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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 25, 2000Cass County, Johnson County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2000, 9:07 PM CDT for Cass County, Johnson County, Missouri. It was in force for 53 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 25, 2000, 9:07 PM CDT (02:07 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2000, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Whole counties

Counties Cass County, MO, Johnson County, MO

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 25, 9:19 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 60 E	Kingsville, MO	Law enforcement officials reported wind gusts as high as 70 mph and numerous downed power lines in and around Kingsville.
Jun 25, 9:52 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52 E	Drexel, MO	Law enforcement officials estimated winds at 60 mph.
Jun 25, 9:54 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52 E	Austin, MO	A large tree was downed.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 25, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 139 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 816 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1880 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KEAX 260208
SVRMCI
MOC037-101-260300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
907 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HARRISONVILLE
  JOHNSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WARRENSBURG

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 907 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FROM NEAR PLEASANT HILL TO FAYETTEVILLE 
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
   HARRISONVILLE AT 915 PM CDT
   WARRENSBURG 915 PM CDT

WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS!

BUNTING

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 Jun 25, 4:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 4:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
406 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2000

CONCERN FOR BOTH SVR WX AND FLASH FLOODING ACR CWA TNGT. MTR DATA AT
2000 UTC SHWS CD FNT XTNDS ALG AQP TO ONL TO AKO LN. IMPRESSIVE
SQUALL LN HAS TRACKED ACR ERN NE MUCH OF PM WITH SVRL TORNADOES
REPORTED IN AXIS OF STG 0-6 KM SHEAR. BOTH RUC AND ETA SUGGEST THIS
STG SHEAR TO ADVANCE INTO NW MO WITH APPROACH OF CD FNT THIS EVNG.
STEEPEST MID LVL LAPSE RATES ALSO FCST TO BE FOCUSED ACR NRN MO ERLY
TNGT. INSERTED POSSIBILITY FOR SVR TSTMS ALL ZNS TNGT BUT THINK BEST
CHC WILL REMAIN TO N. BASED ON SHEAR PROFILE BOTH DAMAGING WNDS AND
ISOLD TORNADIC CELLS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT AND CERTAINLY A HAIL
THREAT WITH MID/UPR TROPOSPHERIC CNVTN. THINK EVENTUAL BOX WILL BE
NEED FOR NRN MO THIS EVNG.

AS FAR AS +RA/FLASH FLOOD THREAT MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF SOME ON
STRENGTH OF UPR TROPSPHERIC DVRGNC AND WITH RIGHT ENTRANCE RGN A BIT
FTHR NORTH CONCERNED THAT CRNT QPF A BIT HIGH. NONE THE LESS GIVEN
1.5-2.0 INCH PRECIP WATER AND XPTD SLOW MVMNT OF THE FNT COUPLED
WITH LO FLASH FLOOD AND HEADWATER GUIDANCE WENT WITH FFA ALL ZNS.
STAYED FAIRLY CLOSE TO INHERITED FCST TEMPS THRU ALL PRDS.

FNT SHLD CLR FCST AREA BY MIDDAY MON THEN RMN QUASI STNRY MON NITE
THRU WED. LEFT CHC PCPN FOR WED WITH WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT FCST BUT
CAN NOT RULE OUT SPOTTY SHWR DVLPMNT ON TUE. TEMPS SHLD RMN AOB NRML
THRU MOST OF 6 DAY PRD.

.EAX...FFA ALL ZNS

BODNER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 7:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
748 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0724 PM    ST JOSEPH                 MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/25/00   BUCHANAN                       REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 29
                                          AT EXIT 44 BY PUBLIC.

Local storm report, Jun 25, 7:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
753 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTYc LOCATION....

0753 PM    PLATTSBURG                MO   1 INCH HAIL
06/25/00   CLINTON                        REPORTED BY MEDIA.

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 7:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

MOZ001-002-011-260145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
755 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2000

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 495 FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ATCHISON...HOLT...AND NODAWAY COUNTIES IN
MISSOURI...THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM...HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE COUNTIES TONIGHT.

MJM

Local storm report, Jun 25, 7:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
756 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0745 PM    WHEELING                  MO   WIND DAMAGE
06/25/00   LIVINGSTON                     TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWNED. REPORTED BY
                                          STORM` SPOTTER.

Local storm report, Jun 25, 8:18 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
818 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0756 PM    (MCI)KS CITY INTL ARPT    MO   61 MPH TSTM GUST
06/25/00   PLATTE

Local storm report, Jun 25, 8:52 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
852 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0740 PM    CAMDEN PT                 MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/25/00   PLATTE

0745 PM    LATHROP                   MO   70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/25/00   CLINTON                        REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

0820 PM    3 SSW MEADVILLE           MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/25/00   LINN                           TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
                                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0826 PM    EXCELSIOR SPGS            MO   .88 INCH HAIL
06/25/00   CLAY                           REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

0844 PM    MARCELINE                 MO   70-7&5 MPH TSTM GUST
06/25/00   LINN                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Putnam	65 min
Jun 25, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan	47 min
Jun 25, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Livingston	57 min
Jun 25, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell	63 min
Jun 25, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Clinton, Platte	40 min
Jun 25, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Ray	46 min
Jun 25, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Linn	61 min
Jun 25, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll	45 min
Jun 25, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Jackson	40 min
Jun 25, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton	52 min
Jun 25, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Macon	60 min
Jun 25, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Saline	53 min
Jun 25, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Lafayette	65 min
Jun 25, 9:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll	14 min
Jun 25, 9:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Howard, Randolph	70 min
Jun 25, 9:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Pettis	71 min

Nearby

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.