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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 20, 2021Adair County, Macon County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 8:39 PM CDT for Adair County, Macon County, Missouri. It was in force for 36 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
Jun 20, 2021, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Adair County, MO, Macon County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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.

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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 264 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1058 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 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
1058 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1009 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
7.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

341 
WUUS53 KEAX 210139
SVREAX
MOC001-121-210215-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0048.210621T0139Z-210621T0215Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Adair County in northeastern Missouri...
  Macon County in north central Missouri...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 839 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over La Plata,
  moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Adair and Macon Counties, including the following
  locations... Ethel, New Cambria, Millard, Kirksville Regional,
  Gibbs, Elmer, Excello and South Gifford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3961 9230 3960 9240 3964 9267 3970 9269
      3971 9285 3992 9285 4023 9235 3995 9235
      3995 9229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 300DEG 31KT 4006 9248 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Blair
2 follow-up statements
151 
WWUS53 KEAX 210157
SVSEAX

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

MOC001-210207-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210621T0215Z/
Adair MO-
857 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR 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
north central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3961 9230 3960 9240 3964 9267 3970 9269
      3971 9285 3995 9235 3995 9229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 308DEG 31KT 3982 9244 

$$

MOC121-210215-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210621T0215Z/
Macon MO-
857 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY...

At 857 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Atlanta, or
near Macon, 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...
Macon, Bevier, Callao and Excello. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3961 9230 3960 9240 3964 9267 3970 9269
      3971 9285 3995 9235 3995 9229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 308DEG 31KT 3982 9244 

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

Blair
703 
WWUS53 KEAX 210212
SVSEAX

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

MOC121-210222-
/O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210621T0215Z/
Macon MO-
912 PM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 915 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
north central Missouri.

LAT...LON 3961 9230 3960 9240 3964 9267 3970 9269
      3971 9285 3995 9235 3995 9229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 300DEG 31KT 3977 9232 

$$

Blair

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGrundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan45 min
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, 8:54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.