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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 2025, 5:06 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 54 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2025, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2025, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Cooper County, MO, Howard County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Saline County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 5:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Gilliam, MO | Downed wires and numerous power outages south of Slater and Gilliam. Time estimated from radar. |
| Mar 14, 5:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Boonville, MO | Several reports of downed wires near Boonville with numerous power outages. Time based on dispatch reports and confirmed from radar. |
| Mar 14, 5:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Boonville, MO | EM reports multiple trees down around Cooper County. Timing estimated via radar. |
| Mar 14, 5:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Prairie Home, MO | EM reports power outages and trees downed in Cooper County. Timing estimated via radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 239 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 392 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KEAX 142206
SVREAX
MOC053-089-159-195-142300-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0021.250314T2206Z-250314T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
506 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Pettis County in central Missouri...
Howard County in central Missouri...
Central Saline County in central Missouri...
Cooper County in central Missouri...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 505 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Slater to 9 miles southeast of
Marshall to Smithton, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Franklin, Nelson, Blackwater, Boonville, Bunceton, Prairie Home,
Glasgow, Marshall, Fayette, Pilot Grove, Arrow Rock, Clifton City,
Armstrong, Lamine, Otterville, New Franklin, Slater, Gilliam,
Smithton, and Wooldridge.
This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 79 and
114.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
north central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3900 9256 3898 9257 3891 9250 3868 9262
3870 9306 3853 9307 3853 9316 3894 9319
3925 9326 3938 9309 3932 9306 3931 9295
3928 9296 3926 9292 3924 9294 3922 9292
3923 9284 3934 9279 3925 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 229DEG 47KT 3923 9318 3899 9313 3867 9310
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
CDB3 follow-up statements
923
WWUS53 KEAX 142220
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
520 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
MOC159-142228-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250314T2300Z/
Pettis MO-
520 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN PETTIS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
north central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 9257 3891 9250 3868 9262 3870 9306
3931 9304 3931 9296 3928 9296 3926 9292
3924 9294 3922 9292 3923 9284 3934 9279
3925 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 232DEG 44KT 3930 9303 3906 9298 3874 9295
$$
MOC053-089-195-142300-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250314T2300Z/
Howard MO-Saline MO-Cooper MO-
520 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR HOWARD...EASTERN SALINE AND COOPER COUNTIES...
At 518 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Slater to 12 miles east of Marshall to near
Otterville, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Franklin, Nelson, Blackwater, Boonville, Bunceton, Prairie Home,
Glasgow, Fayette, Pilot Grove, Arrow Rock, Clifton City, Armstrong,
Lamine, Otterville, New Franklin, Gilliam, and Wooldridge.
This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 86 and
114.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
north central Missouri.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 9257 3891 9250 3868 9262 3870 9306
3931 9304 3931 9296 3928 9296 3926 9292
3924 9294 3922 9292 3923 9284 3934 9279
3925 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 232DEG 44KT 3930 9303 3906 9298 3874 9295
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
CDB464
WWUS53 KEAX 142239
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
539 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
MOC195-142248-
/O.CAN.KEAX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250314T2300Z/
Saline MO-
539 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SALINE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
north central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 9257 3891 9250 3868 9262 3870 9306
3884 9305 3905 9287 3923 9284 3934 9279
3925 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 222DEG 45KT 3937 9274 3913 9271 3881 9278
$$
MOC053-089-142300-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250314T2300Z/
Howard MO-Cooper MO-
539 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR HOWARD AND COOPER COUNTIES...
At 538 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Salisbury to Fayette to Bunceton, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Franklin, Boonville, Bunceton, Prairie Home, Glasgow, Fayette, Pilot
Grove, Clifton City, Armstrong, Lamine, Otterville, New Franklin, and
Wooldridge.
This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 91 and
114.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
north central Missouri.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 9257 3891 9250 3868 9262 3870 9306
3884 9305 3905 9287 3923 9284 3934 9279
3925 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 222DEG 45KT 3937 9274 3913 9271 3881 9278
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
CDB377
WWUS53 KEAX 142256
SVSEAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
556 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
MOC053-089-142306-
/O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250314T2300Z/
Howard MO-Cooper MO-
556 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HOWARD AND COOPER COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds are still expected.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
north central Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3898 9257 3891 9250 3868 9262 3870 9306
3884 9305 3905 9287 3923 9284 3934 9279
3925 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 229DEG 47KT 3951 9254 3927 9251 3895 9258
$$
HFHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1:11 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | EAX | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Andrew | 35 min |
| Mar 14, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 37 min |
| Mar 14, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass | 46 min |
| Mar 14, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 52 min |
| Mar 14, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Clinton | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Bates, Henry, Johnson | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Caldwell, Lafayette, Ray | 43 min |
| Mar 14, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | DeKalb, Gentry | 39 min |
| Mar 14, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clay | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway, Worth | 44 min |
| Mar 14, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Daviess, Harrison | 42 min |
| Mar 14, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Clinton | 16 min |
| Mar 14, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Atchison, Nodaway | 45 min |
| Mar 14, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Grundy, Livingston | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | DeKalb, Gentry | 30 min |
| Mar 14, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Harrison | 21 min |
| Mar 14, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Gentry, Worth | 35 min |
| Mar 14, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cooper | 23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.