In the late evening hours, a line of storms brought us several severe wind gusts to portions of far eastern Kansas.
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In the late evening hours, a line of storms brought us several severe wind gusts to portions of far eastern Kansas.
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 Aug 14, 7:39 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO Issued by National Weather Service Louisville KY 839 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Strong to severe storms possible this evening into the overnight. - Additional storms, some strong to severe, are possible Thursday. && .UPDATE... Issued at 836 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 An elongated broken band of strong to severe storms continue to advance eastward this evening across central and eastern Kansas. Storms are already advancing into our far NW CWA (Atchison County) but this activity has been sub-severe and will likely continue to weaken with eastward extent. Farther south, a mixture of linear segments and supercellular structures are being observed north of Manhattan/Topeka Kansas. Reports of hail and even a tornado have been observed with these storms. Overall environment for surface based storms becomes less favorable with eastward extent as SPC Mesoanalysis shows a fairly strong MLCIN gradient near and east of the KS/MO borders. Still, modest deep layer shear and elevated instability will keep an organized storm threat going for the areas within the Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Issued at 701 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Heat index values have dropped below criteria levels so the heat advisory has been allowed to expire on time. Issued at 557 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Severe Thunderstorm Watch 622 has been issued for northwestern portions of the region. Strong to severe storms have already formed in portions of central Kansas and this activity will gradually slide eastward through the remaining evening and overnight hours. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 316 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Earlier convection has pushed into central and southeastern Missouri, with plenty of debris clouds limiting temperatures to the upper 70s and lower 80s so far, but a very warm and moist air mass lurks across SE Kansas and SW Missouri. PWAT values exceed 1.5 inches across eastern Kansas and there's an axis of 2" across central Missouri. Expect a modest northward surge of the warmer and oppressively humid air mass during the late afternoon hours, so the Heat Advisory conditions could still be realized especially in and south of the KC Metro. Hi-res models suggest the effective boundary over central Kansas and SE Nebraska will light up this evening between 00-02Z, with some initial supercell structures possible. Steepening mid-level lapse rates will support large hail, and there's a brief window for a tornado threat, mainly north and west of St Joseph, before storms congeal into a MCS that will trek across northern Missouri overnight. Wind threat could continue as impressive DCAPE surges north ahead of the incoming system, fading as you get farther south and east of the I-35 corridor. Renewed SVR threat on Thursday will depend on how quickly the atmosphere recovers from overnight storms. Multiple disturbances in the flow aloft could interact with a sfc cold front, and any convection that does develop will feed off the instability and 30-40 kt of deep-layer shear. Will be another window of opportunity for supercells and attendant tornado and hail threats, with damaging winds as the primary threat to continue as storms organize. By Friday a post-frontal NW flow takes over, with a modestly less humid air mass building in. Still enough cyclonic curvature in the upper flow to allow for some destabilization, so we can't rule out more storms late in the day Friday. A stretch of mostly dry weather begins on Saturday and continues well into next week as an upper trof pushes east into the Great Lakes and upper ridging amplifies along the Rockies. Sfc high pressure will retreat from the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes, maintaining low-level easterly flow, which will result in near- normal temperatures and seasonably muggy dewpoints. Convection on the periphery of the high should remain focused over central portions of Nebraska and Kansas and dive almost due south, leaving western Missouri and northeast Kansas high and dry. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 557 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Storms have begun firing off along a boundary across central Kansas and will gradually push eastward tonight into our region. Expect reduced cigs/vis in the heaviest showers and storms. Drier air will work in behind the storms tomorrow morning and give way to some clearing. Can't rule out additional storms developing late in the forecast period as a cold front pushes through but confidence in those remains too low to warrant mention at this time. Winds during the forecast period will generally remain out of the south through the morning hours (except in thunderstorms), but a gradual turning to the west is anticipated as the front approaches. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. KS...None. && UPDATE...WFO Louisville DISCUSSION...WFO Louisville AVIATION...WFO Louisville
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO Issued by National Weather Service Louisville KY 1047 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-160400- 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- 1047 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight A few severe storms are possible tonight, especially along and west of a line from Lexington to Princeton. Strong gusty winds will be the main threat, with large hail and an isolated tornado or two secondary threats. Heavy rain may lead to localized flooding in some areas. More detailed information can be accessed at... https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Thunderstorms are possible Thursday. A few storms may be strong to severe. Additional thunderstorms are possible through the end of week. More detailed information can be accessed at... https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo LMK/13
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Estimated 60 mph wind gust just west of Jarbalo.
Measured 77 mph wind gust just east of Jarbalo.
Measured 81 mph wind gust just east of Jarbalo.
Large tree blocking K-92 Highway near Springdale.
Large tree downed blocking roadway.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, August 2024
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: 1207384, 1207385, 1207387, 1207386, 1207595.