Severe Thunderstorm Warning 210, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

Aug 20, 2002, 4:31 AM CDT (09:31 UTC)

Expired

Aug 20, 2002, 5:15 AM CDT

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Area

Whole counties

County Nodaway County, MO

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WUUS53 KEAX 200931
SVRMCI
MOC147-201015-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
431 AM CDT TUE AUG 20 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NODAWAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI

* UNTIL 515 AM CDT

* AT 430 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PICKERING...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF MARYVILLE...
  AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
   HOPKINS BY 440 AM CDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
PLEASANT HILL.

CUTTER

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 20, 4:12 AM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
412 AM CDT TUE AUG 20 2002

MAIN FORECAST PROBLEMS ARE PRECIP CHANCES THROUGH TONIGHT AND AGAIN
THE END OF THE WEEK. CONVECTION CONTINUES ALONG AREA OF GOOD
ISENTROPIC LIFT NEAR THE WARM FRONT AT 850MB. EXPECT SCATTERED
PRECIP TO DIMINISH ACROSS MY AREA THIS MORNING...AS THE WARM FRONT
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH AND ISENTROPIC LIFT WEAKENS. PRECIP WILL
LINGER THE LONGEST IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER. SERIES OF SHORT WAVES
MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN STATES WILL PUSH THE COLD FRONT BACK
TOWARD THE REGION THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST ONE WILL
PUSH IT INTO IOWA BY THURSDAY. HAVE INCLUDED PRECIP CHANCES NEAR THE
IOWA-MISSOURI BORDER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE SECOND IS
PROGGED TO PUSH THE FRONT ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HAVE THEREFORE LEFT LOW POPS IN FRIDAY NIGHT
AND THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS ON SATURDAY.

AS WARM FRONT PUSHES NORTH TODAY AND RIDGE BUILDS IN...850MB TEMPS
INCREASE TO AROUND 20 TO 22C TODAY IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. 850MB TEMPS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY...AHEAD
OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THAT WILL SEND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY INTO THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 TODAY AND WELL INTO THE
90S ON WEDNESDAY. READINGS WILL BE COOLER IN THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEK.

NRR

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

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1253 PM CDT TUE AUG 20 2002

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

1227 PM    GARDEN CITY               MO   1.5 INCH HAIL
08/20/02   CASS                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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