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Special Weather Statement, NWS Kansas City, MO

October 18, 2025Ray County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this special weather statement at Oct 18, 2025, 3:13 AM CDT for Ray County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 18, 2025, 3:13 AM CDT (08:13 UTC)
Expired: Oct 18, 2025, 3:45 AM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

County Ray County, MO

The radar

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 17, 8:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Harrison	30 min
Oct 17, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Harrison	24 min
Oct 17, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Harrison	37 min
Oct 18, 2:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Platte	30 min
Oct 18, 2:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	31 min
Oct 18, 2:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Clay	26 min
Oct 18, 7:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates	12 min
Oct 18, 8:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry	29 min
Oct 18, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Leavenworth	23 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Missouri, 2025 Every special weather statement in 2025

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.