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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Kansas City, MO

September 9, 2014Andrew County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Sep 9, 2014, 7:05 PM CDT for Andrew County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 25 min. 4 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
Sep 9, 2014, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Sep 9, 2014, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Andrew County, MO, Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 9, 7:10 PM CDTTORNADOMaitland, MOTORNADO REPORTED ON GROUND NEAR MAITLAND
Sep 9, 7:20 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMaitland, MOTREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
Sep 9, 7:25 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDGraham, MOHIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED SEEING A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR GRAHAM, MO AT HWYS A AND H.
Sep 9, 7:40 PM CDTTORNADO2 Sw Maitland, MODELAYED EYE WITNESS REPORT FROM OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE OF TWO TORNADOES TOUCHING DOWN.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 9, 3:34 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 2014-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1708 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 00:00Z on 2014-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
385 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
19.0

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The text

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

280 
WFUS53 KEAX 100005
TOREAX
MOC003-087-147-100030-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0034.140910T0005Z-140910T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
705 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN ANDREW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 702 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAITLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
  GRAHAM...ARKOE...BARNARD AND BOLCKOW.

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 9479 4008 9482 4013 9516 4029 9517
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 264DEG 21KT 4023 9506

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

$$

HAWBLITZEL
1 follow-up statement
845 
WWUS53 KEAX 100011
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
711 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

MOC003-087-147-100030-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140910T0030Z/
HOLT MO-NODAWAY MO-ANDREW MO-
711 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ANDREW...
SOUTH CENTRAL NODAWAY AND NORTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM
CDT...

AT 710 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAITLAND...AND
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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...
BARNARD AND BOLCKOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4024 9480 4008 9482 4013 9512 4026 9512
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 283DEG 21KT 4018 9505

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

HAWBLITZEL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHarrison30 min
Sep 9, 7:29 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway31 min
Sep 9, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer25 min
Sep 9, 7:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXHolt, Nodaway6 hr
Sep 9, 7:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Holt59 hr
Sep 9, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway43 min
Sep 9, 7:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway55 hr
Sep 9, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer49 min
Sep 9, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry49 min
Sep 9, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, DeKalb38 min
Sep 9, 9:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAndrew6 hr
Sep 9, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Grundy, Linn, Macon, Sullivan45 min
Sep 9, 10:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Linn and 2 more6 hr
Sep 9, 10:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Nodaway56 hr
Sep 9, 10:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan67 hr
Sep 9, 10:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan6 hr
Sep 9, 11:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway19 hr
Sep 9, 11:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Macon5 hr
Sep 10, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison8 hr
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Gentry3 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Livingston4 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn, Livingston5 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston7 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton9 days
Sep 10, 1:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXGrundy, Livingston48 hr
Sep 10, 1:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan5 days
Sep 10, 2:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan4 days
Sep 10, 4:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAdair, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Macon and 1 more6 hr
Sep 10, 5:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Macon4 days
Sep 10, 6:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Nodaway, Worth12 hr
Sep 10, 7:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAdair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler35 hr
Sep 10, 9:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte5 days
Sep 10, 9:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte5 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte51 hr
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray71 hr
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson, Lafayette, Ray4 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Saline4 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline6 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Saline6 days
Sep 10, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard6 days
Sep 10, 10:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston and 4 more8 hr
Sep 10, 5:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Caldwell, Chariton, Daviess and 15 more24 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.