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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Kansas City, MO

March 17, 2021Henry County, Johnson County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2021, 4:01 AM CDT for Henry County, Johnson 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
Mar 17, 2021, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2021, 4:45 AM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Henry County, MO, Johnson County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 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 nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2021-03-17Temperature 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2021-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 295 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
964 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
295 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
405 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

933 
WUUS53 KEAX 170901
SVREAX
MOC083-101-170945-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0007.210317T0901Z-210317T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
401 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Henry County in west central Missouri...
  Southwestern Johnson County in west central Missouri...

* Until 445 AM CDT.

* At 401 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Urich, or 13
  miles east of Garden City, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Warrensburg, Holden, Leeton, Urich, Creighton, Chilhowee,
  Centerview, Blairstown, Post Oak, Hartwell and Quick City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3843 9407 3857 9407 3858 9408 3876 9403
      3877 9373 3856 9358 3838 9392
TIME...MOT...LOC 0901Z 214DEG 28KT 3850 9396 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Leighton
3 follow-up statements
887 
WWUS53 KEAX 170918
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
418 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

MOC083-170927-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210317T0945Z/
Henry MO-
418 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3857 9404 3876 9403 3877 9373 3862 9362
      3856 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0917Z 214DEG 28KT 3861 9387 

$$

MOC101-170945-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210317T0945Z/
Johnson MO-
418 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY...

At 417 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chilhowee, or 9
miles southeast of Holden, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Warrensburg, Holden, Leeton, Chilhowee, Centerview, Post Oak and
Quick City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3857 9404 3876 9403 3877 9373 3862 9362
      3856 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0917Z 214DEG 28KT 3861 9387 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Leighton
982 
WWUS53 KEAX 170929
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
429 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

MOC101-170945-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210317T0945Z/
Johnson MO-
429 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY...

At 429 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Warrensburg,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Warrensburg and Centerview. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3861 9392 3876 9392 3877 9373 3865 9364
      3862 9367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 205DEG 34KT 3867 9375 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Leighton
380 
WWUS53 KEAX 170941
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
441 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

MOC101-170951-
/O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210317T0945Z/
Johnson MO-
441 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 445 AM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3861 9392 3876 9392 3877 9373 3865 9364
      3862 9367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0941Z 214DEG 28KT 3875 9369 

$$

Leighton

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates51 min
Mar 17, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Cass, Henry37 min
Mar 17, 4:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHenry44 min
Mar 17, 5:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates43 min
Mar 17, 6:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates, Henry44 min
Mar 17, 6:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper65 hr
Mar 17, 7:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper54 hr
Mar 17, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan, Clay, Jackson, Platte49 min
Mar 17, 9:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBates21 days
Mar 17, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Saline53 hr
Mar 17, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXJackson, Lafayette, Ray4 days
Mar 17, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Lafayette, Saline4 days
Mar 17, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard68 hr
Mar 17, 9:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Saline5 days
Mar 17, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXHoward38 hr
Mar 17, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXRay3 days
Mar 17, 2:15 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryEAXBates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay and 7 more14 hr

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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.