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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 29, 2014Buchanan County, Platte County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2014, 9:21 PM CDT for Buchanan County, Platte County, Missouri. It was in force for 24 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
Jun 29, 2014, 9:21 PM CDT (02:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2014, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Buchanan County, MO, Platte County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 29, 6:46 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 80 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2014-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4952 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2014-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

127 
WFUS53 KEAX 300221
TOREAX
MOC021-165-300245-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0022.140630T0221Z-140630T0245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 917 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSHVILLE...  
AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

  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...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN PLATTE AND SOUTHERN BUCHANAN
  COUNTIES.

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 3956 9485 3944 9487 3948 9505 3950 9505
      3951 9507 3953 9511 3955 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 275DEG 22KT 3955 9498

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

AEP
1 follow-up statement
513 
WWUS53 KEAX 300232
SVSEAX

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

MOC021-165-300245-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140630T0245Z/
BUCHANAN MO-PLATTE MO-
932 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN PLATTE AND
SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

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

AT 930 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 
RUSHVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
IATAN...LEWIS AND CLARK VI AND BEAN LAKE.

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 3955 9508 3956 9485 3944 9487 3948 9505
      3950 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 275DEG 22KT 3955 9495

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

AEP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXNodaway37 min
Jun 29, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Gentry, Nodaway47 min
Jun 29, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Holt34 min
Jun 29, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, Nodaway29 min
Jun 29, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte41 min
Jun 29, 8:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Nodaway8 hr
Jun 29, 8:20 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte25 min
Jun 29, 8:37 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXBuchanan4 min
Jun 29, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte30 min
Jun 29, 8:56 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXBuchanan34 min
Jun 29, 9:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXBuchanan6 hr
Jun 29, 9:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer26 min
Jun 29, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMercer, Putnam, Sullivan48 min
Jun 29, 9:28 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedEAXBuchanan17 min
Jun 29, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXGrundy, Mercer24 min
Jun 29, 9:45 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXBuchanan15 min
Jun 29, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan38 min
Jun 29, 9:58 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXMercer, Putnam, Sullivan32 min
Jun 29, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPutnam, Sullivan48 min
Jun 29, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton17 min
Jun 29, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer37 min
Jun 29, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan39 min
Jun 29, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPutnam, Schuyler60 min
Jun 29, 11:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXPutnam, Schuyler8 hr
Jun 29, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPutnam, Schuyler47 min
Jun 30, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSchuyler31 min
Jun 30, 11:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchEAXAdair, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Nodaway and 4 more11 hr
Jun 30, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXWorth37 min
Jun 30, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth46 min
Jun 30, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXGentry, Harrison26 min
Jun 30, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer30 min
Jun 30, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMercer, Putnam, Sullivan44 min
Jun 30, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison41 min
Jun 30, 6:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXGentry, Harrison, Mercer, Worth4 hr

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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.