Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2012, 3:10 PM CDT for Putnam County, Missouri. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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
- Jun 16, 2012, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2012, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Putnam County, MO
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 3:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 E Lucerne, MO | QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL |
| Jun 16, 3:34 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 W Unionville, MO | FIRE DEPT REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 5.5 MILES WEST OF UNIONVILLE ON RT U/IOWA LINE. FIRE CHIEF REPORTED SEEING SOME ROTATION LASTED 2-3 MINUTES AND DISSIPATED. ALSO REPORTED 50 MPH WINDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 12:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 208 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
509
WUUS53 KEAX 162010
SVREAX
MOC171-162045-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0073.120616T2010Z-120616T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
310 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL AND WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 306 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES WEST
OF UNIONVILLE...OR OVER LUCERNE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. TREE BRANCHES UP
TO THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN. POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE
TO SHINGLE ROOFS AND METAL OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LUCERNE AND UNIONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 9286 4038 9336 4047 9337 4054 9338
4055 9337 4058 9318 4059 9289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 256DEG 25KT 4046 9323
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70 MPH
$$
BOOKBINDER3 follow-up statements
919
WWUS53 KEAX 162021
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
321 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
MOC171-162045-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-120616T2045Z/
PUTNAM MO-
321 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PUTNAM
COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 315 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
WEST OF UNIONVILLE...OR 5 MILES EAST OF LUCERNE...AND MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH. AT 315 PM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RELAYED A REPORT OF GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL 2 MILES EAST OF LUCERNE.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. TREE BRANCHES UP TO
THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN. POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE TO
SHINGLE ROOFS AND METAL OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL PUTNAM COUNTY BETWEEN POWERSVILLE AND UNIONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 9286 4038 9336 4047 9337 4054 9338
4055 9337 4058 9318 4059 9289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 249DEG 20KT 4049 9319
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70 MPH
$$
BOOKBINDER925
WWUS53 KEAX 162031
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
331 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
MOC171-162045-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-120616T2045Z/
PUTNAM MO-
331 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 327 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
UNIONVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL NORTH CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY.
THIS STORM APPEARS TO BE WEAKENING...WHICH MAY RESULT IN DAMAGING
DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS BECOMING THE MAIN THREAT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4049 9287 4045 9317 4058 9318 4059 9289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 249DEG 20KT 4051 9311
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60 MPH
$$
BOOKBINDER077 WWUS53 KEAX 162049 SVSEAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 349 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 MOC171-162058- /O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-120616T2045Z/ PUTNAM MO- 349 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AT 345 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS NORTH AND EAST OF UNIONVILLE...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH 5 PM...AND MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. IN ADDITION...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. ANY OF THESE STORMS COULD STRENGTHEN AND BECOME SEVERE SO STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LAT...LON 4049 9287 4045 9317 4058 9318 4059 9289 TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 249DEG 20KT 4051 9311 $$ BOOKBINDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 12:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Holt | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Holt | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 12:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Atchison, Nodaway | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Mercer | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Worth | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Grundy, Mercer | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer, Putnam | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Mercer | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Adair, Macon, Putnam | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Linn, Livingston | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Macon | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Chariton, Howard, Randolph | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Howard | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Howard | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Lafayette | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson | 37 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.