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Special Weather Statement, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 7, 2021DeKalb County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this special weather statement at Apr 7, 2021, 12:31 PM CDT for DeKalb County, Missouri. It was in force for 29 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
Apr 7, 2021, 12:31 PM CDT (17:31 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO

County DeKalb County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 2021-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-337 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 7, 12:15 PM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 12:15 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 5:07 AM CDT, 7 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
507 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-081015-
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-
Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
Cooper-Bates-Henry-
507 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

 First round of storms are expected to move out of the area
completely by 6am. By midday, another round of strong to severe
storms are possible. Strong wind gusts and large hail are the main
threats, with the tornado risk low at this time.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Rain is expected to continue through early Thursday, with another
chance for rain to arrive Friday night.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 7, 6:33 AM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
633 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

MOZ046-071200-
Cooper MO-
633 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN COOPER COUNTY UNTIL 700
AM CDT...

At 633 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Boonville, moving northeast at 50 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Boonville, Prairie Home and Wooldridge.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 101 and
114.

LAT...LON 3868 9262 3869 9278 3897 9280 3898 9270
      3898 9263 3897 9261 3897 9256 3892 9250
TIME...MOT...LOC 1133Z 235DEG 44KT 3889 9267

Blair
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 11:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1124 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

MOZ005-006-071700-
Mercer MO-Harrison MO-
1124 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MERCER AND
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...

At 1124 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gilman City, or 7 miles southeast of Bethany, moving north at 30 mph.

Half inch hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Moriah.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4040 9366 4014 9384 4016 9398 4046 9390
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 201DEG 27KT 4022 9391

CDB
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 11:39 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1139 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

MOZ006-015-016-071715-
Grundy MO-Mercer MO-Sullivan MO-
1139 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GRUNDY...
SOUTHEASTERN MERCER AND NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM
CDT...

At 1139 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Trenton, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Half inch hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Spickard, Tindall, Harris and Osgood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4008 9346 4014 9361 4037 9356 4031 9318
TIME...MOT...LOC 1639Z 215DEG 27KT 4014 9352

CDB
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 12:31 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1231 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

MOZ004-013-071800-
De Kalb MO-Gentry MO-
1231 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN GENTRY AND NORTHWESTERN
DEKALB COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CDT...

At 1231 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Union Star, or 8 miles northwest of Maysville, moving north at 40
mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Stanberry, King City, Union Star and Ford City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
northwestern Missouri.

LAT...LON 4015 9425 3986 9449 3993 9461 4024 9460
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 197DEG 33KT 3996 9450

CDB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 6:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCooper27 min
Apr 7, 11:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHarrison36 min
Apr 7, 11:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXGrundy36 min
Apr 7, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHenry29 min
Apr 7, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXWorth24 min
Apr 7, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHenry35 min
Apr 7, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPettis26 min
Apr 7, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Pettis23 min
Apr 7, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHoward26 min
Apr 7, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAdair, Macon51 min

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.