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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 7, 2015Bates County, Cass County, Missouri; Linn County, Miami County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2015, 8:39 PM CDT for Bates County, Cass County, Missouri; Linn County, Miami County, Kansas. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report 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 7, 2015, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2015, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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
Apr 7, 9:20 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 Ese Amoret, MO	NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE.

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
Apr 7, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 116 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1427 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1716 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 3.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

320 
WUUS53 KEAX 080139
SVREAX
KSC107-121-MOC013-037-080230-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0013.150408T0139Z-150408T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
839 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN BATES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 836 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF LA CYGNE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  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...
  LA CYGNE...BUTLER...ADRIAN...AMORET...AMSTERDAM...MERWIN AND
  PASSAIC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3859 9442 3823 9421 3818 9488 3832 9489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 239DEG 34KT 3830 9478

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

$$

LEIGHTON

2 follow-up statements

968 
WWUS53 KEAX 080151
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
851 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015

KSC107-121-MOC013-037-080230-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150408T0230Z/
MIAMI KS-LINN KS-BATES MO-CASS MO-
851 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
LINN AND SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...AND
SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND NORTHWESTERN BATES COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL
MISSOURI UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 849 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF LA
CYGNE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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...
BUTLER...ADRIAN...DREXEL...AMSTERDAM...MERWIN AND PASSAIC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3843 9471 3859 9442 3823 9421 3819 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 257DEG 22KT 3834 9461

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

$$

LEIGHTON

825 
WWUS53 KEAX 080213
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
913 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015

KSC121-MOC037-080222-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150408T0230Z/
MIAMI KS-CASS MO-
913 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND
SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CASS COUNTY 
UNTIL 2 AM. 

LAT...LON 3839 9462 3847 9435 3823 9421 3819 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 267DEG 20KT 3823 9462

$$

KSC107-MOC013-080230-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150408T0230Z/
LINN KS-BATES MO-
913 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...AND NORTHWESTERN BATES COUNTY IN
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 911 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF PLEASANTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUTLER...ADRIAN...AMORET...AMSTERDAM AND PASSAIC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3839 9462 3847 9435 3823 9421 3819 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 267DEG 20KT 3823 9462

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

LEIGHTON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates	50 min
Apr 7, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Lafayette	48 min
Apr 7, 9:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Bates	31 min
Apr 7, 10:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Carroll	48 min
Apr 7, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	45 min
Apr 7, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Lafayette	34 min
Apr 7, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Saline	38 min
Apr 7, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry	45 min
Apr 8, 5:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	40 min
Apr 8, 6:22 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	EAX	Buchanan, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Cooper and 8 more	5 hr
Apr 8, 6:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cass	46 min
Apr 8, 6:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Buchanan	30 min
Apr 8, 6:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	39 min
Apr 8, 7:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Ray	28 min
Apr 8, 7:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	25 min
Apr 8, 7:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Jackson, Ray	46 min
Apr 8, 7:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Jackson	30 min
Apr 8, 7:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Livingston	37 min
Apr 8, 8:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson	43 min
Apr 8, 8:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll	28 min
Apr 8, 8:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Chariton	33 min
Apr 8, 8:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson	44 min
Apr 8, 8:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Livingston	38 min
Apr 8, 8:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	42 min
Apr 8, 8:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Macon	48 min
Apr 8, 9:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph	38 min
Apr 8, 9:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	36 min
Apr 8, 9:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Pettis, Saline	45 min
Apr 8, 9:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Daviess	38 min
Apr 8, 9:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cooper	51 min
Apr 8, 9:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Saline	19 min
Apr 8, 9:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Saline	36 min
Apr 8, 10:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Harrison	24 min
Apr 8, 10:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Saline	42 min
Apr 8, 2:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	EAX	Bates, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Cooper and 10 more	8 hr
Apr 8, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates	26 min
Apr 8, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	44 min
Apr 8, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson	39 min
Apr 8, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	51 min
Apr 8, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	30 min
Apr 8, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Clinton	18 min
Apr 8, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Randolph, Saline	54 min
Apr 8, 5:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	27 min
Apr 8, 5:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Miami	42 min
Apr 8, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Wyandotte	35 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.