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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 11, 2020Doniphan County, Kansas; Andrew County, Buchanan County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 11, 2020, 9:14 PM CDT for Doniphan County, Kansas; Andrew County, Buchanan County, Missouri. It was in force for 31 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: Apr 11, 2020, 9:14 PM CDT (02:14 UTC)
Expired: Apr 11, 2020, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Doniphan County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Buchanan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 11, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 115 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: 934 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2123 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

226 
WUUS53 KEAX 120214
SVREAX
KSC043-MOC003-021-120300-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0022.200412T0214Z-200412T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
914 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Doniphan County in northeastern Kansas...
  Northeastern Buchanan County in northwestern Missouri...
  Southeastern Andrew County in northwestern Missouri...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Troy, moving
  northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
  St. Joseph, Savannah, Wathena, Elwood, Country Club Villa, Country
  Club, Amazonia, Cosby and St. Joseph Airport.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 47 and 60.
 Interstate 229 between mile markers 5 and 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3973 9493 3983 9507 4000 9479 3990 9465
      3978 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 245DEG 31KT 3977 9502 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Leighton

2 follow-up statements

543 
WWUS53 KEAX 120237
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
937 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

KSC043-120247-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200412T0300Z/
Doniphan KS-
937 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DONIPHAN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northeastern Kansas...and northwestern Missouri.

LAT...LON 3973 9492 3983 9488 3994 9471 3990 9465
      3978 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 245DEG 31KT 3986 9478 

$$

MOC003-021-120300-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200412T0300Z/
Buchanan MO-Andrew MO-
937 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BUCHANAN AND SOUTHEASTERN ANDREW COUNTIES...

At 937 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Country Club
Villa, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
St. Joseph, Elwood, Country Club Villa, Country Club and Cosby. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3973 9492 3983 9488 3994 9471 3990 9465
      3978 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 245DEG 31KT 3986 9478 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Leighton

999 
WWUS53 KEAX 120245
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
945 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

MOC003-021-120255-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-200412T0300Z/
Buchanan MO-Andrew MO-
945 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BUCHANAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN ANDREW COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northeastern Kansas...and northwestern Missouri.

LAT...LON 3973 9492 3983 9488 3994 9471 3990 9465
      3978 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 245DEG 31KT 3989 9469 

$$

Leighton

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 11, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
627 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

.Discussion...
Issued at 237 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2020

Precipitation has largely shifted east out of the forecast area as
of early this afternoon. In the wake of morning convection,
partially cleared skies and breezy southwesterly winds allowed for
temperatures to quickly warm into the 60s and low 70s across the
western half of the CWA. With continued moisture transport, clouds
have quickly filled back into the area over the past couple of
hours, likely limiting temperatures from warming only a few more
degrees for the remainder of the afternoon.

Attention turns to an area of surface convergence expected to evolve
early this evening near the I-70 corridor of eastern Kansas into
western Missouri. This zone will be the most probable area for
convection to develop around/just after sunset, gradually
moving/expanding east-northeastward. Thunderstorms will be an
environment supportive of some severe potential in the form of large
hail and gusty winds, with the greatest chance of severe weather over
eastern Kansas and western Missouri. Eastward extent of instability
will fall out rather abruptly, so expect convection to weaken as
storms develop/move east of the KC Metro. This general area of
convection will shift east of the area prior to sunrise, and outside
of a few scattered showers, may see a lull in activity moving into
Sunday morning. This will change as additional convection forms
along/behind a slowly moving cold front and the approach of strong
large scale ascent associated with the primary upper low ejecting
into the Ozark Plateau. While the entire warm sector will have an
environment to support thunderstorms, the best instability is
projected to remain SW of the CWA over SE KS/SW MO, resulting in the
most robust convection outside of the forecast area. Still cannot
rule out a few storms briefly producing hail up to quarter size.

Post-frontal, temperatures will steadily fall and wind speeds
will rapidly increase. In fact, Sunday night looks downright
unpleasant, with sustained wind speeds of 20-30mph and gusts up to
40mph. Factor in the cool temperatures, wind chills Sunday night
into Monday morning will likely be in the teens.

&&

.Aviation...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday Evening)
Issued at 619 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2020

A busy forecast with multiple rounds of thunderstorms, low
ceilings, frontal passage, and high winds. The first threat
tonight will be a round of strong to severe thunderstorms that
will for up over eastern KS and move into Missouri in the next
hour or two. The storms will stay along and north of the I-35 and
move into north central Missouri over time. High winds and large
hail will be a threat with these storms as they push through.
Storm intensity will lower after 3-4Z with some isolated lightning
possible through 7-8Z. MVFR ceilings will move into the area after
the storms and stick around through the morning timeframe. Low
level moisture advection will continue to lower the clouds with
IFR conditions possible after sunset. A cold front will move
through the area from 18-21Z tomorrow from the NW to the SE. This
front will bring a line of showers and thunderstorms along with a
quick wind shift form S to the NW. With that wind shift will be an
increase in winds quickly with gusts going from 25kts to 35kts by
the afternoon. Winds will be the main impact tomorrow afternoon
with possible peak gusts near 40kts.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
MO...NONE.
&&

Discussion...Blair
Aviation...Barham

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 3:50 AM CDT, 17 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
350 AM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-120900-
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-
350 AM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

 Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms may be possible today
 however theses storms will not be severe. Later this evening, a
 cold front will approach the area and thunderstorms will develop
out ahead of it. A few of these storms may be strong with a isolated
severe storm possible. Hail up to the size of quarters with wind
gusts 30 to 50 mph will be possible.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

 A few strong to isolated severe storms will again be possible on
 Sunday as a strong cold front moves through the area.

 Behind the cold front, well below normal temperatures are expected
 with freezing conditions expected Monday through Thursday morning.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 11, 8:15 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
815 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0812 PM     HAIL             LAKE WAUKOMIS           39.23N 94.63W
04/11/2020  E1.00 INCH       PLATTE             MO   PUBLIC

&&

CDB

Local storm report, Apr 11, 8:16 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
816 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0812 PM     HAIL             2 NW PLATTE WOODS       39.25N 94.67W
04/11/2020  E1.00 INCH       PLATTE             MO   PUBLIC

&&

CDB

Local storm report, Apr 11, 8:25 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
825 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0820 PM     HAIL             3 NE LAKE WAUKOMIS      39.26N 94.60W
04/11/2020  E1.00 INCH       PLATTE             MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

CDB

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 8:32 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
832 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

KSZ025-103-MOZ020-028-120215-
Atchison KS-Leavenworth KS-Platte MO-Buchanan MO-
832 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LEAVENWORTH...
SOUTHEASTERN ATCHISON...SOUTH CENTRAL BUCHANAN AND NORTHERN PLATTE
COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

At 831 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Winchester, or near Oskaloosa, moving northeast at 45 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Leavenworth, Lansing, Platte City, Weston, Dearborn, Camden Point,
Ferrelview, Easton, Tracy, Farley, Iatan, Fort Leavenworth, Faucett,
Bean Lake, Stillings, Beverly, Kansas City Intl Arpt, East
Leavenworth, Lowemont and Potter.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 12 and 36.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 26 and 36.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northeastern Kansas...and northwestern and west central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3963 9480 3929 9465 3918 9518 3942 9518
      3942 9523 3943 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 242DEG 39KT 3929 9523

Leighton

Local storm report, Apr 11, 8:41 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
841 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0840 PM     HAIL             EFFINGHAM               39.52N 95.40W
04/11/2020  E1.00 INCH       ATCHISON           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CDB

Local storm report, Apr 11, 8:47 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
847 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0846 PM     HAIL             LANCASTER               39.57N 95.30W
04/11/2020  E0.70 INCH       ATCHISON           KS   PUBLIC

&&

CDB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 11, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Wyandotte	42 min
Apr 11, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison	49 min
Apr 11, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Doniphan	46 min
Apr 11, 10:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison	43 min
Apr 11, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	28 min
Apr 11, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Leavenworth	30 min
Apr 12, 1:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Atchison, Leavenworth	8 hr
Apr 12, 4:09 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	EAX	Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more	30 hr
Apr 12, 4:09 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	EAX	Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and 1 more	24 hr
Apr 12, 11:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Linn, Miami	41 min
Apr 11, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	36 min
Apr 11, 8:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Platte	43 min
Apr 11, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb	36 min
Apr 11, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb	38 min
Apr 11, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Worth	41 min
Apr 11, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, DeKalb, Harrison	35 min
Apr 11, 9:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Harrison, Worth	38 min
Apr 12, 1:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Jackson	46 min
Apr 12, 12:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates, Cass	50 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.