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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2014, 9:58 PM CDT for Mercer County, Putnam County, Sullivan County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 3 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, 9:58 PM CDT (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2014, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Sullivan County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:58 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, 10:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Newtown, MO | PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
| Jun 29, 10:01 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Ese Princeton, MO | STORM SPOTTERS CONFIRM TREES DOWN AND POWER POLES SNAPPED ON HIGHWAY E A COUPLE MILES EAST OF HIGHWAY C. |
| Jun 29, 10:04 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Wsw Newtown, MO | TREES AND POWERLINES BLOCKING HIGHWAY E. POSSIBLE BARN DAMAGE |
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, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 246 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.
236
WFUS53 KEAX 300258
TOREAX
MOC129-171-211-300330-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0026.140630T0258Z-140630T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
958 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL MERCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 956 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PRINCETON...AND MOVING
EAST AT 25 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...
HARRIS AND NEWTOWN.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4045 9329 4028 9326 4028 9353 4042 9354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 263DEG 22KT 4034 9347
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
AEP3 follow-up statements
097
WWUS53 KEAX 300307
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1007 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
MOC129-171-211-300330-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140630T0330Z/
MERCER MO-PUTNAM MO-SULLIVAN MO-
1007 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN...
SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND EAST CENTRAL MERCER COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM
CDT...
AT 1006 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF PRINCETON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARRIS AND NEWTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4029 9346 4043 9348 4045 9329 4028 9326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 263DEG 22KT 4035 9340
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
AEP979
WWUS53 KEAX 300315
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1015 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
MOC129-171-211-300330-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140630T0330Z/
MERCER MO-PUTNAM MO-SULLIVAN MO-
1015 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN...
SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND EAST CENTRAL MERCER COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM
CDT...
AT 1013 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF NEWTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND NORTHWESTERN
SULLIVAN COUNTIES.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4029 9341 4043 9345 4045 9329 4028 9326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 263DEG 22KT 4035 9333
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
AEP785 WWUS53 KEAX 300324 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1024 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014 MOC129-171-211-300333- /O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140630T0330Z/ MERCER MO-PUTNAM MO-SULLIVAN MO- 1024 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN...SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND EAST CENTRAL MERCER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT... LAT...LON 4029 9341 4043 9345 4045 9329 4028 9326 TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 263DEG 22KT 4036 9327 $$ AEP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 7:08 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, 9:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | 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 | 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.