During the late evening and overnight hours of June 25th into June 26th, storms brought severe wind gusts to portions of eastern Kansas.
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The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
During the late evening and overnight hours of June 25th into June 26th, storms brought severe wind gusts to portions of 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 Jun 26, 12:59 AM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 159 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Complex of thunderstorms through Sunrise. Severe Winds Possible. - Thunderstorm Chances Thursday into Friday. - Periods of Hot and Humid conditions late week and next week, including July Fourth. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 157 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 This will be a quick discussion as ongoing severe convection has our primary focus. As of 1 AM, a line of storms continues to advance southward across northwestern and central Missouri, racing toward the lower Missouri valley by 2 to 3 AM. A second complex of storms is developing in eastern Nebraska and is expected to track southeast into northeastern Kansas and western Missouri behind this first line. The current line of storms has become unbalanced on it's western Flank, north of the KC Metro area, with it's gust front well, nearly 10 to 20 miles, ahead of the actual convection. The eastern flank has maintained balance and therefore continues to put down reports of severe wind from near Chillicothe to western Macon County. Additional storms have maintained along the KS/MO Missouri Valley, with reports of 60 mph wind gusts. This activity appears anchored nearer a surface boundary. Overall, this first MCS is working with copious amounts of MUCAPE, over 3000 J/Kg and forward prop Corfidi Vectors line up well with 0-3km shear, suggesting continued forward propagation southward toward the Ozarks through the early morning. Even with the progressive motion, there remains concern for localized flooding, with several locations receiving probably 3 to 4 inches of rainfall. Looking to the northwest to Nebraska, as mentioned above, the eastern nebraska complex of storms will be tracking southeast trailing the current activity. Out ahead, it's working with 3500 to 4000 J/Kg of MUCAPE, real classic MCS ingredients in place, with shear - cold balance maintaining right now in southeast Nebraska. Honestly, it's looking like it will follow the traditional 1000- 500mb thickness contours right along the axis of greatest MUCAPE across northeastern Kansas and into the KC Metro Area through 3 to 4 AM. With that said, there is a lot of uncertainty in how the current environment will be modified by the first round of storms. Overall, given trends, storms will continue to build southward and wind will remain the primary concern. The system appears progressive enough the flooding risk will remain rather local, but any slowdown, we could end up with training storms and increased risk of flash flooding. Precipitation should end by late morning, through 10 AM to the south and southeast. Surface ridging will build in gradually behind, with a reprieve from the hot and humid conditions we've had, with more seasonable highs, in the mid to upper 80s. Mid-level ridging will build over the mountain west, with surface high pressure continue to settle into Thursday morning. A subtle short wave trough traversing the ridge will bring increased chances for precipitation Thursday night into Friday. A general weakening of the H500 ridge over the southern Plains will result in increased return flow through Friday and the Weekend, with off and on chances for showers and storms through Saturday. Looking far ahead, the week of July Fourth looks hot and humid. July second and third could see heat index values approaching advisory criteria. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1214 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 A complex of TSRA is moving southward from northern MO. Went with VCTS immediately as there is some convective development ahead of the primary line of storms. This may push the timing of TSRA forward slightly. TSRA progress through the night exiting around sunrise. Winds shift from generally southerly to northerly behind the line of storms. VFR conditions return with intermittent gusts during the afternoon. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 352 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024 Areas upstream of the MO River have received several inches of rainfall in recent days. Runoff from these rains is funneling into the MO River and should make its way downstream over the next several days. Forecasts anticipate some areas reaching minor to moderate flood stage towards the end of the week. Please visit our local river forecast page at water.noaa.gov/wfo/eax to view updated forecasts. Note that forecasted river stages and timing may be significantly affected by updated information and additional rainfall around the region. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. KS...None. && DISCUSSION...Kurtz AVIATION...Pesel HYDROLOGY...Pesel
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
136 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
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0128 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 WNW Savannah 39.95N 94.84W
06/26/2024 Andrew MO Law Enforcement
Trees down in Savanah.
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akPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
158 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
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1240 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Savannah 39.94N 94.83W
06/26/2024 Andrew MO Law Enforcement
Trees down in Savanah.
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akPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
252 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
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0227 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 SE Mayview 39.00N 93.77W
06/26/2024 E60 MPH Lafayette MO Amateur Radio
Sustained wind gusts of 50-60mph reported by
amateur radio along 13 highway. Time
estimated from radar.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
404 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
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0227 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 7 WSW Raytown 38.99N 94.60W
06/26/2024 Jackson MO Utility Company
Downed tree limbs and wires near Madison
Street. Time estimated from radar.
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CMSPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
407 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
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0118 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NE Laclede 39.82N 93.12W
06/26/2024 Linn MO Utility Company
Downed power lines near Glade Road. Time
estimated from radar.
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CMSPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
421 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
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1114 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 WNW Sheridan 40.54N 94.71W
06/25/2024 Nodaway MO Utility Company
Downed power lines and power outages near
120th Street. Time estimated from radar.
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CMSThe Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:21 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Downed power wires with power outages reported east of Bucyrus just west of the State Line.
Downed power wires with power outages reported east of Bucyrus just west of the State Line.
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