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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 207, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 26, 2024Mercer County, Putnam County, Sullivan County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2024, 9:12 PM CDT for Mercer County, Putnam County, Sullivan County, Missouri. It was in force for 33 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
May 26, 2024, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2024, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 256 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 2024-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 955 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 00:00Z on 2024-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -50 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
955 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1581 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.9

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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 May 26, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 5:03 AM CDT, 16 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
503 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-271015-
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-
503 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Morning thunderstorms will exit the area by sunrise. Additional
scattered thunderstorms may redevelop across portions of Missouri
this afternoon and evening. A few storms over central Missouri may be
strong to marginally severe.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 4:11 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
411 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

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

0349 PM     Hail             1 E Rich Hill           38.10N 94.35W
05/26/2024  E1.50 Inch       Bates              MO   Public

            Ping pong size hail, estimated lasted 344pm
            - 354pm minutes at the Phillips 66.

&&
Local storm report, May 26, 4:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
456 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

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

1026 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Paola                   38.58N 94.87W
05/25/2024                   Miami              KS   Emergency Mngr

            Trees knocked down.

1034 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 SSE Spring Hill       38.72N 94.81W
05/25/2024  E60 MPH          Miami              KS   Trained Spotter

            Time estimated via radar.

1035 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Louisburg               38.62N 94.68W
05/25/2024  E60 MPH          Miami              KS   NWS Employee

1043 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 WNW Clare             38.83N 94.89W
05/25/2024  M61 MPH          Johnson            KS   ASOS

1045 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 W Stanley             38.85N 94.74W
05/25/2024  M68 MPH          Johnson            KS   ASOS

1049 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 NNW Peculiar          38.75N 94.48W
05/25/2024                   Cass               MO   Emergency Mngr

            Large tree over roadway at 203rd St and
            Peculiar Dr.

1052 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 WSW Raymore           38.80N 94.48W
05/25/2024                   Cass               MO   Emergency Mngr

            Tree down near Lucy Webb Rd and Silvertop Ln
            in Raymore.

1053 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NW Raymore            38.81N 94.46W
05/25/2024                   Cass               MO   Emergency Mngr

            Tree down at Foxwood Dr and Park Dr in
            Raymore.

1100 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 W Lake Winnebago      38.84N 94.39W
05/25/2024                   Cass               MO   Public

            Large oak tree limb snapped on the west side
            of Raintree Lake.

1100 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NNW Lackmans          38.96N 94.78W
05/25/2024  M60 MPH          Johnson            KS   Public

1103 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 SW Unity Village      38.91N 94.46W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   NWS Employee

            Large tree branches down. Time estimated via
            radar.

1103 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 NNE Stanley           38.91N 94.63W
05/25/2024                   Johnson            KS   Public

            Large tree down, Time estimated from radar.

1104 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 NE Lenexa             38.97N 94.72W
05/25/2024  M84 MPH          Johnson            KS   Mesonet

1105 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 W Lee's Summit        38.91N 94.40W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   NWS Employee

            Large tree branches down.

1105 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Lee's Summit            38.92N 94.38W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   Emergency Mngr

            Large tree uprooted near Douglas and Elm.
            Another large tree blocking traffic at
            Douglas and Orchard. Time estimated from
            radar.

1107 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 N Pleasant Hill       38.81N 94.26W
05/25/2024  E70 MPH          Cass               MO   NWS Employee

            Between visual estimation and measured gust
            from an automated weather station on site,
            estimated 65 to 70 mph wind gusts at WFO
            Pleasant Hill.

1107 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNE Prairie Village   39.00N 94.63W
05/25/2024                   Johnson            KS   NWS Employee

            5 inch diameter tree limb down, estimated 60
            mph wind, and power out.

1110 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 ENE Unity Village     38.96N 94.37W
05/25/2024  M74 MPH          Jackson            MO   ASOS

1110 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 NNW Grandview         38.94N 94.55W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   Public

            Mping report of 3 inch tree limbs broken;
            power poles broken near the Grandview
            Triangle.

1110 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSE Merriam           39.01N 94.68W
05/25/2024                   Johnson            KS   Public

            Several large trees blown on to a house near
            Shawnee Mission PKWY and Antioch. Time
            estimated.

1111 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Blue Springs            39.01N 94.28W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   Trained Spotter

            Power lines downed in Blue Springs. Power is
            out.

1115 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     6 NW Grandview          38.95N 94.60W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   NWS Employee

            Three large branches, at least 1 foot in
            diameter, down near 97th and Wornall.

1115 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SSW Raytown           38.98N 94.48W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   Public

            Delayed mping report of trees snapped or
            uprooted in Raytown. Time estimated from
            radar.

1115 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 NW Lake Tapawingo     39.06N 94.35W
05/25/2024  M81 MPH          Jackson            MO   Trained Spotter

            Peak gust of 81 mph measured from personal
            weather station just north of Independence
            Center.

1115 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Roeland Park            39.04N 94.63W
05/25/2024                   Johnson            KS   Public

            Powerlines down.

1115 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 SE Lackmans           38.90N 94.72W
05/25/2024                   Johnson            KS   Trained Spotter

            Down trees 12 inches in diameter on the
            University of Kansas Edwards Campus.

1117 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     7 NNW Grandview         38.97N 94.61W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   NWS Employee

            Approximately 25 medium to large-sized tree
            limbs down near Ward and 85th. Time
            estimated from radar.

1117 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 N Blue Springs        39.08N 94.27W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   Broadcast Media

            Large trees snapped on Truman Road north of
            Grain Valley.

1118 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 WSW Independence      39.08N 94.43W
05/25/2024  M80 MPH          Jackson            MO   Public

            Measured gust of 80 mph with large oak trees
            downed just southwest of downtown
            Independence.

1120 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     6 SSW Kansas City       39.01N 94.60W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   NWS Employee

            Large tree snapped in half near Ward and
            65th. Time estimated from radar.

1120 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 ESE Raytown           39.00N 94.45W
05/25/2024                   Jackson            MO   Public

            Several large Tree Branches down reported by
            the mayor.

1120 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Westwood Hills          39.04N 94.61W
05/25/2024                   Johnson            KS   NWS Employee

            Tree limbs down near State Line and 50th.
            Time estimated from radar.

1120 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Mission                 39.02N 94.66W
05/25/2024                   Johnson            KS   Broadcast Media

            Several trees down.

1122 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Bates City              39.01N 94.07W
05/25/2024                   Lafayette          MO   Public

            Mping report of 3 inch tree limbs broken;
            power poles broken in Bates City.

1136 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Huron                   39.64N 95.35W
05/25/2024  E60 MPH          Atchison           KS   Emergency Mngr

            60 mph wind gusts estimated in Huron.

1200 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 S Atchison            39.55N 95.12W
05/26/2024                   Atchison           KS   Emergency Mngr

            Tree uprooted near 5th street and T street.

0305 PM     Hail             1 ENE Mound City        38.15N 94.81W
05/26/2024  E1.75 Inch       Linn               KS   911 Call Center

            Linn County SO reported golf ball size hail.

0314 PM     Hail             1 N Pleasanton          38.18N 94.71W
05/26/2024  E1.00 Inch       Linn               KS   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0336 PM     Hail             5 W Rich Hill           38.10N 94.46W
05/26/2024  E1.00 Inch       Bates              MO   Trained Spotter

            Trained spotter reported 1 inch hail. Time
            estimated via radar.

&&
Local storm report, May 26, 4:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
457 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

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

0305 PM     Hail             1 ENE Mound City        38.15N 94.81W
05/26/2024  E1.75 Inch       Linn               KS   911 Call Center

            Linn County SO reported golf ball size hail.

0314 PM     Hail             1 N Pleasanton          38.18N 94.71W
05/26/2024  E1.00 Inch       Linn               KS   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

0316 PM     Hail             Clinton                 38.37N 93.78W
05/26/2024  E1.75 Inch       Henry              MO   NWS Employee

            Golf ball-sized hail reported by NWS
            employee in Clinton, MO.

0318 PM     Hail             Clinton                 38.38N 93.78W
05/26/2024  E1.50 Inch       Henry              MO   Public

            Public reported ping pong sized hail at
            15:18 CDT.

0321 PM     Hail             4 NW Coal               38.36N 93.67W
05/26/2024  E2.75 Inch       Henry              MO   Public

            Report relayed via social media. Time
            estimated from radar.

0322 PM     Hail             Clinton                 38.38N 93.78W
05/26/2024  E1.25 Inch       Henry              MO   Emergency Mngr

            Half-dollar sized hail reported by emergency
            manager in Henry County.

0336 PM     Hail             5 W Rich Hill           38.10N 94.46W
05/26/2024  E1.00 Inch       Bates              MO   Trained Spotter

            Trained spotter reported 1 inch hail. Time
            estimated via radar.

0349 PM     Hail             1 E Rich Hill           38.10N 94.35W
05/26/2024  E1.50 Inch       Bates              MO   Public

            Ping pong size hail, estimated lasted 344pm
            - 354pm minutes at the Phillips 66.

&&
Special weather statement, May 26, 5:03 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
503 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

MOZ001-011-262230-
Atchison MO-Holt MO-
503 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ATCHISON AND
NORTHWESTERN HOLT COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 502 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Brownville, or 12 miles west of Tarkio, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Rock Port, Fairfax, Craig, Watson, Corning, Indian Cave State Park,
and Phelps City.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 93 and 117.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4043 9564 4046 9565 4051 9557 4026 9527
      4016 9544 4017 9546 4019 9548 4023 9547
      4025 9549 4026 9555 4030 9556 4032 9561
      4031 9566 4032 9566 4034 9562 4041 9566
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 323DEG 19KT 4038 9560

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Pesel
Local storm report, May 26, 5:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
539 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

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

0330 PM     Hail             3 N Tightwad            38.36N 93.54W
05/26/2024  M2.00 Inch       Henry              MO   Public

&&

BT
Special weather statement, May 26, 7:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
741 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

KSZ025-MOZ020-028-270115-
Atchison KS-Platte MO-Buchanan MO-
741 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN ATCHISON...SOUTHWESTERN
BUCHANAN AND NORTHWESTERN PLATTE COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM CDT...

At 740 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rushville, or near Atchison, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Atchison, Rushville, Lewis And Clark Village, De Kalb, Iatan,
and Bean Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3966 9514 3965 9511 3963 9510 3962 9510
      3962 9506 3967 9501 3961 9481 3942 9500
      3942 9503 3952 9525
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 302DEG 14KT 3958 9508

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Pesel

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan34 min
May 26, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMercer46 min
May 26, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXGentry, Harrison, Worth40 min
May 26, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon, Sullivan51 min
May 26, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAdair, Linn, Macon62 min
May 26, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXDaviess46 min
May 26, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXMacon, Randolph24 min
May 26, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, DeKalb42 min
May 27, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPettis38 min
May 27, 12:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXSaline34 min
May 27, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXChariton31 min
May 26, 10:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJohnson24 min
May 26, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJohnson36 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2024Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

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.