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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 20, 20215 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 20, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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
Jun 20, 7:17 PM CDTHAIL 1Princeton, MOALSO ESTIMATED 60MPH WINDS.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 20, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 251 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2316 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 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
2316 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2228 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
8.8

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The text

As transmitted.

112 
WUUS53 KEAX 210015
SVREAX
MOC079-081-129-171-211-210100-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0045.210621T0015Z-210621T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
715 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Grundy County in north central Missouri...
  Putnam County in north central Missouri...
  Mercer County in north central Missouri...
  Sullivan County in north central Missouri...
  Southern Harrison County in north central Missouri...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 715 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cainsville,
  or 18 miles northeast of Bethany, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Princeton around 725 PM CDT.
  Spickard around 730 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Milan.

This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 91 and
98.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4019 9286 4009 9326 4027 9416 4058 9358
      4058 9287
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 281DEG 33KT 4037 9370 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Blair
1 follow-up statement
246 
WWUS53 KEAX 210038
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
738 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

MOC079-081-129-171-211-210100-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210621T0100Z/
Grundy MO-Putnam MO-Mercer MO-Sullivan MO-Harrison MO-
738 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN GRUNDY...SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM...MERCER...SULLIVAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTIES...

At 738 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of
Princeton, or 18 miles northwest of Milan, moving east at 40 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...
  Milan, Green City and Greencastle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4019 9286 4009 9326 4023 9398 4052 9354
      4052 9287
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 281DEG 33KT 4033 9342 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Blair

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Clinton, Platte33 min
Jun 20, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan44 min
Jun 20, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Macon36 min
Jun 20, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLivingston21 min
Jun 20, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJackson28 min
Jun 20, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson, Johnson20 min
Jun 20, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Howard33 min
Jun 20, 11:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates25 min
Jun 21, 5:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXHoward9 hr

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.