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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 17, 2023Bates County, Henry County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2023, 7:19 PM CDT for Bates County, Henry County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 17, 2023, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2023, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bates County, MO, Henry County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 17, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 17, 6:48 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 6:48 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 3:47 AM CDT, 15 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
347 AM CDT Mon Jul 17 2023

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-180900-
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-
347 AM CDT Mon Jul 17 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms will be possible today, gradually ending by this
evening. An isolated severe storm producing strong wind gusts cannot
be ruled out.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Thunderstorm chances continue into Tuesday, a few storms may be
strong.

Heat and humidity also increase Tuesday and Wednesday, with heat
indicies approaching 100 to 105 mainly south of Interstate 70.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 1:32 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
132 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2023

MOZ003-005-171900-
Worth MO-Harrison MO-
132 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Worth
and northwestern Harrison Counties through 200 PM CDT...

At 132 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Irena, or 11 miles south of Mount Ayr, moving southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ridgeway, Eagleville, Martinsville and Hatfield.

This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 95 and
106.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4040 9385 4023 9412 4033 9422 4038 9422
      4038 9427 4045 9433 4057 9414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 309DEG 39KT 4055 9428

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Local storm report, Jul 17, 5:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
554 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0547 PM     Hail             1 N Raymore             38.81N 94.45W
07/17/2023  E1.00 inch       Cass               MO   Public

&&

BMW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 17, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson	40 min
Jul 17, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Pettis	35 min
Jul 18, 6:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Caldwell, Clinton	37 min
Jul 18, 7:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson	29 min
Jul 18, 7:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	30 min
Jul 18, 7:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Pettis	27 min
Jul 18, 8:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	17 min
Jul 18, 11:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Leavenworth	27 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.