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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 30, 2014Gentry County, Harrison County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2014, 5:19 PM CDT for Gentry County, Harrison County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report 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 30, 2014, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2014, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

Counties Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 30, 5:27 PM CDTTORNADO6 Ese Denver, MOSMALL DEBRIS WHIRL OBSERVED BY MEDIA/CHASER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 12:00Z on 2014-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2105 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2014-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 254 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
2105 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-355 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1205 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
254 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

694 
WFUS53 KEAX 302219
TOREAX
MOC075-081-302245-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0027.140630T2219Z-140630T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
519 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN GENTRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  WEST CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 517 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF ALBANY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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...
  MARTINSVILLE.

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 4048 9405 4034 9396 4030 9429 4039 9435
      4039 9433 4038 9433 4039 9422 4043 9421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 256DEG 22KT 4036 9428

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

MJ
1 follow-up statement
701 
WWUS53 KEAX 302232
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
532 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

MOC075-302242-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-140630T2245Z/
GENTRY MO-
532 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GENTRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 4034 9396 4031 9421 4040 9422 4043 9421
      4048 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 262DEG 25KT 4036 9416

$$

MOC081-302245-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-140630T2245Z/
HARRISON MO-
532 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL HARRISON
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 529 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF NEW HAMPTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.

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 WESTERN HARRISON COUNTY.

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 4034 9396 4031 9421 4040 9422 4043 9421
      4048 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 262DEG 25KT 4036 9416

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

MJ

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, 9:21 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedEAXBuchanan, Platte24 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, 5:45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.