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Mesoscale Discussion 1248

July 10, 20215 counties in Kansas; 8 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jul 10, 2021, 7:39 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas; 8 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 66 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2021, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe thunderstorm watch 366

Counties Douglas County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1434 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 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
1434 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1268 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

160 
ACUS11 KWNS 110040
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 110039 
MOZ000-KSZ000-110145-

Mesoscale Discussion 1248
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0739 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021

Areas affected...Parts of northeast Kansas and west-central Missouri

Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 366...

Valid 110039Z - 110145Z

The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 366
continues.

SUMMARY...Threat for strong/severe wind gusts is becoming more
localized in WW 366. Greatest potential exists along southwest flank
of convection now near Lawrence, KS.

DISCUSSION...The line of storms moving along the Missouri River has
become somewhat less organized over the past 90 minutes. Convection
forming ahead of the line has generally remained weak and has left
outflow from roughly near Lawrence, KS into the eastern Kansas City
Metro area. This outflow along with a greater influence of
convection farther to the south is expected to limit the overall
intensity of storms as the evening progresses. Storms on the
southwestern flank of of the activity have the greatest potential
for strong/severe wind gusts, with Lawrence, KS gusting to 60 kts
recently. However, KEAX radar imagery shows outflow quickly moving
ahead of these storms making the threat potentially short-lived.

..Wendt.. 07/11/2021

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...

LAT...LON   39019561 39309484 39609425 39849367 39719322 39409287
            39159294 38839371 38609466 38519510 38569526 39019561

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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.