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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Kansas City, MO

March 10, 20264 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 2026, 6:49 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. 5 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 10, 2026, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 10, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Caldwell County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Ray County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 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 10, 6:50 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Kearney, MO	Social media report of quarter size hail near Kearney. Time estimated from radar.
Mar 10, 7:02 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Holt, MO	Social media report and photo of quarter size hail in Holt. Time estimated from radar.
Mar 10, 7:02 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	Lawson, MO	Social media report of half dollar size hail in Lawson. Time estimated from radar.
Mar 10, 7:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Lawson, MO	Downed wires near Shepherd Road. Time estimated from radar.
Mar 10, 7:35 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Woods Heights, MO	Social media report of quarter size hail in Wood Heights. Time estimated from 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 10, 5:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 124 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: 88 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -512 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1185 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 434 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 474 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

387 
WUUS53 KEAX 102349
SVREAX
MOC025-047-049-177-110030-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0021.260310T2349Z-260311T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
649 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Clinton County in northwestern Missouri...
  Northeastern Clay County in west central Missouri...
  Northwestern Ray County in west central Missouri...
  Southwestern Caldwell County in north central Missouri...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 649 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kearney,
  moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Liberty, Excelsior Springs, Kearney, Lawson, Holt, Crystal Lakes,
  Excelsior Estates, Woods Heights, Rayville, Mosby, Homestead,
  Prathersville, Elmira, and Knoxville.

This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 18 and
41.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north
central, northwestern and west central Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3924 9442 3940 9452 3964 9417 3936 9391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 237DEG 42KT 3934 9440 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CDB

1 follow-up statement

559 
WWUS53 KEAX 110003
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
703 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

MOC025-047-049-177-110030-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260311T0030Z/
Clinton MO-Clay MO-Ray MO-Caldwell MO-
703 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN CLAY...NORTHWESTERN RAY AND
SOUTHWESTERN CALDWELL COUNTIES...

At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Holt, or near
Lawson, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Liberty, Excelsior Springs, Kearney, Lawson, Holt, Crystal Lakes,
Excelsior Estates, Woods Heights, Rayville, Mosby, Homestead,
Prathersville, Elmira, and Knoxville.

This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 18 and
41.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north
central, northwestern and west central Missouri.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3924 9442 3940 9452 3964 9417 3936 9391
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 231DEG 34KT 3946 9429 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CDB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 10, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Clay, Platte	35 min
Mar 10, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Platte	39 min
Mar 10, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Caldwell, Clinton, Ray	45 min

Nearby

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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.