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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 10, 2023Linn County, Miami County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2023, 2:56 PM CDT for Linn County, Miami County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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: Apr 10, 2023, 2:56 PM CDT (19:56 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2023, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 97 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1427 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 Apr 10, 12:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 12:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 12:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 10:58 AM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1058 AM CDT MON APR 10 2023

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

1055 AM     HAIL             1 NW OAKWOOD PARK       39.21N 94.59W
04/10/2023  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               MO   PUBLIC

            QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN GLADSTONE.
            REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

PP

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 11:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1112 AM CDT Mon Apr 10 2023

KSZ104-105-MOZ028-029-037-101645-
Johnson KS-Wyandotte KS-Platte MO-Jackson MO-Clay MO-
1112 AM CDT Mon Apr 10 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Wyandotte,
northeastern Johnson, western Clay, southeastern Platte and
northwestern Jackson Counties through 1145 AM CDT...

At 1112 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Riverside, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Kansas City, Overland Park, Independence, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood,
Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Prairie Village, Merriam, Mission,
Smithville, Parkville, North Kansas City, Fairway, Mission Hills,
Sugar Creek, Riverside and Weatherby Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 13.
 Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 415 and 423.
 Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 18.
 Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 223 and 235.
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 15.
 Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 1 and 6, and between mile
markers 33 and 70.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3894 9483 3920 9470 3940 9473 3945 9446
      3896 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 252DEG 11KT 3915 9461

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

PP

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 11:47 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1147 AM CDT Mon Apr 10 2023

KSZ104-105-MOZ028-029-037-101730-
Johnson KS-Wyandotte KS-Platte MO-Jackson MO-Clay MO-
1147 AM CDT Mon Apr 10 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Wyandotte,
Johnson, southwestern Clay, southeastern Platte and northwestern
Jackson Counties through 1230 PM CDT...

At 1146 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Prairie Village, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch to 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...
Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit,
Shawnee, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone,
Grandview, Prairie Village, Merriam, Mission, De Soto, Parkville,
Edwardsville and North Kansas City.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 18.
 Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 414 and 423.
 Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 13.
 Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 213 and 235.
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 5.
 Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12.
 Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 6, and between mile
markers 14 and 16.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 10, and between mile
markers 51 and 83.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3925 9459 3913 9420 3884 9454 3885 9461
      3878 9461 3874 9466 3874 9473 3894 9498
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 261DEG 16KT 3897 9457

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

PP

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 12:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 2:22 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 2:51 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 10:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay	34 min
Apr 10, 10:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	29 min
Apr 10, 11:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	113 min
Apr 10, 12:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cass	25 min
Apr 10, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry	25 min
Apr 10, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	32 min
Apr 10, 10:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Wyandotte	26 min
Apr 10, 11:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Wyandotte	33 min
Apr 10, 11:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson	43 min
Apr 10, 12:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson	25 min
Apr 10, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Miami	38 min
Apr 10, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Miami	24 min
Apr 10, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Linn	24 min

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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.