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Special Weather Statement, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this special weather statement at Apr 2, 2026, 12:49 AM CDT for Henry County, Missouri. It was in force for 26 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
- Apr 2, 2026, 12:49 AM CDT (05:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2026, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 50
County Henry County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 2, 12:46 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 12:46 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 0508 AM CDT Wed Apr 01 2026 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-021008- 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- 0508 AM CDT Wed Apr 01 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...Thursday through Tuesday. Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on potential weather hazards. .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered to widespread showers and storms are likely (50 to 80%) through early Wednesday morning. - Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected (90 to 100%) Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible. Strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. - Another round of showers and storms are likely (60 to 90%) Friday afternoon into Saturday morning. Strong to severe storms will be possible once again. - Total rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are likely across the region by Saturday, with isolated higher amounts possible.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 2, 12:10 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1233 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026
MOZ053-054-020600-
Bates MO-Henry MO-
1233 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND
SOUTHEASTERN BATES COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM CDT...
At 1233 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Appleton City, or 17 miles east of Rich Hill, moving northeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Deepwater, Montrose, Rockville, and La Due.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 9410 3804 9411 3806 9413 3805 9415
3815 9425 3843 9397 3821 9370 3821 9405
3803 9406 3803 9409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 223DEG 34KT 3815 9405
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
KrullLocal storm report, Apr 2, 12:42 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1242 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 AM Flash Flood 5 W Montrose 38.26N 94.08W
04/02/2026 Bates MO Dept of Highways
Flash flooding reported on Route H. Route H
closed from Route KK to Route BB.
&&
EACSpecial weather statement, Apr 2, 12:49 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1249 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026
MOZ054-020615-
Henry MO-
1249 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT HENRY COUNTY THROUGH 115 AM
CDT...
At 1249 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Montrose, or 8 miles southwest of Clinton, moving northeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Clinton, Windsor, Calhoun, Deepwater, Coal, Brownington, La Due, and
Truman Lake.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3832 9402 3856 9379 3856 9352 3855 9351
3843 9351 3837 9352 3821 9371 3821 9390
TIME...MOT...LOC 0549Z 220DEG 42KT 3832 9390
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
KrullThe office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Johnson | 30 min |
| Apr 1, 8:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 70 min |
| Apr 1, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Cooper | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 8:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cooper | 7 hr |
| Apr 1, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Bates | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Henry | 34 min |
| Apr 1, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 41 min |
| Apr 1, 9:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 6 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Cass, Jackson, Johnson | 5 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Pettis | 26 min |
| Apr 1, 9:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Henry, Johnson, Pettis | 4 hr |
| Apr 1, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Henry | 49 min |
| Apr 1, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Pettis | 28 min |
| Apr 1, 11:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 6 hr |
| Apr 1, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Pettis | 33 min |
| Apr 1, 11:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson | 3 hr |
| Apr 1, 11:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry | 41 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Bates | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Henry | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 1:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EAX | Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Linn, Macon and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EAX | Henry | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 2:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Bates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson | 33 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:22 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | EAX | Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph, Schuyler and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Howard | 20 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline | 31 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EAX | Carroll | 33 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EAX | Cooper | 27 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Harrison, Mercer | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer, Putnam | 18 min |
| Apr 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer, Putnam | 49 min |
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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.