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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Kansas City, MO

February 28, 2017Carroll County, Lafayette County, Ray County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2017, 6:16 PM CST for Carroll County, Lafayette County, Ray County, Missouri. It was in force for 25 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: Feb 28, 2017, 6:16 PM CST (00:16 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2017, 6:41 PM CST
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Carroll County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Ray County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 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
Feb 28, 6:21 PM CST	HAIL 1	2 Sw Lexington, MO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2351 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

342 
WUUS53 KEAX 010016
SVREAX
MOC033-107-177-010100-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0002.170301T0016Z-170301T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
616 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Ray County in west central Missouri...
  Southwestern Carroll County in north central Missouri...
  Central Lafayette County in west central Missouri...

* Until 700 PM CST

* At 615 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wellington,
  or near Lexington, moving east at 50 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...
  Higginsville, Lexington, Carrollton, Waverly, Wellington, Corder,
  Alma, Blackburn, Mayview and Dover.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3902 9399 3918 9402 3935 9348 3903 9349
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 248DEG 42KT 3912 9394 

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

CDB

2 follow-up statements

903 
WWUS53 KEAX 010027
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
627 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

MOC177-010036-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0100Z/
Ray MO-
627 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has.
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, this warning has been 
cancelled. Another strong storm was in northeastern Jackson County 
and may strengthen or become severe.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 AM CST for central, north
central and west central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3903 9349 3906 9384 3919 9385 3921 9380
      3920 9380 3921 9376 3923 9376 3935 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 248DEG 42KT 3917 9378 

$$

MOC033-107-010100-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0100Z/
Carroll MO-Lafayette MO-
627 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL AND NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...

At 626 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lexington,
moving east at 50 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...
Higginsville, Carrollton, Waverly, Corder, Alma, Blackburn and Dover.

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 100 AM CST for central, north
central and west central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3903 9349 3906 9384 3919 9385 3921 9380
      3920 9380 3921 9376 3923 9376 3935 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 248DEG 42KT 3917 9378 

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

CDB

528 
WWUS53 KEAX 010041
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
641 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

MOC033-107-010049-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0100Z/
Carroll MO-Lafayette MO-
641 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL AND
NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The warning has been replaced with a new severe thunderstorm warning.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 AM CST for central, north
central and west central Missouri.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Pleasant Hill.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
northeastern Lafayette and southern Carroll counties.

LAT...LON 3903 9349 3906 9384 3919 9385 3921 9380
      3920 9380 3921 9376 3923 9376 3935 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 248DEG 42KT 3923 9359 

$$

CDB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 6:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Ray	30 min
Feb 28, 6:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Lafayette, Saline	38 min
Feb 28, 7:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline	51 min
Feb 28, 7:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson	36 min
Feb 28, 7:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cass	26 min
Feb 28, 7:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Lafayette	23 min
Feb 28, 8:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Lafayette, Saline	15 min
Feb 28, 8:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass	29 min
Feb 28, 8:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Johnson	24 min
Feb 28, 9:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Johnson	35 min
Feb 28, 9:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson	23 min
Feb 28, 9:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	29 min
Feb 28, 9:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson	46 min
Feb 28, 9:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	44 min
Feb 28, 9:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates	42 min
Feb 28, 9:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson	48 min
Feb 28, 10:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	36 min
Feb 28, 10:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cooper	29 min
Feb 28, 10:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Pettis	51 min
Feb 28, 10:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	27 min
Feb 28, 11:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Pettis	31 min

Nearby

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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.