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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 209, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 26, 20244 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2024, 9:39 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 51 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, 9:39 PM CDT (02:39 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2024, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Adair County, MO, Linn County, MO, Macon County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:42 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 265 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: 29 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -326 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1269 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.2

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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, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 5:03 AM CDT, 16 hours 36 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

Special weather statement, May 26, 5:03 PM CDT, 4 hours 36 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, 4 hours 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 58 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

Local storm report, May 26, 9:13 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
913 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

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

0900 PM     Hail             Mercer                  40.51N 93.53W
05/26/2024  E1.00 Inch       Mercer             MO   Law Enforcement

&&

BT

Local storm report, May 26, 9:21 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
921 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

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

0912 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 SE Mercer             40.45N 93.46W
05/26/2024  E60 MPH          Mercer             MO   Public

&&

BT

Local storm report, May 26, 9:24 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
924 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

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

0915 PM     Hail             5 SE Mercer             40.46N 93.46W
05/26/2024  E1.50 Inch       Mercer             MO   Public

&&

BT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Buchanan	34 min
May 26, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Mercer	46 min
May 26, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan	33 min
May 26, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Harrison, Worth	40 min
May 26, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Linn, Macon	62 min
May 26, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess	46 min
May 26, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Macon, Randolph	24 min
May 26, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, DeKalb	42 min
May 27, 12:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	38 min
May 27, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Saline	34 min
May 27, 1:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Chariton	31 min
May 26, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson	24 min
May 26, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson	36 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.