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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 27, 2016Holt County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2016, 3:15 PM CDT for Holt County, Missouri. It was in force for 29 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 27, 2016, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2016, 3:44 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Holt County, MO

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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
Apr 27, 3:37 PM CDTHAIL 1Mound 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
Apr 27, 2:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 2016-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 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 2016-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 215 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-145 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
960 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
227 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

716 
WUUS53 KEAX 272015
SVREAX
MOC087-272100-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0039.160427T2015Z-160427T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
315 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 315 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITE CLOUD...
  OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUND CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG 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...
  MOUND CITY...CRAIG...BIG LAKE...FORTESCUE AND BIGELOW. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 96.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 4027 9541 4025 9507 4024 9507 3997 9526
      3998 9529 4001 9531 4003 9535 4003 9540
      4004 9542 4006 9542 4007 9539 4010 9540
      4012 9539 4013 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 202DEG 25KT 4004 9532 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HAWBLITZEL
2 follow-up statements
407 
WWUS53 KEAX 272023
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
323 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

MOC087-272100-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160427T2100Z/
HOLT MO-
323 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTY...

AT 322 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUND CITY...
MOVING NORTH AT 25 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...
MOUND CITY...CRAIG...BIG LAKE...FORTESCUE AND BIGELOW. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 96.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 4027 9541 4025 9507 4024 9507 3997 9526
      3998 9529 4001 9531 4003 9535 4003 9540
      4004 9542 4006 9542 4007 9539 4010 9540
      4012 9539 4013 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 202DEG 23KT 4008 9530 

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

HAWBLITZEL
659 
WWUS53 KEAX 272044
SVSEAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
344 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

MOC087-272054-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160427T2100Z/
HOLT MO-
344 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 4027 9541 4025 9507 4024 9507 3997 9526
      3998 9529 4001 9531 4003 9535 4003 9540
      4004 9542 4006 9542 4007 9539 4010 9540
      4012 9539 4013 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 202DEG 25KT 4023 9522 

$$

HAWBLITZEL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 7:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Nodaway63 hr
Apr 26, 7:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan3 days
Apr 26, 7:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Holt70 hr
Apr 26, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan12 days
Apr 26, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte6 days
Apr 26, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray9 days
Apr 26, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson, Lafayette, Ray20 days
Apr 26, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Saline21 days
Apr 26, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline21 days
Apr 26, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Saline8 days
Apr 26, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard5 days
Apr 26, 8:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGentry31 min
Apr 26, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte35 min
Apr 26, 9:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper37 hr
Apr 26, 10:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXPlatte6 hr
Apr 26, 10:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXHolt6 hr
Apr 26, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray46 min
Apr 26, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Cass, Johnson33 min
Apr 26, 10:46 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXCass18 min
Apr 26, 10:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte6 hr
Apr 26, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson and 2 more24 min
Apr 26, 11:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson29 hr
Apr 27, 12:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Platte27 hr
Apr 27, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates28 min
Apr 27, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSt. Clair46 min
Apr 27, 1:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJohnson, Pettis45 hr
Apr 27, 1:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Saline4 days
Apr 27, 3:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Ray32 hr
Apr 27, 4:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCass, Henry, Johnson40 hr
Apr 27, 5:05 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Holt and 2 more18 hr
Apr 27, 6:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXRay44 hr
Apr 27, 7:40 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXCaldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Jackson and 1 more3 hr
Apr 27, 7:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBates, Cass, Henry55 hr
Apr 27, 10:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Gentry60 hr
Apr 27, 10:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXDaviess, Livingston3 days
Apr 27, 10:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn, Livingston4 days
Apr 27, 10:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston5 days
Apr 27, 10:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton3 days
Apr 27, 10:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXCaldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Jackson and 1 more12 hr
Apr 27, 2:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAtchison37 min
Apr 27, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison35 min
Apr 27, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison15 min
Apr 27, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte43 min
Apr 27, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte41 min
Apr 27, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Platte27 min
Apr 27, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clay, Clinton40 min
Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Holt37 min
Apr 27, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXNodaway, Worth30 min
Apr 27, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb39 min
Apr 27, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Clinton, Platte47 min
Apr 27, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte36 min
Apr 27, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Gentry35 min
Apr 27, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb46 min
Apr 27, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry39 min
Apr 27, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Ray37 min
Apr 27, 4:51 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXDaviess24 min
Apr 27, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Randolph26 min
Apr 27, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Worth52 min
Apr 27, 5:12 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedEAXDaviess33 min
Apr 27, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy, Lafayette and 2 more46 min
Apr 27, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLafayette22 min
Apr 27, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Harrison, Linn, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan38 min
Apr 27, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Lafayette, Linn, Livingston, Saline52 min
Apr 27, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLafayette, Saline48 min
Apr 27, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Linn, Macon24 min
Apr 27, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline47 min
Apr 27, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Putnam, Sullivan52 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.