Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 506
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jun 18, 2011, 6:03 PM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas; 34 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2011, 6:03 PM CDT (23:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 3 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 70 kt
All 67 counties
Allen County, KS, Anderson County, KS, Bourbon County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Elk County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Labette County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Miami County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Osage County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Bates County, MO, Benton County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Christian County, MO, Clay County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Dade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Henry County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Macon County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Polk County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Craig County, OK, Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Osage County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 20%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 10%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 95%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 40%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 95%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 50%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 95%
Warnings issued inside it
68 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Greenwood, Wilson | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Cowley | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 57 min |
| Jun 18, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Camden, Miller, Morgan | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry, Pettis | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 15 min |
| Jun 18, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Washington | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry, Pettis | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Crawford | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 58 min |
| Jun 18, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner | 55 min |
| Jun 18, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Pettis | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Morgan | 18 min |
| Jun 18, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 9:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Nowata | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Johnson | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 10:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Crawford | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Jasper | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 15 min |
| Jun 18, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk, Montgomery, Wilson | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade, Lawrence | 67 min |
| Jun 18, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Lafayette, Ray | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 11:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dade, Greene, Lawrence, Polk | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon, Crawford | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Lafayette, Ray | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dallas, Laclede, Polk, Webster | 61 min |
| Jun 19, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 12:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Laclede, Polk, Webster | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence | 14 min |
| Jun 19, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll | 21 min |
| Jun 19, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cedar, Dade, Greene, Polk | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Platte | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 1:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 28 min |
| Jun 19, 3:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 6 hr |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -487 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1381 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Barton, Bourbon, Brown and 67 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Logan, Scott and 2 more | 93 min |
| Jun 17, 11:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Clay and 45 more | 93 min |
| Jun 18, 2:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Barton, Bourbon, Brown and 49 more | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee and 10 more | 116 min |
| Jun 18, 5:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny and 8 more | 90 min |
| Jun 18, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gove and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Carroll and 40 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audrain, Bollinger, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau and 36 more | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jefferson, Stephens | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bryan, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Garvin, Hughes and 10 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Missouri, 2011Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kansas, 2011Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Oklahoma, 2011Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2011
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.