Tornado Warning 8, NWS Kansas City, MO

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WWUS53 KEAX 272007
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
307 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

MOC147-272015-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240427T2015Z/
Nodaway MO-
307 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL NODAWAY COUNTY...

At 307 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Hopkins, or 10 miles southwest of Bedford, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Hopkins and Pickering.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

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LAT...LON 4057 9490 4057 9464 4043 9487 4049 9502
      4058 9496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 221DEG 31KT 4056 9485 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

BMW

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1249 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Another round of severe storms possible this afternoon and evening.
  All severe hazards are possible during the day with a trend
  to flooding/ flash flooding overnight.

- Strong to potentially severe storms linger into Sunday.

- Unsettled pattern continues Tuesday through the end of next
  week. Best potential for additional severe storms is Tuesday
  afternoon and evening.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 243 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

Today - Tonight: Satellite and radar imagery early this morning show
what is likely an outflow boundary draped from northeastern MO
southwestward over the KC area and then into eastern KS. It's
possible this could be the cold front but there isn't much of a
temperature/dew point difference across it. Regardless, models
have not initiated this boundary well and are too far north with
it. The boundary will stall close to where it is as of ~08Z.
The RAP 305K surface shows this reasonably well. There will be
enough forcing along this boundary that showers and storms
should increase in coverage across northern MO through the
morning hours. During the morning hours, when potential
instability is weakest, the threat of severe weather looks to be
low. Going into the afternoon and evening hours, as a very warm
and humid airmass builds south of the boundary, CAPE values
will increase substantially. Models vary on this as well but
HREF probabilities show a greater than 90% chance for 2000+ J/kg
of SBCAPE. There's even a 20% chance for SBCAPE to be greater
than 3000 J/kg over eastern KS and western MO. Additionally, as
upper-level flow increases, deep-layer shear will increase so
we'll be staring down the barrel of a potentially 3000+ J/kg
airmass with 40-50 kts of shear. If a storm can get going in the
open warm sector, it will very likely become severe with all
hazards possible. This still seems unlikely this far east and is
much more likely further west, closer to the dryline. The
region will also be in a favorable location of an
anticyclonically curved upper jet with strong diffluence noted
over the forecast area on streamline plots. In the lower-levels,
a strong low-level jet will increase in the evening with
intense moisture transport nosing right into eastern KS and
western MO. This all points to an increase in coverage/
intensity of convection this evening with rounds of very heavy
rainfall and flooding/ flash flooding likely into the overnight
hours.

Sunday - Sunday Night: Saturday night's convection will bleed into
Sunday as the low-level jet shifts eastward through the day and the
diffluent upper flow persists. With convection ongoing at the start
of this period, and then continuing through the day, we'll struggle
to rebuild the instability. CAPE values look to be at least half of
what we saw Saturday and likely even less, potentially less than
1000 J/kg. While deep-layer shear will remain impressive, the weaker
instability will limit the potential for severe weather.

Monday - Monday Night: This period looks to be dry as the main
trough that brought multiple rounds of severe weather to the region
exits to the east and a drier airmass moves into the area.

Mid to Late Next Week: Low-level flow returns to a southerly
trajectory Monday night into Tuesday. That will advect moisture back
into the area just in time for the next front to interact with
it Tuesday. The warmer and more humid airmass will lead to
moderate instability with potentially 2000+ J/kg of MLCAPE
Tuesday afternoon. With 30-40 kts of deep-layer shear, can't
rule out additional chances for strong to severe storms.
Unsettled weather will likely continue through the end of the
week as the area remains in a humid airmass with multiple
shortwave troughs moving through the flow. This will be resolved
better (and this forecaster will have more time to look at it)
in the coming days.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1246 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

Conditions across the area are ranging from VFR to MVFR with
ceilings ranging from 2,000-3,000 feet. As moisture continues to
increase through the area with return-flow from the Gulf,
ceilings are expected to thicken and stick around for the
duration of the TAF period. Showers and thunderstorms are
expected to develop along a warm frontal boundary extending from
western Kansas into south central Iowa late this evening. Winds
are expected to stay southerly with gusts as high as 25 knots.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Flood Watch through Sunday afternoon for MOZ001>008-011>017-
     020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054.
KS...Flood Watch through Sunday afternoon for KSZ025-057-060-
     102>105.

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DISCUSSION...CDB
AVIATION...Collier

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
436 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-280945-
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-
436 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 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

 Severe weather will be possible this evening into tonight. All
 modes of severe weather will be possible including large hail,
 damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.

 An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain will be possible which may lead
 to flash and river flooding.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

 Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms will continue
 Sunday. Large hail, damaging winds gusts, and a few tornadoes will
 all be possible. Heavy rain and flash flooding will also be
 possible.

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

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
221 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0215 PM     Tornado          2 WSW White Cloud       39.97N 95.33W
04/27/2024                   Doniphan           KS   Emergency Mngr

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BT