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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 430, NWS Kansas City, MO

July 10, 2026Pettis County, Saline County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2026, 4:42 PM CDT for Pettis County, Saline County, Missouri. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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: Jul 10, 2026, 4:42 PM CDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Pettis County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 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
Jul 10, 4:53 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ene Sweet Springs, MO	Downed tree limbs and wires near County Road 326. Time estimated from radar.
Jul 10, 5:10 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Houstonia, MO	MPING report of multiple tree limbs down.

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
Jul 10, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 201 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

628 
WUUS53 KEAX 102142
SVREAX
MOC159-195-102230-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0430.260710T2142Z-260710T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
442 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Pettis County in central Missouri...
  Southwestern Saline County in central Missouri...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 442 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Houstonia, or
  near Sweet Springs, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sweet Springs, Houstonia, and Hughesville.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 67 and
83.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3882 9308 3881 9349 3894 9350 3896 9350
      3896 9349 3906 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 251DEG 20KT 3889 9343 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements

452 
WWUS53 KEAX 102207
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
507 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

MOC159-195-102230-
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-260710T2230Z/
Pettis MO-Saline MO-
507 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN PETTIS AND SOUTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES...

At 506 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Houstonia, or 7
miles east of Sweet Springs, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Sweet Springs and Houstonia.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 67 and
83.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3886 9309 3885 9348 3894 9350 3898 9341
      3906 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 249DEG 12KT 3893 9329 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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229 
WWUS53 KEAX 102226
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
526 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

MOC159-195-102235-
/O.EXP.KEAX.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-260710T2230Z/
Pettis MO-Saline MO-
526 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PETTIS AND
SOUTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, small
hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
central and west central Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3886 9309 3885 9348 3894 9350 3898 9341
      3906 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 251DEG 20KT 3896 9317 

$$

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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
Jul 10, 4:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson	48 min
Jul 10, 6:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	48 min
Jul 10, 6:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Henry, Pettis	35 min
Jul 10, 11:39 AM CDT	Flood Watch	EAX	Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	13 hr
Jul 10, 12:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Holt	3 hr
Jul 10, 1:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Holt	6 hr
Jul 10, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	34 min
Jul 10, 1:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry	6 hr
Jul 10, 1:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte	47 min
Jul 10, 2:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry, Harrison	6 hr
Jul 10, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Grundy, Harrison	49 min
Jul 10, 2:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Platte, Ray	51 min
Jul 10, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb	47 min
Jul 10, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Daviess, Livingston	40 min
Jul 10, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Ray	52 min
Jul 10, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Livingston	46 min
Jul 10, 3:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Grundy, Mercer, Sullivan	3 hr
Jul 10, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Livingston, Saline	50 min
Jul 10, 5:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Putnam, Schuyler	3 hr
Jul 10, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Howard	33 min
Jul 10, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Saline	33 min
Jul 10, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Pettis, Saline	42 min
Jul 10, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Randolph, Saline	40 min
Jul 10, 5:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline	5 hr
Jul 10, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard	38 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.