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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

March 14, 20254 counties in Missouri

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 14, 5:19 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 S Gilliam, MODowned wires and numerous power outages south of Slater and Gilliam. Time estimated from radar.
Mar 14, 5:38 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Boonville, MOSeveral reports of downed wires near Boonville with numerous power outages. Time based on dispatch reports and confirmed from radar.
Mar 14, 5:58 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nne Boonville, MOEM reports multiple trees down around Cooper County. Timing estimated via radar.
Mar 14, 5:58 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Prairie Home, MOEM 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 14, 4:03 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2025-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2025-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 398 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

455 
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

$$

CDB
3 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

$$

CDB
464 
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

$$

CDB
377 
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 

$$

HFH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 1:11 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningEAXAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more23 hr
Mar 14, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte33 min
Mar 14, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAndrew35 min
Mar 14, 2:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXBates, Cass37 min
Mar 14, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXBates, Cass46 min
Mar 14, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXClay, Jackson, Platte52 min
Mar 14, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXBuchanan, Clinton47 min
Mar 14, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXAndrew51 min
Mar 14, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXBates, Henry, Johnson47 min
Mar 14, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXCaldwell, Lafayette, Ray43 min
Mar 14, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXDeKalb, Gentry39 min
Mar 14, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXClay27 min
Mar 14, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXNodaway, Worth44 min
Mar 14, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXDaviess, Harrison42 min
Mar 14, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXClinton16 min
Mar 14, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXAtchison, Nodaway45 min
Mar 14, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXCarroll, Grundy, Livingston41 min
Mar 14, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXHenry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline51 min
Mar 14, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXDeKalb, Gentry30 min
Mar 14, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXHarrison21 min
Mar 14, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXCarroll, Chariton, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan48 min
Mar 14, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXGentry, Worth35 min
Mar 14, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXCooper23 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.