Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, November 2, 2016

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, November 2, 2016
Start: 2016-11-02T18:45
End: 2016-11-02T19:32
Location: Kansas

November 2, 2016 · NWS EAX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

On the evening of November 2, 2016 a cluster of severe storms moved through northeast Kansas. They produced some sub severe hail and a couple isolated reports of some wind damage.

Where it happened

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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.

On the evening of November 2, 2016 a cluster of severe storms moved through northeast Kansas. They produced some sub severe hail and a couple isolated reports of some wind damage.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 2, 5:41 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 2, 5:41 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
641 PM CDT Wed Nov 2 2016

.Short Term...(This Evening through Thursday Night)
Issued at 215 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

Convection increased early this afternoon along and/or just ahead
of a sfc front that has moved southeast into far nw MO/ne KS. The
first wave of stronger convection is already propagating off to
the east of the cwfa. However, high res models are consistent in
developing additional showers/thunderstorms along the front,
especially over the southeastern portion of the cwfa as the sfc
front begins to advance to the southeast later this afternoon and
early this evening. A few stronger storms may still develop later
this afternoon while sfc based instability exists over parts of
west central into central MO where temperatures are still in the
mid-upper 70s. Vertical shear weakens as you head you head south
but could see some small hail/wind gusts with some stronger
updrafts/storms.

Once the front pushes all the way through the area this evening,
some post frontal lower clouds will give way to clearing late
tonight. Sfc high pressure will build into the area for Thu with
beautiful autumn weather returning.

.Long Term...(Friday through Wednesday)
Issued at 215 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

A sharp upper level ridge axis will shift east from eastern KS through
MO Fri through early Sunday. Mild weather with light south winds
are expected through this period.

Medium range guidance is fairly consistent in taking a closed low
that is now meandering over the sw U.S. and opening it up while
lifting it northeast into the central High Plains by Sunday
night then shifting it slowly east as a positively tilted trough
by early Tue. By days 6 and 7 (Tue-Wed) guidance starts to diverge
on large scale features. Some chances for rain (still fairly low
pops) for late Sunday into Mon look reasonable. Whatever is left
of the weakening upper system by Tue may linger as a weak upper
level shear axis if the upper ridge builds back up to our east as
depicted by the ECMWF. In any case, a model blend dosen't yield
much in the way of rain chances at this time for Tue-Wed.

&&

.Aviation...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday Evening)
Issued at 641 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

Thunderstorms have developed just ahead of a cold front which resides
btn STJ and MCI. These storms wil remain south of MCI but are
expected to affect MKC thru 01Z otrw...have opted for VCTS at MCI.
This cold front which is already thru STJ is expected to sag thru the
rest of the TAF site btn 02Z-03Z. Models are suggesting MVFR cigs
movg into the terminals behind the front and this is supported by
current upstream obs. MVFR cigs are then expected to affect the
terminals thru 12Z-14Z before sctg out. Otrw...expect mainly clear
skies tomorrow morning. Winds are generally vrb at MCI and MKC and
will remain so until the cold front moves thru at which point winds
will shift to the north btn 5-10 kts which they already have at STJ.
IXD will be lgt out of the south thru 03Z-04Z when they will shift
the the north also btn 5-10kts behnd the front.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
MO...NONE.
&&

Short Term...DSA (SGF)
Long Term...DSA (SGF)
Aviation...73

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 2, 3:53 AM CST, 14 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
453 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-031000-
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-
453 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL TO NICKEL SIZE
THE PRIMARY CONCERN.

 MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT...
 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 2, 2:38 PM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
338 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

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

0330 PM     HAIL             2 N PLEASANT VALLEY     39.24N 94.49W
11/02/2016  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               MO   PUBLIC

            .

&&

NWS KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Nov 2, 2:45 PM CST, 4 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
345 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

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

0307 PM     HAIL             1 NE GLADSTONE          39.21N 94.55W
11/02/2016  U1.50 INCH       CLAY               MO   PUBLIC

            64TH AND ANTIOCH. REPORT RECEIVED VIA
            TWITTER PICTURE.

&&

NWS KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Nov 2, 2:48 PM CST, 3 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
348 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

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

0317 PM     HAIL             1 NNW GLENAIRE          39.23N 94.46W
11/02/2016  E2.00 INCH       CLAY               MO   PUBLIC

            REPORT RECEIVED VIA TWITTER PICTURE.

&&

NWS KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Nov 2, 3:00 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
400 PM CDT WED NOV 02 2016

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

0345 PM     HAIL             MISSOURI CITY           39.24N 94.29W
11/02/2016  E1.75 INCH       CLAY               MO   PUBLIC

            HIGHWAY 210 EAST NEAR MISSOURI CITY

0345 PM     HAIL             MISSOURI CITY           39.24N 94.29W
11/02/2016  E1.75 INCH       CLAY               MO   PUBLIC

            HIGHWAY 210 EAST NEAR MISSOURI CITY.

&&

MELL

Special weather statement, Nov 2, 3:10 PM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
410 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

MOZ030-038-022145-
RAY MO-LAFAYETTE MO-
410 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE AND
SOUTHERN RAY COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

AT 410 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ORRICK...OR NEAR RICHMOND...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND...LEXINGTON...ORRICK...HARDIN...HENRIETTA...CAMDEN AND
FLEMING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN PLEASANT HILL.

&&

LAT...LON 3919 9416 3929 9414 3935 9383 3915 9383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 263DEG 23KT 3924 9408

LG

Special weather statement, Nov 2, 5:21 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
621 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

MOZ021-029-030-030000-
RAY MO-CLAY MO-CLINTON MO-
621 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON...WEST
CENTRAL RAY AND CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 621 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LIBERTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KANSAS CITY...LIBERTY...GLADSTONE...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KEARNEY...
LAWSON...CLAYCOMO...PLEASANT VALLEY...GLENAIRE...HOLT...CRYSTAL
LAKES...EXCELSIOR ESTATES...WOODS HEIGHTS...MOSBY...HOMESTEAD AND
PRATHERSVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 35 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 33.
 INTERSTATE 435 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 52.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3918 9452 3931 9457 3952 9423 3932 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 246DEG 23KT 3933 9446

MELL

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:44 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Leavenworth

When: November 2, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Leavenworth County, 4.37 mi SW of Reno
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.000, -95.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: November 2, 7:13 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, 0.54 mi E of De Soto
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.980, -94.960

A 63 mph wind gust was measured by a weather station in DeSoto.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: November 2, 7:30 PM CST to 7:32 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, 1.28 mi WNW of (Ojc)johnson Co Exec
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 38.860, -94.750

A National Weather Service employee reported a few 6 to 8 inch tree limbs down due to strong thunderstorm winds. The condition of the branches are unknown.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, November 2016

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 666896, 666899, 666897.