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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 26, 2016Clay County, Jackson County, Lafayette County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 3:34 PM CDT for Clay County, Jackson County, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2016, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 2:09 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 2016-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1730 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2016-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 247 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
1730 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
285 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
10.9

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The text

As transmitted.

115 
WUUS53 KEAX 262034
SVREAX
MOC047-095-107-262100-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0101.160526T2034Z-160526T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
334 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 334 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYTOWN...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...LEE'S SUMMIT...BLUE SPRINGS...
  RAYTOWN...LIBERTY...GRAIN VALLEY...OAK GROVE...GREENWOOD...
  SUGAR CREEK...BUCKNER...LAKE LOTAWANA...CLAYCOMO...COURTNEY...
  PLEASANT VALLEY...LAKE TAPAWINGO...GLENAIRE...SIBLEY...
  LEVASY AND RIVER BEND.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 27.
 INTERSTATE 35 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 17.
 INTERSTATE 470 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 16.
 INTERSTATE 435 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 71.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3897 9461 3928 9447 3915 9411 3913 9409
      3914 9408 3912 9403 3884 9431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 208DEG 35KT 3897 9441 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MURRAY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway45 min
May 25, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXNodaway35 min
May 25, 11:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAtchison43 min
May 25, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, DeKalb, Holt, Nodaway48 min
May 25, 11:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison, Nodaway26 min
May 26, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, DeKalb47 min
May 26, 1:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay, Jackson34 min
May 26, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair38 min
May 26, 3:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPlatte42 min
May 26, 3:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay46 min
May 26, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPlatte31 min
May 26, 9:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXRay43 min
May 26, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan6 days
May 26, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray7 days
May 26, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson, Lafayette, Ray13 days
May 26, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Saline15 days
May 26, 10:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline15 days
May 26, 10:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXRay15 min
May 26, 10:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte45 min
May 26, 10:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCass, Henry, Johnson3 days
May 26, 10:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Saline5 days
May 26, 10:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBates, Cass, Henry4 days
May 26, 10:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson38 min
May 26, 10:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan4 days
May 26, 10:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte5 days
May 26, 10:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte5 days
May 26, 10:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJackson, Ray49 min
May 26, 10:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan48 min
May 26, 11:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLafayette, Ray42 min
May 26, 11:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan23 min
May 26, 11:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Holt49 min
May 26, 12:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLafayette45 min
May 26, 12:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt27 min
May 26, 12:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXLafayette, Saline3 hr
May 26, 12:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXSaline41 min
May 26, 12:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte49 min
May 26, 12:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Platte30 min
May 26, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Saline40 min
May 26, 1:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchEAXAndrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass and 13 more38 hr
May 26, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Worth10 min
May 26, 1:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte, Ray49 min
May 26, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline19 min
May 26, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSaline45 min
May 26, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Saline38 min
May 26, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJackson, Ray34 min
May 26, 1:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXChariton, Howard, Saline2 hr
May 26, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXNodaway48 min
May 26, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison, Holt, Nodaway, Worth30 min
May 26, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Ray39 min
May 26, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison20 min
May 26, 2:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Gentry68 hr
May 26, 2:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Livingston3 days
May 26, 2:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn, Livingston4 days
May 26, 2:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston5 days
May 26, 2:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton5 days
May 26, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte33 min
May 26, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess and 2 more49 min
May 26, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHenry32 min
May 26, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPlatte31 min
May 26, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJackson35 min
May 26, 3:32 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXPlatte28 min
May 26, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb45 min
May 26, 3:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte6 hr
May 26, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXClay, Platte30 min
May 26, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray43 min
May 26, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Henry, Johnson41 min
May 26, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb41 min
May 26, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Clinton, Platte48 min
May 26, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray35 min
May 26, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry, Johnson, Pettis31 min
May 26, 4:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXJackson6 hr
May 26, 4:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXCass, Henry, Johnson6 hr
May 26, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPlatte34 min
May 26, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXJohnson, Pettis30 min
May 26, 5:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCaldwell, Clay, Daviess, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte and 1 more6 hr
May 26, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Ray23 min
May 26, 5:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Platte40 hr
May 26, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray30 min
May 26, 5:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXJohnson, Pettis, Saline6 hr
May 26, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAtchison23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.