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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 20, 2015Putnam County, Sullivan County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2015, 8:11 PM CDT for Putnam County, Sullivan County, Missouri. It was in force for 49 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 20, 2015, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Putnam County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 20, 8:20 PM CDTHAIL 0.758 N Green City, MO
Jun 20, 8:30 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Green City, MO

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 20, 3:49 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 254 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2015-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 759 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2015-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 176 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
759 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-172 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1248 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
246 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.8

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The text

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

751 
WUUS53 KEAX 210111
SVREAX
MOC171-211-210200-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0113.150621T0111Z-150621T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
811 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 808 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF MILAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

 AT 756 PM...A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED A 60 MPH 
WIND GUST 5 MILES EAST OF UNIONVILLE.
AT 752 PM...A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED STRAIGHT 
LINE WIND DAMAGE IN UNIONVILLE.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  UNIONVILLE...MILAN...GREEN CITY...POLLOCK AND LEMONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4041 9279 4011 9307 4030 9336 4055 9312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 298DEG 17KT 4034 9320

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

LG
2 follow-up statements
816 
WWUS53 KEAX 210147
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
847 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2015

MOC171-211-210200-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-150621T0200Z/
PUTNAM MO-SULLIVAN MO-
847 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
SULLIVAN AND SOUTH CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

 AT 828 PM...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED STRAIGHT LINE WIND 
DAMAGE 4 MILES WEST OF WORTHINGTON.
AT 820 PM...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL 8 MILES
NORTH OF GREEN CITY.

AT 842 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GREEN CITY...
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREEN CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4027 9330 4045 9300 4041 9279 4011 9307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 298DEG 17KT 4027 9302

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

LG
347 
WWUS53 KEAX 210200
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
900 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2015

MOC171-211-210210-
/O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-150621T0200Z/
PUTNAM MO-SULLIVAN MO-
900 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.  HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 4027 9330 4045 9300 4041 9279 4011 9307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 298DEG 17KT 4026 9300

$$

LG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMercer, Putnam22 min
Jun 20, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXSchuyler34 min
Jun 20, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPutnam, Schuyler30 min
Jun 20, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler18 min
Jun 20, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSchuyler45 min
Jun 20, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler48 min
Jun 20, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Sullivan38 min
Jun 20, 9:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXAdair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan12 hr
Jun 20, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Macon, Sullivan47 min
Jun 20, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn, Macon49 min
Jun 20, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair35 min
Jun 20, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMacon30 min
Jun 20, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair32 min
Jun 20, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Macon30 min
Jun 20, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMacon32 min
Jun 21, 12:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXAdair, Sullivan6 hr
Jun 21, 9:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Ray42 min
Jun 21, 9:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline46 min
Jun 21, 9:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay42 min
Jun 21, 9:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Macon46 hr
Jun 21, 9:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXCarroll, Chariton, Clay, Lafayette, Ray, Saline4 hr
Jun 21, 9:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard10 days
Jun 21, 10:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLafayette33 min
Jun 21, 10:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHoward41 min
Jun 21, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston62 hr
Jun 21, 10:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Howard, Saline63 min
Jun 21, 11:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Ray42 min
Jun 21, 11:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXClay, Clinton, Ray6 hr
Jun 21, 11:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLafayette, Ray43 min
Jun 21, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Ray, Saline48 min
Jun 21, 12:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Ray, Saline6 hr
Jun 21, 12:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte50 min
Jun 21, 12:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Ray30 hr
Jun 21, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte, Ray44 min
Jun 21, 1:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Ray50 min
Jun 21, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay34 min
Jun 21, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCaldwell, Carroll43 min
Jun 21, 1:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray41 min
Jun 21, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAndrew25 min
Jun 21, 2:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCarroll37 min
Jun 21, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHolt35 min
Jun 21, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan29 min
Jun 21, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSaline25 min
Jun 21, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb37 min
Jun 21, 2:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Saline9 days
Jun 21, 3:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXRay7 days
Jun 21, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Ray49 min
Jun 21, 3:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXClinton3 hr
Jun 21, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Clinton, Ray28 min
Jun 21, 3:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Ray4 hr
Jun 21, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Ray14 min
Jun 21, 4:28 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay and 15 more27 hr
Jun 21, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGentry44 min
Jun 21, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison37 min
Jun 21, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGentry24 min
Jun 21, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston20 min
Jun 21, 5:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Clay, Clinton, Ray4 hr
Jun 21, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison32 min
Jun 21, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer20 min
Jun 21, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Grundy, Harrison21 min
Jun 21, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison37 min
Jun 21, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer51 min
Jun 21, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, Gentry, Harrison31 min
Jun 21, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Harrison, Mercer35 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.