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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2014, 6:07 PM CDT for Bates County, Missouri. It was in force for 23 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
- Apr 27, 2014, 6:07 PM CDT (23:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2014, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Bates County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 11:23 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1488 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
903
WFUS53 KEAX 272307
TOREAX
MOC013-272330-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0009.140427T2307Z-140427T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
607 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BATES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 602 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HUME...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER CIRCULATION THAT MAY TURN INTO
ANOTHER TORNADO WAS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF FOSTER.
AT 605 PM A TORNADO NEAR HUME WAS ON LIVE TELEVISION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...PUBLIC 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...
BUTLER...FOSTER AND AMORET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3817 9462 3829 9461 3837 9457 3833 9438
3822 9428 3810 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 209DEG 22KT 3816 9451
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LEIGHTON2 follow-up statements
328
WWUS53 KEAX 272325
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
625 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
MOC013-272330-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140427T2330Z/
BATES MO-
625 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BATES COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM CDT...
AT 613 PM...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 3
MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOSTER.
AT 620 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF BUTLER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUTLER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3816 9435 3822 9454 3829 9457 3836 9453
3833 9438 3822 9428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 209DEG 22KT 3826 9444
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LEIGHTON734
WWUS53 KEAX 272329
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
629 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
MOC013-272339-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140427T2330Z/
BATES MO-
629 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BATES COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM
CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
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 2 AM.
LAT...LON 3816 9435 3822 9454 3829 9457 3836 9453
3833 9438 3822 9428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 209DEG 22KT 3829 9442
$$
LEIGHTONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt, Nodaway | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt, Nodaway | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 2 more | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 1:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Pettis, Saline | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Linn, Livingston and 1 more | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer and 2 more | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Linn, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Howard, Macon, Randolph | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 4:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Henry | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Platte | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 6:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Platte | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.