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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 10, 2008Johnson County, Kansas; Cass County, Clay County, Jackson County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2008, 4:31 PM CDT for Johnson County, Kansas; Cass County, Clay County, Jackson County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 min. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2008, 4:31 PM CDT (21:31 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Johnson County, KS, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 10, 4:39 PM CDTHAIL 11 W Belton, MONICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC. LASTED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
Apr 10, 4:53 PM CDTHAIL 0.881 S Stanley, KSNICKEL SIZE HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF 167TH STREET AND 69 HWY
Apr 10, 4:58 PM CDTHAIL 0.754 Se Kansas City, MODIME SIZE HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF 23RD AND COLLEGE AVE
Apr 10, 4:59 PM CDTHAIL 0.755 W Blue Springs, MO
Apr 10, 5:06 PM CDTHAIL 0.882 Wnw Blue Springs, MONICKEL HAIL OBSERVED AT INTERSECTION OF WOODS CHAPEL RD AND INTERSTATE 70.
Apr 10, 5:09 PM CDTHAIL 1.53 N Blue Springs, MO
Apr 10, 5:10 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 65Stanley, KS65 MPH WINDS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL NEAR 207TH AND 69 HWY
Apr 10, 5:14 PM CDTHAIL 0.88Overland Park, KSNICKEL HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF 140TH AND METCALF

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 8 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 10, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jan 7, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC146 days

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 2008-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 2008-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 188 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
535 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 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 102131
SVREAX
KSC091-MOC037-047-095-102215-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0014.080410T2131Z-080410T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
431 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
  NORTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 429 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
  WEST OF BELTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GRANDVIEW AND LEAWOOD BY 440 PM CDT.
  7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MISSION HILLS AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PRAIRIE
  VILLAGE BY 445 PM CDT.
  RAYTOWN BY 450 PM CDT.
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE TAPAWINGO BY 455 PM CDT.
  INDEPENDENCE AND SUGAR CREEK BY 500 PM CDT.
  COURTNEY...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLENAIRE AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  PLEASANT VALLEY BY 505 PM CDT.
  MISSOURI CITY AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LIBERTY BY 510 PM CDT.
  SIBLEY BY 515 PM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF UNITY VILLAGE...MAYWOOD AND BIRMINGHAM ARE ALSO IN THE
PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

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

LAT...LON 3932 9440 3925 9422 3921 9422 3922 9419
      3920 9417 3919 9419 3918 9416 3869 9459
      3870 9462 3874 9462 3873 9469 3878 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 213DEG 42KT 3881 9462

$$

MJ
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KEAX 102146
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
446 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

KSC091-MOC037-047-095-102215-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080410T2215Z/
JOHNSON KS-CASS MO-JACKSON MO-CLAY MO-
446 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...A SEVERE TH  12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          69      37    76      40    77      39    71      40    65
TEMP          60 66 43   37 67 72 47   40 68 73 46   39 64 68 46   40 60 63
DEWPT         29 30 29   29 30 31 32   31 29 27 28   29 29 29 28   27 28 29
PWIND DIR         W      SW    SW      SW     W      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0      10    10      10    10

$$
NEZ002-111115-
DAWES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      28    37 39 43    24 28 31    36 46 54    27 29 33
TEMP          33 32 31 31 30 29 31 35 38 36 33 32 30 29 34 42 46 44 36 33 31 29
DEWPT         31 31 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 27 27 28 26 24 23 19 21
RH            92 96 96 92 92 92 85 72 64 69 75 78 81 85 75 55 49 49 61 66 61 72
WIND DIR       N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD      23 19 19 18 18 19 25 27 27 25 19 16 16 19 17 19 17 12  8  3  4  5
WIND GUST     34 34 33 31 31 35 39 43 41 36          31 29 29                  
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR                     70          30          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                   0.08        0.05           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1           T       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  L  L  C  C  C  C                                             
SNOWSHWRS                                 S  S                                 
WIND CHILL    24 20 19 19 17 16 18 22 26 24 21 21 19 16 24 34    38          23
MIN CHILL        15    15    13    13    21    15    11     7    23    24    20


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          66      36    75      41    76      38    71      41    67
TEMP          59 63 43   36 68 72 48   41 70 73 46   38 64 68 47   41 62 65
DEWPT         31 33 32   30 31 33 34   34 30 27 30   33 32 29 30   31 30 30
PWIND DIR         W      SW    SW      SW     W       W    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0      10    10      10    10

$$
NEZ003-111115-
BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      28          39    23 26 29    36 45 51          30
TEMP          33 32 31 31 30 29 30 35 38 36 32 30 28 27 33 41 45 43 36 33 32 30
DEWPT         30 30 30 28 27 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 23 26 29 30 29 25 21 17 20
RH            89 92 96 88 88 88 85 69 62 67 75 81 85 85 75 62 55 57 64 61 53 66
WIND DIR       N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      24 23 23 20 20 20 26 29 29 26 20 17 18 21 23 23 20 13  9  6  5  6
WIND GUST     35 39 35 32 31 33 39 44 44 39          32 34 35 35 25            
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR                     70          30          20           5           0
QPF 12HR                   0.09        0.04           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1           T       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  L  L  L  L  C  C                                             
SNOWSHWRS                                 S  S                                 
WIND CHILL    22 19 18 18 17 15 16 21 26 24 19 18 15 13 20 31 37 36 30 27 26 23
MIN CHILL        16    16    13    13    21    14     9     6    23    24    21


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          67      34    76      39    77      38    70      39    67
TEMP          60 64 42   34 67 72 47   40 70 73 46   38 63 67 45   39 61 64
DEWPT         30 32 31   29 30 31 33   33 30 28 30   32 31 29 30   30 30 30
PWIND DIR         W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0      10    10      10    10

$$
NEZ019-111115-
SCOTTS BLUFF-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      29          41          26    45 49 53          32
TEMP          34 33 33 32 31 30 31 37 40 38 33 30 28 27 33 43 49 47 40 36 35 32
DEWPT         30 30 29 28 26 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 24 21 24 22 22 21 22 24 20 20
RH            85 89 85 85 81 81 78 61 52 57 66 75 85 78 69 43 34 35 48 61 54 61
WIND DIR       N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD      25 18 18 17 18 20 25 32 32 26 20 17 17 19 24 28 26 18 11  5  5  6
WIND GUST     36 31 31 31 33 39 36 44 44 44 32    27 39 35 41 37 28            
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR                     70          30          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.07        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     T           T       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  L  L  C  C  C  C                                             
WIND CHILL    23 22 21 20 19 16 18 25 29 27 21 19 16 14 20 33       33       26
MIN CHILL        18    17    13    11    21    15    10     6    29    28    24


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          73      36    78      40    80      40    75      37    71
TEMP          63 68 44   36 68 73 49   41 71 75 49   40 67 71 46   38 63 66
DEWPT         27 28 27   26 27 29 30   30 29 29 28   28 29 30 28   26 27 30
PWIND DIR         W      SW     W       W     W      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       5    10      10    10

$$
NEZ020-111115-
BANNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      27    38 41 44          25    41 46 52          32
TEMP          32 31 31 30 29 28 31 37 40 38 32 29 27 26 33 41 46 44 38 36 34 32
DEWPT         30 29 29 27 26 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 21 24 26 26 24 25 24 19 19
RH            92 92 92 88 88 85 75 59 50 54 69 78 85 81 69 55 45 45 59 61 54 58
WIND DIR       N NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      25 21 19 18 20 23 26 31 31 26 20 17 18 21 26 27 24 19 12  5  5  8
WIND GUST     36 35 32 33 36 39 37 44 44 47 32 27    39 41 43 41 34 23         
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR                     60          30          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.07        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1           T       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  L  L  C  C  C  C                                             
WIND CHILL    20 18 18 18 16 14 17 24 28 26 19 16 14 11 19 31 38 36 31       25
MIN CHILL        16    16    12    12    22    14     9     5    28    26    22


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          70      37    78      42    78      41    72      39    67
TEMP          62 67 46   37 70 74 52   42 70 74 51   41 66 69 48   39 62 64
DEWPT         26 28 26   25 27 29 29   29 28 28 27   28 28 28 27   25 26 28
PWIND DIR         W      SW     W      SW     W      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT      GN    LT      GN    GN      BZ    GN      GN    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       5     5       5    10

$$
NEZ021-111115-
MORRILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      28          40          25    45 50 55          31
TEMP          34 33 32 31 30 29 32 36 39 37 32 29 27 26 34 44 50 48 40 36 34 31
DEWPT         31 31 30 29 28 26 27 26 26 26 25 25 24 23 26 23 21 20 22 24 21 22
RH            89 92 92 92 92 88 81 67 59 64 75 85 88 88 72 43 31 33 48 61 58 69
WIND DIR       N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      25 26 23 20 19 20 26 32 32 26 20 17 18 21 27 29 29 23 13  5  5  8
WIND GUST     37 47 36 33 36 39 39 47 47 47 32       32 41 44 44 37            
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR                     70          30          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                   0.08        0.02           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1           T       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  L  L  L  L  C  C                                             
SNOWSHWRS                                 S  S                                 
WIND CHILL    23 20 20 18 17 16 18 23 27 26 20 17 14 12 21 34       32 30    24
MIN CHILL        17    15    13    14    22    14     9     4    30    26    20


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          68      35    77      39    78      38    73      38    69
TEMP          60 64 43   35 68 72 48   39 70 73 48   38 65 68 46   38 62 65
DEWPT         29 30 29   28 28 29 31   32 30 28 30   31 31 30 29   29 29 30
PWIND DIR         W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0      10    10      10    10

$$
NEZ054-111115-
KIMBALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      27    39 42 45          24    42 47 57          32
TEMP          33 32 31 30 29 28 31 38 41 39 31 28 26 25 34 43 47 45 39 37 34 32
DEWPT         30 30 29 27 25 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 20 22 24 25 25 24 22 16 17
RH            89 92 92 88 85 81 72 54 48 50 69 78 85 81 61 47 42 45 54 54 47 53
WIND DIR       N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      24 26 21 20 21 25 27 31 31 26 23 19 19 20 29 29 25 23 14  8  8 10
WIND GUST     37 42 34 32 34 39 41 43 43 41 35 32 29 32 46 44 39 35 25         
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR                     60          20          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.07        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  L  L  C  C  C  C                                             
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S                                             
WIND CHILL    20 18 18 17 15 13 17 25 29 27 18 15 13 11 21 32    38 31 31 27 23
MIN CHILL        16    16    12    12    24    13     9     5    29    25    20


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          67      36    75      38    74      38    70      36    63
TEMP          61 63 47   36 68 70 51   38 68 70 50   38 64 66 48   36 58 60
DEWPT         26 26 26   25 26 27 28   29 28 27 28   29 28 27 27   26 26 27
PWIND DIR         W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW       W     W
WIND CHAR        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       5     5       5     5

$$
NEZ055-111115-
CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      27          41          25    44 49 57    28 31 34
TEMP          34 33 31 30 29 28 32 37 40 38 32 29 27 26 34 45 49 47 40 36 34 31
DEWPT         31 31 30 29 28 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 24 24 26 25 24 23 23 23 22 23
RH            89 92 96 96 96 92 78 64 55 59 72 81 88 92 72 45 37 38 50 59 61 72
WIND DIR       N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD      25 28 23 21 21 21 27 32 32 25 21 19 19 21 33 29 28 25 14  6  8 12
WIND GUST     40 49 36 33 32 33 40 48 48 39 35 32 29 32 46 43 43 37            
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR                     70          30          10           0           0
QPF 12HR              0.05-0.12        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  L  L  C  C  C  C                                             
WIND CHILL    21 19 18 17 16 15 18 25 29 27 20 17 14 12 20 35       32    27 21
MIN CHILL        17    15    13    14    22    14     9     4    32    26    17


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          66      35    75      38    76      37    72      36    65
TEMP          60 62 44   35 69 71 49   38 69 71 48   37 66 68 46   36 60 62
DEWPT         28 28 28   27 28 29 31   31 30 28 30   31 30 29 29   29 29 29
PWIND DIR         W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      BZ    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       5     5       5    10

$$
WYZ059-111115-
CONVERSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                21 26 29    35 43 46    18 24 29    38 49 55    27 31 37
TEMP          35 34 31 29 28 27 32 39 42 40 31 28 26 25 34 45 49 48 40 36 34 31
DEWPT         29 28 27 26 25 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 20 22 20 18 17 18 21 20 23
RH            78 78 85 88 88 85 69 52 44 48 69 78 85 81 61 36 29 29 41 54 56 72
WIND DIR       N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD      18 16 14 16 18 23 25 31 29 24 19 14 14 16 19 12 12 11  8  5  6 10
WIND GUST     31 29 27 32 36 40 43 49 47 41 35 35 31 31 33 24 23       19 20 23
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          20           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.03           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     T       00-00       00-00                        
SNOW           D  C  C  C  C                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S                                             
WIND CHILL    28 24 21 18 15 13 19 26 31 29 19 16 14 12 23 39             28 23
MIN CHILL        17    11     6     8    18     8     4     4    29    20    16


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          68      36    72      39    73      37    67      36    64
TEMP          62 65 45   37 66 69 48   39 67 69 47   37 62 64 45   36 59 61
DEWPT         27 27 27   27 27 27 28   29 28 27 26   26 27 27 25   24 25 27
PWIND DIR         W      SW    SW      SW     W      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   CL FW CL FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       5    10      10    10

$$
WYZ060-111115-
NIOBRARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUSK
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      27    38 43 45    22 25 31    38 49 58    29 33 37
TEMP          35 34 32 30 29 28 33 39 42 40 31 29 27 26 34 44 49 48 41 37 35 33
DEWPT         30 30 29 27 26 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 21 24 22 22 21 22 23 22 24
RH            82 85 88 88 88 85 69 54 48 52 75 78 85 81 66 41 34 34 46 56 59 69
WIND DIR       N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  W  W
WIND SPD      20 16 17 16 19 25 26 32 29 26 19 16 16 19 21 19 17 12  6  2  3  6
WIND GUST     35 31 27 31 35 43 43 49 48 43 34 31 28 32 33 33                  
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          20          10           5           0
QPF 12HR              0.02-0.09        0.03           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     T           T       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  C  C  C  C  C  C                                             
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S                                             
WIND CHILL    25 23 21 19 17 14 20 26 31 29 19 17 15 12 22 36                27
MIN CHILL        16    15    10    11    21    12     7     6    24    27    21


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          70      38    75      40    75      39    70      41    65
TEMP          63 68 46   38 67 72 49   41 68 72 49   40 64 68 48   41 60 63
DEWPT         28 28 28   29 29 29 30   30 28 25 25   27 27 27 26   25 26 27
PWIND DIR         W      SW    SW      SW     W       W    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   CL FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0      10    10      10    10

$$
WYZ061-111115-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                14 20 23    29 36 43    11 18 24    35 46 52    20 25 30
TEMP          33 32 27 23 21 21 24 32 35 33 26 22 20 19 30 40 45 43 36 32 28 26
DEWPT         25 24 23 22 21 20 20 21 22 22 20 19 18 15 15 14 13 12 16 21 17 17
RH            72 72 85 96100 96 84 63 59 63 78 88 92 84 53 34 27 28 43 63 63 68
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD      19 14 13 13 12 12 17 19 19 13 13 12 11  9  9 10 10 12 12 12 11 11
WIND GUST     33 28 28 31 27 26 28 33 33 24 25 25 25 24 23    20 25 29 33 33 29
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          20           0           0           0
QPF 12HR              0.03-0.13        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           L  C  C  C  C                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S  S  S                                       
WIND CHILL    25 21 15 11  9  8 11 20 24 24 15 10  8  9 21 33    37 27 22 18 15
MIN CHILL        11     1    -1     0    12    -1    -5    -1    23    13     7


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          60      32    63      35    63      34    59      28    54
TEMP          52 56 41   33 56 60 44   35 56 59 43   34 53 55 38   29 48 51
DEWPT         25 27 25   24 26 27 26   25 27 28 26   25 25 26 24   23 24 27
PWIND DIR        SW       S    SW      SW    SW       S     S      SW    SW
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      BZ    WY      BZ    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   CL FW CL FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
WYZ062-111115-
NORTH CARBON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                11 19 24    25 35 42    15 20 24    34 45 53    22 26 31
TEMP          33 32 26 22 21 20 24 31 34 32 27 24 21 21 30 40 45 43 36 32 29 26
DEWPT         25 25 24 21 20 18 19 19 19 19 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 19 23 21 21
RH            72 75 92 96 96 92 81 61 54 58 68 74 84 84 58 37 31 32 50 69 72 81
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      17 14 13 12 13 16 18 23 23 16 13 12 12 12 12 10 12 14 14 14 13 13
WIND GUST     31 26 24 27 28 35 28 40 40 31 28 28 27 24 23       25 29 31 31 31
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          20           0           0           0
QPF 12HR              0.02-0.11           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           L  C  C  C  C                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S  S  S                                       
WIND CHILL    24 21 15 10  8  6 10 18 22 22 16 12  9  8 20 34 39 36 26 22 18 15
MIN CHILL         8    -1    -8    -8     4     4     1    -1    19    10     7


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          59      34    64      35    62      34    58      29    54
TEMP          53 56 42   34 59 61 45   36 57 58 43   35 54 55 38   30 49 51
DEWPT         26 28 27   25 26 27 26   25 27 28 27   25 26 26 25   23 24 26
PWIND DIR        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      BZ    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   CL FW CL FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
WYZ063-111115-
SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                10 16 21    21 32 40     7 14 20    24 37 49    17 23 27
TEMP          28 27 23 19 18 17 20 27 31 29 22 18 16 15 25 35 37 34 30 27 25 23
DEWPT         22 21 20 18 16 15 16 18 19 20 18 16 14 14 12 11 11  9 13 18 16 16
RH            78 78 88 96 92 92 84 68 61 69 84 92 92 96 57 36 33 35 49 68 68 74
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD      19 13 12 12 12 12 14 19 19 13 12 11 11 10 11 11 12 14 14 13 13 12
WIND GUST     37 27 32 33 31 28 28 33 33 27 27 27 27 27 24    23 28 33 34 33 28
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR                     60          30          10           0           0
QPF 12HR              0.04-0.23   0.00-0.06           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                   1-6           T       00-00                        
SNOW           L  L  L  C  C                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     C  C  S  S  S  S                                 
WIND CHILL    17 15 11  7  5  4  6 14 18 18 10  6  4  4 15 27 29 24 19 16 13 11
MIN CHILL        -5    -6    -7    -8     1    -3    -6   -17     5     2     2


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          53      32    59      35    56      32    53      28    47
TEMP          50 49 39   32 56 54 42   35 54 50 40   32 50 47 36   29 45 43
DEWPT         23 25 23   21 23 25 25   24 25 26 26   24 24 23 23   22 23 24
PWIND DIR        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      BZ    BZ      BZ    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC FW   FW FW FW
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
WYZ064-111115-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                10 20 27    23 33 41    10 18 24    26 36 53    22 27 32
TEMP          29 28 25 23 21 21 23 29 32 30 25 22 20 19 26 34 36 34 31 30 28 27
DEWPT         26 25 24 22 20 19 19 20 20 21 20 19 18 15 18 21 22 21 21 21 18 19
RH            88 88 96 96 96 92 84 69 61 69 81 88 92 84 71 58 56 58 66 69 66 71
WIND DIR      NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      18 14 13 14 17 18 20 26 26 19 17 16 16 16 17 12 13 12 13 14 14 13
WIND GUST     34 31 41 40 41 47 48 55 47 43 43 43 41 36 34 26 29 31 31 35 37 35
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          20           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.04           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1       00-00       00-00                        
SNOW           D  C  C  C  C                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S  S  S                                       
WIND CHILL    19 16 13 10  7  6  8 14 19 18 12  9  6  5 14 25 27 26 21 18 17 16
MIN CHILL        -2    -8   -11   -12    -1    -7   -11   -13    10     8     8


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          59      35    68      38    62      36    58      32    54
TEMP          54 54 42   36 63 62 47   38 59 57 43   36 55 53 39   32 51 50
DEWPT         26 29 27   24 26 28 28   27 28 30 28   26 27 28 26   24 25 28
PWIND DIR         W       W     W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      BZ    BZ      BZ    WY
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   CL FW CL FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
WYZ065-111115-
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                12 19 21    30 33 40    12 16 19    31 37 48          23
TEMP          30 29 25 22 21 20 22 29 32 30 23 20 18 17 25 34 36 34 29 27 25 23
DEWPT         25 24 22 21 19 17 18 19 19 20 18 17 16 16 16 18 20 17 19 21 20 19
RH            81 81 88 96 92 88 84 66 58 66 81 88 92 96 68 51 52 49 66 78 81 84
WIND DIR       N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      21 17 14 13 13 16 17 23 23 17 14 13 12 12 14 14 18 16 16 16 16 14
WIND GUST     35 35 31 28 29 32 31 36 36 31 32 32 29 25 26    28    26 31 29 28
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          20           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.05           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1       00-00       00-00                        
SNOW           D  C  C  C  C                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S  S  S                                       
WIND CHILL    19 17 13 10  7  6  7 15 19 18 10  7  4  3 13 24 26 24 18 15 13 11
MIN CHILL         4    -2    -6    -3    11    -1    -3    -5    15    12     6


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          58      30    64      31    61      30    58      28    53
TEMP          54 54 38   30 60 59 40   32 57 55 39   30 54 53 36   28 50 49
DEWPT         24 27 24   22 24 27 25   24 25 26 24   23 24 25 22   21 22 24
PWIND DIR         W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
WYZ066-111115-
LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                17 22 25    28 35 43    14 20 26    32 39 53    23 27 34
TEMP          29 28 26 25 24 23 24 31 34 32 27 24 22 21 27 36 38 36 32 31 29 28
DEWPT         25 24 23 21 20 18 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 16 14 16 17 16 18 20 19 19
RH            85 85 88 84 84 81 77 61 54 58 68 77 84 81 57 43 42 43 56 63 66 68
WIND DIR       N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      23 20 18 17 18 19 19 26 26 19 19 18 18 18 21 21 21 19 19 18 18 17
WIND GUST     36 39 35 33 33 35 36 44 43 35 37 36 33 31 37 41 33 33 34 35 35 34
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          20           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.04           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     1       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  C  C  C  C                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S  S  S                                       
WIND CHILL    17 14 13 12 10  9 10 17 21 20 14 10  8  6 14 24 28 26 20 19 16 15
MIN CHILL         5     4     1     0     9     3     0    -3    17    12     8


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          59      36    66      39    62      38    58      35    53
TEMP          54 54 43   37 61 61 47   40 58 57 45   38 55 54 42   36 50 50
DEWPT         23 24 23   22 24 25 24   23 24 26 24   21 23 25 22   20 21 25
PWIND DIR         W       W     W       W     W      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      BZ    BZ      BZ    WY
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
WYZ067-111115-
PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                22 27 29    33 40 44    20 24 26    34 44 50    26 29 34
TEMP          34 33 31 30 29 28 30 36 39 37 31 28 26 25 32 40 44 42 36 33 31 30
DEWPT         29 29 28 26 24 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 22 18 21 23 22 22 22 23 21 22
RH            82 85 88 85 81 78 72 54 48 52 66 75 85 74 63 50 41 44 56 66 66 72
WIND DIR       N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      20 17 13 14 17 21 23 29 29 21 19 18 19 19 21 19 17 13 12 11 11 11
WIND GUST     33 32 27 28 34 40 41 48 48 40 35 36 33 39 37 34 31 31 33 37 37 37
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          20          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.04           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     T       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  C  C  C  C                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S                                             
WIND CHILL    23 22 20 19 16 14 17 23 27 26 19 16 13 11 19 30 36 35 28 25 22 20
MIN CHILL        13    11     7     6    15     8     6     2    22    16    13


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          67      36    75      38    74      37    68      37    63
TEMP          60 63 44   37 68 71 48   39 67 70 47   38 61 64 45   38 58 60
DEWPT         26 27 26   25 26 28 28   27 28 28 27   25 27 27 25   23 25 27
PWIND DIR         W       W     W       W     W      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      BZ    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       5     5       5     5

$$
WYZ068-111115-
GOSHEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      27    37 41 43          25    37 46 51    28 31 35
TEMP          34 33 32 30 29 28 31 37 40 38 32 29 27 26 32 41 46 44 38 34 32 31
DEWPT         29 29 28 27 25 23 23 23 22 22 22 23 23 20 22 24 22 21 22 23 21 21
RH            82 85 85 88 85 81 72 56 48 52 66 78 85 78 66 50 38 39 52 64 63 66
WIND DIR       N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      23 18 17 16 19 24 24 31 31 24 20 18 18 20 23 26 20 14 10  6  6  8
WIND GUST     35 35 28 32 37 43 41 44 44 41 36 32 29 35 41 40 33 26 23 20 20 19
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR                     60          20          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     T       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  L  L  C  C  C  C                                             
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S                                             
WIND CHILL    23 22 20 19 17 14 17 24 28 27 20 17 14 12 20 31 39 38 31 28 26 23
MIN CHILL        15    14     9     9    20    13     7     6    25    23    20


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          70      37    78      41    78      39    71      38    65
TEMP          61 67 44   37 68 74 48   41 69 74 47   39 63 68 45   39 58 62
DEWPT         27 27 26   26 27 28 28   28 28 28 27   26 27 27 26   24 25 27
PWIND DIR         W      SW     W       W     W      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       5     5      10    10

$$
WYZ069-111115-
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      25    35 38 43          24    41 45 55    28 31 34
TEMP          31 30 29 28 27 26 28 34 37 35 31 28 26 25 33 42 45 43 37 34 33 31
DEWPT         27 27 25 24 22 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 20 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 17 18
RH            85 88 85 85 81 78 71 56 48 52 61 68 78 68 49 36 33 36 48 56 51 58
WIND DIR       N NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW
WIND SPD      23 25 18 19 20 23 23 29 31 21 20 19 19 18 26 28 24 23 18 13 11 11
WIND GUST     37 46 35    32 35 39 47 44 33 31 31    28 39 43 35 35 28 24 24 23
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          20          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.03           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     T       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  C  C  S  S                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S  S  S                                       
WIND CHILL    19 16 17 15 14 12 15 20 24 24 19 15 13 11 20 31 37 34 27 25 24 22
MIN CHILL        14    14    10    10    18    13     9     6    29    19    16


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          62      37    72      41    72      40    64      37    60
TEMP          57 59 43   37 66 68 49   41 66 67 48   41 60 60 44   38 56 57
DEWPT         25 25 24   24 25 26 27   27 27 27 27   26 26 26 25   24 25 26
PWIND DIR         W       W     W       W     W      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        GN      GN    GN      BZ    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
WYZ070-111115-
PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE BLUFFS
242 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008

DATE                         FRI 04/11/08            SAT 04/12/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      26    38 40 44          24    42 46 58          32
TEMP          32 31 30 29 28 27 30 36 39 37 31 28 26 25 34 42 45 44 38 36 34 32
DEWPT         29 28 27 25 23 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 17 18 21 22 23 21 19 15 17
RH            88 88 88 85 81 78 69 54 48 52 66 75 81 71 51 43 40 43 50 50 45 53
WIND DIR       N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW
WIND SPD      23 25 19 20 21 24 25 31 31 24 21 19 19 19 26 28 24 21 16  9  8  9
WIND GUST     35 42 35 31 33 36 39 44 44 39 32       31 40 43 35 34    19      
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR                     50          20          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.05           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     T       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S                                       
SNOW           D  C  C  S  S                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                     S  S                                             
WIND CHILL    20 17 18 16 14 12 16 23 27 26 18 15 12 11 20 32 38 36 29 29 27 24
MIN CHILL        14    15    10    12    21    13     9     7    29    23    21


DATE           04/13/08  MON 04/14/08  TUE 04/15/08  WED 04/16/08  THU 04/17/08
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          66      37    74      41    74      40    67      37    62
TEMP          60 63 45   37 68 71 50   41 68 70 50   41 63 64 46   37 58 59
DEWPT         26 26 25   24 25 27 27   27 27 27 28   28 27 27 26   25 26 27
PWIND DIR         W       W     W       W     W      SW    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     0       5     5       5     5

$$
000 
WWUS53 KEAX 102200
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
455 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

KSC091-MOC037-047-095-102215-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080410T2215Z/
JOHNSON KS-CASS MO-JACKSON MO-CLAY MO-
455 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY...
JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN CASS COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL
515 PM CDT...

AT 453 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS  REPORTED...PRODUCING 
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS 
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. IN 
ADDITION...NEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE RAPIDLY FORMING OVER NORTHWEST CASS 
COUNTY AS WELL AS OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS. 
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE. 

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKE TAPAWINGO AND INDEPENDENCE BY 500 PM CDT.
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COURTNEY BY 505 PM CDT.
  SIBLEY AND MISSOURI CITY BY 515 PM CDT.

AT 439 PM NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ABOUT 1 MILE WEST 
OF BELTON. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE 
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

AT 453 PM NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR STANLEY WITH A NEW 
STORM WHICH HAS RECENTLY FORMED.

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. A
TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3932 9440 3925 9422 3921 9422 3922 9419
      3920 9417 3919 9419 3918 9416 3869 9459
      3870 9462 3874 9462 3873 9469 3878 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 218DEG 45KT 3902 9439

$$

MJ
000 
WWUS53 KEAX 102215
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
515 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

KSC091-MOC037-047-095-102225-
/O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080410T2215Z/
JOHNSON KS-CASS MO-JACKSON MO-CLAY MO-
515 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL KANSAS...AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY...JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN
CASS COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS EXPIRED...

AT 513 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT STRONG 
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION 
AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. 

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A
TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3932 9440 3925 9422 3921 9422 3922 9419
      3920 9417 3919 9419 3918 9416 3869 9459
      3870 9462 3874 9462 3873 9469 3878 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 218DEG 45KT 3922 9419

$$

MJ

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 10, 3:34 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 3:34 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
334 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.DISCUSSION...

FOR DISCUSSION ON ONGOING SVR WX THREAT AND SHORT TERM
DETAILS...PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PREVIOUS/MESOSCALE DISCUSSION BELOW
THIS FORECAST DISCUSSION.

FOR TONIGHT...UPR LVL STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY LIFTING NORTHEAST
ACROSS KS/NE. WILL CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
CWA...GIVEN HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER TODAY...POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL THIS EVENING...AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING EXPECTED FROM RISING
RIVERS. HOWEVER...THIS WATCH WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED EARLY THIS
EVENING ONCE RAINFALL DIMINISHES. IN ADDITION...SOME CONCERNS EXIST
FOR THE NECESSITY OF A WIND ADVISORY OVER THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES
TONIGHT. DRY MID-LVL AIR IS RAPIDLY WRAPPING INTO THE STORM SYSTEM
FROM THE SOUTH WEST. INDICATIONS OF THIS HAPPENING ARE NOW EVIDENT
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA AS DEW POINTS HAVE
CRASHED INTO THE LOW 40S AND UPR 30S. ATTM IT APPEARS STRONGEST
WINDS WILL REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE CWA...AND SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
WIND ADV CRITERIA.

CONDITIONS WILL FEEL MORE LIKE EARLY FEBRUARY THAN EARLY APRIL AS
RATHER COLD...OVERCAST...AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS PREVAIL BEGINNING
TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY.  IN FACT...IT DOESNT
APPEAR TO THAT SPRING LIKE CONDITIONS WILL RETURN UNTIL MONDAY AT
THE EARLIEST.  SPEAKING OF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...STORM SYSTEM WHICH
HAS BROUGHT RAIN TO THE AREA TODAY WILL ONLY SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD
OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY.  AS VERTICALLY STACKED UPR LOW
CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES...LARGE TROWAL WILL
WRAP AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM.  THIS WARM AIR ALOFT WILL
PROMOTE WIDESPREAD OVERCAST SKIES FOR MUCH OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE
WEEKEND...ALONG WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SCATTERED PRECIPITATION.  BEST
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF
TO EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE CWA...GIVEN TRACK OF LOW-LVL MOISTURE
AND CURRENTLY PROGGED OMEGA FIELDS.  SOUNDINGS POINT TO SNOW BEING
THE PRIMARY WX TYPE OVER THE NORTHERN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES...WITH
PERHAPS A DUSTING TO LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH POSSIBLE IN THE FAR NW
COUNTIES. FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...FEEL A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION
COULD BE POSSIBLE AS SFC WARM LAYER REMAINS 1500-2000 FT THICK. AS
SECONDARY VORT MAX ROTATES AROUND THE UPR LOW SATURDAY...SIMILAR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH YET ANOTHER CHANCE FOR MIXED
PRECIPITATION.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS...AS H850 AIR
SOME -6C TO -8C WILL WORK SOUTHWARD.  COMBINE THIS WITH OVERCAST
SKIES AND TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIME WHATSOEVER.  NUMERICAL
GUIDANCE IS USELESS IN THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS...AS THEY REMAIN
HEAVILY BIASED TOWARDS CLIMATOLOGY ATTM.  FOR NOW WILL SEE MAX TS
SOME 20 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS FRI/SAT ONLY IN THE UPR 30S
TO LOWER 40S. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY
GUSTY ON FRIDAY AS TIGHT SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT PASSES OVERHEAD.
DESPITE DECENT MIXING TO H85 TOMORROW AFTN...WINDS ALOFT ARE ONLY
BETWEEN 20-40 KNOTS THEREFORE FEEL WND ADV WILL NOT BE NEEDED ATTM.
WILL ALLOW NEXT SHIFT TO REEVALUATE THESE CONDITIONS.  HOWEVER WIND
CHILLS WILL LIKELY FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING OVER MUCH OF THE
CWA DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS....WITH WIND CHILLS WELL INTO THE 20S
IN THE NIGHTTIME PERIOD.

OTHER CONCERN IN THE NEXT 3 DAYS WILL BE LOW TEMPERATURES.  DESPITE
AMPLE CLOUD COVER FEEL LOWS WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING IN THE NW
CORNER FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES BELOW 32F
POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS CLOUDS CLEAR FROM WEST
TO EAST AND SFC HIGH MOVES OVERHEAD.  DEPENDANT ON THE AMOUNT OF GREEN
UP...THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS MAY NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON
THESE TIME PERIODS. HOWEVER...EVEN THOUGH IT IS GOING TO BE
COLD...WE ARE STILL IN A CLIMATOLOGICALLY NORMAL TIME FOR OUR LAST
FROST/FREEZE IN THIS AREA.

A LONG AWAITED BREAK FROM THE ACTIVE WEATHER WILL MOVE IN ON
SUNDAY...AS LONG WAVE RIDGING SLIDES INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
UNITED STATES.  HOWEVER...WEAK SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL DROP
THROUGH THE REGION ON SUNDAY...TEMPERING OUR WARM UP AND KEEPING
READINGS BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS.  HOWEVER...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
APPEAR TO BE DRY AT THIS TIME.  AS MID-LVL RIDGE SLIDES
EAST...LOW-LVL THERMAL RIDGE WILL SLIDE EAST AS WELL. WITH DECENT
MIXING EXPECTED EACH DAY...TRUE SPRING LIKE WEATHER WITH HIGH IN THE
MIDDLE 70S WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. NEXT SYSTEM APPEARS TO
SLIDE TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION ON THURSDAY...DROPPING A WEAK COOL
FRONT THROUGH THE REGION.  FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE DRY
WEATHER AS BEST LIFT AND MOISTURE REMAINS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA.

DUX

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 1200 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008/

...MESOSCALE DISCUSSION...

THE EVOLUTION OF THE THREAT AND INTENSITY OF CONVECTION IS STILL
SOMEWHAT UNCLEAR FOR THIS AFTN AND THIS EVENING. THE THREAT IS
HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF SURFACE HEATING THAT CAN BE
REALIZED IN THE VICINITY OF ANY BOUNDARY.

CURRENTLY...A SURFACE OCCLUSION WAS NOTED BTWN SLN AND HUT IN CNTRL
KS WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST OKLA. A WARM FRONT WAS ALSO MOVING NORTH AND HAS MADE IT
TO ABOUT THE I-70 CORRIDOR IN WEST CENTRAL MO.

THE LATEST NAM AND RUC SUGGESTS THAT THE SURFACE LOW WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY NE INTO XTRM NERN KS WITH THE WARM FRONT MAKING IT TO ABOUT
STJ BY 00Z THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...IN THE WARM SECTOR...THE MODELS
SUGGEST THAT STG SSW BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WILL SURGE INTO THE SRN AND
ERN CWA BY LATE THIS AFTN. THIS COINCEDENT WITH THE STG H3 JET AND
MID LEVEL DRY SLOT CURRENTLY SURGING NE TWD SOUTH CENTRAL KS AND
NERN OKLAHOMA.

THE FIRST CONCERN IS THE THREAT OF LOW TOP SUPERCELLS FOR EXTREME
NERN KS AND NWRN MO. BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER ARE NOTED TO THE SW
OF EMP KS WITH A STEADY NE PROGRESS OF THE CLEARING LINE. BY LATE
THIS AFTN...THE STG BULK SFC-6KM SHEAR WILL HAVE SHIFTED TO THE SRN
AND ERN CWA WITH WEAKER UNIDIRECTIONAL SHEAR NOTED NEAR THE WARM
FRONT IN NWRM MO. LOCALLY BACK WINDS IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER MAY LEAD
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW TOP SUPERCELLS IF SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY
EXISTS. MODEL FCST SOUNDINGS SUGGESTS THAT THE FCST SOUNDINGS WILL
BE UNCAPPED WITH ONLY UPPER 50S TO BREAK THE WEAK INVERSION. SBCAPES
AROUND 400-500 J/KG IN COMBINATION WITH LOCALIZED ELEVATED BOUNDARY
LAYER HELICITIES MAY ENOUGH FOR LOW TOP SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT. THE
THREAT WILL BE HIGHLY LOCALIZED IN A NARROW CORRIDOR IN THE VICINITY
OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN 3PM AND 8 PM. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR
DEVELOPMENT IS 25 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM STJ TO BETHANY.

FOR THE REST OF THE CWA...THE MAIN CONCERN IS A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY WHICH WILL BE PRESENT.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WRE NOTED IN EXTREME SERN KS AND
NERN OK...IN ADVANCE OF THE WEAK COLD FRONT AND MID LVL DRY SLOT.
SBCAPES WITHIN THIS REGION WERE LESS THAN 500 J/KG WITH THE STG
SHEAR LIKELY INHIBITING STG DEVELOPMENT. THE BOUNDARY IN NERN
OKLAHOMA WILL SURGE NE WITH MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE BOUNDARY
QUITE WEAK. IN ADDITION...MODELS SUGGEST ONLY CHANNELD VORTICITY
WITHIN THE REGION OF THE STG H3 JET. SBCAPES ARE PROJECTED TO BE IN
THE 500-750 J/KG RANGE FOR THE SERN TWO THIRDS OF THE CWA THIS AFTN
WITH LOCALIZED VALUES OF AROUND 1000 J/KG IF ANY HEATING CAN BE
REALIZED. CLOUD COVER IN ADV OF THE BOUNDARY IS RATHER
THICK...THEREFORE ANY SUBSTANTIAL HEATING IS DOUBTFUL. ANOTHER
CONCERN IS THE RUC AND NAM MODELS TENDENCY TO GRADUALLY LOWER THE
SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S FOR THE MUCH OF THE SRN
CWA BY 00Z. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO SLOW DRYING WITH SFC WINDS
VEERING TO THE SSW. THEREFORE...THE THREAT OF SEVERE FOR THIS REGION
IS LOW...BUT IF A STORM CAN MAINTAIN A STRONG UPDRAFT WITH SUCH
STRONG SHEAR...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. THERE IS ALSO A NARROW WINDOW
FOR SUPERCELLS FOR THE EXTREME SERN CWA LATE THIS AFTN OR THIS
EVENING...MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SEDALIA TO MOBERLY. AT
THIS TIME...THE THREAT APPEARS LOW.

AFT 00Z...THE SUPERCELL THREAT IN NWRN MO WILL BEGIN TO WANE WITH A
WEAK COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE WRN CWA AFT 03Z...BOUNDARY LAYER DRYING
ALONG NIGHTIME COOLING WILL LIMIT THE CONVECTIVE THREAT ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY. ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY...THE STORMS ARE NOTE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

DB

&&

.AVIATION...

FOR THE 18Z TAFS...EXPECTING TO SEE THE BREAKS CURRENTLY IN
SOUTHEAST KANSAS TO CONTINUE TO ROTATE INTO THE TAF SITES.  KSTJ MAY
NOT TOTALLY BREAK INTO A HIGHER DECK AS IT WILL BE CLOSER TO THE
TRACK OF THE SURFACE AND UPPER LOW. WILL KEEP A NARROW WINDOW IN FOR
ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ALSO AT KSTJ WILL ADD SOME LIGHT RAIN
OVERNIGHT FOR WRAP AROUND OF LOW IFR CLOUDS BEHIND THE UPPER SYSTEM.
SOUNDINGS MAY EVEN GO COLD ENOUGH TO SUGGEST RAIN COULD MIX WITH
SNOW...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON THAT FOR NOW.

PC

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY FOR MOZ006-MOZ007-MOZ008-MOZ015-
     MOZ016-MOZ017-MOZ023-MOZ024-MOZ025-MOZ031-MOZ032-MOZ033-
     MOZ038-MOZ039-MOZ040-MOZ044-MOZ045-MOZ046-MOZ054.

KS...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 1:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
100 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-111100-
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-
PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-
BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-
RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
100 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL KANSAS WITH A WARM
FRONT EXTENDING EAST TO AROUND INTERSTATE 70. IN ADDITION...A WEAK
COLD FRONT WAS NOTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT NORTHEAST INTO EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE WARM FRONT MOVING
TO A ST JOSEPH TO BETHANY LINE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE WARM
FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. LOW TOPPED
SUPERCELLS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS REGION WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES
POSSIBLE. SMALL HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THE
SUPERCELLS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR ANY TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
GENERALLY ALONG A NARROW CORRIDOR FROM ST JOSEPH TO BETHANY. THIS
THREAT OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER WITHIN THIS REGION IS EXPECTED TO END
BY 10 PM.

FOR THE REST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON...THE WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SURGE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN ADVANCE OF THIS BOUNDARY WITH THE
SEVERITY DEPENDENT UPON THE AMOUNT OF SURFACE HEATING. AT THE
PRESENT TIME...THE SHEAR MAY BE TOO STRONG FOR SEVERE CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...IF LOCALIZED POCKETS OF SUBSTANTIAL HEATING
DOES DEVELOP...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. THERE IS ALSO A NARROW WINDOW OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
SEDALIA TO MOBERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE THREAT
APPEARS QUITE LOW AT THIS TIME.

IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS. GIVEN THE SATURATED SOIL...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA TONIGHT WITH NO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

BY FRIDAY MORNING....COLDER AIR WILL BE WRAPPING AROUND THE BACK
SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM.  AT THIS TIME...AIR ALOFT WILL BE COLD
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTHCENTRAL
MISSOURI AS WELL AS NORTHEAST KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UNDER ONE HALF INCH MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWEST
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL CHANCES
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.  HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME NO SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION FOR REPORTS OF FLOODING MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. SPOTTER
ACTIVATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.

DB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 4:10 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
410 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0408 PM     HAIL             5 SE BETHANY            40.22N 93.96W
04/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       HARRISON           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SFORTIN
Local storm report, Apr 10, 4:14 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
414 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0412 PM     HAIL             LEAWOOD                 38.91N 94.63W
04/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       JOHNSON            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SFORTIN
Local storm report, Apr 10, 4:17 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
417 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     HAIL             OVERLAND PARK           38.91N 94.68W
04/10/2008  E1.00 INCH       JOHNSON            KS   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SFORTIN
Local storm report, Apr 10, 4:19 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
419 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0402 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 WNW COFFEY            40.12N 94.06W
04/10/2008                   DAVIESS            MO   PUBLIC

            TRUCK DRIVER REPORTING FUNNEL CLOUD AND DEBRIS ALOFT

&&

SFORTIN
Local storm report, Apr 10, 4:22 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
422 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     HAIL             OVERLAND PARK           38.91N 94.68W
04/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       JOHNSON            KS   PUBLIC

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Local storm report, Apr 10, 4:26 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
426 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0425 PM     HAIL             KANSAS CITY             39.12N 94.55W
04/10/2008  E0.75 INCH       JACKSON            MO   PUBLIC

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 5:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXLinn, Miami6 hr
Apr 10, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJohnson, Wyandotte37 min
Apr 10, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJohnson, Miami47 min
Apr 9, 8:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCass, Henry, Johnson43 hr
Apr 9, 8:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJohnson, Pettis47 hr
Apr 9, 8:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Macon47 hr
Apr 9, 8:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton5 days
Apr 9, 8:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXHoward32 hr
Apr 10, 3:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper43 hr
Apr 10, 7:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper33 hr
Apr 10, 8:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll13 hr
Apr 10, 12:03 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette and 4 more4 days
Apr 10, 4:05 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHarrison25 min
Apr 10, 4:22 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXMercer14 min
Apr 10, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXPutnam, Sullivan33 min
Apr 10, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clay, Jackson, Ray49 min
Apr 10, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPutnam, Sullivan29 min
Apr 10, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan20 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.