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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Kansas City, MO

October 1, 2014Cooper County, Pettis County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Oct 1, 2014, 3:07 PM CDT for Cooper County, Pettis County, Missouri. It was in force for 25 min. 2 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
Oct 1, 2014, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2014, 3:32 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

Counties Cooper County, MO, Pettis County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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
Oct 1, 3:10 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGOtterville, MOCITY OF OTTERVILLE HAS NO POWER.
Oct 1, 3:10 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGOtterville, MOCITY OF OTTERVILLE HAS NO POWER.

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
Oct 1, 2:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 219 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2014-10-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 192 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2014-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 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
192 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-134 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1166 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

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

114 
WFUS53 KEAX 012007
TOREAX
MOC053-159-012045-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0038.141001T2007Z-141001T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
307 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN COOPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  EAST CENTRAL PETTIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 304 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SMITHTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

AT 241 PM...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A 60 MPH WIND GUST IN
SEDALIA.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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...
  OTTERVILLE...BUNCETON AND CLIFTON CITY.

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 3869 9278 3869 9305 3868 9313 3883 9316
      3884 9311 3887 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 271DEG 21KT 3873 9305

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

AEP
2 follow-up statements
442 
WWUS53 KEAX 012017
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
317 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

MOC159-012026-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141001T2045Z/
PETTIS MO-
317 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PETTIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3869 9305 3884 9305 3887 9276 3869 9278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 271DEG 21KT 3873 9299

$$

MOC053-012045-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141001T2045Z/
COOPER MO-
317 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN COOPER COUNTY
UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

AT 315 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR OTTERVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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...
BUNCETON.

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 3869 9305 3884 9305 3887 9276 3869 9278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 271DEG 21KT 3873 9299

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

AEP
715 
WWUS53 KEAX 012032
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
332 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

MOC053-012042-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141001T2045Z/
COOPER MO-
332 PM CDT WED OCT 1 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COOPER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA.  HOWEVER...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3869 9305 3884 9305 3887 9276 3869 9278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 271DEG 21KT 3873 9287

$$

AEP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 1, 5:22 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 5 more4 hr
Oct 1, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJohnson30 min
Oct 1, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry, Johnson50 min
Oct 1, 2:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXHoward56 hr
Oct 1, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJohnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline45 min
Oct 1, 2:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Holt28 hr
Oct 1, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Howard, Johnson, Pettis, Saline43 min
Oct 1, 2:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan5 days
Oct 1, 2:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte4 days
Oct 1, 2:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte4 days
Oct 1, 3:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchEAXBates, Cass, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Johnson and 2 more28 hr
Oct 1, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper51 min
Oct 1, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates52 min
Oct 1, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Cass42 min
Oct 1, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCass52 min
Oct 1, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson39 min
Oct 1, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson34 min
Oct 1, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJackson28 min
Oct 1, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay52 min
Oct 1, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry38 min
Oct 1, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXPettis21 min

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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.