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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2017, 7:30 PM CDT for Atchison County, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 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 15, 2017, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Atchison County, MO, Nodaway County, MO
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 15, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1034 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1322 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
348
WFUS53 KEAX 160030
TOREAX
MOC005-147-160100-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0023.170416T0030Z-170416T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
730 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2017
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Atchison County in northwestern Missouri...
Northwestern Nodaway County in northwestern Missouri...
* Until 800 PM CDT
* At 730 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located near
Blanchard, or 7 miles north of Tarkio, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar 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...
Burlington Junction, Clearmont, Elmo and Westboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Pleasant Hill.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 9498 4043 9502 4050 9544 4058 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 276DEG 32KT 4054 9533
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LG1 follow-up statement
704
WWUS53 KEAX 160037
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
737 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2017
MOC005-147-160100-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170416T0100Z/
Atchison MO-Nodaway MO-
737 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ATCHISON AND NORTHWESTERN NODAWAY COUNTIES...
At 737 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Blanchard, or 9
miles northeast of Tarkio, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Burlington Junction, Clearmont, Elmo and Westboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 9498 4043 9502 4050 9544 4058 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 276DEG 32KT 4053 9525
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
LGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Atchison | 16 min |
| Apr 15, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Atchison, Nodaway | 16 min |
| Apr 15, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Nodaway | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway, Worth | 23 min |
| Apr 15, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Holt | 27 min |
| Apr 16, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cass | 45 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.