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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 316, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 4, 2026Andrew County, DeKalb County, Gentry County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2026, 6:34 PM CDT for Andrew County, DeKalb County, Gentry County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 4, 2026, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Andrew County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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: 140 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 4, 3:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 3:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 5:05 AM CDT, 13 hours 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Thu Jun 04 2026

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-051005-
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-
0505 AM CDT Thu Jun 04 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Through tonight.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Shower and storm chances today through Friday. Strong to
  severe storms are possible tonight and again late Friday.
  Heavy rain will also be possible. There is a Flash Flood Watch
  out for northwestern Missouri and far northeastern Kansas

* Warmer and humid conditions return by the end of the week,
  continuing through the 7-day forecast.

* Heat index values into the 90s, including mid-upper 90s,
  possible at times next week.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 4:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
416 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

MOZ001-042145-
Atchison MO-
416 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ATCHISON COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM
CDT...

At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Nemaha, or 11 miles east of Auburn, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Tarkio, Rock Port, Fairfax, Blanchard, Westboro, Watson, Indian Cave
State Park, and Phelps City.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 99 and 122.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4058 9520 4048 9520 4048 9518 4046 9518
      4026 9545 4026 9555 4030 9556 4032 9566
      4034 9562 4041 9566 4046 9564 4046 9568
      4048 9570 4049 9568 4051 9569 4052 9566
      4058 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 229DEG 21KT 4034 9564

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Padgett

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 4:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
454 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

KSZ102-MOZ011-042230-
Doniphan KS-Holt MO-
454 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DONIPHAN AND
CENTRAL HOLT COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 453 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
White Cloud, or 8 miles southwest of Mound City, moving northeast at
35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mound City, Maitland, Forest City, White Cloud, Big Lake, Fortescue,
and Bigelow.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 75 and 89.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4007 9539 4008 9540 4026 9522 4026 9508
      4024 9506 4015 9506 4013 9504 4009 9504
      3993 9526 3999 9534 4000 9531 4001 9531
      4003 9535 4003 9540 4006 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 219DEG 32KT 4003 9532

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

BT

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
514 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

KSZ102-042245-
Doniphan KS-
514 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN DONIPHAN COUNTY THROUGH
545 PM CDT...

At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Everest, or 7 miles northeast of Horton, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Highland, Troy, White Cloud, Denton, Severance, Leona, Fanning, and
Bendena.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3997 9534 3999 9533 3978 9503 3965 9528
      3965 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 221DEG 23KT 3971 9539

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CDB

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:40 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
540 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

KSZ102-MOZ011-012-042315-
Doniphan KS-Holt MO-Andrew MO-
540 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL DONIPHAN...SOUTHEASTERN
HOLT AND CENTRAL ANDREW COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT...

At 540 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Troy, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Savannah, Highland, Troy, Oregon, Amazonia, Fillmore, Rosendale, and
Fanning.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 55 and 72.
 Interstate 229 between mile markers 13 and 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4013 9495 4013 9490 3991 9469 3976 9518
      3985 9530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 230DEG 29KT 3984 9516

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CDB

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:17 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
617 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

MOZ004-012-013-042345-
De Kalb MO-Gentry MO-Andrew MO-
617 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GENTRY...
NORTHEASTERN ANDREW AND NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM
CDT...

At 616 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Savannah, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Savannah, Union Star, Rosendale, and Rea.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4006 9456 3998 9453 3989 9487 4001 9492
      4012 9472 4013 9464 4013 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 236DEG 27KT 3997 9482

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CDB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 3:37 AM CDT	Flood Watch	EAX	Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry and 6 more	27 hr
Jun 4, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	29 min
Jun 4, 4:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	27 hr
Jun 4, 4:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Holt	36 min
Jun 4, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Andrew	35 min
Jun 4, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Andrew	28 min
Jun 4, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry	47 min
Jun 4, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Doniphan	31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.