PM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO IN RUSHVILLE. 

AT 906 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSHVILLE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DE KALB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3962 9506 3965 9505 3966 9503 3970 9489
      3955 9485 3954 9510 3962 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 243DEG 18KT 3961 9504

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

AEP

517 
WWUS53 KEAX 300215
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
915 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

KSC005-MOC021-300230-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140630T0230Z/
ATCHISON KS-BUCHANAN MO-
915 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN AND
NORTHEASTERN ATCHISON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 908 PM...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO IN 
ATCHISON.

AT 912 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSHVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DE KALB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3962 9506 3965 9505 3966 9503 3970 9489
      3955 9485 3954 9510 3962 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 265DEG 22KT 3958 9502

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

AEP

600 
WWUS53 KEAX 300222
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
922 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

KSC005-MOC021-300230-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140630T0230Z/
ATCHISON KS-BUCHANAN MO-
922 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN AND
NORTHEASTERN ATCHISON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 912 PM...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 1 MILE 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ATCHISON.

AT 920 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSHVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DE KALB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3962 9506 3965 9505 3966 9503 3970 9489
      3955 9485 3954 9510 3962 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 265DEG 22KT 3958 9496

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

AEP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Doniphan	34 min
Jun 29, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Doniphan	41 min
Jun 29, 8:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison	25 min
Jun 29, 8:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Doniphan	4 min
Jun 29, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Doniphan	30 min
Jun 29, 9:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison	6 hr
Jun 29, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Nodaway	37 min
Jun 29, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Gentry, Nodaway	47 min
Jun 29, 8:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	29 min
Jun 29, 8:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	8 hr
Jun 29, 9:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Mercer	26 min
Jun 29, 9:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	24 min
Jun 29, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan	48 min
Jun 29, 9:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	EAX	Buchanan	17 min
Jun 29, 9:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Grundy, Mercer	24 min
Jun 29, 9:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Buchanan	15 min
Jun 29, 9:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan	38 min
Jun 29, 9:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan	32 min
Jun 29, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Putnam, Sullivan	48 min
Jun 29, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Clinton	17 min
Jun 29, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Harrison, Mercer	37 min
Jun 29, 10:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Buchanan	39 min
Jun 29, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Putnam, Schuyler	60 min
Jun 29, 11:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Putnam, Schuyler	8 hr
Jun 29, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Putnam, Schuyler	47 min
Jun 30, 12:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Schuyler	31 min
Jun 30, 11:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	EAX	Adair, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Nodaway and 4 more	11 hr
Jun 30, 4:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Worth	37 min
Jun 30, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Harrison, Worth	46 min
Jun 30, 5:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Gentry, Harrison	26 min
Jun 30, 5:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Harrison, Mercer	30 min
Jun 30, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan	44 min
Jun 30, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Harrison	41 min
Jun 30, 6:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Gentry, Harrison, Mercer, Worth	4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.