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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 16, 1995Caldwell County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 1995, 6:32 PM CDT for Caldwell County, Missouri. It was in force for 58 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 1995, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 1995, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Whole counties

County Caldwell County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 12:00Z on 1995-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 1995-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 295 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
995 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
295 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
426 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KMCI 162332
SVRMCI
MOC025-170030-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO
632 PM CDT SUN APR 16 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  730 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
 
   ...CALDWELL COUNTY
 
AT 630 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELMIRA. THIS
STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL PASS THROUGH POLO
AND KINGSTON. LARGE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY
CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.  MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
 
PB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 16, 3:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 3:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
NORTHWEST MISSOURI FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO
320 PM CDT SUN APR 16 1995

WX HAS CALMED DN SINCE ABT 19Z IN EAX CWA. QSTNRY FNTL BNDRY EXTDS E-W
THRU MO FM N OF STL TO S OF SZL TO LOW BTN CNU AND EMP AND ANOTHER LOW
OVR S CNTRL KS. BNDRY SHOWS UP ON KEAX 88D ACRS HENRY...BATES...AND SRN
MIAMI CNTYS. AMS VERY MOIST AND UNSTBL S OF STNTRY BNDRY WITH SFC DWPTS
ARND 70 ADVCTG NWD AND MIN LIS OF MINUS 11 OVR OK. EXPC THIS E-W BNDRY
TO LIGHT UP AGAIN THIS EVE WITH SVR PSBL AGAIN AS SE KS LOW TRKS ENE ALG
BNDRY AND FOCUSES MOIST/UNSTBL AMS ALG/N OF BNDRY. MAIN SVR THREAT FM
LRG HAIL AND DMGG WINDS BUT SUF LOW LVL SHEAR MAY BE PRESENT INVOF SFC
LOW FOR MESOCYCLONE/TORNADIC DVLMPT. WILL GO WITH TSTMS REDVLPG FOR SRN
HLF OF CWA AND PSBL TSTMS NRN MO FOR TNGT. NGM MINS LOOK TOO CD.

TMRW VERY INTERESTING. AGREE WITH STL ASSESSMENT IN FAVORING ETA AS NGM
HABITUALLY TOO FAST IN MOVG CLOSED LOWS AND ALSO DVLPG SFC LOW TOO FAR
INTO CD AIR. BNDRY CURRENTLY OVR SRN PTN OF CWA EXPCD TO LIFT SLOWLY N
AS WRMFNT AS UPSTRM SYS APCHS AND BACKS FLOW. OVRNG TYPE CNVTN SHUD
FORM AGAIN MON MRNG ALG/N OF FNT AS WAA INCRS IN RGN OF DVLPG LOW LVL
JET. THEN SQLN EXPCD TO DVLP OVR CNTRL KS TMRW AFTN AND MARCH EWD WITH
SVR PTNL RCHG WRN MO VERY LT MON OR EVE. MAX TEMPS TO BE TRICKY GIVEN
MRNG CNVTN/CLDS AND THEN WRMFNT LFTG NWD. BASED ON MKC MAKING IT INTO
WRM SECTOR WILL GO ABV GUID.

MCI  55/75    57

JULY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 1:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-067-
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-170600-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO
1258 PM CDT SUN APR 16 1995

THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE EASTERN KANSAS COUNTIES OF
ATCHISON  DONIPHAN  JOHNSON  LEAVENWORTH  LINN  MIAMI  WYANDOTTE

AND THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MISSOURI COUNTIES OF
ADAIR      CASS       GENTRY     JOHNSON     PETTIS    SCHUYLER
ANDREW     CHARITON   GRUNDY     LAFAYETTE   PLATTE    SULLIVAN
ATCHISON   CLAY       HARRISON   LINN        PUTNAM    WORTH
BATES      CLINTON    HENRY      LIVINGSTON  RANDOLPH
BUCHANAN   COOPER     HOLT       MACON       RAY
CALDWELL   DAVIESS    HOWARD     MERCER      ST CLAIR
CARROLL    DEKALB     JACKSON    NODAWAY     SALINE

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
KANSAS CITY TO MOBERLY LINE UNTIL 3 PM...

CONDITIONS FAVOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RE-DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE
MAIN THREAT FROM THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. THE MAIN AREA TO BE AFFECTED WILL BE SOUTH OF A ST
JOSEPH TO KIRKSVILLE LINE.

THE NEXT ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT LOCATED FROM A LOW OVER
CENTRAL KANSAS TO NEAR ST. LOUIS.  SATELLITE DATA SHOWS SKIES CLEARING
OVER CENTRAL KANSAS.  THIS WILL ALLOW THE MOIST AND U*NSTABLE AIR TO
HEAT UP AND DESTABILIZE FURTHER...FAVORING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
Local storm report, Apr 16, 2:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO
150 PM CDT SUN APR 16 1995

...STORM REPORTS FOR APRIL 16TH...

TIME/DATE   LOCATION/COUNTY         STATE      EVENT/REMARKS

0912 CDT   EDGERTON                  KS   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED
04/16/95   JOHNSON                        BY SPOTTER

0915 CDT   HILLSDALE                 KS   0.75 INCH HAIL AND TREES
04/16/95   MIAMI                          DOWN REPORTED BY SHERIFF

0942 CDT   CLEVELAND                 MO   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED
04/16/95   CASS                           BY SHERIFF

1035 CDT   HOLDEN                    MO   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED
04/16/95   JOHNSON                        BY SHERIFF

0915 CDT   4N OF LINWOOD             KS   BARN AND TRAILER DESTROYED
04/16/95   LEAVENWORTH                    TREES UPROOTED...REPORTED
                                          BY EMERGENCY MANAGER

1152 CDT   SEDELIA                   MO   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED
04/16/95   PETTIS                         BY SEDELIA PD

1130 CDT   1N DREXEL                 MO   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
04/16/95   CASS                           SPOTTER

1130 CDT   1S DREXEL                 MO   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
04/16/95   BATES                          SPOTTER

1251 CDT   LONE ELM                  MO   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
04/16/95   COOPER                         BOONVILLE PD

1245 CDT   CLINTON                   MO   TREES UPROOTED AND BROKEN
04/16/95   HENRY                          WINDOWS REPORTED BY SHERIFF

1305 CDT   5E OF CLINTON             MO   0.88 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
04/16/95   HENRY                          EMERGENCY MANAGER
BEUSTERIEN
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 2:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
MOZ028-029-030-031-032-037-038-039-043-044-045-053-054-067-KSZ103-
104-105-057-060-162045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO
248 PM CDT SUN APR 16 1995

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 196 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
   BATES...CASS...CLAY...HENRY...JACKSON...JOHNSON...
   LAFAYETTE...PLATTE...ST CLAIR...RAY.

IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
   CARROLL...CHARITON.

IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
   PETTIS...SALINE.

BROWNING
Local storm report, Apr 16, 4:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASANT HILL/KANSAS CITY MO
447 PM CDT SUN APR 16 1995

...ADDITIONAL STORM REPORTS FOR APRIL 16TH...

TIME/DATE   LOCATION/COUNTY         STATE      EVENT/REMARKS

0905 CDT   7 W LINWOOD               KS   60 MPH WIND REPORTED BY
           LEAVENWORTH                    EMERGENCY MANAGER

1011 CDT   HARRISONVILLE             MO   GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
           CASS

1024 CDT   GUNN CITY    j             MO   GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
           CASS

1152 CDT   SEDALIA                   MO   65 MPH WIND REPORTED
           PETTIS                         BY SEDALIA POLICE
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JULY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 9:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass53 min
Apr 16, 10:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJohnson60 min
Apr 16, 11:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPettis68 min
Apr 16, 11:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Cass62 min
Apr 16, 11:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper64 min
Apr 16, 12:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry54 min
Apr 16, 1:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper25 min
Apr 16, 1:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBenton62 min
Apr 16, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMorgan61 min
Apr 16, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMiller61 min
Apr 16, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson61 min
Apr 16, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClinton, Ray40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

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.