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Special Weather Statement, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 13, 2016Linn County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2016, 4:41 AM CDT for Linn County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2016, 4:41 AM CDT (09:41 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2016, 5:30 AM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO

County Linn County, KS

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 13, 3:51 AM CDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 3:51 AM CDT, 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:00 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
400 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-140900-
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-
HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-
RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-
COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
400 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

 STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER
 MISSOURI VALLEY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND
 LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY. IN
 ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS
 PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS. THIS COULD
 LEAD TO RENEWED FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING FOR SOME AREAS.

 MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT...
 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

 THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
 WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

 MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT...
 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 2:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 2:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
323 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

KSZ057-MOZ043-053-130915-
MIAMI KS-BATES MO-CASS MO-
323 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI...SOUTHWESTERN
CASS AND NORTHERN BATES COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT...

AT 323 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
DREXEL...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUISBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUTLER...ADRIAN...ARCHIE...DREXEL...WEST LINE...MERWIN...PASSAIC AND
BALLARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3815 9433 3838 9461 3839 9461 3839 9463
      3849 9475 3864 9460 3838 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 309DEG 21KT 3848 9456

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 4:41 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
441 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

KSZ060-MOZ053-131030-
LINN KS-BATES MO-
441 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY UNTIL
530 AM CDT...

AT 440 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LA CYGNE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PLEASANTON...LA CYGNE...MOUND CITY...LINN VALLEY AND WORLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3836 9492 3839 9473 3839 9461 3816 9458
      3812 9489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0940Z 352DEG 13KT 3832 9477

MELL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 2:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Randolph	51 min
Jul 13, 2:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Chariton	46 min
Jul 13, 3:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	52 min
Jul 13, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Saline	3 days
Jul 13, 9:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Holt	36 min
Jul 13, 10:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	28 min
Jul 13, 10:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Platte	35 min
Jul 13, 10:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Jackson and 1 more	34 min
Jul 13, 11:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray	25 min
Jul 13, 11:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Cass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and 2 more	48 min
Jul 13, 11:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette and 3 more	62 min
Jul 13, 12:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Lafayette, Saline	6 hr
Jul 13, 12:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Randolph	6 hr
Jul 13, 12:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Cooper, Pettis	6 hr
Jul 13, 12:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Randolph	32 min
Jul 13, 2:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll	45 hr
Jul 13, 3:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	54 hr
Jul 13, 3:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	41 hr
Jul 13, 6:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Randolph	6 hr
Jul 13, 10:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami	25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.