Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 6, 2017, 7:48 PM CST for Mercer County, Putnam County, Missouri. It was in force for 27 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
- Mar 6, 2017, 7:48 PM CST (01:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2017, 8:15 PM CST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2:27 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 236 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
- 707 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted.
611
WFUS53 KEAX 070148
TOREAX
MOC129-171-070215-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0009.170307T0148Z-170307T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
748 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Putnam County in north central Missouri...
Northwestern Mercer County in north central Missouri...
* Until 815 PM CST
* At 748 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cainsville, or 21 miles northeast of Bethany,
moving northeast at 45 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...
Princeton, Mercer, Cainsville, Powersville and South Lineville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4031 9365 4044 9377 4052 9377 4058 9373
4058 9319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 223DEG 39KT 4043 9369
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Welsh2 follow-up statements
161
WWUS53 KEAX 070202
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
802 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
MOC129-171-070215-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170307T0215Z/
Putnam MO-Mercer MO-
802 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTIES...
At 802 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mercer, or 17 miles southeast of Leon, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Mercer, Powersville and South Lineville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4038 9353 4058 9363 4058 9319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 223DEG 39KT 4054 9355
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Welsh830
WWUS53 KEAX 070213
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
813 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
MOC129-171-070223-
/O.EXP.KEAX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170307T0215Z/
Putnam MO-Mercer MO-
813 PM CST MON MAR 6 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND NORTHEASTERN
MERCER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for north central
Missouri.
LAT...LON 4038 9353 4058 9363 4058 9319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 223DEG 39KT 4062 9345
$$
WelshThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 6:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt, Nodaway | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 6:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Holt, Nodaway | 23 min |
| Mar 6, 6:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Buchanan | 36 min |
| Mar 6, 6:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 6:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Harrison, Mercer, Nodaway, Worth | 38 min |
| Mar 6, 6:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clay, Platte | 37 min |
| Mar 6, 6:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clay, Platte | 31 min |
| Mar 6, 7:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry | 27 min |
| Mar 6, 7:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 39 min |
| Mar 6, 7:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clay, Platte | 14 min |
| Mar 6, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 7:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray | 48 min |
| Mar 6, 7:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Harrison, Mercer | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 7:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Clay, Clinton, Platte | 31 min |
| Mar 6, 7:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Daviess, DeKalb, Harrison | 27 min |
| Mar 6, 7:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 54 min |
| Mar 6, 7:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 7:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 7:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 31 min |
| Mar 6, 8:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Daviess, Grundy, Jackson and 7 more | 24 min |
| Mar 6, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Daviess, Livingston | 23 min |
| Mar 6, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette and 1 more | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 8:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 27 min |
| Mar 6, 8:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 26 min |
| Mar 6, 8:25 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 8:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 8:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Lafayette, Linn and 7 more | 28 min |
| Mar 6, 8:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Saline | 27 min |
| Mar 6, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette and 6 more | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 8:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Adair, Linn, Macon, Schuyler | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 8:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry | 32 min |
| Mar 6, 8:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Bates, Henry, Johnson | 46 min |
| Mar 6, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 29 min |
| Mar 6, 9:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Adair, Linn, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan | 41 min |
| Mar 6, 9:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Chariton, Linn, Macon | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 9:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Pettis, Saline | 37 min |
| Mar 6, 9:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Macon, Pettis, Randolph and 1 more | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 9:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Macon | 9 min |
| Mar 6, 9:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EAX | Cooper, Howard | 11 min |
| Mar 7, 11:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:44 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EAX | Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Henry and 6 more | 10 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.