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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 128, NWS Kansas City, MO

August 31, 2021Atchison County, Doniphan County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2021, 8:17 AM CDT for Atchison County, Doniphan County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 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, 8:17 AM CDT (13:17 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 80 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 2021-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 986 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 2021-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 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
986 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1015 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted.

773 
WUUS53 KEAX 311317
SVREAX
KSC005-043-311400-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0128.210831T1317Z-210831T1400Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Doniphan County in northeastern Kansas...
  Atchison County in northeastern Kansas...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 816 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near White Cloud to Goff, moving southeast at 40
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Atchison, Highland, Effingham, Lancaster, White Cloud, Muscotah,
  Denton, Severance, Farmington, Huron, Leona, Arrington, Bendena,
  Cummings and Iowa Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3965 9557 3965 9534 3997 9534 3999 9530
      3995 9524 3994 9521 3958 9508 3958 9511
      3954 9511 3950 9505 3946 9504 3942 9529
      3942 9557
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 333DEG 34KT 3993 9526 3969 9592 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Blair
3 follow-up statements
479 
WWUS53 KEAX 311330
SVSEAX

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

KSC005-043-311400-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-210831T1400Z/
Doniphan KS-Atchison KS-
830 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DONIPHAN AND ATCHISON COUNTIES...

At 829 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Highland to near Everest to near Wetmore, moving
southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Atchison, Highland, Effingham, Lancaster, Muscotah, Denton,
Severance, Farmington, Huron, Leona, Arrington, Bendena and Cummings.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3965 9557 3965 9534 3985 9534 3991 9520
      3958 9508 3958 9511 3954 9511 3950 9505
      3946 9504 3942 9529 3942 9557
TIME...MOT...LOC 1329Z 333DEG 39KT 3984 9520 3967 9547 3960 9586 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Blair
676 
WWUS53 KEAX 311340
SVSEAX

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

KSC005-043-311400-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-210831T1400Z/
Doniphan KS-Atchison KS-
840 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DONIPHAN AND ATCHISON COUNTIES...

At 839 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Troy to near Effingham to near Circleville,
moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Atchison, Effingham, Lancaster, Muscotah, Farmington, Huron,
Cummings, Arrington and Bendena.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3968 9534 3979 9516 3958 9508 3958 9511
      3954 9511 3950 9505 3946 9504 3942 9529
      3942 9557 3965 9557 3965 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 333DEG 34KT 3977 9515 3960 9542 3953 9581 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Blair
882 
WWUS53 KEAX 311347
SVSEAX

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

KSC043-311356-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-210831T1400Z/
Doniphan KS-
847 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DONIPHAN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3953 9557 3958 9530 3965 9511 3963 9510
      3958 9508 3958 9511 3954 9511 3950 9505
      3946 9504 3942 9529 3942 9557 3948 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 334DEG 39KT 3964 9509 3947 9536 3940 9575 

$$

KSC005-311400-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0128.000000T0000Z-210831T1400Z/
Atchison KS-
847 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
FOR ATCHISON COUNTY...

At 846 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Rushville to near Nortonville to near Mayetta,
moving southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Atchison, Effingham, Lancaster, Farmington, Cummings and Arrington. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3953 9557 3958 9530 3965 9511 3963 9510
      3958 9508 3958 9511 3954 9511 3950 9505
      3946 9504 3942 9529 3942 9557 3948 9558
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 334DEG 39KT 3964 9509 3947 9536 3940 9575 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.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, 5:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXDoniphan40 min
Aug 31, 5:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXDoniphan40 min
Aug 31, 8:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXDoniphan29 min
Aug 31, 8:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLeavenworth, Wyandotte47 min
Aug 31, 9:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJohnson, Wyandotte49 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.