Tornado Warning 79, NWS Kansas City, MO

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WWUS53 KEAX 140148
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
848 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

KSC209-MOC165-140158-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260614T0200Z/
Wyandotte KS-Platte MO-
848 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WYANDOTTE AND SOUTHEASTERN
PLATTE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for west central
Missouri.

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LAT...LON 3930 9454 3930 9421 3921 9421 3920 9420
      3906 9424 3913 9454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 275DEG 35KT 3920 9440 

$$

MOC047-095-140200-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260614T0200Z/
Clay MO-Jackson MO-
848 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CLAY AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES...

At 848 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over River Bend, or
over Liberty, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Kansas City, Independence, Liberty, Gladstone, North Kansas City,
Sugar Creek, Claycomo, Courtney, Pleasant Valley, Glenaire, Sibley,
Missouri City, River Bend, Birmingham, and Randolph.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 9 and 20.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 45 and 57.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

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LAT...LON 3930 9454 3930 9421 3921 9421 3920 9420
      3906 9424 3913 9454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 275DEG 35KT 3920 9440 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Schultz

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
624 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Enhanced Risk (level 3 of 5) for severe weather on Saturday.
  All severe hazards are possible, including heavy rainfall.

* Quiet weather early next week, then chances for storms return
  midweek.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Issued at 128 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

Remnant storms from this morning continue to work their way
across northern MO. These storms may still be capable of
producing severe weather, however, they should continue to
weaken with eastward extent.

A 500-hPa analysis shows zonal flow across the central CONUS
with a closed low in northern Ontario. At the surface, a cold
front extends through northwestern IA and eastern NE. Southerly
flow has allowed a relatively soupy airmass to return to the
area with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s and dew points in
the low 70s. Temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-80s
this afternoon, which, along with the plentiful moisture, will
allow MLCAPE values to soar to around 2000-3000 J/kg. Several
outflow boundaries are present near or in northwestern MO and
northeastern KS. The most notable of these is situated just
south of St. Joseph. The latest model guidance has seemed to
peg this area as the most likely location for convective
initiation this afternoon with storms initially taking a
discrete mode. Given deep layer shear values of 40+ kts, this
supports an initially supercellular storm mode with the primary
hazards of large hail and damaging winds. LCLs appear
unfavorable to tornado development, but certainly cannot rule it
out. As the cold front drops south into northern MO late this
afternoon and intersects these storms, convection is expected to
congeal into a more linear storm mode, which will pose a main
threat of damaging winds. As the evening progresses, the
environment will become more favorable for brief spin up
tornadoes along the line as the low-level shear increases with
the LLJ. Storms should be mostly out of the area by the time
this happens, but it is worth keeping an eye on. This thinking
aligns with the SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook, which has all of
western MO in an Enhanced (Level 3 of 5) Risk with damaging
winds and large hail being the primary concerns.

Timing wise, the most favorable timeframe for initial CI looks
to be around 3-4 PM CDT. As of 1 PM, attempts at CI are being
noted on satellite with showers forming along the
aforementioned outflow boundary. A weak cap is currently in
place around 900-hPa, which will need to be eroded before
storms can really take off. The front is expected to move into
northern MO around 5-6 PM CDT with a linear storm mode taking
over by 7 PM CDT. Storms should exit the southern portion of the
area by 1 AM CDT. However, a lot of uncertainty remains in this
forecast. The CAMs have not handled morning convection well
today and thus brings into question their output for this
afternoon and evening. But given the environment and current
convective evolutions, the picture painted above seems like the
most likely at this point.

The other important factor with the convection this
afternoon/evening will be the potential for flooding. Storms
should be fairly progressive, but given the amount of
precipitation that has fallen across the area over the past
week or so, it will not take a whole lot of additional
precipitation for flash flooding to occur. The current forecast
calls for 1-2" of new precipitation along and south of the
Missouri River with storms this afternoon/evening. Thus a flood
watch remain in effect for this area through 12Z on Sunday.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Issued at 408 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

Temperatures are expected to lower behind the cold front, with highs
in the low/mid 70s. The upper-level trough is expected to cycle
around the Hudson Bay, and generally place much of the forecast area
under zonal flow on Monday before several shortwave disturbances
will traverse the upper-level flow and place the forecast area under
multiple rounds for precipitation. The first of these rounds appears
Tuesday afternoon/evening, with a weak boundary invigorating
scattered chances (15-30%) for precipitation. By Wednesday
afternoon, another upper-level trough and associated surface low
will increase chances (40-60%) of precipitation through the evening
and overnight along another boundary. Temperatures this day will
climb ahead of strong surface-based southerly flow, with forecast
highs reaching the mid/high 80s. The boundary may slow/stall through
Thursday, prompting precipitation chances to continue mostly
along/south of the I-70 corridor. By the end of the forecast period,
brief amplified ridging to the west keeps remaining PoPs lower.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 623 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

A line of TSRA will continue to develop and push to the
southeast through around 6z this evening. TSRA will bring very
heavy rain, hail to 2 inches, and a risk of winds in excess of
50kts. TSRA will be near KSTJ around 1z, KMCI around 2z, KMKC
between 2 and 3z, and IXD between 3 and 5z. After, skies will
gradually clear, but some IFR to MVFR ceilings will linger
through 12z at KIXD where some mist is possible as well. VFR
conditions are then expected to prevail area wide after 12z.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for MOZ028-029-037-038-
     043>045-053-054.
KS...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for KSZ057-060-103>105.

&&

SHORT TERM...Carothers
LONG TERM...SPG
AVIATION...Ludwig

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-141005-
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 Sat Jun 13 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...Sunday through Friday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Enhanced Risk (level 3 of 5) for severe weather on Saturday.
  All severe hazards are possible, including heavy rainfall.

* Quiet weather early next week, then chances for storms return
  midweek.

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
750 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSW Atchison          39.55N 95.13W
06/13/2026                   Atchison           KS   Local Official

            Debris blown onto the roadway near the
            intersection of Route 73 and Green Street.
            Time confirmed from radar.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
751 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0736 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NNE Lancaster         39.60N 95.28W
06/13/2026                   Atchison           KS   Local Official

            Downed tree and wires on Kingman Road. Time
            estimated from radar.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
813 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0802 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 E Jarbalo             39.20N 95.01W
06/13/2026  M81 MPH          Leavenworth        KS   Emergency Mngr

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
815 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0805 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 N Lowemont            39.40N 95.06W
06/13/2026  M69 MPH          Leavenworth        KS   Trained Spotter

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
821 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0814 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 SSW Bonner Springs    39.04N 94.89W
06/13/2026  M60 MPH          Wyandotte          KS   Public

            Private weather sensor.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
830 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0821 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 ESE Waldron           39.20N 94.75W
06/13/2026                   Platte             MO   Public

            mPING report of downed tree limbs near Oak
            Creek Court. Time confirmed from radar.

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