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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 24, 202110 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 8:51 PM CDT for 10 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 54 min. 5 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
Jun 24, 2021, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Caldwell County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 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 24, 9:00 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 607 W Trenton, MO
Jun 24, 9:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGTrenton, MONUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS TRENTON.
Jun 24, 9:20 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 N Laredo, MOROUTE V CLOSED WITH TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN OVER THE ROAD.
Jun 24, 9:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Galt, MOPOSSIBLE TORNADO. 30 FOOT SECTION OF NEW BARN ROOF RIPPED OFF. WHOLE TREES DOWN. 2X4S DRIVEN INTO GROUND.
Jun 24, 9:55 PM CDTTORNADO2 Sw Green City, MOSTORM SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO SOUTHWEST OF GREEN CITY.

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 24, 6:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2766 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 225 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
2766 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1424 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
404 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
23.2

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The text

As transmitted.

790 
WUUS53 KEAX 250151
SVREAX
MOC025-061-063-079-081-115-117-129-171-211-250245-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0061.210625T0151Z-210625T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
851 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Daviess County in north central Missouri...
  Northwestern Linn County in north central Missouri...
  Grundy County in north central Missouri...
  Western Putnam County in north central Missouri...
  Mercer County in north central Missouri...
  Sullivan County in north central Missouri...
  Eastern Harrison County in north central Missouri...
  Northern Caldwell County in north central Missouri...
  Southeastern DeKalb County in northwestern Missouri...
  Livingston County in north central Missouri...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 850 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Ridgeway to Gilman City to near Jamesport to
  Gallatin to near Maysville, moving east at 45 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Law enforcement.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Jamesport and Gilman City around 855 PM CDT.
  Cainsville around 900 PM CDT.
  Trenton around 905 PM CDT.
  Hamilton, Princeton and Spickard around 910 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Galt, Breckenridge, Utica, Browning, Chillicothe and Milan.

This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 53 and
106.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
and northwestern Missouri.

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

This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms have a history of 
producing wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure 
and stay away from windows! 

&&

LAT...LON 4028 9297 4001 9294 3985 9323 3972 9356
      3961 9396 3987 9449 3998 9422 4016 9405
      4045 9412 4058 9310
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 268DEG 41KT 4035 9390 4014 9384 4001 9385 3992
9400 3982 9429

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Kurtz
2 follow-up statements
009 
WWUS53 KEAX 250202
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
902 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

MOC025-061-063-079-081-115-117-129-171-211-250245-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210625T0245Z/
Daviess MO-Linn MO-Grundy MO-Putnam MO-Mercer MO-Sullivan MO-
Harrison MO-Caldwell MO-DeKalb MO-Livingston MO-
902 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR DAVIESS...NORTHWESTERN LINN...GRUNDY...WESTERN PUTNAM...MERCER...
SULLIVAN...EASTERN HARRISON...NORTHERN CALDWELL...SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB
AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES...

At 902 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Cainsville to near Trenton to near
Jamesport to 7 miles northeast of Cameron, moving east at 50 mph.

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

SOURCE...Law enforcement.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Cameron, Chillicothe, Trenton, Milan, Hamilton, Gallatin, Maysville,
Princeton, Jamesport, Ridgeway, Gilman City, Breckenridge, Kingston,
Mercer, Cainsville, Linneus, Wheeling, Utica, Browning and Spickard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for damaging winds. People outside should move 
to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 9297 4001 9294 3985 9323 3972 9356
      3961 9396 3987 9449 3998 9422 4016 9394
      4047 9394 4058 9310
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 270DEG 42KT 4034 9373 4013 9367 4000 9368 3991
9383 3981 9412

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Kurtz
927 
WWUS53 KEAX 250222
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
922 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

MOC081-250231-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210625T0245Z/
Harrison MO-
922 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
north central and northwestern Missouri.

LAT...LON 4028 9297 4001 9294 3985 9323 3972 9356
      3961 9396 3987 9449 4015 9373 4051 9365
      4058 9310
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 268DEG 41KT 4035 9344 4014 9338 4001 9340 3992
9355 3982 9384

$$

MOC025-061-063-079-115-117-129-171-211-250245-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210625T0245Z/
Daviess MO-Linn MO-Grundy MO-Putnam MO-Mercer MO-Sullivan MO-
Caldwell MO-DeKalb MO-Livingston MO-
922 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR DAVIESS...NORTHWESTERN LINN...GRUNDY...WESTERN PUTNAM...MERCER...
SULLIVAN...NORTHERN CALDWELL...SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB AND LIVINGSTON
COUNTIES...

At 921 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southeast of Princeton to Galt to 12 miles
southeast of Trenton to 8 miles north of Chillicothe to near
Breckenridge, moving east at 45 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Cameron, Chillicothe, Trenton, Milan, Hamilton, Gallatin, Maysville,
Princeton, Jamesport, Breckenridge, Kingston, Mercer, Linneus,
Wheeling, Utica, Browning, Spickard, Galt, Kidder and Winston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for damaging winds. People outside should move 
to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4028 9297 4001 9294 3985 9323 3972 9356
      3961 9396 3987 9449 4015 9373 4051 9365
      4058 9310
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 268DEG 41KT 4035 9344 4014 9338 4001 9340 3992
9355 3982 9384

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Kurtz

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison42 min
Jun 24, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway43 min
Jun 24, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXMercer51 min
Jun 24, 7:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer and 1 more6 hr
Jun 24, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Nodaway45 min
Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAndrew, DeKalb50 min
Jun 24, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison and 2 more48 min
Jun 24, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMercer, Putnam24 min
Jun 24, 8:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Macon19 hr
Jun 24, 8:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Nodaway14 hr
Jun 24, 8:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan3 days
Jun 24, 8:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton9 days
Jun 24, 8:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Holt16 hr
Jun 24, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Holt38 min
Jun 24, 8:48 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEAXMercer3 hr
Jun 24, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte and 1 more60 min
Jun 24, 9:13 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXGrundy, Sullivan17 min
Jun 24, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy and 7 more61 min
Jun 24, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Jackson and 3 more57 min
Jun 24, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Saline11 days
Jun 24, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper60 hr
Jun 24, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll8 days
Jun 24, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJohnson, Pettis71 hr
Jun 24, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Saline9 days
Jun 24, 9:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard10 days
Jun 24, 9:40 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXPutnam, Sullivan20 min
Jun 24, 9:58 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAdair, Sullivan17 min
Jun 24, 10:18 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Saline27 min
Jun 24, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Lafayette, Linn and 6 more51 min
Jun 24, 10:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXBuchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte3 hr
Jun 24, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Platte32 min
Jun 24, 11:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCooper, Howard, Randolph, Saline58 min
Jun 25, 12:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCaldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb10 hr
Jun 25, 1:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXDaviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer and 1 more12 hr
Jun 25, 1:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXCarroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Lafayette, Saline3 hr
Jun 25, 1:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Ray34 hr
Jun 25, 1:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan63 hr
Jun 25, 2:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte27 hr
Jun 25, 2:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte65 hr
Jun 25, 2:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXPlatte27 hr
Jun 25, 2:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson, Lafayette, Ray4 days
Jun 25, 2:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Saline4 days
Jun 25, 2:11 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway10 hr
Jun 25, 2:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline8 days
Jun 25, 2:20 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Holt, Nodaway12 hr
Jun 25, 2:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Holt6 hr
Jun 25, 2:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXGrundy, Livingston13 hr
Jun 25, 3:13 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEAXCarroll, Chariton, Howard, Saline7 hr
Jun 25, 3:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPlatte46 min
Jun 25, 4:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPlatte39 min
Jun 25, 4:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray, Saline4 hr
Jun 25, 4:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXClay, Clinton, Jackson, Platte, Ray3 hr
Jun 25, 4:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Ray, Saline6 hr
Jun 25, 5:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard5 hr
Jun 25, 7:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXCooper, Pettis, Saline4 hr
Jun 25, 8:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Platte, Ray3 hr
Jun 25, 8:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCass, Henry, Johnson8 days
Jun 25, 9:12 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXCaldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Daviess, Howard and 7 more4 days
Jun 25, 9:23 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Holt12 hr
Jun 25, 1:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte9 hr
Jun 25, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCass67 min
Jun 25, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Johnson33 min
Jun 25, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Platte24 min
Jun 25, 3:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCass6 hr
Jun 25, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPlatte46 min
Jun 25, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Howard38 min
Jun 25, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry, Johnson44 min
Jun 25, 4:52 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXHenry, Johnson23 min
Jun 25, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry, Johnson, Pettis49 min
Jun 25, 4:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXHenry, Johnson6 hr
Jun 25, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Cass39 min
Jun 25, 5:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXBates, Cass, Henry6 hr
Jun 25, 6:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard, Saline6 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.