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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Kansas City, MO
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.
| 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, 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.
- 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
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
$$
AEP1 follow-up statement
513
WWUS53 KEAX 300232
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
932 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
MOC021-165-300245-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140630T0245Z/
BUCHANAN MO-PLATTE MO-
932 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN PLATTE AND
SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...
AT 912 PM...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 1 MILE
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ATCHISON.
AT 930 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
RUSHVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IATAN...LEWIS AND CLARK VI AND BEAN LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3955 9508 3956 9485 3944 9487 3948 9505
3950 9505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 275DEG 22KT 3955 9495
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
AEPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Holt | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Nodaway | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 8:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Nodaway | 8 hr |
| Jun 29, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 25 min |
| Jun 29, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 4 min |
| Jun 29, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 9:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Buchanan | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 9:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Mercer | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | 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 |
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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.