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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Kansas City, MO

August 12, 2021Clay County, Jackson County, Platte County, Missouri; Wyandotte County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 3:56 PM CDT for Clay County, Jackson County, Platte County, Missouri; Wyandotte County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 min. 3 reports 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
Aug 12, 2021, 3:56 PM CDT (20:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Wyandotte County, KS, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Platte County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 12, 3:56 PM CDTHAIL 14 Nnw Weatherby Lake, MO
Aug 12, 4:00 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Kansas City Intl Airpor, MO
Aug 12, 4:38 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 821 Ne Independence, MODELAYED REPORT... ENTIRE TREE BRANCHES DOWN, POWER LINES DISCONNECTED/DOWN. E COLLEGE ST; E T.C. LEA RD.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 951 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
951 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-437 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

796 
WUUS53 KEAX 122056
SVREAX
KSC209-MOC047-095-165-122130-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0107.210812T2056Z-210812T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
356 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas...
  Southern Clay County in west central Missouri...
  Southeastern Platte County in west central Missouri...
  Northwestern Jackson County in west central Missouri...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 356 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake
  Waukomis, or near Gladstone, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Kansas City, Independence, Liberty, Gladstone, Smithville,
  Parkville, North Kansas City, Sugar Creek, Riverside, Weatherby
  Lake, Claycomo, Courtney, Pleasant Valley, Lake Waukomis, Glenaire,
  Ferrelview, Avondale, Platte Woods, Oakview and Northmoor.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 13.
 Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 3 and 23.
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 16.
 Interstate 635 between mile markers 8 and 12.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 20 and 29, and between mile
markers 32 and 62.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3942 9468 3930 9422 3902 9442 3920 9480
      3921 9478 3921 9481 3922 9484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 297DEG 30KT 3927 9459 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

HB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison31 min
Aug 12, 4:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer47 min
Aug 12, 5:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHarrison, Mercer29 min
Aug 12, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer30 min
Aug 12, 8:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSchuyler8 min
Aug 12, 8:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSchuyler37 min
Aug 12, 1:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchEAXPutnam, Schuyler6 hr
Aug 12, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXDaviess, Grundy, Sullivan48 min
Aug 12, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSchuyler30 min
Aug 12, 2:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXPutnam, Schuyler2 hr
Aug 12, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCaldwell, Linn, Livingston29 min
Aug 12, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Linn, Livingston27 min
Aug 12, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Daviess, Linn, Livingston29 min
Aug 12, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Livingston26 min
Aug 12, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Livingston, Saline32 min
Aug 12, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Platte32 min
Aug 12, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXChariton, Macon, Randolph31 min
Aug 12, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXRandolph37 min
Aug 12, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray, Saline36 min
Aug 12, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJackson, Johnson, Lafayette33 min
Aug 12, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette34 min
Aug 12, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson27 min
Aug 12, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJackson8 min
Aug 12, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson, Johnson8 min
Aug 12, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson, Johnson32 min
Aug 12, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCass45 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.