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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 213, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 4, 2001Buchanan County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2001, 1:34 AM CDT for Buchanan County, Missouri. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls 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.

The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2001, 1:34 AM CDT (06:34 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2001, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Buchanan County, MO

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 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.

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: 1456 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2095 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 8.3

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The text

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

321 
WUUS53 KEAX 040634
SVRMCI
MOC021-040730-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
134 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST JOSEPH

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 134 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER ELWOOD...OR ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF ST
  JOSEPH...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SAINT JOSEPH AT 140 AM CDT
  FAUCETT AT 145 AM CDT
  AGENCY AT 150 AM CDT
  EASTON AT 205 AM CDT

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN
DIAMETER...AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 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.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3981 9487 3955 9507 3953 9464 3980 9463

$$

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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 Jul 3, 4:30 PM CDT, 9 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 4:30 PM CDT, 9 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2001

FORECAST CONCERNS: TRACK OF MINI-MCS THIS EVNG/TONITE AND
LOCATION OF REDEVELOPMENT WED AND THU.

OUTFLOW BNDRY LEFT BY LAST NITES NE/IA MCS MADE IT TO ABT THE
MO RVR THIS MRNG. REMNANTS OF BNDRY HV LIFTED SLGTLY NORTH...
XTNDG AND XTND ROUGHLY FRM LNK TO FNB TO STJ TO CDJ.  MORE PRONOUNCED
SYN SCALE SFC BNDRY XTNDS FRM HLC TO JUST NW OF LNK TO N OF DSM.
WITH SFC TEMPS RISING WELL INTO 90S AND SFC DEWPOINTS IN THE
70S...LAPS IS INDICATING CAPES AOA 4000 J/KG. PRIND IS THAT
CONVECT WL REFIRE WHERE OLD OUTFLOW BNDRY AND CDFNT AND SFC FNT
INTERSECT IN SE NE/SW IA.  WL BUMP POPS TO LIKELY IN NW CORNER
OF CWA.

BYND 24HRS...SFC FNT OVR NE AND IA TDA WL SAG SWD WITH MCS TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM MODELS HV BEEN TO AGGRESSIVE WITH SWD PUSH OF FNTS AS OF
LATE...SO PREFER MORE NRN PLACEMENT ALA NGM. CAP A LTL WEAKER TMRW
AS SLGTLY COOLER AIR MVS INTO FA FRM NE. XPCT SFC BASED STMS TO
REFIRE ALNG AND SOUTH OF MO RVR TMRW AFTN. ALSO MAY HV TO CONSIDER
PCPN THREAT ACRS NRN ZONES AFT 06Z THU DUE TO ELEVATED...WAA-INDUCED
NOCTURNAL CONVECT THAT MAY DEVELOP OVR IA. WL HAVE TO INTRO POPS
INTO THURS FCST TO ACCT FOR NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY. AFT THU...UPR RDGG
AND SFC RDGG SHULD DRY FA OUT FOR A SPELL. CAP STRENGTH SHULD
PRECLUDE ANY TSTM DEVELOPMENT THRU EARLY SUN...THO NERN ZONES MAY
EXPERIENCE GLANCING BLO FRM NOCTURNAL DEVELOPMENT BOTH FRI AND SAT
NITES. MED RNG MODELS MV POTENT VORT MAX JUST NORTH OF FA SUN INTO
MON.  WL MAINTAIN POPS ON SUN AND INCLUDE FOR MON.  THIS SHULD PUSH
SLGTLY COOLER AIR INTO FA FOR EARLY NXT WEEK.

AS FAR AS TEMPS ARE CONCERNED...WL SIDE WITH WARMER FWC VALUES THRU
THE SHORT TERM.  WL USE A BLEND OF UKMET/ECMWF/MRF 100 AND 85 DAM
GRIDDT IN THE EXTENDED.

.EAX...
KS...NONE.
MO...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 11:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1128 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2001

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

1126 PM    3 E MAYSVILLE             MO   .75 INCH HAIL
07/03/01   DE KALB                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, Jul 3, 11:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1146 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2001

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

1143 PM    SAVANNAH                  MO   1 INCH HAIL
07/03/01   ANDREW                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR KC0RNP.

1146 PM    SAVANNAH                  MO   .75 INCH HAIL
07/03/01   ANDREW                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR KC0RNP.

Local storm report, Jul 3, 11:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1149 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2001

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

1149 PM    AMAZONIA                  MO   .75 INCH HAIL
07/03/01   ANDREW                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

Local storm report, Jul 3, 11:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1153 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2001

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

1145 PM    SAVANNAH                  MO   .75 INCH HAIL
07/03/01   ANDREW                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC,
                                          RELAYED BY TV
                                          METEOROLOGiIST.

Local storm report, Jul 3, 11:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1158 PM CDT TUE JUL 03 2001

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

1156 PM    AMAZONIA                  MO   1 INCH HAIL
07/03/01   ANDREW                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 1:00 AM CDT, 34 minutes before

040600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
100 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2001

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #502 HAS EXPIRED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE ATMOSPHERE HAS STABILIZED WITH RAIN REPEATEDLY
MOVING OVER NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
WELL INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT THE STORMS OVER THE WATCH
AREA HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

COUNTIES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH #502...
CALDWELL...RAY...CARROLL...CHARITON...RANDOLPH...LAFAYETTE...
SALINE...HOWARD...JOHNSON...PETTIS...AND COOPER.

KOCH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy, Harrison, Mercer	61 min
Jul 3, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy, Harrison, Mercer	45 min
Jul 3, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Worth	65 min
Jul 3, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry	62 min
Jul 3, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Livingston	54 min
Jul 3, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Harrison	62 min
Jul 3, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Nodaway	40 min
Jul 3, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Livingston	46 min
Jul 3, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess	62 min
Jul 3, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway	47 min
Jul 3, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew	56 min
Jul 3, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew	61 min
Jul 4, 2:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay	53 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.