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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Kansas City, MO

August 31, 2021Atchison County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2021, 7:16 AM CDT for Atchison County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 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
Aug 31, 2021, 7:16 AM CDT (12:16 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Atchison County, MO, Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -47 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

917 
WUUS53 KEAX 311216
SVREAX
MOC005-087-147-311300-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0127.210831T1216Z-210831T1300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
716 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Atchison County in northwestern Missouri...
  Northwestern Holt County in northwestern Missouri...
  Northwestern Nodaway County in northwestern Missouri...

* Until 800 AM CDT.

* At 716 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Riverton to near Peru to near Tecumseh, moving
  southeast at 40 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tarkio, Rock Port, Fairfax, Burlington Junction, Skidmore, Craig,
  Clearmont, Elmo, Braddyville, Westboro, Watson, Quitman, Blanchard,
  Corning, Phelps City and Indian Cave State Park.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 86 and 123.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4058 9500 4027 9497 4008 9540 4012 9540
      4018 9548 4024 9547 4026 9555 4030 9556
      4031 9566 4034 9562 4041 9566 4046 9564
      4046 9568 4048 9570 4055 9566 4056 9568
      4052 9571 4052 9575 4058 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1216Z 332DEG 35KT 4066 9555 4053 9576 4042 9614 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Blair
1 follow-up statement
181 
WWUS53 KEAX 311249
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
749 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

MOC005-087-147-311300-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-210831T1300Z/
Atchison MO-Holt MO-Nodaway MO-
749 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATCHISON...NORTHWESTERN HOLT AND NORTHWESTERN
NODAWAY COUNTIES...

At 749 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles east of Fairfax to near Craig to near
Humboldt, moving southeast at 45 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Tarkio, Rock Port, Fairfax, Burlington Junction, Skidmore, Craig,
Clearmont, Elmo, Braddyville, Quitman, Corning and Indian Cave State
Park.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 86 and 109.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4058 9500 4027 9497 4008 9540 4012 9540
      4018 9548 4024 9547 4026 9555 4030 9556
      4031 9566 4034 9562 4035 9563 4057 9518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1249Z 327DEG 40KT 4036 9526 4023 9547 4012 9585 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Blair

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison, Mercer, Putnam40 min
Aug 31, 3:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAtchison39 min
Aug 31, 3:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAtchison, Nodaway43 min
Aug 31, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAtchison35 min
Aug 31, 8:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHolt29 min
Aug 31, 8:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan, Platte47 min
Aug 31, 9:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay, Jackson, Lafayette49 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.