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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 30, 2014Adair County, Putnam County, Schuyler County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2014, 8:45 PM CDT for Adair County, Putnam County, Schuyler County, Missouri. It was in force for 19 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 30, 2014, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2014, 9:04 PM CDT
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Adair County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Schuyler County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 30, 5:29 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 227 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: 157 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -178 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1059 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 552 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 5.3

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The text

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

818 
WFUS53 KEAX 010145
TOREAX
MOC001-171-197-010215-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0030.140701T0145Z-140701T0215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN SCHUYLER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 842 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF NOVINGER...AND MOVING EAST
  AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO.

  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...
  QUEEN CITY...GREENTOP...DOWNING AND WORTHINGTON.

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 4032 9285 4044 9285 4050 9235 4030 9234
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 270DEG 49KT 4035 9272

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MJ

2 follow-up statements

581 
WWUS53 KEAX 010153
SVSEAX

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

MOC171-010203-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140701T0215Z/
PUTNAM MO-
853 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 4032 9268 4034 9269 4036 9268 4039 9269
      4040 9267 4040 9268 4041 9267 4043 9270
      4043 9234 4031 9235 4030 9235
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 272DEG 40KT 4034 9261

$$

MOC001-197-010215-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140701T0215Z/
SCHUYLER MO-ADAIR MO-
853 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAIR AND
SOUTHERN SCHUYLER COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 849 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF GREENTOP...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

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...
QUEEN CITY AND GREENTOP.

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 4032 9268 4034 9269 4036 9268 4039 9269
      4040 9267 4040 9268 4041 9267 4043 9270
      4043 9234 4031 9235 4030 9235
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 272DEG 40KT 4034 9261

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MJ

944 
WWUS53 KEAX 010204
SVSEAX

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

MOC001-197-010214-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140701T0215Z/
SCHUYLER MO-ADAIR MO-
904 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAIR AND SOUTHERN SCHUYLER
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT.

LAT...LON 4032 9268 4034 9269 4036 9268 4039 9269
      4040 9267 4040 9268 4041 9267 4043 9270
      4043 9234 4031 9235 4030 9235
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 272DEG 40KT 4033 9245

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Putnam, Sullivan	43 min
Jun 30, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison and 1 more	42 min
Jun 30, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Sullivan	40 min
Jun 30, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Buchanan	35 min
Jun 30, 8:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	EAX	Daviess, Grundy, Sullivan	35 min
Jun 30, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair	19 min
Jun 30, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Carroll	34 min
Jun 30, 9:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Linn	31 min
Jun 30, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Ray	42 min
Jun 30, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Ray	49 min
Jun 30, 9:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Ray	27 min
Jun 30, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	46 min
Jun 30, 10:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Saline	44 min
Jun 30, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Howard	21 min
Jul 1, 3:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	32 min
Jul 1, 10:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	4 days

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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.