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Special Weather Statement, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 5, 2023Cooper County, Howard County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this special weather statement at Apr 5, 2023, 2:37 AM CDT for Cooper County, Howard County, Missouri. It was in force for 23 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 5, 2023, 2:37 AM CDT (07:37 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2023, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
55

Counties Cooper County, MO, Howard County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 255 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2023-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1291 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2023-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 476 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1291 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1115 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
476 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
702 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.3
Supercell composite
6.2

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The text

As transmitted.

375 
WWUS83 KEAX 050737
SPSEAX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
237 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023
 
MOZ033-039-040-045-046-050800-
Saline MO-Randolph MO-Pettis MO-Cooper MO-Howard MO-
237 AM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Randolph,
eastern Pettis, Howard, southeastern Saline and Cooper Counties
through 300 AM CDT...

At 236 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
New Franklin, or 7 miles northwest of Boonville, moving northeast at
65 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Sedalia, Moberly, Boonville, Fayette, Glasgow, New Franklin, Pilot
Grove, Smithton, Higbee, Otterville, Bunceton, Clark, Armstrong,
Prairie Home, Nelson, Renick, Blackwater, Franklin, Wooldridge and
Arrow Rock.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 81 and
114.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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 500 AM CDT for
central and north central Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3925 9232 3925 9243 3902 9256 3898 9257
      3891 9250 3868 9262 3870 9306 3853 9307
      3854 9326 3913 9311 3943 9235 3937 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 238DEG 56KT 3902 9287 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

PP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison, Holt, Nodaway45 min
Apr 4, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Holt, Nodaway49 min
Apr 4, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Holt, Platte43 min
Apr 4, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Gentry, Nodaway, Worth40 min
Apr 4, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, Buchanan, Platte44 min
Apr 4, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte35 min
Apr 4, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPlatte26 min
Apr 4, 11:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSullivan30 min
Apr 5, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Cass28 min
Apr 5, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay33 min
Apr 5, 1:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCaldwell25 min
Apr 5, 1:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJohnson37 min
Apr 5, 1:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis26 min
Apr 5, 1:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline33 min
Apr 5, 2:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates, Henry27 min
Apr 5, 2:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCarroll33 min
Apr 5, 2:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry, Johnson, Pettis25 min
Apr 5, 2:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCooper, Henry, Johnson, Pettis33 min
Apr 5, 3:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHoward, Randolph13 min
Apr 5, 3:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCooper, Henry, Howard, Pettis47 min
Apr 5, 2:13 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryEAXBates, Cass, Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Pettis18 hr
Apr 4, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLeavenworth27 min
Apr 5, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn33 min
Apr 5, 12:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJohnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte29 min
Apr 5, 1:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn34 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.