Late in the evening and overnight hours a strong complex of thunderstorms moved through northeast Kansas and crossed into northwest Missouri. These storms brought some high winds that measured 70-80 mph at times.
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The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
Late in the evening and overnight hours a strong complex of thunderstorms moved through northeast Kansas and crossed into northwest Missouri. These storms brought some high winds that measured 70-80 mph at times. However, most of the damage through the area was minor.
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 Jun 26, 11:44 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1244 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020 .Discussion... Issued at 1244 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2020 This AFD will mainly focus through the next 24 hours. As of midnight things have played out somewhat as expected up to this point. Storms have initiated along a warm front from central KS up into the MO/IA border. The warm frontal effects and isentropic accent weaken towards north central MO where it becomes more of a stationary boundary into a cold front by eastern MO. The majority of the storms appear to be elevated in nature, except for the storms west of Topeka diving south. Radar trends show that storms over northwest MO and eastern KS appear to be backward propagating, which matches up well with RAP MBE vectors of 5-10kts to the S-SW. MUCAPE falls off quickly from 3000+ J/kg to 1500 J/kg as you go east from KS into central MO. This may have have an impact on the severe potential decreasing on the MO side and increasing on the KS side for the next 1-2 hours. This will likely change as the LLJ ramps up in eastern KS and a mid level shortwave help to advect this higher MUCAPE into western MO allowing for more energy for the forming MCS along the Missouri River valley. The main threats through the next 1-3 hours will be elevated large hail, isolated pockets of strong to damaging winds with downbursts, and flash flooding. The backbuilding nature of this feature and the rather persistent LLJ may force this more from a severe weather event to a flooding event. PWAT values are near 1.9" and we've seen 1.5-1.75"/hr rain rates with over 2.5" in the last 2-3 hour in Atchison County MO. The continual rebuilding and training over that region looks to occur for at least another 2-3 hours which will likely result in flash and areal flooding. A cold pool will likely develop between 1-2AM CDT resulting in a southern push of this MCS down towards the KC Metro. Strong convergence from the LLJ along this cold pool along with increased MUCAPE may shift the gears back towards the severe weather over flooding. A wind threat will likely develop along the outflow as it reaches the KC Metro and central MO by 3-4AM CDT. To complicate things even more, a forward propagating MCS is moving across eastern KS now and most CAM solutions have it reaching our area by 5-6AM CDT. How this feature will interact with our current MCS is not completely known, but most the time boundary interactions don't weaken the impacts. The main boundary interactions look to occur just south of the KC metro and will add a possible threat to a quick mesovortices or two forming up around sunrise. This may also allow a surge from the east moving MCS and could enhance the wind threat in our southern area into central MO. The severe threat will diminish and move east by mid morning only to see another around of convection develop over eastern KS due to an incoming shortwave trough. There is not a consensus on how this will play out looking at CAM guidance, but if that lift from the shortwave can cool the mid levels then around 2-3000 J/kg of MLCAPE may be realized with increasing effective shear of 20-30kts. This may develop another round of strong to severe storms over western MO that will track into central Missouri by the early afternoon. These storms main threat would be large hail and damaging winds, with the possibility of of an isolated supercell over central MO which would increase the hail threat. As this shortwave pushes east and this threat ends the warm front over central KS will start to advect to the north which may help develop elevated convection once again along and north of the boundary. MUCAPE will be 3000+ J/kg with 30- 35kt of effective shear so this could create a elevated supercell threat with large hail. Any heavy rain in that NW MO region could result in flooding from a saturated ground with all the rain this morning. This feature pushes north by Sunday morning leaving the area finally threat free for a little bit. && .Aviation...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday Night) Issued at 1110 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2020 VFR conditions will persist until thunderstorms settles south through the early morning hours of Saturday. Storms will then plague the terminals through the early morning hours. Confidence after that is low as storms may persist on-and-off through the day Saturday, with generally a southerly wind prevailing. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. MO...NONE. && Discussion...Barham Aviation...Cutter
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 512 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-271015- 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- 512 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening into the overnight across eastern Kansas and the northern half of Missouri. In addition, heat indices in the mid to upper 90s will be possible this afternoon. More detailed information can be accessed at... https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain likely off and on through the weekend. The severe threat remains very low at this time. Heat index values on Sunday will climb into the mid 90s. More detailed information can be accessed at... https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1038 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020
MOZ001-002-270430-
Atchison MO-Nodaway MO-
1038 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ATCHISON AND NODAWAY COUNTIES
UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...
At 1038 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Burlington Junction, or 8 miles northwest of Maryville, moving
southeast at 30 mph.
Penny size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Maryville, Tarkio, Rock Port, Fairfax, Burlington Junction, Skidmore,
Rockport, Clearmont, Elmo, Pickering, Westboro, Brownville, Watson,
Arkoe, Quitman, Phelps City and Brownville State Recreation Area.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 105 and 123.
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.
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.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
northwestern Missouri.
LAT...LON 4058 9534 4044 9472 4022 9478 4035 9563
4041 9566 4046 9564 4047 9570 4049 9568
4051 9569 4052 9566 4054 9565 4056 9568
4052 9571 4052 9575 4058 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 300DEG 27KT 4043 9498Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1145 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020
MOZ001-002-011-270530-
Atchison MO-Holt MO-Nodaway MO-
1145 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ATCHISON...NORTHERN HOLT
AND SOUTHWESTERN NODAWAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...
At 1145 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Skidmore, or 13 miles north of Mound City, moving southeast at 25
mph.
Penny size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Maryville, Rock Port, Fairfax, Maitland, Skidmore, Craig, Rockport,
Graham, Arkoe, Corning, Indian Cave State Park and Phelps City.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 89 and 112.
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.
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.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
northwestern Missouri.
LAT...LON 4044 9565 4030 9473 4013 9489 4019 9549
4022 9547 4024 9547 4026 9555 4030 9556
4032 9561 4031 9566 4032 9565 4034 9562
4042 9566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 294DEG 23KT 4033 9517Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1159 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020
MOZ006-007-016-270545-
Putnam MO-Mercer MO-Sullivan MO-
1159 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM...MERCER AND
NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...
At 1159 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mercer, or 21 miles southeast of Leon, moving southeast at 20 mph.
Penny size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Princeton, Mercer, Newtown, Lucerne and South Lineville.
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.
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.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
north central Missouri.
LAT...LON 4039 9322 4026 9349 4026 9352 4049 9375
4058 9353 4058 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 322DEG 19KT 4048 9354Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1217 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020
KSZ102-MOZ001-002-011-012-020-270600-
Doniphan KS-Atchison MO-Buchanan MO-Holt MO-Nodaway MO-Andrew MO-
1217 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN DONIPHAN...NORTH CENTRAL
BUCHANAN...SOUTHERN ATCHISON...HOLT...SOUTHWESTERN NODAWAY AND ANDREW
COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...
At 1217 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oregon, or 10 miles northeast of Highland, moving east at 35 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
St. Joseph, Savannah, Mound City, Country Club Villa, Country Club,
Oregon, Maitland, Amazonia, Forest City, Craig, Fillmore, White
Cloud, Barnard, Bolckow, Graham, Big Lake, Rosendale, Guilford, Rea
and Fortescue.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 29 between mile markers 48 and 94.
Interstate 229 between mile markers 9 and 14.
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.
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.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
northeastern Kansas...and northwestern Missouri.
LAT...LON 4007 9539 4010 9540 4012 9539 4013 9541
4030 9536 4018 9467 3976 9472 3990 9534
4000 9534 4000 9531 4003 9535 4003 9540
4006 9542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 286DEG 29KT 3997 9514Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1245 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020
MOZ007-008-016-017-270630-
Schuyler MO-Putnam MO-Adair MO-Sullivan MO-
1245 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ADAIR...EASTERN
PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM
CDT...
At 1244 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Unionville, moving east at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Kirksville, Unionville, Lancaster, Green City, Queen City, Novinger,
Greentop, Greencastle, Glenwood, Pollock, Worthington, Livonia,
Lemons and Green Castle.
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.
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.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
north central and northeastern Missouri.
LAT...LON 4057 9235 4013 9252 4029 9318 4059 9288
4059 9268 4060 9235
TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 285DEG 29KT 4040 9287PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1246 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1154 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW MERCER 40.49N 93.55W
06/26/2020 MERCER MO PUBLIC
TWITTER REPORT OF POWER POLE BLOWN DOWN NEAR
LAKE MARIE, SOUTHWEST OF MERCER.
&&
JTKThe Topeka radar (KTWX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:05 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Public reported a large tree down across a road in town.
Emergency Management reported 61 mph gust in Tonganoxie. Power went out in town.
Play set was knocked over.
A tree of approximately 18 inches in diameter snapped a the base.
NWS employee reported their patio table was flipped.
Several 6 to 9 inch tree limbs were down.
A large tree branch around 1 foot in diameter fell into some nearby powerlines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2020
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: 906920, 906926, 906921, 906922, 906923, 906924, 906925.