Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2001, 2:48 PM CDT for Clay County, Jackson County, Missouri. It was in force for 42 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2001, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2001, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:10 PM CDT | Hail 0.88 | North Kansas City, MO | |
| May 17, 3:13 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Kansas City, MO | |
| May 17, 3:15 PM CDT | Hail 0.88 | Kansas City, MO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 2833 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
487 WUUS53 KEAX 171947 SVRMCI MOC047-095-172030- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 248 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY * UNTIL 330 PM CDT * AT 248 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH KANSAS CITY...OR ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF KANSAS CITY...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL-SIZE HAIL FELL IN RIVERSIDE AT 241 PM. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... AVONDALE AT 250 PM CDT INDEPENDENCE AT 330 PM CDT THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. FOR YOUR SAFETY...MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING IS A THREAT FROM ALL THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. LAT...LON 3922 9460 3897 9460 3895 9413 3920 9422 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 May 17, 3:55 AM CDT, 10 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 3:55 AM CDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 355 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2001 LOCATION OF FNTS/OUTFLOW BNDRYS...PCPN...CLDS WILL HV AN IMPACT ON TEMPS THRU FRI MRNG. MID/UPR LVL PATTERN HAS BCM MORE ACTV AS MID/UPR LVL RDG HAS FLATTENED...WITH PREDOMINANT ZONAL FLOW NOW IN PLACE. QSTNRY FNTL BNDRY LIES FM NRN IL ACRS EXTRM SRN IA INTO N CNTRL KS. UPSTRM CDFNT FM WRN MN CURVES SW THRU NRN NEB. STG/ISOLD SVR TSTMS OCRG WITH SRN MOST BNDRY NR MO/IA BDR WHERE CAPES RUNNING ARND 3000J. SUF INSTBY PRESENT TO SUPPORT SOME LRG HAIL FOR THE REST OF THIS MRNG. CNVTV COMPLEX SHUD TRK E THIS MRNG WITH MAIN PCPN THREAT FAR NRN MO CNTYS THIS MRNG. WATCHING LRG CNVTV COMPLEX OVR ERN CO/WRN KS. ETA/AVN MODELS HV BEST HANDLE WITH THIS FEATURE...AND TRK THIS PCPN COMPLEX EWD THIS MRNG ACRS KS. DFCLT TO SEE VORT LOBE MODELS ATTACH TO THIS FEATURE BUT FEEL IT IS MORE OF A CNVTVLY INDUCED VORT MAX WHICH WILL BCM MORE APPARANT LTR THIS MRNG. FNTL BNDRY EXPCD TO SAG SWD THIS MRNG AND BCM THE FOCUS FOR ACTV CNVTN PSBLY BY ERY AFTN. H7 TEMPS PROGD TO COOL A CPL DEGREES TDY SO AMS WILL BE LESS CAPPED. HI CAPE VALUES WILL CONT TO SUPPORT LRG HAIL/DMGG WIND THREAT THRU ERY THIS EVE ACRS SE HLF CWA. GIVEN HIGH POPS FM PROGS AND ABV SCENERIO FEEL LIKELY POPS WARRANTED FOR LRG PART OF CWA. SINCE PCPN SHUD HOLD OFF FOR ALL BUT FAR NRN CNTYS TILL THIS AFTN THINK MOST OF CWA WILL EXCEED GUID MAX TEMPS. UPSTRM CDFNT PROGD TO ENTER NW MO THIS AFTN AND COULD BE ANOTHER SOURCE FOR AFTN CNVTN. HIGH PWS SUS HVY RAIN WILL CONT TO BE A THREAT. MAY SEE SOME POST FNTL CNVTN AS SLOW MOVG MID LVL SHRTWV MOVS E INTO CWA LT THIS AFTN/EVE. EXTV CLDNS EXPCD TO LAST THRU TNGT AND THIS LIKELY TO SUPPORT WRMR MIN TEMPS THAN PROGD. COOLER AND DRIER AIR MOVS INTO CWA FRI AS SFC HI BUILDS IN. NEXT CHC OF RAIN IS SAT NGT/SUN AS STGR SHRTWV MOVS ACRS SRN PLAINS WITH INVERTED SFC FNT PUSING E ACRS KS AND INTO MO. LTST AVN/MRF SHOW A STGR CDFNT WITH MUCH COOLER AIR MOVG IN FOR TUE/WED. HV LOWERED TEMPS SVRL CAT TO REFLECT THIS. .EAX... KS...NONE MO...NONE JULY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 17, 12:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-181100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 100 PM CDT THU THU MAY 17 2001 ...THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... FORECAST: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MOUND CITY TO BETHANY TO UNIONVILLE. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY UNSTABLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. DUE TO WEAK ATMOSPHERIC WINDS...HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY EFFECTS. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF STORMS...HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED. THE STORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. OUTLOOK: THUNDERSTORMS MAY RETURN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/EAX. DB DB
Local storm report, May 17, 12:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1252 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0130 AM 2 NE WESTBORO MO 1 INCH HAIL
05/17/01 ATCHISON REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1210 PM 3 NW TRENTON MO 1 INCH HAIL
05/17/01 GRUNDY REPORTED BY$ HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.Local storm report, May 17, 12:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1258 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1225 PM WEATHERBY MO .88 INCH HAIL
05/17/01 DE KALB REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1225 PM WEATHERBY MO 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/17/01 DE KALB
1240 PM 2 E WEATHERlBY MO 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/17/01 DE KALB
1250 PM 3 E WEATHERBY MO 70 MPH TSTM GUST
05/17/01 DAVIESSLocal storm report, May 17, 1:57 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
157 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0115 PM EASTON MO 1 INCH HAIL
05/17/01 BUCHANAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0138 PM 1 E COFFEY MO FLOOD
05/17/01 DAVIESS 3-4 FEET OVER ROUTE B.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0138 PM 2 S TRENTON MO FLOOD
05/17/01 GRUNDY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
WATER 1.5 FEET DEEP
OVER HWY 65.Local storm report, May 17, 2:18 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
218 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0212 PM WESTON MO 70 MPH TSTM GUST
05/17/01 PLATTE
0212 PM WESTON MO .75 INCH HAIL
05/17/01 PLATTELocal storm report, May 17, 2:43 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
243 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0240 PM RIVERSIDE MO .88 INCH HAIL
05/17/01 PLATTE REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Nodaway | 55 min |
| May 17, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway | 44 min |
| May 17, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Worth | 43 min |
| May 17, 4:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Putnam | 40 min |
| May 17, 8:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Harrison | 26 min |
| May 17, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Sullivan | 45 min |
| May 17, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy | 38 min |
| May 17, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew | 46 min |
| May 17, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | DeKalb | 40 min |
| May 17, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Grundy | 58 min |
| May 17, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clinton | 65 min |
| May 17, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Linn | 57 min |
| May 17, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Ray | 40 min |
| May 17, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll | 49 min |
| May 17, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 37 min |
| May 17, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay | 40 min |
| May 17, 2:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 114 min |
| May 17, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton | 42 min |
| May 17, 2:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Livingston | 2 hr |
| May 17, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Ray | 50 min |
| May 17, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Howard | 40 min |
| May 17, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Howard | 44 min |
| May 17, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Pettis | 65 min |
| May 17, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EAX | Howard | 45 min |
| May 17, 4:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 114 min |
| May 17, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates | 37 min |
| May 17, 6:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 97 min |
| May 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess | 76 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.