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Tornado Warning 36, 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, 7:29 PM CDT for Andrew County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 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
Sep 9, 2014, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Sep 9, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.5 in

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

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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, 7:40 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.

022 
WFUS53 KEAX 100029
TOREAX
MOC003-087-147-100100-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0036.140910T0029Z-140910T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
729 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...
  NORTH CENTRAL HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTH CENTRAL NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 726 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A   
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUND CITY...AND ANOTHER 
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF MAITLAND. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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...
  MAITLAND...GRAHAM...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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4025 9480 4007 9482 4014 9526 4026 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 275DEG 16KT 4018 9516

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

HAWBLITZEL
2 follow-up statements
517 
WWUS53 KEAX 100039
SVSEAX

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

MOC003-087-147-100100-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140910T0100Z/
HOLT MO-NODAWAY MO-ANDREW MO-
739 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ANDREW...
SOUTH CENTRAL NODAWAY AND EAST CENTRAL HOLT COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM
CDT...

AT 737 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR MAITLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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...
GRAHAM...BOLCKOW AND BARNARD.

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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4013 9517 4021 9514 4024 9480 4007 9482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 275DEG 16KT 4014 9508

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

HAWBLITZEL
076 
WWUS53 KEAX 100054
SVSEAX

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

MOC003-087-147-100104-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140910T0100Z/
HOLT MO-NODAWAY MO-ANDREW MO-
754 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ANDREW...SOUTH CENTRAL
NODAWAY AND EAST CENTRAL HOLT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 
FOR THE AREA. TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 75 MPH ARE STILL 
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 4013 9517 4021 9514 4024 9480 4007 9482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 275DEG 16KT 4013 9499

$$

HAWBLITZEL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 7:05 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway25 min
Sep 9, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHarrison30 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.